Adorable “Leaf Sheep” Sea Slugs Look like Cartoon Lambs
It’s a sheep! It’s a cow! No, it’s Costasiella kuroshimae (or ‘Leaf Sheep’ for short). This adorable little sea slug, whose beady eyes and cute...
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80-Year-Old Man Hasn’t Watered This Sealed Bottle Garden Since 1972 And It’s Still Alive
In a beautiful example of a closed but functional ecosystem, David Latimer has grown a garden sealed inside a giant glass bottle that he has...
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NASA Compiles a List of the Best Air-Cleaning Plants for Your Home
Houseplants are awesome indoor air cleaners, but some of them are more effective than others at filtering out pollutants and toxic chemicals in the air....
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Artist Creates Miniature Tree Houses Meticulously Sculpted Around Potted Plants
Artist Jedediah Corwyn Voltz constructs miniature treehouses wrapped around common houseplants or bonsai trees in his new sculptural series titled Somewhere Small. He relies on...
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These Teeny Tiny Bonsai Plants Give New Meaning to the Word Miniature
It’s no secret that the Japanese excel at making things smaller, whether it’s automobiles, electronics or food. In fact, Japan’s love of small things can...
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The Cutest Tiny Succulents Grow as Adorable Rabbit-Shaped Plants in Japan
Ever wanted to own a rabbit but don’t have the time or space to look after one? Then why don’t you grow one in a...
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Inventor Creates Robotic “Smart” Planter That Chases the Sun to Keep Plants in Sunlight
You've probably noticed before and wondered why it happens… your plants seem to grow towards the direction of sunlight. It's called heliotropism and is a phenomenon where...
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83 Year Old Man Hasn’t Watered This Sealed Bottle Garden Since 1972 And It’s Still Alive
In an amazing example of a closed but functional ecosystem, David Latimer has grown a garden sealed inside of a giant glass bottle that he...
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Fancy a Floating Bonsai Tree? Now You Can!
Ever dreamt of owning your very own floating Bonsai Tree? Now you can, thanks to a brilliant new Kickstarter campaign called “Air Bonsai“, flying its...
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Rare Monkey Orchids to Celebrate the Year of the Monkey
To celebrate the Year of the Monkey, which officially commences on February 8th, 2016, the Aquamarine Fukushima in Japan has opened a spectacular exhibit featuring...
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More Incredible Miniature Paintings by Lorraine Loots
Lorraine Loots, an expert at creating tiny art “for ants,” is back with a new series of mind-bogglingly small (and beautiful) paintings of animals, space,...
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Recycled Plastic Bottle Plant Sculptures by Veronika Richterová
Czech artist Veronika Richterová creates new life from repurposed plastic PET bottles. For the last decade the artist has used various methods of cutting, heating, and assemblage...
