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Brian Anderson: The South Pacific Drone Zone (Motherboard)
‘Tectonically, this remote region is a patchwork. The Antarctic, Nazca and Pacific plates all converge here. Even better, four of modern history’s unaccountable terra-acoustical blasts have all eked from its depths.’
sound  earth  nature  ocean 
january 2012 by matthewmcvickar
Hawaiian Birds
With photos so you can identify all!
birds  hawaii  nature  animals  oahu 
march 2010 by matthewmcvickar
Architects Brian Bell and David Yocum: Mountain House
Want this.
design  architecture  house  nature  building  designer  tree  home 
february 2010 by matthewmcvickar
Flickr: Hamburger Eyes
Stunning.
photos  flickr  photography  travel  world  people  animals  nature 
august 2009 by matthewmcvickar
Richard Shilling: Land Art
A beautiful set of photos from a land artist. Leaves, twigs, stones, and thorns. This stuff is so excellent.
landart  outdoorart  photos  nature  color  art 
may 2009 by matthewmcvickar
Cute Things Falling Asleep
A very focused blog that ruined/made my evening.
animals  humor  video  nature 
january 2009 by matthewmcvickar
BLDGBLOG: Resampled Space
Filip Dujardin is an architect who in his spare time puts together photographs of buildings to form new structures.
photography  remix  architecture  nature  buildings  urbanism  sampling  design  art  inspiration  collage  mashup 
november 2008 by matthewmcvickar
YouTube: romerousp's Channel
Lots of videos of lightning in slow motion, which is awesome.
lightning  nature  video 
august 2008 by matthewmcvickar
YouTube: Trap-Jaw Ants
They can flip themselves into the air a bunch of centimeters by snapping their jaws. This video is wonderful.
insects  nature  science  video  youtube  animals 
july 2008 by matthewmcvickar
National Geographic Magazine: Photo Gallery: Nudibranchs
Beautiful, deadly.
animals  nature  ocean  sea  science  photography  evolution  color 
may 2008 by matthewmcvickar
Tiffany Bozic
Excellent and quirky nature paintings.
animals  art  drawing  illustration  environment  nature  painting  portfolio 
may 2008 by matthewmcvickar
Paul Graham: You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss
On why entrepreneurs and health food nuts are living right, and cubiclones are missing something. "In an artificial world, only extremists live naturally."
advice  business  nature  productivity  programming  startup 
march 2008 by matthewmcvickar
BBC News: 'Virgin' zoo lizard parent again
The text of this article is pretty incredible, but the picture is the best part. She's all, "YEAH I DID IT! AGAIN! HAHAHA!"
animals  nature  lizard  parthenogenesis 
march 2008 by matthewmcvickar
The Straight Dope: Why do pigeons bob their heads?
The answer lies in parallax.
birds  nature  reference 
february 2008 by matthewmcvickar
Club Thievey
Mike Lee calls for developers to donate to the Madagascar Fauna Group in exchange for a free plushy lemur and membership in "Club Thievey." I've got mine! :-)
conservation  charity  mac  animals  nature  environment 
december 2007 by matthewmcvickar
World Sunlight Map
Currently sunny in...
world  earth  science  nature  wallpaper  weather 
november 2007 by matthewmcvickar
Insect Sounds
Nice recordings of several different sorts of insects. Lots of crickets and bees.
sound  free  nature  insects 
october 2007 by matthewmcvickar
Newswise Science News: No Faking It, Crocodile Tears Are Real
They cry when eating, but "what causes the tears remains a bit of a mystery." This article is full of great lines. Note the onion-and-pepper experiment and the last two paragraphs in particular.
crocodile  animals  nature 
october 2007 by matthewmcvickar
Animals at Play
Awwww.
animals  nature  polarbear  huskie  photography  play 
september 2007 by matthewmcvickar
Honolulu Star Bulletin: Critter Rises from Sea Depths
"The newest creature was dubbed a 'microshark' by Jan War, operations manager at the natural energy lab. Scientists tentatively identified it as a deep-water catshark and said only two other specimens are known to exist."
honolulu  shark  ocean  sea  animals  nature 
september 2007 by matthewmcvickar
Wikipedia: Gaia hypothesis
Margulis says that Gaia is "the series of interacting ecosystems that compose a single huge ecosystem at the Earth's surface. Period."
gaia  environment  science  earth  nature  margulis 
may 2007 by matthewmcvickar
DISCOVER: Quantum Honeybees
Bees project a six-degree "flag" manifold (found also in the mathematics of quarks) in two dimensions to describe where and how to find the food, describing landmarks based on electromagnetic fields and the polarization levels of sunlight.
bees  quantummechanics  nature  animals 
april 2007 by matthewmcvickar
Wikipedia: "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale
"The poem deals with nature reclaiming the earth after the disappearance of the human race, and the small overall impact humanity left on the planet."
writing  nature 
august 2005 by matthewmcvickar
National Speleological Society: Cave Ballad Recordings
Music that is truly "undergound."
music  nature 
august 2005 by matthewmcvickar
Summer Moon Illusion
"The lowest-hanging full moon in 18 years" will appear enormous in the sky this week.
nature  space 
june 2005 by matthewmcvickar
Deanne Cheuk Design
French artist. Special emphasis on mushrooms and girls.
art  painting  nature 
may 2005 by matthewmcvickar
Moss Graffiti
"This simple yet effective concoction is an old favourite of gardeners trying to encourage moss growth and provides an excellent alternative to spray paint."
outdoorart  nature  diy 
may 2005 by matthewmcvickar
National Geographic Photo of the Day: Brushtail Possum
"The most common possum species in Australia, the brushtail possum is a tree-dwelling nocturnal marsupial. Its propensity to nest in roofs and ceilings has been known to surprise Aussie homeowners."
nature  animals  photography 
april 2005 by matthewmcvickar
National Geographic Photo of the Day Archive
Stunningly photos, and they make superb desktop pictures.
photography  nature  animals 
april 2005 by matthewmcvickar
Panoramas.dk: Mt. Everest summit
360 degree panorama from the top of Mt. Everest. Beautiful.
nature  web 
february 2005 by matthewmcvickar
Snowflake and Snow Crystal Photos
Amazing. A folder full of these makes for an excellent screensaver.
nature  science  photography 
february 2005 by matthewmcvickar
Project Delphis: Mystery of the Silver Rings
This is incredible. "What are these creatures, that they spin silver lariats for the sheer joy of creation? And what sort of creatures are we, if we cannot appreciate and protect them?"
nature  animals  weird 
february 2005 by matthewmcvickar
drawfluffy.com: Meet the Aye-Aye
weird  nature  animals 
january 2005 by matthewmcvickar
Gizmodo: Keychain Plants
"Each one sells for around $10 and features real, live plants that grow in a tiny arboretum until they become too large to be contained, after which they can be transplanted to a larger pot."
nature  fashion 
january 2005 by matthewmcvickar

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