This collection of photos celebrates trees growing on the sides of buildings, through small cracks, and in one case, straight out of a narrow slit in a brick wall. The… Read the rest of the article: Trees that refused to be stopped by brick walls and cracks

Magnified Sand is Robert Maronpot's ongoing microscopic photography project. He photographs individual sand grains up close, revealing shapes and colors that are completely invisible to the naked eye. The results… Read the rest of the article: Magnified Sand reveals the hidden beauty of individual grains

Cursor Camp is a wholesome little website where you and everyone else visiting appear as small cursors. There's no chat, no usernames, no profiles — you can only interact by… Read the rest of the article: Cursor Camp is a wholesome no-chat online hangout spot

This lightning compilation video captures what happens when the atmosphere turns volatile. A storm rolls in, looking routine, and then, suddenly, a tree is vaporized, a building is on fire,… Read the rest of the article: Lightning compilation video reveals how storms cause fires, explosions, and power loss

This tree branch oddity is somehow NSFW even though it consists of nothing but a branch and some cowboy boots. The natural branch formation and footwear are just a little… Read the rest of the article: This tree branch is accidentally NSFW

Artist Ton Zwerver made this striking kinetic mask featuring bouncing appendages. The base is metal, with two simple eye-holes and the imprint of a mouth. Extending from the front is… Read the rest of the article: This mask has a Pinocchio nose with bouncing colored balls on the end

If you're looking for an ad-free weather site, someone made this easy-to-navigate one and shared it on Reddit. You start by entering your city, and next you're taken to a… Read the rest of the article: Ad-Free Weather Website Offers Clean, Custom Forecasts With Air Quality, Pollen, and 10-Day Outlook

Borzoi's howling noises sound like a digital effect. I had to research what other Borzoi howls sound like just to make sure this one was real, because my first thought… Read the rest of the article: This dog makes a sound you won't believe comes from a living creature

This stylish cat sculpture by Jan Martel and Joël Martel, created in 1925, perfectly captures the sleek, geometric Art Deco look. A year later, photographer Thérèse Bonney snapped it alongside… Read the rest of the article: Which came first: the cat or the Art Deco sculpture?

On BigBlend, a space cat follows your cursor around the screen. A rainbow trail is left behind the cat as it moves. Use the mouse or your arrow keys to… Read the rest of the article: A space cat with a rainbow exhaust wants nothing from you

A deer in Copperas Cove, Texas, recently made a bold retail decision: it entered a collectibles shop by going directly through the window. The surveillance video shows the animal popping… Read the rest of the article: What happens when a deer smashes through a Funko Pop store?

Do you ever feel like you're spinning in circles trying to get ready in the morning? "Diskžokej" ("Disc Jockey"), directed by Jiří Barta, is a 1980 Czechoslovakian short that finds… Read the rest of the article: This 1980 Czech animation is circles all the way down

This wonderful animation by Candace Couse takes you on a strange trip through a knitted body. Every organ and body part is hand-knitted, yet they pulse and move like the… Read the rest of the article: A knitted human body comes to life in this animation

This little wooden coffin was built for a dead canary by the coal miners whose lives the bird helped save. The bird was a piece of safety equipment to its… Read the rest of the article: An 1875 coffin for Little Joe, the canary who saved a mine crew

This photo shows how a small drop of water can reflect an entire forest landscape inside it. What amazes me about this phenomenon is the intricate level of detail captured… Read the rest of the article: A single raindrop compresses a 30-meter pine forest into a perfect image

A drone photographer captured a mesmerizing vortex in the water off the coast of Sydney, Australia, known as a "tornado rip." From 50 feet up, the spiral pattern is unmistakable… Read the rest of the article: Drone footage reveals "Tornado Rip" vortex invisible from the shore

In Cincinnati, you can find some cool public kaleidoscopes at Smale Park. Here's a video of what it's like to use one of them. The kaleidoscope is locked in place,… Read the rest of the article: Why does Cincinnati's Smale Park have kaleidoscopes aimed at flowers?

Stuff My Dog Loves is a cute website that honors all the things that the site creator's dog loves.  The site features sweet, pixelated drawings with captions about different things… Read the rest of the article: Viggo's favorite things: a heartwarming collection of small moments through a dog's eyes

The rock shelters of the Serranía de la Lindosa in Colombia preserve some of the most remarkable prehistoric artwork ever discovered in South America. Stretching across vast sandstone walls, these… Read the rest of the article: Prehistoric rock art in Colombia's Serranía de la Lindosa reveals ancient human "Kiss"

This beautiful passageway in Sequoia National Park is known as Tunnel Rock. This naturally occurring granite boulder was incorporated into the road construction beneath it. I'm so glad that it… Read the rest of the article: Workers routed a highway through this boulder rather than blast it