The movie Koyaanisqatsi was revolutionary when it came out in 1982, and 30 years later it’s still an incredible work. But for those who can’t sit through 90 minutes of beautiful slow-mo footage, here it is, sped up 1552 per cent. More »
I’m a city boy, I love everything about a city — the energy, the bars, the buildings, the noise — and would cry suburgatory if you stripped me away from the city life. But after watching this Yosemite time-lapse video, I might take a sabbatical into nature myself. It’s so gosh darn beautiful. More »
Birds have always fascinated humans. Their flight has inspired writers, artists and engineers to create poems, legends, novels, aeroplanes and superheroes. The new BBC documentary Earthflight captures this fascination in a way that nobody has before. It’s awesome. More »
This little Indonesian dragonfly is kind of a big deal. It’s the winning subject of National Geographic’s 2011 Photo Contest and helped Shikhei Goh beat out 20,000 other submissions to net the $US10,000 Grand Prize. More »
I will, at some stage, stop posting about tiny critters. But not today. No, today we’re looking at this itty-bitty frog species, Amauensis, a part of the newly described genus Paedophryne. The average body size of the species is 7.7mm, which is about 60 per cent smaller than a five-cent coin. More »
The BBC’s Earthflight series is amazing. They use “many filming techniques to create the experience of flying with birds as they encounter some of the greatest natural events on the planet.” The results are stunning. More »
Hey crazy people, don’t you ever stop being crazy. Even though I don’t understand you, you give me so much joy. Like this guy! Look how happy he is! Happy to have his face covered with a bunch of stick bugs. More »
This is the view from one of the suites at the Makanyane Safari Lodge, a hotel hidden in a private 1,800-hectare ground in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve, just under Botswana. It’s a perfect dream gift for nature lovers. More »
Every meal can be a picnic in the park with this Chia Pet meets Ikea picNYC Table sprouting a healthy growth of grass. You’ll probably miss the fresh air — but not the bugs, off-leash dogs, and misdirected frisbees. More »
We didn’t realise New York State even had an official insect, and that’s probably because it’s been missing for 29 years. But now, the nine-spotted ladybug is back. More »
