Astrophotography
November 21, 2024

Astrophotographer Travels to the Border of India and Nepal to Capture Spectacular Views of Night Sky

Singalila National Park is an extremely popular spot in Eastern India. Located at an altitude of more than 7,000 feet above sea level and amazing views of the Himalayas, it's a dream destination for mountain lovers. However, astrophotographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee visited this scenic spot for a different reason—the presence of a dark, Bortle 2 sky, which gave him the chance to capture breathtaking shots of the Milky Way and, most importantly, of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.

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Style
November 20, 2024

Clothing Brand Prints Tags With Faces of Workers Who Make Each Garment

Although we wear clothes all the time, how often do we really think about who made them or where they came from before they reached the store we picked them from? Rarely. Hoping to spotlight the humans behind the garments we wear, clothing company Los Angeles Apparel added their workers' faces and bios to their clothing tags, adding a layer of transparency to the manufacturing process.

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Photo Contest
November 20, 2024

Incredible Winners of the World’s Longest-Running Photo Contest

For 146 years, the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) has recognized the talents of those who take moving and still pictures, making it the world's longest-running photography competition. Rather than highlighting single images, the RPS Awards single out exceptional bodies of work and honor the photographers themselves. Awards are handed out across three main branches—the art of photography, scientific photography, and the knowledge and understanding of photography. The recipients range from Dr.

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Inspiring
November 19, 2024

Man Spends 22 Years Carving Through Mountain for Quicker Path Between Village and Doctor After His Wife’s Death

People who have faced tragedy are sometimes the most compassionate people in society. Knowing the pains of preventable devestation, they go to great lengths to prevent others from having to face the same fate. In 1959, a woman named Falguni Devi fell from a mountain ridge in Gehlaur, India. The nearest doctor was over 30 miles away, preventing her from getting quick help. She wound up dying from her injuries.

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