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The track chairs are essentially battery-powered wheelchairs without wheels. Instead, they are equipped with tracks much like an army tank or snowmobile. This allows the chair to travel over uneven ground blanketed in sticks and stones. Photo:MN Department of Natural Resources The chairs are battery-powered and controllable by toggles. There is also a wheelchair specifically made for sand available at McCarthy Beach State Park. To reserve a chair, there is no payment....

PhotographerBrad Wallsis known for his creative aerial photography of ballet dancers. This led him to Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats, where he photographed dancer Sasonah Huttenbach. When Walls pitched the idea of the project, she was on board immediately. I connected with the idea, she shares. Creatively using Huttenbach’s shadow, we see a new being projected on the white salt flats. This only reinforces the duality of the Swan Lake story....

A post shared by National Air and Space Museum (@airandspacemuseum) This Barbie is an astronaut. This Barbie is a scientist. This Barbie is a Smithsonian star. Barbie goes to space is a story which began in 1965, when Miss Astronaut debuted. Almost 70 years later, Barbie is still exploring the final frontier, this time in plastic person. Barbie had to prepare to go to space for real. Each of the two dolls was dressed in a Soyuz-inspired cosmonaut suit, no accessories allowed....

Photo: macniak/Depositphotos Do you sneeze after seeing bright light? Well, you’re not alone. While not a dangerous condition, it is one that continues to mystify scientists. Photo: macniak/Depositphotos Records of ACHOO syndrome have been found as far back as 350 BCE. This can happen outdoors in the sunshine, or inside after turning on the light. Although scientists know that ACHOO syndrome is genetic, they are still unsure what causes it....

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. yo readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. New York City is a special place. These years and lives represent countless American stories. One way to explore the many facets of this complicated, fabled city is through books....

Here, there is anunrestricted deer populationwhich is considered sacred and given free rein to roam the streets. The Narashika Train, or Nara Deer Train, does not look like any ordinary train. Each carriage features a green and grass-like floor, and tan-and-spotted seats modeled after the coat of the deer. Photo:@mareiii04 Even the usual handgrips have been exchanged for special, deer-themed ones. Altogether, these creative elements create a bucolic atmosphere reminiscent of the city of Nara itself....

Photo: ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Weber et al. It was then that it became clear that the spiral arms were breaking into fragments and forming large clumps. This takes place if large fragments of material around a star contract and collapse. Photo: ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Weber et al. The sky around the location of the star V960 Mon. (Photo: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. A rust-colored spiralimaged by SPHEREswirls around the star. The sky around the location of the star V960 Mon....

Often referred to as the Father of Impressionism, Monet was one of the movement’s most prominent members. When he was five years old, his family relocated to Le Havre, a seaside town in Normandy. Even as an adolescent, Monet’s work was popular; locals would regularly purchase his prized charcoal studies. ClaudeMonet, “Impression Sunrise,” 1872 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain) Maybe for drawing, sure; but not for painting. In 1861, Monet was drafted to Algeria for military service....

Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube Retrieving a lost ring from a lake sounds like looking for a needle in haystack. Luckily, this seemingly impossible task turned out to be a successful rescue mission for one skilled scuba diver. The silt had immediately clouded out the area and I was in almost zero visibility. Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube Despite the apparent challenges, he knew he had to try. Its very sentimental to me, weve been married for 10 years, the owner shares in the video....

There’s nothing like the taste of a home-cooked meal. And a dinner prepared by friends? Last week, he prepared a lavish, yet easy-to-make dish forOppenheimerstar Robert Downey Jr. with mouth-watering results. He used four pans to prepare the abundance of food because 12 people were in attendance at his house. And if RDJ’s video is anything to go by, Tucci’s dinner was clearly spectacular. He was recorded tasting a bite of the finished pasta before giving Tucci a heartfelt kiss on the cheek....

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. c’mon readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. The inventive and innovative approach to art attracted artists due to its one-of-a-kind aesthetic and unique, pieced-together process. What is Collage Art? By transforming ephemera into polished pieces, the Dadaists challenged traditional perceptions of art....

The darkest areas are the densest, where thick dust cocoons still-forming protostars, they write. The red streams that cross the picture are jets of molecular hydrogen. It is the only star in the image that is significantly more massive than the Sun, they add. Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI) The image also features stars with tell-tale shadows indicating the presence of protoplanetary disks. Meaning they are potential future planetary systems in the making....

I went through something that I thought I would never ever go through. And y’all know they kept it airtight, didn’t let nothing out. And thats what I hope everyone could have in the moments like these. Photo: imagepressagency/Depositphotos Known for his sense of humor, Foxx adressed rumors with fun. They said I was paralyzed. But I’m coming back and I’m able to work. Photo: imagepressagency/Depositphotos Ive been sick, man....