When an underwater robot videotaped this seldom observed glass octopus gracefully flying through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean, it revealed everything, even a peek of its innards. During a 34-day expedition off the isolated Phoenix Islands, an island located more than 3,200 miles (5,100 kilometers) northeast of Sydney, Australia, marine biologists discovered … [Read more...] about The Elusive Glass Octopus Has Finally Been Filmed In The Dark Depths Of The Pacific
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Using a Centuries-Old Glass Technique, an Artist Creates Intricate Invertebrates
In Nikita Drachuk's hands, glass takes on undulating, delicate, and refined forms. Glass Symphony, a family-owned glassblowing studio in Ukraine, has been in operation for three generations, and the artist is the creative power behind it. Drachuk creates elaborate figurines using a method called lampwork, in which the craftsman manipulates the glass with a small … [Read more...] about Using a Centuries-Old Glass Technique, an Artist Creates Intricate Invertebrates