curlsabroad:

The Startling Science of a Starling Murmuration

Starling flocks, it turns out, are best described with equations of “critical transitions”— systems that are poised to tip, to be almost instantly and completely transformed, like metals becoming magnetized or liquid turning to gas. Each starling in a flock is connected to every other. When a flock turns in unison, it’s a phase transition.

An absolutely stunning video. It’s brought me to tears before. The science behind the murmurations is fantastic.

Nature is so full of beautiful mysteries.

the indian city of bikaner host an annual camel festival in january. the designs are the results of trimming and dying the camel hair. photos steve hoge and osakabe yasuo

experimentsinmotion:

Dark Senses

A series of moving explorations using magnetized liquid and suspended metals. via 

enochliew:

Weinhof Synagogue by Kister Scheithauer Gross Architects

The old Synagogue has been based at the Weinhof in the City of Ulm up until 1938, when it got destroyed by the Nazis.