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MIniature Wood Houses by Daniel Barreto

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We’re loving these clever and subtle gif images created by 21 year old Boston, MA based illustrator Daniel Barreto. The small dwellings are carved into the nooks and crannies of trees deep in the woods. Their windows glowing with light and flickering in the dark snowy night beg the question “who built this house and how do they exactly live here. ”

Burning Sky

A new University of Colorado Boulder study sheds new light on the conditions after a Manhattan-sized asteroid hit Mexico 66 million years ago (and spelled the doom for dinosaurs).

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A Phoenix Aurora over Iceland

And in winter?

Work by Vinie Graffiti

Romanian Traditional House

source: Zestra Neamului

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Baby Capybaras Born at Belfast Zoo

via: ZooBorns

Belfast Zoo keepers are hearing the ‘pitter patter’ of tiny webbed Capybara feet as the parents, Charlie and Lola, welcomed four pups on May 10. Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the largest rodent species in the world. These rodents are found in South America and are semi-aquatic mammals. They have webbed feet and can stay underwater for up to five minutes, which allows them to hide from predators. In fact, their scientific name even means ‘water hog’… (Learn more here.)