The World’s First Firefly Themed-Park

China has succeeded in creating something the rest of the world has yet to develop: the first firefly-themed park. Located in China’s Hubei province, the park is divided up into five separate areas including a zero-distance contact zone, observation zone, flying zone, breeding zone and science popularization area for visitors to interact with and observe the 10,000 fireflies. The park is currently open for visitation …

Up-Close Video of a Turntable’s Needle

Even the most avid record collectors might have trouble explaining the inner workings of a turntable, but thanks to a set of up-close images taken by Ben Krasnow, it’s now a little clearer. Using a scanning electron microscope, the electrical engineering wizard and current Google [x]-er created a short clip of a turntable’s needle as it traces a vinyl record’s groove, converting each minuscule curve …

What the Sky Would Look Like Without Light Pollution

After sorting through over 1,000 submissions, The World at Night has announced the winners of its International Earth and Sky Photo Contest. Now in its sixth year, the photo contest highlights the effects of light pollution by showcasing dazzling landscape photography of natural nighttime wonders. Submissions must include both the Earth and the sky and pay special attention to astronomical perspectives and celestial phenomena like …