Radical Cartography by Harold Fisk, 1944. Tracing the Mississippi.

The rainy season in Japan brings forth a glimmering phenomenon. Hundreds of fluorescent mushrooms grows in tree trunks and covers the ground with a blanket of little green lights. This rare specie was only discovered recently.

Discover the "Floating Garden" concept, the first ecological aquarium !

Just released, this stunning image shows remarkable and mysterious details near the dark central region of a planet-sized sunspot in one of the sharpest views ever of the surface of the Sun.

Gold ADDY winning mailer for Dale Chihuly's Glass exhibition at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

A star-shaped mushroom, called the ‘Devil’s Cigar’ (Chorioactis geaster) is one of the worlds rarest fungi. This fungi had been detected only in central Texas, two remote locations in Japan, and most recently in the mountains of Nara.

Beautiful Saturday of picnicking and Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic watching... the views and weather were absolutely stunning ~ inspiring to see the manhattan skyline from that perspective!

Grain Surfboards in Maine developed a truly eco-friendly surfboard that is hollow and made from sustainable white cedar.

Absolutely wonderful ceramic bird houses from Denver based artist Michael McDowell.

The Kingdom Animalia: wooden animal silhouettes by enormouschampion.

NatGeo has a pretty awesome slideshow of "Glowing Animals: Pictures of Beasts Shining for Science"

Suck UK's Bungee Bird Feeder! "It’s more or less fact that squirrels and sparrows are huge fans of extreme sports, so what better way to treat them than to this bungee jumping feeder." designed by Mitchell Robinson

The Age of Stupid is a film is a drama-documentary-animation hybrid with an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching archive footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party - William Castleman has created this amazing timelapse video of the Milky Way rising in Texas.

Beautiful swallow installation at the Museum Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro - Primavera - Pedrita at Ermida Belem

Sunset as i flew into LAX was gorgeous through the fog ~ and the color palette was stunning, and these lens flare-y orange orbs that appeared are kind of amusing tonight!

Meet Ida, the small 'missing link' fossil that created a big media splash and will likely continue to make waves among those who study human origins.

louis vuitton commissioned jeremy deller to produce a temporary urban garden at their london store - gorgeous!

MoMA's "Into the Sunset" exhibit takes a look at the photographic legacy of the American West...and digs up some amazing pics in the process.

a ring so delicious looking you could eat it. oh wait, you actually can! sliced dried fruit mixed with silver (no added preservatives!) makes lovely wearable and edible rings.

Montreal now enjoys North America's first large-scale bicycle sharing system. The bikes are computer-chip based, solar-powered and WiFi-enabled, with LED headlights and taillights!

Another vertical garden variation ~ POT WALL! Love this installation at the Valcucine + Surface party ~ also the new sustainable kitchen is gorgeous ~ and the slow food was delicious!!!

totally awesome new exhibit called Extreme Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History. and incredible coverage by the new york times! check out the interactive!

Woody A Renne!!! by FAKIR

In between working for Nike and GNU Snowboards, Adam Haynes somehow fits in enough time to create stunning paintings of his own... he has a show that opens on the 16th at POVevolving Gallery.

GIVEAWAY!!! NOTCOT is lucky enough to giveaway one of the 100 limited edition laser etched Mark Hoppus/Fall Out Boy Octopus USB Keys!!! You know you want it ~ it also turns into a shirt (kinda) and is filled with goodies...

The ultimate way to recycle: Christelle Boulé's paper urns have a biodegradeable cap filled with oak seeds. Bury the urn and the ashes of the deceased nourish the seedling.

It was very interesting to listen to Mitchell Joachim explain the concept of Terreform's Soft Cars to Stephen Colbert...

Hands on with a full bodied Cardboard Rhino from Cardboard Safari (the guys who make the animal head trophies)! They come flat and perfectly laser cut for your build it yourself pleasure. Definitely a fun gift for most ages...

Another interesting look at Vertical Gardening! Lots of edibles grown in italy... awesome slide show

Azul’s simple packaging to wrap pieces together. The walnut bird perch separate from the seed container,wrapped with a simple belt of paper. The food packaging has a bird shaped window.

But it's not just her tail that's curly. Elizabeth is a queen of her species - a rare Austrian Mangalitza Gilt - and one of only a handful to thrive in Britain. This is the real deal, no photoshop involved!

A mesmerizing eucalyptus leaf collage by Australian visual artist Janine Mackintosh.

IWG Sleepy Bear Series ~ who doesn't love adorable man eating bears with SPORKS and skulls and combat knives...

Due to overwhelming requests, inquiries and love off the Koi series, we are happy to publish this large print on beautifully smooth semi matte paper. A limited edition of 250, 24" x 24" , 2" inch bleed, hand signed and number. $60!

Green Porno is an critically acclaimed series from Isabella Rossellini - scientifically accurate yet extremely entertaining nature documentary

Interesting idea to use rain gutters mounted on siding for layered garden space...

wonderful nytimes article on social insects and slideshow on ants. including pics of some of the more unusual species.

Seward Street Slides (& Corwin Community Garden) - San Francisco, CA. First opened May 21, 1973. Fun for big kids too!

a collection of various tree trunks close up

Succulents Part II! Amazing patterns, colors, and details ~ here is another batch of different succulents freshly acquired and planted!

Succulent Friday! Went exploring the Rolling Hills Nursery ~ and it's amazing! Couldn't resist buying up some gorgeous succulents... and then photographing all the details before planting...

Finally an alternative to the tree based paper bag! The new stylish flax-viscose bag called 60Bags!

Canon Neoreal at Milan Design Week ~ Designboom has an awesome look at these jellyfish projected on some incredible fluid looking structures...