Meerkats might be the only animal on the planet to actually be as cute as their name sounds. Wildlife photographer Burrard Lucas recently spent a few days in Botswana, in southern Africa, shooting portraits of baby meerkats and their scurrying parents. It’s hard to believe someone’s lucky enough to get paid to do it: There isn’t much to be […]
It all starts with a drawing. Ideally rendered with crayon, markers, or colored pencils, the drawing features an imaginative scene with the artist depicted as the hero. Perhaps the artist fancies himself a dragon tamer or the lord of a castle under siege; perhaps she is a pirate raiding a secret treasure cove or a […]
While hiking to Macchu Picchu next to some train tracks, a teenager named Jared Michael Frank had an epic idea for a selfie. He would stand right beside the tracks but angle the camera so that it looked like an oncoming train would hit him. Yes, his social media followers would rejoice this day and the ‘Likes’ […]
Well, this is just adorable. A photographic (and photogenic) duo from Washington, DC trekked all the way up to Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada and hiked up Fairview Mountain, where the fella proposed to his lady; they kiss and smile and hold hands and take thousands of photos to share with the world. Very […]
Imagine being able to witness stars being born from the comforts of Earth. Thanks to 20 years of research, over a billion dollars worth of investments, and countless hours of hard work, ALMA–or, Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, we are poised to be able to do just that. Set on the very remote peak of Cerro […]
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a wily octopus try to make off with a photographer’s camera, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less amusing to watch. Witness a Great Pacific Octopus get up close and personal with a photographer off the coast of California: Photographers David Malvestuto and Warren Murray captured the event […]
Sony recently announced the 2014 winners of its expansive World Photography Awards, selected from more than 70,000 entries. The judges seemed to opt for bright colors, sharp macros, and lots of surreal imagery here—photojournalism is noticeably absent. Still, the images are pretty awesome. Here’s a small sample of a few winners from across the globe: […]
In the latest adorable pairing of furry animals, a Norwegian domestic dog and a wild rural fox have become best pals. The budding relationship was noticed by the dog’s owner, Torgeir Berge, an amateur photographer in Krakstad, Norway. Check out the full album here: The images are so cute that they’ve inspired Berge to develop a […]
When Anders Helstrup leapt from an airplane in the summer of 2012, he expected it would be like any other jump. And it was—except for one slight difference, which he only realized after the fact. While reviewing his GoPro camera footage, Anders noticed something odd: a rock falling from the sky. You can watch the full […]
The mission was a daring one: to travel to Antarctica and follow the footsteps of Tom Crean’s hundred-year-old icy expedition. While the full two-part documentary, produced by Irish broadcasting network RTÉ, aired to substantial acclaim several years ago, the real golden moment is this two-minute long clip of host Charlie Bird being cuddle-sandwiched between two […]
