Rebecca Escamilla
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Vibrant Macro Photography of Corals by Silvie De Burie
Silvie De Burie of Pupille Photography uses macro photography to capture stunning, vibrant images of corals as she dives near coral reefs. In a statement…
Suspect the Iditarod Sled Dog Swiftly Runs in a Giant Exercise Wheel for Dogs
Iditarod racer Suspect the sled dog excitedly runs in an exercise wheel at the Husky Homestead in Denali Park, Alaska in a video from 2010.…
Unnecessarily Gendered Products, A Blog Featuring Products Marketed Either to Men or Women Based on Arbitrary Traits
BIC for Her pens Unnecessarily Gendered Products is a Tumblr blog featuring products marketed specifically to women or men based solely on arbitrary traits like…
Outrageous Fake Self-Help Books by Obvious Plant
Jeff Wysaski, the prankster behind Obvious Plant (previously), snuck around his local bookstore, leaving outrageous fake self-help books on the shelves. Titles include So Your…
A Hodgepodge Collection of Stuff at the Institute of Making’s Materials Library in London
Shelves in the library filled with specimen jars Victoria Turk, UK editor at Motherboard, recently took a tour of the Materials Library at University College…
A Eulogy Written on a 500-Year-Old Ostrich Egg Shell
photo via University of Leeds A fascinating ostrich egg shell was covered in a eulogy written in Arabic script about 500 years ago. It was…
Minor League Baseball Team Serves Up Kripsy Kreme Doughnut Hot Dogs Topped With Jam and Bacon
Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme and the Wilmington Blue Rocks, a Delaware-based Minor League Baseball team, teamed up to create a hot dog topped with raspberry…
A Complicated Dessert That Blooms Like a Flower
Chef Joaquim Sousa of the Ipsylon Restaurant at The Oitavos hotel in Cascais, Portugal prepared a complicated chocolate dessert that blooms like a flower when…
Sir Terry Pratchett (1948-2015), Prolific Fantasy Author Best Known for the ‘Discworld’ Books
So much universe, and so little time. Prolific fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, best known for his Discworld books, passed away today at the age…
A Series of Stained Glass-Style Illustrations of Acclaimed Scientists
Neil deGrasse Tyson Aaron Coleman created a series of boldly colored stained glass-style illustrations of acclaimed scientists from history and the present for Shutterstock in…