Most flowers need open air to thrive. Not this one. This one grows underground.

Most flowers need open air to thrive. Not this one. This one grows underground.

Rhizanthella gardneri, also known as Western Underground Orchid, is a plant in the orchid family, discovered in the spring of 1928 in the wheatbelt of Western Australia.

It was discovered in 1928 by a farmer after he noticed a sweet smell coming from the ground. The discovery generated such excitement that a wax model was toured around the British Isles.

The white leafless plant is made up of a fleshy underground storage stem (or tuber), which produces flower head consisting of around 150 tightly packed, tiny flowers.

The Western Australian underground orchid remains completely underground for it's whole life.

This particular orchid is a myco-heterotroph as it relies completely on the broom honeymyrtle and fungus for it's nutrients and carbon dioxide.

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A woman spent hours helping to look for a missing person. They were looking for her!

A woman spent hours helping to look for a missing person. They were looking for her!

You probably did a double take when you read this headline, but it's true.

A tourist in Iceland participated in an extensive 50-person search for a missing woman, only to realize the person she was looking for was HERSELF! Here's what happened.

Last Saturday, a tour bus made a stop in Iceland's popular Eldja Volcanic region. The woman stepped out, and changed clothes and freshened up before getting back on.

Neither the bus driver nor any other passenger recognized her in the new clothes. The bus driver eventually reported the woman as missing.

The bus driver then presumably asked people to help find the woman, and she participated in the 50-person search without realizing the bus driver was talking about her!

After an hour of looking, the driver turned the search over to the police. After a few hours, she realized that she was the person they were looking for and set the story straight. Awkward.

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'Impossible' Alien World is Impossible. Yet There It Is

HD 106906b is no "ordinary" alien planet -- it shouldn't exist. Continue reading →



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Top 10 Winter Holiday Myths

Given the mix of stories and superstitions that constitute holiday preparations and celebrations, seasonal myths can carry over year to year.



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Word/Puzzle Game of the Year 2013 Runner-Up: Device 6 - Pocket Tactics

Word/Puzzle Game of the Year 2013 Runner-Up: Device 6 Pocket Tactics Is Device 6 a puzzle game? When I reviewed it in November, I tagged it as “interactive fiction”, which in hindsight seems lazy. Simogo's game packs in quite a lot of reading, but it's not a choose-your-own-adventure gamebook. Indeed — that's the whole ...

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Unbelievable Faces

2D or not 2D

While at first glance these look like some seriously Photoshopped pics, Moscow based photographer Alexander Khoklov predominantly uses 3D make-up effects to achieve these surreal images.

Khoklov works with makeup artist Valeriya Kutsan and retouching expert Veronica Ershova to get these stunning looks.

Khoklov’s looks vary from comics, pixelated art, pop art, abstract paintings, and even throws the Angry Birds franchise into the mix.

Look carefully at the gallery below. First glances can be deceiving!

Images courtesy of Alexander Khokhlov. For more of his work, visit his website at alexanderkhokhlov.com

Following images are from his Weird Beauty, 2D or not 2D, and Angry Birds series.

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Ice Mission Captures Amazing Antarctic Sky Photo

An ice-surveying mission over Antarctica captured this beautiful image of a lenticular cloud jutting up over Mount Discovery. Continue reading →



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