Nature
July 14, 2020

Clever Hummingbird Builds a Nest Complete With a Giant Leaf Roof

When conservationist Bianca Caroline Soares was on a walk near her home in Paraguay, she spotted a hummingbird nest unlike any other she had seen before. The tiny construction looked like a conventional nest, but it had one ingenious addition—a leaf roof. Positioned on the side of the home, the leaf provided ample shade as the creature nestled in her creation.

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Photography
July 13, 2020

Wildlife Photographer Captures a Rare Black Panther Roaming in the Jungles of India

The black panther is notoriously difficult to catch a glimpse of in the wild, and even more challenging to capture on camera. However, wildlife photographer Shaaz Jung specializes in tracking down these rarely spotted animals. He’s been photographing the elusive big cat for the last four years, and his most recent images of the majestic black beauty have gone viral.

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History
July 12, 2020

Revealing Photo Highlights the Enormous Scale of a Flag Flown in the Battle of Trafalgar

In 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar secured Britain's supremacy as a naval power over the French and Spanish. Led by Horatio Nelson, the Brits triumphed over a French-Spanish fleet that outnumbered them in quantity and size. To get a sense of how impressive the victory really was, one only needs to look at the size of the flag flown on one of Spain's battleships.

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Art
July 12, 2020

Artist Forages Her Home to Arrange Beautiful Botanicals Into Ethereal Illustrations

Nature lover, writer, and botanical artist Bridget Beth Collins (aka Flora Forager) creates artwork using plants like a painter would pigment. She artistically arranges flowers and leaves into whimsical illustrations that look like they’re straight out of a fairytale. The Seattle-based creative lives in an urban cottage that she and her young family call The Burrow, because, the artist says, “it looks and feels like a hobbit hole.

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