Most of life is invisible. It’s true. This short animation from Flora Lichtman and Sharon Shattuck take a crack at explaining the history of microbes. We begin with the birth of microscopes – which is a bit of a mystery – and then moves on to the tiny lifeforms that they discovered. In Pure Spirit […]
Did fishermen really find a dragon skeleton in the Chinese Sea?
According to the Japanese news site Byoukan Sunday there is debate as to whether this is a strange discovery or a hoax. The find is dated March 2013 and was apparently made by a Chinese fisherman. As the Japanese newspaper points out the bones are rather perfect for a washed up skeleton, though. Could they […]
1,300 year old book of Egyptian spells finally deciphered
Do you believe in Egyptian magic? History claims they could do everything from exorcising demons, defeating enemies and had plenty of love spells? In fact, such spells have been found in the Handbook of Ritual Power, a 20-page codex from the 8th-century which Malcolm Choat at Macquarie University and Iain Gardner at the University of […]
How to build a human – hypnotic
This wonderfully hypnotic animation is the work of Eleanor Lutz. Lutz specialises in taking science data and turning it into visualisations that make sense. In this case Lutz is showing a zygote becomes a baby using a style designed by Nicolas Fong. Despite the success, Lutz wasn’t entirely happy. She wrote; I am a little […]
When the clouds invaded the Grand Canyon
This remarkable video captures a “total cloud inversion” that filled the Grand Canyon. There’s no sound. What you see, over a time-lapse, is low cloud coming in to fill the Grand Canyon, lapping at the edge and then retreating again. In Pure Spirit What’s the most surreal natural sight you’ve ever seen? Looking for holidays […]
600 year old Japanese Tsunami warning stone
Hundreds of these centuries-old Tsunami warning stones can be found on the Japanese coastline. The carvings warn readers to head up hills and move to the high ground after any earthquake because of the risk of Tsunami. Some of the carved warning stones have been placed at the high water marks to write down how […]
The ice swept wonders of Slovenia
Photographer Marko Korosec responded to a lull in the weather after a long period of snow and wind to climb Mount Javornik. The mountain in eastern Slovenia is better known for ski holidays than alien-like discoveries but it is the latter Korosec found. The trees and towers have been encased in layers of ice. Some […]
Gretel’s Dark Forest
German artist Kilian Schoenberger shared their Dark Forest photography project on Behance. It’s described as “back into the light” this is “where Hansel and Gretel lost their way”. The photographs were actually taken by wandering through the remote forests that line where the Iron Curtain in Central Europe used to be. We’ve pictures from Germany […]
Catching a monster lake trout on clear ice
These ice fishermen enter a state of near hysteria as a monster of a lake trout gets caught at Lake Superior. The fishermen are in a tent and balanced on crystal clear ice. Their fishing line is through a hole they’ve drilled. The result is that you can see the mighty fish as it swims […]
Discover the most radioactive places on Earth
The important difference between ionizing radiation and the sort of radiation you might get with your smartphone is brought to life in this strange tour video.
