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August 5, 2016

Naturally Pink Lagoon in Mexico Is Like a Real-Life Fairy Tale Dreamscape

What color is a lagoon? In the tiny fishing village of Las Coloradas, located on the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, it's pink. This section of the peninsula's largest wetlands reserve—the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve—is renowned for its striking rosé hues and its large, white salt banks that rise out of the earth like icebergs.

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Technology

August 5, 2016

Japanese Pet Owners Are Giving Their Furry Friends Digital Mouse Ear Makeovers

In the animal world, a cat-mouse or dog-mouse hybrid may not exist, but in Japan, pet owners are taking delight...

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Photojournalism

August 3, 2016

Before-and-After Photos Reveal the Destructive Effects of the War in Syria

On July 19, 2012, the Syrian Civil War made Aleppo, the country's largest city, its battlefield.

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Animals

August 3, 2016

More Perfectly Paired Photos of Sexy Men and Adorable Cats in Similar Poses

When it comes to picking an Internet vice, it's hard to choose just one. Are you unsure if it's attractive men or adorable kittens that you want to scroll through? Why not have both? The fun and flirty French Tumblr blog Des Hommes et des Chatons started pairing photos of men and cats years ago, and it hasn't stopped since its launch.

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Photography

August 2, 2016

Polish Artists Recreate Traditional Slavic Wreaths as Gorgeous Floral Headdresses

From the bright beads to the bold makeup to the bouquets balanced as exuberant crowns, these photographs by Ula Kóska are...

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Photography

August 2, 2016

Endearing Childhood Portraits Reveal the Lives of Iconic Musicians Before They Were Famous

Famous musicians can seem larger than life, like they’ve somehow transcended ordinary existence.

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Photography

August 1, 2016

Transcendent Photos of Antarctica’s Cavernous Blue Ice Glaciers

Photographer Julieanne Kost’s Blue Ice portfolio displays images of Antarctica’s astoundingly beautiful gradations of cerulean hues layered within its icebergs and glaciers. As an industry expert in Adobe Photoshop and digital photography, Kost was able to apply her skillful aestheticism when she recently embarked on an expedition aboard a zodiac boat to Antarctica and explored Black Head, Cuverville Island, and Pleneau Bay, amongst many other destinations.

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Art

July 31, 2016

Artist Transforms Gallery Walls into Vibrating Electromagnetic Waves

Italian artist Loris Cecchini combines photography, drawing, sculpture, and installation in his works with the ultimate goal of forming unified poetic...

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Art

July 31, 2016

Life-Size Copper Tree Sculptures Immortalize the Beauty of Demolished Forests

As the world’s environment and natural resources continue to rapidly diminish, Lee Gil Rae constructs enormous forests of copper to...

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Photography

July 29, 2016

Famous Fluffy-Eared Rabbit Has a New Partner—And She’s Just as Adorable

The lovable, Instagram-famous Angora rabbit named Wally took the Internet by storm with his adorable, fluffy ears. Now, he shares the spotlight and his spot on the couch with a new friend—Suki. Molly Prottas (Wally's human) welcomed the world to the tiny female English Angora rabbit with an emphatic message of delight via Instagram: “One bunny…two bunnies…TWO BUNNIES! I can count my bunnies! Because I have two!

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