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A praying mantis preserved in amber for millions of years not a sculpture, but a real prehistoric insect trapped in tree resin and fossilized into a natural time capsule.

An entire moment from ancient Earth… frozen before humans even existed.

Check out : https://www.natureknows.org/2024/02/30-million-year-old-praying-mantis-is.html

 
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Earth… just 5 minutes ago (himawari8.nict.go.jp)
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Before calling it fake, check Japan’s Himawari-8/9 satellite a real Earth-observing satellite that captures full-disk images of our planet every 10 minutes using official space-based imaging, not weather predictions.

This is actual satellite imagery from space… sometimes Earth just looks so unreal that people forget reality can be more stunning than CGI

🔗Check out by yourself https://himawari8.nict.go.jp/ 🔗

Details: https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/satellite/himawari89.html

 
 

the researchers recorded both healthy and stressed tomato and tobacco plants using microphones. They conducted experiments in a soundproof chamber and later in a greenhouse with background noise. The plants were stressed in two ways, by withholding water for several days and by cutting their stems. The team then trained a machine learning algorithm to distinguish between healthy plants, dehydrated plants, and cut plants.

audio is uploaded in the article

Source : https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-plants-scream-we-just-couldnt-hear-them-until-now/

 

One of the most iconic images from the Space Shuttle era.

Captured on February 9, 2010, during mission STS-130, this photograph shows Space Shuttle Endeavour in silhouette as it approaches the International Space Station for docking.

The image was taken by astronauts aboard the ISS. What makes this shot truly special is the contrast the dark outline of the shuttle against Earth’s glowing atmospheric layers, transitioning from deep black space to warm orange and soft blue tones.

It’s a rare perspective that highlights both human engineering and the fragile beauty of our planet in a single frame.