Truly magnificent monotone photographs of Africa's Big 5 and other African animals by Nick Brandt. View his portfolio called 'A Shadow Falls' picked by suebe 3 months ago

This 10.8 kW solar array is the first to go on a Ronald McDonald House in Austin, TX. It was supported by the Big Texas Sun Club®.

(Who will be the first Plimate to photoshop this pic?) picked by meggysue 3 months ago

What causes these long, strange clouds? No one is sure. A rare type of cloud known as a Morning Glory cloud can stretch 1,000 kilometers long and occur at altitudes up to two kilometers high. Although similar roll clouds have been seen at specific places across the world, the ones over Burketown, Queensland Australia occur predictably every spring. Long, horizontal, circulating tubes of air might ... read full post picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Taking pictures of whales is notoriously difficult, underwater photographers say. The world's largest animal is shy and too big to capture in great detail.

But a new exhibition in Norway, the first ever showing life-size whale photos, uses state-of-the-art technology to produce sharper and more intimate views of the giant mammals. picked by suebe 3 months ago

H. annuus, showing the geometrical structure of sunflower blooms, as seen on bioephemera. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Recent NASA images of a half-mile wide crater on Mars complete with sand dunes and all. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Great pics of undersea volcanic eruptions near Tonga in the South Pacific (March 2009) picked by cb__ 3 months ago

Scientists at the Royal Veterinary College performing an autopsy of a giraffe. Click through for more spectacular pics of an elephant and a crocodile being autopsied for Channel 4's documentary "Inside Nature's Giants". picked by suckersklub 4 months ago

Sea pigs are also known as scotoplanes, a genus of deep-sea holothurians (sea cucumbers). This sea creature is like a cross between a pig and a slug. I still think it’s cute, despite the fact that it looks like it has human fingers growing out of its mouth.

Click for more pics! picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

The Endangered Species Print Project offers limited edition art prints of critically endangered species. The number of each print issued corresponds to the remaining animal population. All profits are donated to related conservation. picked by suebe 4 months ago

The Perfect Pet picked by suebe 4 months ago

This rose was dyed using hypodermic needles inserted in the stem as it grew picked by Magellan 4 months ago

Shuttle/Lightning picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The 250-million-year-old Helicoprion, or whorl tooth shark, in the "Bizarre Beasts, Past and Present" exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Docked Space Shuttle and Station Cross the Sun picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Sombrero galaxy picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Magellanic Clouds picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

In the "Discovering Hands" project (website in German), blind women are trained to use their superior tactile skills for breast cancer diagnosis. The results are overwhelming so far. Click the image for a photo series, or here for an article in English. picked by suckersklub 4 months ago

Today the NY Times has included a four page insert in the paper, featuring the big headline of July 21st, 1969, just as it was printed 40 years ago. picked by suebe 4 months ago

The rarely photographed piglet squid was captured on film at a rescue aquarium. Its tentacles and skin patterns have formed an adorable shape of a small smiling face with what looks like curly locks on his head.

Photo: Caters picked by kakana 4 months ago

The Microscopic Beauty Of Diatoms picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Now Russia has its own stealth jet bomber. They promise to have it here already this year and start producing it in series starting 2010. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Lipstick on a pig - Click the image for larger view; read the entire paper here. picked by suckersklub 4 months ago

Crescent-Shaped Earth Rising, As Seen From The Moon picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Stoat or Ermine (Mustela erminea), youngs playing in Aran valley, Pyrenees, Spain picked by cactushair 5 months ago