This otherworldly scene is actually Earth — a view from space showing sandstorms and towering cumulonimbus clouds sweeping over the Sahara Desert.
[📸 NASA Johnson]
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Incredible footage of a massive 4.5 m (15 ft) saltwater crocodile swimming beside a boat in Australia, filmed by fisherman Alec Dunn. These powerful reptiles can reach speeds of up to 29 km/h (18 mph) in the water.
Parabolic bridge challenge
More than 340 climbers have lost their lives attempting to summit Mount Everest, and an estimated 200+ bodies remain on the mountain. Harsh weather, treacherous terrain, and high-altitude risks make recovery efforts extremely difficult.
The mesmerizing kinetic facade of the Bund Finance Building in Shanghai in motion.
[📹 Laurian Ghinițoiu]
Would you spend some days in this tiny wooden forest cabin?
[📹 glamptrail]
Wally Wallington claims to have demonstrated how a single person can move massive monoliths, offering insight into how such feats might have been achieved in ancient times. According to him, a pyramid could be built using only primitive tools in just 25 years with a workforce of 520 people.
The assembly process of the IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Retrograde Chronograph.
Insane hand control
[🖌️ Alexander Timchenko / at1m]
Infinite salt hack
Stunning timelapse of an aurora and moonrise over Earth, captured from the International Space Station.
The breathtaking power and majestic beauty of a humpback whale breaching—captured up close.
[📹 Beau Pilgrim]
This stunning video showcases a leopard’s remarkable agility as it leaps between trees near Valparai, India. Leopards often take to the trees to avoid other animals and to stash their prey safely away from scavengers.
The Central Asian Shepherd Dog, or Alabay, is a livestock guardian breed and ranks among the largest dog breeds worldwide.
A breathtaking close-up of a whale’s eye, captured by photographer Mike Nulty.
Scientists believe the Milky Way is hurtling through space at 600 kilometers per second, while also wobbling slightly—like it’s fluttering its wings across the cosmos.
The Mandelbulb is a 3D fractal, created by extending the Mandelbrot set into four dimensions using quaternions and bicomplex numbers.
Here’s a rare sighting of one in the wild.
Time-lapse of takeoffs and landings at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.