Light Stalking » 27 Wonderful Images of Frogs Blog Posts by Mike Panic By Mike Panic on in Cool Photos, Featured [ 13 Comments ] Frogs have always kind of fascinated me, ever since going to the zoo as a child. Photo by ucumari Photo by jacki-dee Photo by ucumari Photo by Thomas Hawk Photo by fabiogis50 computer troubles !!! Photo by rainforest_harley Photo by law_keven Photo by Twin Peaks Photo by atomicshark Photo by ucumari Photo by Tambako the Jaguar Photo by Cesar R. Photo by jerryhsu2k Photo by Prosper973 Photo by albyper Photo by dotlizard Photo by ROQUE141 Photo by onkel_wart (off/line) Photo by Tambako the Jaguar Photo by teejaybee Photo by AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker Photo by Mauro Luna Photo by dotlizard Photo by CzechR Photo by Stephan Roletto Photo by aftab. Photo by RunnerJenny Tags: Frogs
Your Chilean Sea Bass Dinner Deprives Killer Whales | Wired Science A one-of-a-kind killer whale population appears to be threatened by human appetites for Antarctic toothfish, better known to restaurant-goers as Chilean Sea Bass. As fishing fleets patrol their waters, catching what was their primary source of food, the whales are vanishing. It’s not certain whether they’ve only moved on, or are dying out, or both. But something is happening, with potentially dark implications for Earth’s last pristine ecosystem. “There’s been a dramatic disappearance of the whales,” said biologist David Ainley of ecological consulting firm H.T. Antarctic killer whales form two types of populations, known to researchers as ecotype-B and ecotype-C. Dubbed Ross Sea killer whales, ecotype-C whales are found only in the Ross Sea, an expanse of water off Antarctica’s southern coast, flanking the France-sized Ross Ice Shelf. The Ross Sea, however, isn’t what it used to be. Antarctic toothfish are now called Chilean Sea Bass, too. “We don’t know for sure what this means.
Light Stalking » 47 Amazing Macro Photographs of Flies I'm Rob, the editor of Light Stalking. I try to keep this ship on course. By Admin on in Cool Photos, Featured Macro photography is always a huge hit here on Light Stalking. The incredible bug portraiture of Thomas Shahan remains one of the biggest all time articles on the site and our tips on photographing bugs was also pretty popular. Today we wanted to share a collection of what can be done with a macro rig and a common house fly. photo © 2008 Carolyn | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2010 Vinoth Chandar | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2008 William Cho | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2008 Nam Nguyen | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2010 Thomas Shahan | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2007 John Talbot | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2010 Thomas Shahan | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2008 Josh | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2005 Gerald Yuvallos | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2010 stephen klein | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2011 Thomas Shahan | more info (via: Wylio) Tags: macro
To Talk With Aliens, Learn to Speak With Dolphins | Wired Science The Kepler Space Telescope announced a new bonanza of distant planets this month, reconfirming that solar systems, some possibly hosting life, are common in the universe. So if humanity someday arrives at an extraterrestrial cocktail party, will we be ready to mingle? At the Wild Dolphin Project in Jupiter, Florida, researchers train for contact by trying to talk with dolphins. Behavioral biologist Denise Herzing started studying free-ranging spotted dolphins in the Bahamas more than two decades ago. “We thought, ‘This is fascinating, let’s see if we can take it further,’” Herzing said. Dolphins have large, sophisticated brains, elaborately developed in the areas linked to higher-order thinking. When trained, they have a remarkable capacity to pick up language. Some tantalizing studies even suggest dolphins share their own language (see sidebar, “Easier Language Through Math”). Divers demonstrated the system by pressing keys on a large submerged keyboard. See Also:
Swick » 10 Beautiful Ocean Waves These images are for everyone that enjoys the surf, 10 unbelievable waves photographs by Clark Little Sun Shining Through Wave Source Body Surfing Air Drop Source Beautiful Barrel Source Magical Finn Source Molten Wave Source Red Tide Source Sand in the Waves Source Shore Break Source Wave Crashing Source Crashing Foam Source Cross-Species Gadget Tests Reveal Reason for Dolphin Tools | Wired Science The dolphins of Australia’s Shark Bay, famed as Earth’s first marine tool-users, likely turned to gadgetry because echolocation couldn’t find the best fish, especially for hurried moms without time to hunt. It was in 1984 that researchers first observed the dolphins fitting basket sponges over their beaks, then scraping through seafloor mud to disturb hidden fish. Research subsequently showed this behavior to be full-blown tool use, taught by mothers to their daughters and representing a profound difference in lifestyle between them and Shark Bay’s other bottlenoses. A basic question remained unanswered, however: Though sponges clearly protected sensitive dolphin snouts from jagged pieces of rock and coral, why scrape seafloor at all? Why not rely on echolocation to pinpoint target prey? Most fish scared from the muck were bottom-dwellers lacking swim bladders, the air-filled organs that help fish control their buoyancy. Image: Eric Patterson/PLoS ONE See Also:
13 photos qui sont entrées dans la légende Il existe des photos qui sont entrées dans l’histoire et qui ont fait le tour du monde. Il n’est pas étonnant que la plupart de ces images concernent la lutte et la souffrance des hommes et femmes contre la guerre ou l’oppression. Plusieurs de ces images ont obtenues le prix Pulitzer. Une photo qui est présente dans de nombreuses chambres de jeunes révolutionnaires et d’idéalistes. Cette photo est celle d’Omayra Sanchez, une petite fille 13 ans qui a été bloquée sous les décombres de sa propre maison pendant l’explosion du volcan Nevado Del Ruiz en Colombie. Cette photo représente un couple espagnol qui regardent le corps sans vie d’un immigrant échoué sur une plage sans rien faire. La petite fille nue sur cette photo s’appelle Kim Phuc. Le colonel tua le prisonnier et je l’ai tué avec mon appareil photo, ce sont les mots du photographe Eddie Adams. Tout le monde connait cette photo de Gharbat Gula, une jeune afghane qui habitait dans un camp de réfugié au Pakistan.
Science - News for Your Neurons New Photos of the NSA and Other Top Intelligence Agencies Revealed for First Time This story is published in collaboration with Creative Time Reports. What does a surveillance state look like? Over the past eight months, classified documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have exposed scores of secret government surveillance programs. Yet there is little visual material among the blizzard of code names, PowerPoint slides, court rulings and spreadsheets that have emerged from the National Security Agency’s files. The scarcity of images is not surprising. The photographs below – which are being published for the first time – show three of the largest agencies in the U.S. intelligence community. My intention is to expand the visual vocabulary we use to “see” the U.S. intelligence community. These new images of the NSA, NRO, and NGA are being placed in the public domain without restriction, to be used by anyone for any purpose whatsoever, with or without attribution. Download high resolution images of these photos: NSA, NRO, NGA