Tag: #nature
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Artist Creates Miniature Tree Houses Meticulously Sculpted Around Potted Plants
Artist Jedediah Corwyn Voltz constructs miniature treehouses wrapped around common houseplants or bonsai trees in his new sculptural series titled Somewhere Small. He relies on over a decade of commercial prop making for film and other projects to craft each structure from scratch using small bits of wood, silk fabric, miniature artworks, and semi precious…
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Lacoste Replaces It’s Crocodile Logo With 10 Endangered Species To Raise Awareness
French brand Lacoste has teamed up with IUCN’s SOS (Save Our Species) — a nature conservation charity — for a limited-edition collection of polo tshirts. The tees have logos of endangered animal species instead of the green crocodile, and were launched on the runway during the brand’s show at last year's Paris Fashion Week. The…
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This Japanese Experiment That Lasted 50 Years Resulted In These Amazing Tree ‘Crop Circles’
A crop circle or crop formation is a pattern created by flattening a crop. Although obscure natural causes or alien origins of crop circles are suggested by conspiracy theorists and other UFO enthusiasts, there is no scientific evidence for such explanations. Scientists maintain that all crop circles are consistent with some kind of human interference…
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Thousands of Photos Combined to Create on Image of a Butterfly Wing
I never thought I would be running around with a net desperately trying to capture butterflies and dragonflies. But that was exactly what I was doing two summers ago at the local golf course. Living north of San Francisco I am surrounded by natural beauty with flowing waterfalls, giant redwoods, and luscious green hillsides. However…
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IKEA Releases DIY Instructions to Create Your Own Amazing Globe-Shaped Greenhouse
If you’ve ever wanted to kill everything around you while building something from IKEA, imagine trying to build this awesome garden! The Denmark-based company Space10, which is supported by IKEA, has released instructions on how to build The Growroom, an incredible wooden spherical garden for people living in urban spaces. The Growroom was created to…
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A 12 Million Year Old Praying Mantis Encased in Amber
Sold by Heritage Auctions in 2016, this small lozenge size piece of amber is water clear and pale yellow which makes it very easy to see the amazing praying mantis preserved forever inside. The creature with its triangular head, bulging eyes, and flexible neck is clearly visible in the exceptional specimen of the fossilized tree…
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Boy Plants A Tree Every Day On A Bare Island For 40 Years, And Now It’s A Lush Forrest
Here’s an uplifting story to take you into the weekend… In 1979, Jadav Payeng, then 16, encountered a large number of snakes that had died due to excessive heat after floods washed them onto the tree-less sandbar. Then and there, Jadav made it his life’s mission to save Majuli from erosion by planting trees. Working…
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The Cutest Tiny Succulents Grow as Adorable Rabbit-Shaped Plants in Japan
Ever wanted to own a rabbit but don’t have the time or space to look after one? Then why don’t you grow one in a pot instead? We’re referring to a species of succulent called Monilaria obconica that has a rather unique (not to mention incredibly cute) feature, namely the fact that it looks like…