Topic: NATURE - on July 23, 2008 at 12:07:28 PM CEST
20 Most Incredible Light Phenomena
Crepuscular Rays
When darkly clouded regions or permeable obstacles such as tree branches filter the sun’s beam, rays of sunlight appear as straight columns radiating from a single point in the sky. The phenomenon, often used in horror movies, is most commonly seen at dawn or dusk and can even be witnessed under the ocean as the sun shines through sheets of cracked ice. This beautiful scene was captured at the Arches National Park in Utah.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 26, 2008 at 11:58:05 AM CEST
Golden Ray photos of amazing mass migration
Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico.
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Topic: NATURE - on May 22, 2008 at 4:00:14 PM CEST
10 Deepest Caves in the World
Long ago, our ancestors were using caves as shelter from wild animals and the forces of nature. Perhaps, this base necessity however, has always been eclipsed by man’s curiosity and desire to explore the mystical and enigmatic air inside the abyss. In the past, Environmental Graffiti has explored some amazing uses of caves – from discotheques, temples and underground cities to hotels and primary schools.
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Topic: NATURE - on May 5, 2008 at 12:22:00 PM CEST
Hell exists, it's full of sulfur and it's located at Indonesia
Placed at the top of the Ijen volcano, in Indonesia, this sulfur mine was opened in 1968. About 200 miners, known as the "sulfur slaves", work here everyday and carry 70 to 90 kg of sulfur in their baskets from the crater floor. The typical daily earnings of these miners are equivalent to approximately $5.00 US. and their life expectancy is only about 30 years.
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Topic: NATURE - on April 26, 2008 at 4:14:00 PM CEST
25 Seriously Twisted Trees: From Uncanny Urban Overgrowth to Awesome Arbosculpture
Trees and plants have a kind of flexibility that is both disturbing and inspiring. Left to their own devices they can wrap around objects and create strange works of unintentional art. Properly pruned and cultivated they can be made into curious, compelling and useful shapes of all sorts. From tree furniture designs to unchecked acts of nature here are 25 examples of the amazing malleability of trees. Of course, there are many forms of strange green art and other subversive ways to garden.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 20, 2008 at 11:51:00 AM CET
Revealed: The Antarctic iceberg that looks like a giant humbug
One of them looks like a giant mint humbug, with its clear blue, green and brown stripes.
The other looks as if it has been shot through with a streak of spearmint.
These stunning banded icebergs - formed over hundreds, if not thousands, of years - were pictured floating in the waters of the Antarctic.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 19, 2008 at 11:40:00 AM CET
Darvaza, the Apocalysis Gas Crater
Located at Turkmenistan desert, Darvaza flaming crater is one of the most apocalyptic landscapes in the world. Its 60 meters in diameter and 20 meters depth have not been caused by volcanic activity or a meteorite impact. This crater was created sometime in the 50's when the Soviets were prospecting for natural gas in this area and it's been burning since then.
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Topic: NATURE - on February 5, 2008 at 3:04:00 PM CET
Killer dolphins baffle marine experts
Film taken of gangs of dolphins repeatedly ramming baby porpoises, tossing them in the air and pursuing them to the death has solved a long-term mystery of what causes the death of so many of these harmless mammals - but has left animal experts baffled as to the motive.
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Topic: NATURE - on December 5, 2007 at 3:11:00 PM CET
Chimps beat humans in memory test
Chimpanzees have an extraordinary photographic memory that is far superior to ours, research suggests.
Young chimps outperformed university students in memory tests devised by Japanese scientists.
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Topic: NATURE - on November 25, 2007 at 11:44:00 AM CET
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a flying mobula ray soaring high off the Mexican shore
Lurking off Mexico's eastern shore in the Sea of Cortez, these flap-jack-like creatures burst out of the water with graceful precision.
Soaring as high as two metres above the plankton-rich green water, mobula rays are a sight to behold.
Here in the Sea of Cortez four species of mobulas (tarapacana, thurstoni, munkiana, and japanica) occupy the waters along with the giant manta ray.
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Topic: NATURE - on November 18, 2007 at 12:01:00 PM CET
This animal's fate is sealed
THESE incredible pictures capture rarely-seen moments when the ocean’s top two predators come face to face.
Sharks and seals are top of their respective food chains but there is no contest when the fish stalks the mammal.
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Topic: NATURE - on November 17, 2007 at 10:12:00 AM CET
7 Incredible Natural Phenomena you've never seen
The atmospheric phenomenon known as a circumhorizon(tal) arc, or "Fire rainbow", appears when the sun is high in the sky (i.e., higher than 58° above the horizon), and its light passes through diaphanous, high-altitude cirrus clouds made up of hexagonal plate crystals.
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