Humanity's obsession with sparkly gems doesn't appear to be fading, as evidenced by how they influenced medieval poets and the resurgence of crystal healing. According to a 2020 Guardian article, Americans accounted for 35% of the global gemstone market during the pandemic, with consumers still prepared to pay top dollar for the ideal rock or stone. One Redditor claimed … [Read more...] about Student Grows Stunning Crystal Using Everyday Items Found at Home
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Interesting Photo of the Day: Stunning Icelandic Landscape
Photographer Tim Kemple was in Iceland on an eight-day trek when the untamed terrain, majestic mountains, volcanic activity, and the Northern Lights all came together. On the eighth day of the expedition, he was able to take this breath-taking long exposure photograph of an ice climber inside an iceberg against the mesmerizing aurora-lit Icelandic night: The photographer … [Read more...] about Interesting Photo of the Day: Stunning Icelandic Landscape
The Stunning Helleborus Black Beauty
Helleborus x hybridus referred to as 'Black beauty', 'Dark and Handsome' or even 'Black swan'. Hybrid hellebores, commonly called hybrid Lenten roses is a semi-evergreen perennial with leathery, dark green leaves and upright stems bearing outward-facing, dark purple to maroon flowers from winter to spring. The flowers are cup-shaped, typically measuring 2-3 inches in … [Read more...] about The Stunning Helleborus Black Beauty
Stunning Photos Capture a Mating Ritual Between Two Life-Long Bald Eagle Pairs
Acrobatic flying displays strengthen the ties between life-long bald eagle pairings. Mating season varies widely depending on area. It may endure from late September to November in the South, and from January to March in the Great Plains and Mountain West. It lasts from late March until early April in Alaska. The bald eagle is monogamous and believed to couple for life, … [Read more...] about Stunning Photos Capture a Mating Ritual Between Two Life-Long Bald Eagle Pairs
Stunning Images of Rescued Farm Animals Who Were Allowed to Age
Isa Leshko, a photographer, has a fear of getting old. She was "forced to confront her own mortality" after caring for her Alzheimer's-affected mother, but she had unique plans on how to do so. Leshko started going to agricultural sanctuaries all around the United States to take images of the old animals that resided there. But over the course of over a decade, the project's … [Read more...] about Stunning Images of Rescued Farm Animals Who Were Allowed to Age