Canyonlands National Park - Anasazi Granaries

Panoramic Earth Map Data Imagery ©2014 NASA Map Earth is unique in the solar system for the known capacity to support life. Within Panoramic Earth you will find a growing collection of 360° panoramas showing various parts of the world, from the cities to countryside, mountain tops to caves, rivers to oceans and jungle to desert. The Earth is increasingly being recognized as an unusual planet for many reasons. These are just some of the facts about the Earth that make the planet just right to support us, as well as creating the wonderful places for us to explore. For now, though, the Earth continues to be a very fortunate place.

Mindblowing Macro Photography from The Micro-Cosmos, by Blepharopsis – with Exclusive Interview For today’s showcase we have a very special and honorable guest: Igor Siwanowicz, a.k.a. Blepharopsis. He is an absolutely amazing photographer and has a life-loving spirit. This post will present 50 of the best photographs shot by him, along with an exclusive interview that he kindly honored us with and where he reveals not only some secrets about the beautiful art of photography, but also a short, interesting and inspiring biography. A: I was born in Krakow, Poland, in 1976, to a pair of biologists – I suppose it was the exposure to all the biology textbooks that shaped my interests early in life. “Horned” Education-wise, I did my masters in biotechnology in Krakow and Aarhus, Denmark, followed by PhD in structural biochemistry in Germany. “Posing – You’re Doing It Ok” “Blepharopsis” is a genus of a praying mantis; the name has a Greek origin: blepharon means “eyelid” and opsis, if I’m not mistaken, – “face”. Keychain Monster “Brahmaea Hearseyi” “Moultin'” “Fiddler on the Root” “Fangs”