Pluto and Russia have almost the exact same area.
фотографии: Арктика недалеко от Аляски
Two months ago, Reuters photographer Lucas Jackson was invited to the 2011 Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station, a temporary camp built out of plywood on Arctic sea ice. Far north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, the camp housed a couple dozen members of the British, Canadian, and U.S. Navies and employees of the Applied Physics Laboratory. Jackson spent two days at the camp, watching its residents conduct tests on underwater and under-ice communications and sonar technologies. He kept his camera equipment warm and functional with chemical hand warmers whenever possible. Collected here are some chilly images from Jackson’s trip to the far north last March.
See more stunning photographs at In Focus.
фотографии: люди в Северной Корее
“Welcome to Pyongyang” by Charlie Crane on the Behance Network
These carefully staged, rare photos of the world’s most secretive country are captivating.
I feel kind of bad for gawking at North Korea all the time, but I can’t help it.
фотография: разноцветные поля тюльпанов
Lisse, Netherlands: Fields of tulips and other colourful flowers are seen from the air. (Robin Utrecht)
самая большая в мире шестиметровая медуза. update: судя по всему, это не фотография, а photoshop
The Lions Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago) and are among some of the oldest surviving species in the world.
The largest can come in at about 6 meters and has tentacles over 50 meters long. Pretty amazing when you think these things have been swimming around for so long.
They have hundreds of poisonous tentacles that it used to catch passing by fish. it then slowly drags in it’s prey and eats it.
That is terrifying.
фото: кит в воздухе
A female humpback whale breaches, leaping acrobatically out of the water in Frederick Sound, Alaska. Scientists are unsure why the mammals exhibit this kind of behaviour. Photographer: Jon Cornforth/ Barcroft Media
Анимация распространения волн от японского землетрясения
Animation of Wave Propagation from the Japan Earthquake
Been waiting for this. Incredible.
фотография: из обсерватории, изучающей Млечный путь, пускают лазерный луч в небо, который помогает скорректировать влияние атмосферы на получаемые изображения
Astronomers observing the center of the Milky Way from the European Southern Observatory in Chile fire a laser into the heavens. The Laser Guide Star (LGS) is used as a reference to correct the blurring effect of the atmosphere on images. (More information here)
Новую Зеландию трясёт до сих пор
Наш корреспондент Надежда Звягина пишет прямо из Крайстчёрча: “Все здания в городе были повреждены”
фотография: празднование китайского Нового года в Малайзии
Penang, Malaysia: Colour Of Chinese New Year (2011) (by Mio Cade)
