Truth Volcano! 🌋

Not something you see everyday. A mesmerizing water vortex, known as a "fog angel," swirls in the Faroe Islands: a small waterspout, so thin that looks like an ethereal creature.

A cremation funeral held for a tiger. The tiger was known by locals as "Collarwali" due to being fitted with a radio collar to help researchers further study her. She had given birth to 29 cubs throughout her life in 8 litters. She lived in the Pench Tiger Reserve and died at the age of 16.

The Bubble Nebula. Located about 7,000 light-years away in Cassiopeia, NGC 7635 nebula is shaped by a massive, hot star at its center. Its powerful stellar winds push outward, creating that distinct spherical shell against a dense field of glowing hydrogen. What makes it especially interesting is the contrast—the sharp, defined “bubble” set within a much larger, chaotic nebula filled with clumps, filaments, and ongoing star formation. Captured by Travis (@traviscondit) from Bortle 8/9 Houston, this image highlights both the structure of the bubble and the surrounding region with over 8 hours of total exposure. 📸 99 x 300" @ ISO 2000 (8h 15m total) 🔭 Celestron C8 @ f/6.3 🛰️ Advanced VX Mount 🎯 StarSense Autoguider

Baby penguin who is molting but hasn't lost the baby feathers on its head. It looks like a little beret..🐧👒😊

The Great Potoo is a nocturnal bird found across Central and South America. Its unusual appearance and oversized eyes are not random, they allow it to see clearly at night and remain alert in the dark.

Safety standards in the 1960s- 70s Chair lifts in the Snow King Mountains, Wyoming

Pope Leo sucks ass and the Catholic Church is run by commie pedos! See how easy that was?

Absolute. Raw!

She put him down so gently 😂 What a privilege to spend life with elephants who love you unconditionally.

Baby meerkats..🐾😊

Mark your calendars — something extraordinary is coming in exactly 3 years. On Friday, April 13, 2029, the massive asteroid Apophis (also known as 99942 Apophis) will make one of the closest approaches to Earth ever recorded for an object of its size. Measuring roughly 1,230 feet (375 meters) across, it will fly past our planet at a distance of just 20,000 miles (32,000 km) — closer than many geostationary satellites. For people across Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia, Apophis will be visible to the naked eye as a bright, fast-moving “star” gliding across the night sky. When it was first discovered in 2004, Apophis briefly caused alarm due to a small chance of impact. Those risks have since been completely ruled out. However, its 2029 flyby remains a rare scientific opportunity. Scientists expect Earth’s gravity to slightly alter the asteroid during the close pass — potentially triggering surface landslides and changing its rotation. Such events occur only once every few thousand years. For one unforgettable night, we will get a front-row seat to watch a 375-meter relic from the early solar system sweep past our planet in real time.

Scientists have identified strong evidence for a vast quantity of water located roughly 400 miles (about 660 kilometers) beneath Earth’s surface, within the planet’s mantle. This water is not present as underground lakes or flowing reservoirs. Instead, it is chemically bound within a high-pressure mineral called ringwoodite. Ringwoodite, which forms under extreme temperatures and pressures in the mantle’s transition zone, can incorporate hydrogen and oxygen into its crystal structure. In effect, the mineral acts as a storage medium for water at the molecular level. Laboratory experiments have long shown this capability, but seismic data have now provided compelling real-world confirmation. By analyzing how earthquake waves travel through deep Earth, researchers detected patterns consistent with water-rich ringwoodite. These subtle changes in wave speed suggest that significant amounts of water may be locked within mantle rock. Estimates indicate that, if distributed throughout the transition zone globally, the total quantity could rival or exceed the volume of water in Earth’s oceans, though it is dispersed within minerals, not pooled as liquid. This discovery expands scientific understanding of the deep water cycle. Rather than existing only at the surface and in shallow groundwater systems, water appears to circulate between the oceans and the mantle over geologic timescales through processes such as subduction and volcanism. The presence of water at these depths may influence mantle dynamics, volcanic activity, and plate tectonics. It also offers insight into how Earth has maintained its surface oceans for billions of years. Far from being a simple blue planet with water confined to its surface, Earth may be quietly cycling vast quantities of H₂O deep within its interior, hidden inside minerals forged under crushing pressure. This hidden reservoir doesn’t shimmer under sunlight or crash against shorelines, yet it may be just as vital to the planet’s long-term stability. By revealing water locked hundreds of miles below our feet, the discovery reshapes our understanding of how Earth works suggesting that the oceans we know may be only part of a much larger, far deeper planetary system.

Let's be buoyant with mama 🥰

He is 15 but he still loves his little buddy

Maine used to be a great state... now it's run by freeloading commie shitbags!

@Rainmaker1973 Lazy bureaucrats were actually forced to work... oh no, the horror! THE HORROR!! 😱

A Maine resident who was frustrated with a fine, paid it off with $20,000 worth of pennies. Now, the town is looking into possibly issuing Kirk Sherman a handling fee, citing the work placed on town clerks to count the change.

Four college students from North Carolina State University developed a nail polish that changes color when exposed to certain drugs often used to drug women, including GHB, Rohypnol, and Xanax. The wearer can stir her drink with a finger. If her drink was tampered with, she'll know within seconds.

An insane double-standard. Who is pushing this? We should identify the people and organizations by name.

A white South African whose family has been in Africa for 400 years is a "colonizer" with no homeland. But a man who crossed the U.S. border illegally yesterday is a “fellow American” with full moral authority.

The clear waters of the Plitvice Lakes, Croatia.