Hungry bald eagle
This tiny starling didn’t stand a chance when a hungry bald eagle (the symbol of the United States of America) swooped in for a mid-air snack. The bird flies on, unaware of the enormous predator closing in behind it.
Picture: Rob PALMER
Star Trails in the North
Pointing skyward, the wall of this ruined Viking church still stands after a thousand winters, near the town of Vallentuna, Sweden.
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A Garbage City rises outside of Cairo
This unbelievable city piled high with trash is a real place called Garbage City, outside of Cairo in Egypt. It’s populated by a community of workers called Zabbaleen, who personally collect, sort, reuse, resell or otherwise repurpose Cairo’s waste.
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Happy birthday automobile for your 125 years
On January 29, 1886, Karl Benz filed a Patent No. 37435 at the Reich Patent Office in Berlin – the first of over 80,000 patents to the Mercedes Benz marque – it is generally regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile.
Ice Canyon, Greenland
Meltwater has carved a canyon 150 feet (45 meters) deep. Photograph J. Balog
Shard tower in London
The Shard by Renzo Piano Building Workshop is rising fast. At 300m tall, the Shard will be the tallest building in Europe and for many this is one of the most exciting new buildings in London for decades.
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Study says all of the world can be powered by clean energy in 20-40 years
A new study by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark Delucchi, of UC-Davis, analyzing what is needed to convert the world’s energy supplies to clean sources, says that it can be done with today’s technology at costs roughly comparable to conventional energy.
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Carina Nebula from Hubble (for his 20th anniversary)
The image celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hubble‘s launch and deployment into an orbit around Earth. This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Syracuse sail solar yacht concept
Syracuse Sail boat concept, it is covered with solar panels to generate electricity.
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Horses are herded to safety
Horses are herded to safety away from volcanic ash clouds near Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland.
Picture Rakel Sigurda
