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Illustrations by Christoph Niemann

Christoph Niemann is an award-winning illustrator, designer and author based in Berlin, Germany.

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His work has been published in a number of publications including Wired Magazine, The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine.

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Angelika Peißker, illustration

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Angelika Peißker, graphic designer from Jena, Germany.

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Grass by Jürgen Heckel

Interesting grass photography by Jürgen Heckel from Munich, Germany. Enjoy :)

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Swiss Man Walks Cable Leading to Germany’s Tallest Peak

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Freddy Nock from Switzerland balances on the ropeway of a cable car leading to Germany’s highest mountain, the 9,718- foot Zugspitze, near the southern Bavarian resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Aug. 20. Nock balanced on the 995 meters long rope to break his own world record, as part of a charity event. (Michaela Rehle / Reuters) Click image to zoom.

Photo of the Day: Dangerous Kiss

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A python regius inspects the head of a bunny on August 17, 2011 in Leipzig, eastern Germany, during a photocall to promote the “Hund & Heimtier” pet fair. Organisers of the fair running from August 20 to 21, 2011 expect among others about 5,000 dogs to be presented. (PETER ENDIG/AFP/Getty Images) Click image to zoom.

Turanor PlanetSolar: The First Solar-powered Boat

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The Turanor PlanetSolar, the first solar-powered boat to travel around the world, arrives in Hong Kong. The Swiss-flagged boat, which was built in Germany and cost $26 million, is topped by 500 square meters of black solar panels. (Laurent Fievet/AFP/Getty Images)

Crawling Up The Walls

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The Roggendorf House is covered by climbing figures called ‘Flossis’ by German artist Rosalie in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Martin Meissner/Associated Press)

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Illustrations by Kimoh

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Kimoh aka Marc Trompetter is a young illustrator based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Small Wonders in the Water

1108 Small Wonders in the Water

The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition puts a spotlight on the world’s best pictures of small wonders in fields ranging from biology to materials science. To whet your appetite for the next crop of winners, Nikon has put together a summertime selection of eight photomicrographs of aquatic subjects.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … here’s a picture of the pectoral fin of a whitespotted bamboo shark embryo (Chiloscyllium plagiosum). The image was captured by the University of Cambridge’s Andrew Gillis using stereomicroscopy with fiber-optic lighting. (Dr. Andrew Gillis / University of Cambridge)

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Frosty the Telescope

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A telescope was covered with snow on Wednesday at the peak of the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany. (Andreas Gebert/Zuma Press)

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