(Photo by Edgar Moskopp)
Dayton Beach, Florida—July 4, 2010
(Photo by Jeff Smallwood)
Amazing images from the solar eclipse May 20-21, 2012
A team of archaeologists from the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) has discovered a spectacular tomb containing more than 80 individuals of different ages in Pachacamac, Peru.
Previous work has revealed the extensive presence of disease in the Pachacamac skeletal population, leading to the suggestion that the affected individuals had traveled to the site in search of a cure.
Llaima Volcano Eruption, Chile—Thursday July 3, 2008
(Photo by Ismael Cañete)
White Dwarf Star Spiral
About 1,600 light-years away, two dense white dwarf stars orbit each other once every 321 seconds.
Astronomers predict that the stars’ already impressively short orbital period is steadily becoming shorter. Because of this, the two stars are destined to merge.
(Photo from NASA)
BP/Deep Horizon oil spill—April 20, 2010
The infamous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed, unabated, for 3months in 2010, and continues to seep.
Junction of the Rhône River (left) and the Arve River (right) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The source of the Arve is glacier water that carries high levels of silt, giving it the muddied brown appearance and its sharp contrast against the Rhône.
“Autumn” by Fredrik Rättzén
