Think twice

One World Trade Center, view from above

Patrick — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:26 +0000

It’s just been finished, the tallest building in the Americas, One World Trade Center.

Comparison of skyscrapers in New York

Patrick — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:11:03 +0000

This has to be the sunrise of all sunrises, photo from NASA.

Patrick — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:29:11 +0000

A baby crowned lemur has just been born in captivity in Twycross Zoo, UK.

Patrick — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:36:25 +0000

A storm on Saturn is like nothing on Earth. This one is about the size of a continent.

Patrick — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:21:03 +0000

No wonder it took a long time before it was discovered, Reinvardt’s tree frog is tiny.

Patrick — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:21:45 +0000

The cataclysmic events in the Horsehead Nebula (as photographed by Hubble) make the Milky Way look like a walk in the park.

Patrick — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:49:29 +0000

It is said to be the most spectacular show on Earth, and it’s free too: the Aurora Borealis (in the southern hemisphere it is known as the Aurora Australis).

Patrick — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:00:17 +0000

This sandy beach is in Brazil, but it’s certainly not the famous Copacabana beach in Rio, it is to be found in the remote north-east.

Patrick — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:35:03 +0000

The Aurora is not unique to the Earth. Jupiter has one too.

Patrick — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:29:42 +0000

A newly-discovered tarantula in the wilds of Sri Lanka with a length of 8 inches may be the longest known spider.