“The images are screenshots from Google Earth. They are glitches that occur when the 2d satellite imagery and 3d terrain don’t line up quite right, or structures such as bridges get projected down onto the terrain below, creating fabulous and unintentional distortions”- Clement Valla
(Source: mpdrolet, via ghostparties)
Zhangye Danxia - Geology From a Storybook
Long ago, colorful sediments were deposited in western China, layer after layer, century after century. If you were there at the time, you would have seen unremarkable ground, a single hue of dirt no different from a thousand other places on Earth.
But after thousands and thousands of years subject to the forces of pressure and tectonic movement, the total of those layers has been pushed upward, letting us peek at a rainbow-hued slice of Earth’s past perhaps unmatched on this planet. The planet looks more like the cross-section of a jawbreaker candy than layers of rock in these photos, near Zhangye, China.
The Zhangye formation, not to be confused with this danxia, a UNESCO heritage site, reminds us how our crust is heaved and hurled throughout the ages, a slow evolution that will continue into the distant future. It’s yet another story of Earth’s past, written in stone, but perhaps with the same pen as a fantasy storybook.
Check out more photos from Flickr user Melinda ^..^, and take some time to tour the formation in Google Earth.
Living with a Lion
In the 1970′s, actress and model Tippi Hedren (mother of actress Melanie Griffith) created the Shambala Preserve after producing the film Roar. The preserve rescued exotic big cats living in captivity that had been abused or were in need of help, one of which the family created a close bond with. Neil the lion lived with the family in their home, and played an active role in the day to day activities of the preserve.
(via ghostparties)
Space sleeve by Dan Henk
Pretty much the most intense shoulder ever.
Pretty much out of this world.
This takes the science ink cake, folks. Speaking of Science Ink, Carl Zimmer has a whole book about that.
i’m pretty much always “sorry about your tattoo decision” in my head; but this is beautiful and amazing, literally for real.
I Pledge Allegiance to the Universe, One Cosmos.
Art Print by Ferrous Ward and John Thompson. Buy one at Society6.
We’re elated to bring you the debut single from Only You, Rachel Fannan’s latest project.
“Applying Myself” is an angst driven anthem of freedom and surrender. From a shimmering race of percussion to the heart throbbing dig of guitars, the listener canon balls into a rocking lament. “Love Is…
(Source: whiteirisrecords)
