“The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.” – Lao Tzu
The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.
Lao Tzu
“The universe must not be narrowed down to the limit of our understanding…”
The universe must not be narrowed down to the limit of our understanding, but our understanding must be stretched and enlarged to take in the image of the universe as it is discovered.
Francis Bacon
Mickey and Minnie celebrate Lunar New Year of Mouse 2020
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Oh, boy! It’s the Year of the Mouse, so you can bet Mickey and friends are taking part.
Lunar New Year honors the celestial journey of the sun and the moon as they cycle into another year.
A lunar calendar is a calendar based upon the monthly cycles of the Moon’s
Austria’s Sebastian Kurz, 33, returns as world’s youngest chancellor, vows to “protect climate and the borders”
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VIENNA, Austria – The leader of Austria’s conservatives Sebastian Kurz was sworn in Tuesday, January 7, as the world’s youngest democratically elected leader at the head of an unlikely coalition with the Greens following the collapse of his previous alliance with the far-right. Vowing to “protect the climate and the
2019 “the year of the blackhole” – The Science Magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year goes to the Event Horizon Telescope
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@sciencemagazine’s 2019 Breakthrough of the Year goes to the Event Horizon Telescope (@ehtelescope) global network of observatories for the first #realblackhole image. http://bit.ly/35zUtXz https://twitter.com/ehtelescope
Massive, ubiquitous, and in some cases as big as our Solar System, black holes hide in plain sight. The effect of their gravity on objects
Guilin, China: fisherman partnering with cormorants to catch fish in ancient tradition dating back to 960 AD
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Stunning photograph shows an ancient tradition dating back to 960 AD
This is the spectacular moment a fisherman with a close bond to cormorants used a flock of birds to catch big fish in a centuries old ritual in southern China. Photographer Julia Wimmerlin said: ‘Seeing this whole process and the beautiful setting where it takes place just takes your breath away.
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Image courtesy Julia Wimmerlin / Solent News
Siena International Photo Awards 2019 Winners: polar bear photographer, snail greets lizard, mantis vs. butterfly, whale shark beneath
Photo courtesy Roie Galitz, Andi Abdul Halil, Liang Wu, and Marco Zaffignani / Siena International Photo Awards
Britain’s 1st plastic-free nursery replaces artificial toys with wooden ones and bans food wrapped in plastic: higher curiosity and wonder, stimulating youngsters’s creativeness versus simply pushing a button
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Britain’s first plastic-free nursery has been unveiled, as artificial toys are swapped with wooden alternatives and food with unrecyclable packaging is banned.
New World Nursery in Washington, Tyne and Wear, has spent two years and £400 making its rooms eco-friendly to help stimulate children’s
SOS Amazon: rainforest fires rage as Brazil bans burning for 60 days to reduce spreading damage
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Brazil has banned most legal fires used to clear land for 60 days in a bid to stop the spread of burning which has destroyed parts of the Amazon rain forest. The ban coincides with the dry season in Brazil, which is when most fires are usually set.
There has been more than an 80 per cent increase in the number of fires
Photographer spends two years getting “magical” picture of full moon rising above picturesque 1,000ft hill
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He’s over the moon! British photographer spends two years getting the perfect shot on 1,000ft hill
The magical picture shows a few walkers standing on the top of the 1000 ft Teesside hill as the moon lights up their silhouettes.
Astrophotographer Andrew Dawson, 44, snapped
Team Malizia zero-carbon yacht to sail across Atlantic for UN Climate Action Summit
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Team Malizia, skippered by Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann to sail from UK to New York for the UN Climate Action Summit on Malizia II. The journey will start in mid-August.
Pierre Casiraghi, founder of the team and co-skipper for the transatlantic crossing states “I believe in bringing awareness about rising global emissions and
Call for Venice to be put on UN’s endangered cities list after a towering cruise ship collided with a dock
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Call for Venice to be put on the United Nations’ list of endangered cities – and cruise ships banned from its lagoon
Venice should be put on the United Nations’ list of endangered cities and cruise ships should be banned from its fragile lagoon to prevent an ecological
Swimming Eagle, Diving Whale: bald eagle swims elegantly to shore, beluga whale helps woman retrieve her phone
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Bald Eagle Caught Elegantly … Swimming?
Bald eagles are typically known for their elegant flying, skilled hunting and having such
World Environment Day 2019 turns spotlight on air pollution. Nature’s air filter: tree leaves can capture >50%+ of particulate matter pollution
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World Environment Day: To Beat Air Pollution, Make The Invisible Visible
One of our most precious resources is often taken for granted and invisible unless it becomes visible. We don’t give the air around us much thought in our daily lives, except when it becomes unbearable to breathe due