Nature is incredible. There are so many things that happen in an ecosystem, from species so little that human eyes can’t tell them apart to apex predators who frequently make it to the television. This list is about organisms we don’t see, silent processes that aren’t typically shown on TV, and uncommon occurrences that seemed to be nature’s way of mocking them.
Which is more rare, leucistic alligators or fog breathes from birds? Have you ever seen an iceberg’s ‘underbelly’? Because these images will keep your jaw open, here’s a short reminder to close it now and then!
“Through polarised lenses, the sun hit this recently surfaced pavement just right, creating a real-life Rainbow Road.”
This is what an iceberg looks like when turned upside down.
The antioxidants in Pistachio nuts give them their purple colour.
Have you ever seen horses being transported by plane?
“Nappies in Sweden are packaged with a father.”
“Finally got my prosthetics in!”
“Sea of snowballs.” When the temperature is correct, the wind will blow slow and tranquil waves, generating little cores that gradually grow larger.
“The back of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.”
“On the chilly morning, a male red-winged blackbird with “smoke rings,” his breath condensed.”
“The Density Of Penguin Feathers.”
This massive Banyan tree can be found in Cairo. It’s been around for more than 150 years.
“I snapped a photo of a plane taking off” (long exposure)
“My father obtained a periodic table including the actual elements.”
“The forests of Aspen, Colorado.”
“Truck door handle on a frosty morning.”
“A Crinoid fossil mortality plate from Western Australia: Jimbacrinus bostocki.”
“A specific type of fish skin can be used to graft onto burns and diabetic lesions. The substance attracts the body’s own cells and is finally turned into living tissue.” (One of them is tilapia skin!)
“This butterfly with transparent wings.”
“From above, this is how a sunset on Earth appears.”
Inside a pencil store in Tehran, Iran.
“This is what a piece of glacial ice from 10,000 years ago looks like.”
“My hair is half blonde half brunette. Including eyebrows.”
“These are my genetically edited white blood cells, which have been removed and are soon to be reintroduced into my body in the hopes of curing my cancer! “This is t-cell immunotherapy!”
“This albino peacock I saw in Malaysia.”
“From my balcony, I noticed a rainbow cloud. Although not as magnificent as the Aurora Borealis, such phenomena are quite unusual in India.”
