Showing posts with label Maine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maine. Show all posts
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Photograph by Bruce Dale Tidal pools gleam in twilight near West Gouldsboro, in Maine’s Hancock County. Commercial fishing and tourism dominate the county, which is home to Acadia National Park. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "A Journey Down Old U.S. 1," December 1984, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 186
Photograph by Michael Medford Nature's light show—aurora borealis—bathes Maine's Acadia National Park in a pink glow. These dazzling patterns in nature, called aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere, are created when charged particles outside the Earth's atmosphere collide with atoms in the upper atmosphere, producing a glowing display of curtains, arcs, and bands stretching across the sky. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Autumn in Acadia National Park," November 2005, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 137
Photograph by Michael Melford Darkness settles over Jordan Pond in Maine's Acadia National Park as northern lights swirl above. "It was my last night in Acadia, and I was setting up for a long exposure of starlight in the night sky," recalls photographer Michael Melford, "and this brilliant red aurora appeared. I was in a panic to make sure I caught it." (Text from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Autumn in Acadia National Park," November 2005, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 63
Honeybees, Maine, 2007 Photograph by Peter Essick Swarming honeybees, like these on Maine's Appledore Island, frequently differ about where to establish a new nest. But the group usually chooses the best site. Bees reach this decision by gathering information, conducting independent evaluations, and holding a kind of vote. Scientists are studying such swarm intelligence—note the yellow and blue identifier dots on the bees in this photo—for clues about how humans might manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for "Swarm Theory," July 2007, National Geographic magazine)
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