This musician performs one of Antonio Vivaldi’s most difficult compositions on an accordion—a piece that is normally performed by an entire orchestra.

Namtso Lake, Tibet. A high-altitude saltwater lake surrounded by the Nyenchen Tanglha mountains.

Surfer takes us through what it looks like while riding a perfect wave [📹 gabrielmbenetton]

Breathtaking golden hour view of the Himalayas

Gaz is a traditional Persian nougat made with whipped egg whites, syrup, and pistachios. This is how it's prepared. [📹 shahkargaz.official]

The giant leaves of the elephant ear plant. [📹 Candy Bu]

The most expensive military aircraft in the world, the B-2 Spirit bomber, costs 2.1 billion dollars and features cutting-edge technology [🎞️ Machine Knowledge]

This is one of the most beautiful churches in Iran. The Vank Cathedral, a 400-year-old Armenian cathedral in Isfahan, stands as a remarkable example of Armenian heritage preserved in the heart of historic Iran. Built in the early 17th century in the Armenian quarter of New Julfa, the cathedral blends Armenian Christian architecture with Persian artistic influences. Its modest brick exterior contrasts with a breathtaking interior filled with vivid frescoes, gilded carvings, and biblical scenes that reflect centuries of faith and cultural exchange. For more than four centuries, Vank Cathedral has served as a spiritual and cultural center for the Armenian community in Iran—a living reminder of how history, faith, and art can coexist across civilizations. [📹 amir.hossein.mirmoeini]

Scientists at Cortical Labs have trained lab-grown human brain cells to play the video game Doom. Their system, CL1, uses about 200,000 neurons grown on a microchip that receive game signals and learn through feedback.

Two Kung Fu masters, 92 and 75, proving age is just a number.

Traditional street performers in India have trained goats to perform balancing acts for centuries, a practice dating back to at least the 16th century.

The night Iran welcomed Frank Sinatra before the Islamic regime shut Western music down — Tehran, 1975. In November 1975, Sinatra performed two concerts in Tehran, including a major show at Aryamehr Stadium, drawing around 24,000 fans. The performances featured many of his classics like My Way and Fly Me to the Moon, accompanied by his full orchestra. At the time, Iran under the Shah hosted international artists and embraced Western pop culture. Just a few years later, after the Iranian Revolution, the new Islamic government imposed strict restrictions on Western music and cultural events.

Touching the void on Patagonia’s most breathtaking ridge. [📹 MarcoBassot]

Salto del Nervión, Spain’s tallest waterfall, blown upward by strong winds. [📹 laikanper]

This solo drum performance by the super talented kid Daniel. [🥁 Varfikdrummer]

A milk shake made of fruit and nuts

The weirdest fluid you'll see today. A polymer fluid's molecules are so long that it behaves very strangely compared to water. [📹 bournetodrill]

A marble quarry so deep the machines look like toys

Temperatures plunging below −20°C along Lake Erie's shores. The lake is frozen solid—wave after wave captured mid-motion, locked forever in crystalline ice, extending endlessly toward the horizon. A restless giant, stilled but never truly silent in the heart of winter.

The Enigma machine was a German WWII cipher device that encrypted military messages using rotating rotors to constantly change the code. Allied codebreakers eventually cracked it, helping shorten the war.