Marcio Aleksandravicius

This is incredible!

Hawkmoth caterpillars pull off one of the most convincing bluffs in the animal kingdom
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When they feel danger, they hide their true head, puff up the front of their body, and display large eye-like spots, creating the illusion of a venomous snake.

📹 Dionisio

Waves grow steeper and taller as they approach the shore, as the front slows down due to friction with the seabed, but the energy behind it continues to push forward, causing the crest to curl over and release the wave's energy.

: Conor Hegyi

Insane reversing skills

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An entire forest inside a sinkhole

📹 Tongtianluo Cave, Guangdong, China

Fun fact: you can see photosynthesis in real-time.

This is an aquatic plant producing oxygen.

The differences in personality are interesting.

Building a little bridge in the aquarium so the fish never get bored.

I'm doing this to my cats tomorrow.

The Logarithmic Spiral Gears is an extreme example of non-circular gear sets.

It's based on the famous Fibonacci spiral and evokes the cross section of a nautilus shell with internal chambers

Fynn Jackson is an origami artist known for creating incredibly detailed paper sculptures, often folding expressive faces and complex forms from a single sheet of paper.

The most extraordinary mountain road in China—the Lingpaishi Zigzag Highway in Wuxi, Chongqing.

Spanning just 450 meters, this mountain road features 18 hairpin turns, each at a sharp 180° angle.

Tech support has arrived.. 😅

Filmed for the first time by wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory, emperor penguin chicks leap from a 50 foot ice cliff to take their first swim.

Hugo Suissa turns everyday objects into playful optical illusions, blending imagination and perspective into stunning photography.

Metamaterials, or materials whose function is determined by structure, not composition, have been designed to bend light and sound, transform from soft to stiff, and even dampen seismic waves from earthquakes.

This is what Harvard SEAS designed.

Crown shyness is a phenomenon where the top branches of neighboring trees avoid touching to stay safe, leaving visible jigsaw like gaps between their crowns.

Surprise.. 

The literal meaning of copycat

Creating natural light in a home without electricity

No other species on Earth has a teamwork system quite like ants.
This tiny creature pulls off missions far bigger than its size could ever suggest.

Creative clock installation by Dutch designer Maarten Baas.

The fountain that shows date and time.

Czech Republic.

Onbashira, the 1,200-year-old festival that happens in the deep mountains of Japan.

In China they make denim from Abaca banana stalks from the Philippines.

Whole process was mesmerizing! 😳

That fresh smell after rain is called petrichor.

When raindrops hit dry soil, they release plant oils and geosmin from bacteria, creating that rich, earthy scent.

Tomás Vega invented a MouthPad, a groundbreaking device that enables people with paralysis to control digital devices using tongue, mouth, and head gestures.

Crocodile's eyes are an engineering marvel: They are protected by a third eyelid, can track different targets, are retractable in battle, and can even see at night.

📽: Smithsonian Channel

When the TV Turns Off but the Dance Party Isn’t Over 🐶🤣

Pure love in those eyes..🐈🐾😊❤️

A starfish walking on a beach.

📽: Zeb Hallock

A demonstration of Pascal's Law in action 🫡

This window creates privacy using sand and natural gravity

How light behaves with different lenses

Owls are just bird hardware running cat software

Human three-dimensional ball

The fact that the bird instinctively builds this complex nest to mislead predators and hides its eggs deep inside for safety is fascinating.

This is a crazy talent

The paper sculptures of artist Li Hongbo

📹 lihongboart

Eye expression changes as the mouth changes

The craziest bird sounds

This is awesome!

Why are you taking so long in the shower?

Me:

This is how dogs switch their gaits as they move at different speeds

The real impact air purifiers have on your daily life

📹 Rolfstone UK

Have you ever seen rice growing?

This 16-day timelapse shows you what happens to a grain of rice in water.

A Brazilian farmer playfully calls out each cow’s name from his notebook, and the cows answer with distinct moos proof that daily routines have taught them to recognize their names.

Baby stingrays look like little aliens trapped in ravioli