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Jaguars are excellent swimmers. 📽: Jacob Feder

Jaguars are excellent swimmers. 📽: Jacob Feder

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This is how helicopters refuel in midair. 📽: jaydav44/ig

This is how helicopters refuel in midair. 📽: jaydav44/ig

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The serene, crystal-clear water of the karstic lake Glavaševo in Croatia.

The serene, crystal-clear water of the karstic lake Glavaševo in Croatia.

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The tippe top is a spinning top that, when set in motion, spontaneously flips to spin on its narrow stem.

The tippe top is a spinning top that, when set in motion, spontaneously flips to spin on its narrow stem.

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The speed of a chamois running down a mountain. 📽: Zian Perrot-Couttet

The speed of a chamois running down a mountain. 📽: Zian Perrot-Couttet

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In the mind-bending Mephisto Spiral illusion, the wires appear to unwind but never come apart. 📽️: Jaap Scherphuis

In the mind-bending Mephisto Spiral illusion, the wires appear to unwind but never come apart. 📽️: Jaap Scherphuis

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Mating dance of the male red-capped manakin.

Mating dance of the male red-capped manakin.

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Dolphins surf the pressure wave in front of boats for fun and to save energy, a behavior known as bow riding. 📽️: Tasha_WhiteGold

Dolphins surf the pressure wave in front of boats for fun and to save energy, a behavior known as bow riding. 📽️: Tasha_WhiteGold

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The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) uses its long proboscis while hovering in midair to feed on flowers. 📽️: Mike Tyurin

The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) uses its long proboscis while hovering in midair to feed on flowers. 📽️: Mike Tyurin

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Spectacular ground-to-cloud lightning fills the sky over Burleigh Heads, Australia. 📽: haydenmilne/IG

Spectacular ground-to-cloud lightning fills the sky over Burleigh Heads, Australia. 📽: haydenmilne/IG

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Halloween hand illusion by Luca Gallone.

Halloween hand illusion by Luca Gallone.

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When frame rate matches the rotor speed. 📽: Reece Deavor

When frame rate matches the rotor speed. 📽: Reece Deavor

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Satellite images showing the changing colors of Central Park in New York City over the course of a year. 📽: Daily Overview

Satellite images showing the changing colors of Central Park in New York City over the course of a year. 📽: Daily Overview

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This is how jets refuel in midair.

This is how jets refuel in midair.

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Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't drift apart, a behavior known as rafting. 📽: Vancouver Aquarium

Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don't drift apart, a behavior known as rafting. 📽: Vancouver Aquarium

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This clever jar opener works with your body's natural strength, converting pushing force into a powerful grip against high-carbon steel teeth.

This clever jar opener works with your body's natural strength, converting pushing force into a powerful grip against high-carbon steel teeth.

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Fascinating video of a sidewinder snake's unique method of locomotion.

Fascinating video of a sidewinder snake's unique method of locomotion.

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Non-Newtonian fluids turn into solids when pressure is applied. Credit: UChicago

Non-Newtonian fluids turn into solids when pressure is applied. Credit: UChicago

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Visualizing Newton's first law with a satisfying leap into a snow covered fence.

Visualizing Newton's first law with a satisfying leap into a snow covered fence.

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Watch a manhole cover dance due to trapped air escaping from stormwater pipes in Oslo, Norway, after a rainstorm.

Watch a manhole cover dance due to trapped air escaping from stormwater pipes in Oslo, Norway, after a rainstorm.

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A massive chunk of ice, extending far below the water's surface, detaches from a glacier and is launched 200ft (61m) into the air due to its lower density compared to seawater.

A massive chunk of ice, extending far below the water's surface, detaches from a glacier and is launched 200ft (61m) into the air due to its lower density compared to seawater.

