The long-eared jerboa, a tiny nocturnal mammal that looks like a cross between a big-eared mouse and a kangaroo, is captured on film for the first time. Footage provided by Zoological Society of London.

The dramatic photographs were shot by Roberto and Adrian Marquez Marquez just after the 3:40 p.m magnitude 7.2 quake. The pictures show the area around La Rumorosa, the highest point in Tecate.

Brothers traveling in Mexico photographed this surreal sight: The power of the quake lifting a layer of dust off a mountain range.  “We felt the truck Continue Reading

The Vogelkop Bowerbird: Nature’s Great Seducer – BBC One

A lesson in seduction from the Barry White of the bird world. The male Vogelkop bowerbird is a master of attracting a mate and getting her in the mood for love.

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Image Posted on April 13, 2010 by japanese astronaut Astro_Soichi from international space station.

Thousands of flights from European airports have been canceled because of a cloud of ash thrown up by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland.

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A number of countries have closed their airspace, including Britain, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Poland.

Flights were also severely disrupted in Norway, Finland and Switzerland,

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