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Inverted Landscape_

Downside Up_ (Link)

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When Pets Get Drafted: The Bizarre History of Animal Soldiers_

Animals are smarter than many people realize, and they can learn to do all sorts of stuff. That’s why so many creatures have been domesticated — but it’s also why people have tried, over and over, to send animals to … Continue reading

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How it’s done_

Get a giant telephoto lens. Start zoomed all the way out. Step back a few feet and zoom in so the object is the same size. Repeat. (Link)

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China destroys the ancient Buddhist symbols of Lhasa City in Tibet_

Ignoring both religious freedom and the outcry of the Tibetan people, the Chinese authorities have begun demolishing the ancient capital of Lhasa, including one of the most important Buddhist sites of the city, Tibet’s holiest Jokhang Temple. Chinese authorities are … Continue reading

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Gripping Photos Capture the Mirror Worlds of North and South Korea_

Architectural photographer Dieter Leistner was born the same year East Germany began construction on the Berlin Wall. He was 37 when it fell. Maybe that’s why his interest in North and South Korea feels so personal—he spent forty years in … Continue reading

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3-D Imaging Shows a Caterpillar Becoming a Butterfly_

For the first time, scientists have taken 3D images of a caterpillar undergoing metamorphosis. And they are amazing. Until now, studying metamorphosing insects, including fruit flies, blowflies and butterflies, has mainly involved dissection. Basically, scientists would take a bunch of … Continue reading

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“The Real Earth” — Image from Space With Gravity Field in Effect_

The “Potsdam Gravity potato”, as this image of terrestrial gravity has become known, can for the first time display gravity variations that change with time. The seasonal fluctuations of the water balance of continents or melting or growing ice masses, … Continue reading

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Escalators of Tokyo: a Visual Encyclopedia of a City’s Moving Staircases_

Escalators that curve. Escalators that glow. Quadruple-decker, gold-plated, Tron-themed escalators. The moving staircase may have been an American invention, but it’s the Japanese who have really perfected them. Tokyo Escalator, a blog devoted to the city’s many variations on a … Continue reading

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“The happiest day of your life”

Hindu brides_ (Link)

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World’s oldest marijuana stash totally busted_

Scientists originally thought the plant material in the grave was coriander, but microscopic botanical analysis of the bowl contents, along with genetic testing, revealed that it was cannabis. Weird science award winnersThe size of seeds mixed in with the leaves, … Continue reading

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