Astrophotography
June 6, 2024

Astrophotographer Captures Incredible Sunspot Close-Ups From His Backyard

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy is known for his ultra-high-definition photos of the Sun, and now he's focusing his equipment on an interesting detail of our star. AR3697 is a massive sunspot that has gotten a lot of attention lately, as it's the main cause of May's vibrant auroras. McCarthy has been tracking the sunspot from his backyard and put together some incredible time-lapses of its activity.

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Style
June 6, 2024

Trendy “Anatomy Fashion” Turns Our Insides Into Outside Style With Help From AI

Hungarian artist David Szauder has long created digital collages, but the advent of AI has allowed him even more freedom in his creativity. Szauder uses his heavily followed Instagram feed as a canvas for his free thoughts, which are often visualized using a mix of Midjourney and Photoshop. One series of visuals has him transforming the human body into fashionable streetwear that is so trendy you'll be wishing that it was in stores now.

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Endangered Animals
June 5, 2024

Young Orcas Are Still Ramming Into Boats and Sinking Them, and Now We Know Why

Since 2017, there have been regular “attacks” on boats in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Orcas have been ramming themselves into boats to the point that they actually sunk at least four boats. One boat off the Strait of Gibraltar was sunk just this past May. Especially during COVID lockdown, it was hard to not interpret the orca incidents as killer whales protesting humanity.

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Health
June 5, 2024

This Reverse Ishihara Vision Test Only Works If You’re Colorblind

At some point in your life, It’s likely you have come across—and perhaps even taken—an Ishihara test. Whether online or when having your eyes checked, this test is a vision test to check for colorblindness. If everything is in order, you're usually able to distinguish a number or pattern between a conjunction of red and green dots. But did you know this test also works the other way around?

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