Volcanoes and meteors are some of the recent subjects stitched together by embroidery artist Ankie Vytopil.
Posts marked geoscience
Environmental Graffiti’s gallery Plumbing the Depths of the Largest Underwater Gypsum Cave on Earth is a fantastic look inside Russia’s Orda Cave.
Now that he’s got your attention with his spectacular photos, geoscientist Kristian Klepp would like to teach you something. At least that’s the general idea behind his very cool website www.lichtjahre.eu.
About the site:
The aim is to increase public awareness of the earth system, so that people can develop a clearer understanding of the planet. Over 200 images of spectacular landscapes accompanied by scientific explanations illustrate the perpetual change of our planet through the eons of time.
This photo of the Rakaia River in New Zealand won the honor of being Digital Globe’s Top Image of 2011. Click through to learn more about the Rakaia River.
Tranquillityite – Moon Mineral Found In Western Australia. Photo by Birger Rasmussen
A mineral brought back to Earth by the first men on the Moon and long thought to be unique to the lunar surface has been found in Australian rocks more than one billion years old, scientists say.
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Images from the edge of hell (aka the volcano Fimmvörðuháls) from Gunnar Gestur
Cloud-to-ground lightning drilling the Aegean Sea from a sky that includes the totally eclipsed Moon. It was taken on the night of June 15, 2011 from Ikaria Island during a thunderstorm.
Credit: Chris Kotsiopoulos
Source: Lightning and Lunar Eclipse, The Earth Science Picture of the Day
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