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24 Nov 20:16
xne: A polar bear cub and its mother swim through the Arctic...
xne:
A polar bear cub and its mother swim through the Arctic Ocean in Syalbard, Norway.
Kevin Schafer
23 Nov 15:21
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23 Nov 13:21
hollyhocksandtulips: The Cyclone, Coney Island, 1962 Photo by...
The Cyclone, Coney Island, 1962
Photo by Nat Norman
I love every single expression in this photo.
15 Nov 23:03
thegetty: EGYPTIAN BLUE Egyptian blue is the world’s oldest...
EGYPTIAN BLUE
Egyptian blue is the world’s oldest manmade pigment. And its recipe is so complex that it was lost for 1,500 years, from ancient Roman times till the 19th century.
First discovered at the time of the pyramids, Egyptian blue is made by mixing exact quantities of lime, sand, and a substance containing copper, then melting the blend in a furnace heated to between 1470 and 1650° F—no less, no more. What emerges is an opaque, crystalline material that’s perfectly blue. Artists would grind Egyptian blue and mix it with egg white, glue, or acacia gum to create a paint the color of a “swimming pool in summer.”
More about this color (and lots of other blues!) in Victoria Finlay’s book The Brilliant History of Color in Art.
Eye made for an Egyptian statue, about 1200 B.C. Glass and gypsum. The J. Paul Getty Museum
14 Nov 12:57
kqedscience: Why 35,000 Walrus Come Ashore in Northwest...
Why 35,000 Walrus Come Ashore in Northwest Alaska
“The World Wildlife Fund said walrus have also been gathering in large groups on the Russian side of the Chukchi Sea.
"It’s another remarkable sign of the dramatic environmental conditions changing as the result of sea ice loss," said Margaret Williams, managing director of the group’s Arctic program, by phone from Washington, D.C. "The walruses are telling us what the polar bears have told us and what many indigenous people have told us in the high Arctic, and that is that the Arctic environment is changing extremely rapidly and it is time for the rest of the world to take notice and also to take action to address the root causes of climate change."
Learn more from the Associated Press.