▲ 3.3k r/oceans+2 crossposts

One of the world's rarest animal sightings: Chirodectes maculatus, previously seen only once before

u/Easy-Fix1735 — 25 days ago

Dallol is an otherworldly place in Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression. It is one of the hottest places on Earth, with temperatures around 35–41°C all year. The area has bright green and yellow acidic pools with a pH close to zero, making it extremely harsh for life.

u/Salt-Guarantee-4500 — 28 days ago
🔥 Hot ▲ 7.7k r/DamnThatsMindBlowing+3 crossposts

Tumbleweeds start out as tiny seedlings; by summer the plant has a round shape. They grow flowers and fruits. By fall they dry and detach from their roots, so they spread their seeds.

u/Massive-Albatross823 — 26 days ago
▲ 2.6k r/oceancreatures+2 crossposts

A stunningly beautiful jellyfish (Crossota sp.) spotted by an ROV at a depth of 2.3 miles near the Mariana Trench.

u/Cute-Attorney1677 — 28 days ago
▲ 5.0k r/mightyinteresting+3 crossposts

A Japanese restaurant in NYC has an interior designed to resemble a hand drawn black and white sketchbook.

u/Easy-Fix1735 — 1 month ago
▲ 3.0k r/DamnThatsMindBlowing+1 crossposts

Alkmaar, a city in the Netherlands, is renowned for its trade in natural cheeses, where the cheese is sold in this traditional manner that has been followed for more than 600 years, and it is often at prices lower than those in the markets.

u/InnerSwineHound — 2 months ago