They are definitely not “ducks”, nor do they have any relation to “geo”-logy. In fact, they seem alien enough to be “from Mars” and, for all I know, possess a malign intelligence.
They are found mostly around Pacific Coast of the US and Canada, and in Japan they seem to serve as inspiration for “manga” of [...]

Oyster

The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of bivalve mollusks, most of which live in marine habitats or brackish water. The shell consists of two usually highly calcified valves which surround a soft body. Gills filter plankton from the water, and strong adductor muscles are used to hold the shell [...]

Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus
The Asian tiger mosquito or forest day mosquito, from the mosquito family Culicidae, is characterized by its black and white striped legs, and small black and white body.Aedes albopictus is a competent vector of many viruses including dengue fever (CDC 2001) and Eastern equine encephalitis virus (Mitchell et al. 1992). Its [...]

Allegheny National Forest

The Allegheny National Forest sits in the rugged plateau country of northwestern Pennsylvania. Many creeks and streams cut deeply into the plateau, creating a rolling and sometimes steep topography with a 1,300 foot range of elevation. The terrain is covered with a typical eastern hardwood forest: Black cherry, yellow poplar, white ash, red [...]

The Chaiten volcano in Chile erupts during storms in the middle of the night on May 3

An aerial photograph captures the plume of ashes spewed by the Chaiten volcano in Chile, on May 31

A soldier on the banks of the Rio Blanco looks at a cloud of ash from the Chaiten Volcano in southern Chile [...]

With the sun dappled across these white clouds and a deep blue sky, it appears dawn is about to break.
But this remarkable photograph of an English rural landscape near was taken at midnight and shows the rare phenomenon of ‘night shining.’
The shimmering clouds form at an altitude of around 55 miles above sea level and [...]

Nearly 100, LSD’s Father Ponders His ‘Problem Child’
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ALBERT Hofmann, the father of LSD, walked slowly across the small corner office of his modernist home on a grassy Alpine hilltop here, hoping to show a visitor the vista that sweeps before him on clear days. But outside there was only a white blanket of fog hanging [...]

JEKYLL ISLAND, GEORGIA
Jekyll Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County; it is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia. The city of Brunswick, Georgia, the Marshes of Glynn, and several other islands, including the larger St. Simons Island, are nearby. [...]

Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh, Scotland
For years the hidden underground closes of Mary King’s Close, in the Old Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland, have been shrouded in myths and mysteries. Tales of ghosts and murders, and myths of plague victims being walled up and left to die abounded.

The Real Mary King’s Close consists of a number [...]