Leaf-like sea slug feeds on light - Technology & Science A green sea slug found off North America's east coast not only looks like a leaf, but can also make food out of sunlight, just like a plant. U.S. researchers have found that the sea slug Elysia chlorotica can photosynthesize, using energy from light to convert carbon dioxide into sugars. "If you shine light on these slugs, they fix carbon dioxide and make oxygen just like a plant," Sidney Pierce of the University of South Florida told CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks. Pierce reported his findings Jan. 7 at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, and has submitted his research to the journal Symbiosis. The slugs look just like a leaf, green and about three centimetres long, and are found off the east coast of North America from Nova Scotia to Florida. They acquire the ability to photosynthesize by eating algae and incorporating the plants' tiny chlorophyll-containing structures, called chloroplasts, into their own cells. Gene transfer a revelation
This Mill was Abandoned 1866. in Sorrento, Italy This Mill was Abandoned 1866. in Sorrento, Italy inShare5 Tags: Sorrento 19 Comments FlashTec says: May 28, 2011 at 6:16 pm If i had the cash i would deffinetly by that place and restore it to a ultramodern home, looks awesome Reply Katie says: May 28, 2011 at 9:55 pm I wouldn’t. Leave a Comment Popular Posts Blogroll Tags acid lakesamazing goatamazing waterBeech Forestcool animalscoolest carcreepyDanakil DesertdawndragonEl Nicho FallsEl Nicho Falls wallaperfireForce of Naturefunny animalsGermanygoathorsesKarelian Isthmus.Laitaure LakeLake VuoksaLeeds CastleLeeds Castle wallapaperLighteningmilky way photosmilky way wallpapermonkeyNakhodka BayNature WallpaperOldenvatnetOldenvatnet photoOldenvatnet wallpaperOregon coast wallpaperpaint carpaint cool carpaternsandSarek National ParkScottish Highlanderssharkstatuesunsetweirdweirdest fanweird fan Categories Pages WordPress Theme by Copyright © 2014 Beautiful photos from Nature.
Captured: The Ruins of Detroit Posted Feb 07, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare850 Up and down Detroit’s streets, buildings stand abandoned and in ruin. French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre set out to document the decline of an American city. From the photographers’ website: Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension. The state of ruin is essentially a temporary situation that happens at some point, the volatile result of change of era and the fall of empires. Photography appeared to us as a modest way to keep a little bit of this ephemeral state. William Livingstone House # Michigan Central Station # Atrium, Farwell Building # 18th floor dentist cabinet, David Broderick Tower # Bagley-Clifford Office of the National Bank of Detroit # Ballroom, American Hotel # Melted clock, Cass Technical High School # Old First Unitarian Church # Piano, Saint Albertus School # Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church, built in the Gothic revival style in 1911 #
Dragon Falls Venezuela Bash Travel News, Places and more Dragon Falls Venezuela February 28, 2012 By admin 1 Comment Dragon Falls are part of the Angel Falls located in Venezuela. This Venezuela watterfals are biggest in the world with height of little above 3,200 ft. You may also like - Top 5 Maldives Travel Attractions Alleghe from Rifugio Tissi Travel to Ecuador for the Best Bird Watching Experience Sydney Festival Of Summer2012 January 7-29 Walking Beyond Wallpaper Extreme Kayaking Poland Underground Salt Cathedral Beautiful Baku The Capital of Azerbaijan Filed Under: Exotic Travel Tagged With: Dragon Falls Venezuela Trackbacks nature | Pearltrees says: March 10, 2012 at 6:08 am [...] Speak Your Mind Recent Articles Archives Advertising Blogroll Architecture Design Return to top of page Copyright © 2013 · Corporate Theme on Genesis Framework ·
Incredible Video Of Giant Sea Icicle Freezing Everything In Its Path Frozen sea brine is freezing everything in its path. The BBC filmed brinicles, solidified salt water, as they descended into Antarctic water and iced over everything sitting at the ocean bottom. Brinicles are underwater icicles that form around salt water sinking from sea ice. The film crew found a brinicle beneath the ice off the foothills of the volcano Mount Erebus. Once the phenomenon was spotted, the news organization set up time lapse cameras to capture the freezing salt overtaking starfish and sea urchins as it coated the sea floor in ice. The video is the first-ever footage of a brinicle forming, according to the BBC.
Heaven On Earth (8 Pics) For more fun facts, click HERE. Incredible Wave Pictures | Prelovac.com - StumbleUpon These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the the best images of his career. The pictures capture magical moments inside the wave "tube", as surfers say. Sun ... glints off wave Sand ... in surf Tubular ... shining Beach ... surf crashes down Molten ... liquid gold White ... tumultuous water Red ... mysterious shot Break ... wave crashes down Water sparkles dance... More like this: Posted in: LeisureTAGS:amazing pictures, beauti ful pic, beautiful images, beautiful pictues, beautiful pictures, beautiful pictures scenery, google wave put pictures, incredible pictures, juta semmel, scenary pictures, surfing images, wave images, wave pics, wave picture liquid gold, wave pictures, wave pictures liquid gold Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Beautiful Places to Visit - StumbleUpon The stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park lies in the Lika region of Croatia. The park is surrounded by the mountains Plješevica, Mala Kapela, and Medveđak, which are part of the Dinaric Alps. The 16 blue-green Plitvice Lakes, which are separated by natural dams of travertine, are situated on the Plitvice plateau. Waterfalls connect the lakes, and the tallest waterfall is Veliki Slap at 70 meters (230 feet) tall. The Plitvice lakes area boasts a large variety of interesting and colorful flora and fauna.
Crystal River - The most beautiful river on earth [Pics] Cano Cristales - Crystal River. River of five colors, as the locals call it, originates in the south of the mountain chain Macarena, Colombia, and flows eastward to its confluence with the Guayabero river. In the Cano Cristales found five colors: yellow, blue, green, black and red. All of them are waste product of many algae and, depending on time of year, color saturation, or weakened or strengthened. Share on Tumblr
2007 February 5 - Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2007 February 5 Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning Credit & Copyright: Antti Kemppainen Explanation: Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. On January 26, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Tomorrow's picture: sun explodes Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech. Amazing surreal photo manipulations by Sarolta Bán Sarolta Bán is a 27 year old self-taught photographer/photo manipulator from Budapest, Hungary. Originally a jewelery designer, Sarolta usually works on an image from a few hours to a couple of days and uses up to 100 different layers for one picture. Here is our showcase from her portfolio :) Flickr portfolio! You might also like Comments Michael Dachstein Inspiration junkie :)