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A giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) filmed by the ROV on Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 810m (2,660 feet) in the Gulf of Mexico. This huge underwater 'pill bug' measures nearly 30cm (almost 1 foot), as indicated by the ROV's red laser dots, spaced 10cm apart. 📽: NOAA

A giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) filmed by the ROV on Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 810m (2,660 feet) in the Gulf of Mexico. This huge underwater 'pill bug' measures nearly 30cm (almost 1 foot), as indicated by the ROV's red laser dots, spaced 10cm apart. 📽: NOAA

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Cats have a precise method of walking called direct registering. Their hind paws fall inside the place of their forepaws, minimizing noise and visible tracks, while ensuring more stable footing. 📽: hanamomo

Cats have a precise method of walking called direct registering. Their hind paws fall inside the place of their forepaws, minimizing noise and visible tracks, while ensuring more stable footing. 📽: hanamomo

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A passengers close-up view of an engine failure on a Boeing 777 in 2021. 📽: Chad Schnell

A passengers close-up view of an engine failure on a Boeing 777 in 2021. 📽: Chad Schnell

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Watch the strange, life-like behavior of small ball bearings in castor oil when exposed to an electric field—a fascinating display of self-organization. 📽: Stanford Complexity Group

Watch the strange, life-like behavior of small ball bearings in castor oil when exposed to an electric field—a fascinating display of self-organization. 📽: Stanford Complexity Group

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This is what happens when you wring out a wet towel while floating in space. 📽: CSA/NASA

This is what happens when you wring out a wet towel while floating in space. 📽: CSA/NASA

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The sound of a snoring hummingbird.

The sound of a snoring hummingbird.

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A flying bicycle designed by student inventor Fusha Sakai achieving pedal-powered flight.

A flying bicycle designed by student inventor Fusha Sakai achieving pedal-powered flight.

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The most detailed image of the Orion Nebula ever from the Hubble Telescope. 📸: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto

The most detailed image of the Orion Nebula ever from the Hubble Telescope. 📸: NASA, ESA, M. Robberto

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The male pufferfish tries to impress potential mates with his masterpiece.

The male pufferfish tries to impress potential mates with his masterpiece.

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Africa's smallest cat is also the world's deadliest!

Africa's smallest cat is also the world's deadliest!

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Fascinating look at how speed changes the way a vehicle interacts with potholes.

Fascinating look at how speed changes the way a vehicle interacts with potholes.

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A night flight over the moonlit Earth in the International Space Station.

A night flight over the moonlit Earth in the International Space Station.

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The largest centipede species in the world, the Amazonian giant centipede (Scolopendra gigantea), can grow longer than 30cm (12 in). 📽: the_inverts_kingdom

The largest centipede species in the world, the Amazonian giant centipede (Scolopendra gigantea), can grow longer than 30cm (12 in). 📽: the_inverts_kingdom

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Breathtaking timelapse of nightfall over Cerro Paranal in Chile. 📽: ESO/José Francisco Salgado

Breathtaking timelapse of nightfall over Cerro Paranal in Chile. 📽: ESO/José Francisco Salgado

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Dolphins surf the pressure wave in front of boats for fun and to save energy, a behavior known as bow riding. 📽️: Tasha_WhiteGold

Dolphins surf the pressure wave in front of boats for fun and to save energy, a behavior known as bow riding. 📽️: Tasha_WhiteGold

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Japanese macaques bathe in hot springs to reduce stress and stay warm in winter.

Japanese macaques bathe in hot springs to reduce stress and stay warm in winter.

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Ferrofluid is an oily, black liquid that is attracted to magnets, consisting of nanoscale particles suspended in a carrier fluid.

Ferrofluid is an oily, black liquid that is attracted to magnets, consisting of nanoscale particles suspended in a carrier fluid.

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This is what happens when galaxies collide, a cosmic waltz spanning two billions years visualized with a supercomputer simulation. 📽️: NCSA, NASA, B. Robertson, L. Hernquist

This is what happens when galaxies collide, a cosmic waltz spanning two billions years visualized with a supercomputer simulation. 📽️: NCSA, NASA, B. Robertson, L. Hernquist

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How giraffes drink.

How giraffes drink.

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