Say hello to the bumpy snailfish – a never-before-seen species of deep-sea creature photographed by a remotely operated vehicle more than 3km underwater off the coast of California. With its big blue eyes and winning smile, the little snailfish was an instant online hit. Photograph: MBARI #photography #fish #MarineLife

蔓梅擬[Tsuruumemodoki] Celastrus orbiculatus var. orbiculatus via konjaku #photography #Japanese #plants

Al-Awda Hospital suspends medical services amid fuel shortages #Gaza #hospitals

Kalsoy, Faroe Islands via elinerlina2 #photography #landscape #Faroe

Red Sprites and Circular Elves Lightning over Italy What's happening in the sky? Lightning. The most commonly seen type of lightning involves flashes of bright white light between clouds. Over the past 50 years, though, other types of upper-atmospheric lightning have been confirmed, including tentacled red sprites and ringed ELVES. Image Credit & Copyright: Valter Binotto #photography #lightning #RedSprites #ELVES #APOD

"Have you been on a plane during severe turbulence, fearing that the shaking aircraft is about to fall apart and tumble down? Brief moments of weightlessness stop your breath; perhaps you whisper prayers and remember everyone you love. That’s the feeling you get during a Russian air raid in Kyiv, Ukraine – and there have been more than 1,800 of them since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022." 1/ Mansur Mirovalev #Kyiv #Ukraine #bombing

Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature by Alyssa Battistoni, 2025 A timely new critique of capitalism’s persistent failure to value nature. Capitalism is typically treated as a force for relentless commodification. Yet it consistently fails to place value on vital aspects of the nonhuman world, whether carbon emissions or entire ecosystems. #books #nonfiction #philosophy #capitalism #Nature

Illuminated Photograph: Jack Crockford/RSPCA Young Photographer Awards 2025 #photography #foxes

Beyond Language by Emmanuele Severino, 2024 Beyond Language (Oltre il Linguaggio) is one of Italian philosopher Emmanuele Severino's major works, wrestling with whether it's possible to think meaningfully outside of the restrictions of language. #books #nonfiction #philosophy #language

Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist by David Bather Woods, 2025 An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism. #books #nonfiction #biography #philosophy #Schopenhauer