The South and North Taurid meteor showers aren’t known for their large numbers of meteors, but they do offer a high percentage of fireballs, or exceptionally bright meteors. This shower made a huge splash in 2015, when there were many, many reports and photos featuring Taurid fireball sightings. Higher rates…
An amateur photographer was lucky enough to stumble across an extremely rare ‘black’ tiger, managing to capture the magnificent beast in a series of stunning photos. Soumen Bajpayee saw the melanistic tiger – also known as black tigers because of their thick black stripes that hide their orange fur –…
Amethyst mushrooms. Elaeomyxa Cerifera, was identified in 1942. This fungi’s fruiting structures split open to release spores which sparkle like a disco ball. It looks like a whole Galaxy in a single mushroom. They are found on large logs or stumps covered with moss and leafy liverworts. Sarah Lloyd a scientist…
In the early 1900s, Arctic glaciers were nature’s most mysterious and undiscovered wonders. Over 100 years of research, exploration, and exploitation later, the glaciers have become a haunting testament to the global warming effects. Christian Åslund, a Swedish photojournalist who works with Greenpeace, gathered some early photos of glaciers ice…
