The world never ceases to amaze.
There’s a beetle that shoots out boiling acid as a defense mechanism, a crow that paints pictures, a gruesomely cool life-saving surgery, and even a cosmic tornado swirling out in space.
If you think Earth is boring, think again.
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Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Oman
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A cosmic tornado captured by the James Webb Telescope
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Fairy Cove, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia
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A skull from someone with the blood disorder beta-thalassemia
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Wine Grottos of Southern Italy
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The maiden flight of the Spitfire and the Concorde Jet were just 32 years apart.
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Loki the Crow painting at the Audubon Nature Center
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Boiling Acid Beetle
Bombardier Beetles spray boiling acid as a defense mechanism against predators.
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Newly discovered pyramid-shaped mountain in Antarctica
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Algae Invasion of China
Every summer, the Yellow Sea in China experiences a massive bloom of algae that overtakes the entire shoreline.
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The Water Stage
A stage set up for the Austrian Bregenz Festival in 1999.
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Device Making Water from Thin Air
A company called Kumulus is developing a device that can create clean drinking water from thin air.
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An exploding star captured by the Hubble Telescope
