The Rio Tinto is a river in southern Spain that is noted for its distinctive bright red hue, which is caused by the presence of dissolved iron in the water. With a pH of 2, it is also extremely acidic; because of this fact, it has recently gained interest among the scientific community due to the presence of extremophile aerobic bacteria that thrive in its waters. The river has been extensively studied by astrobiologists for its implications on the potential to find such bacteria in subterrenean oceans elsewhere in the solar system.
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Mickalene Thomas and Herman Bas on view at Lehmann Maupin at Art Basel.
An elephant sculpture made of snow and ice located in the lobby of the ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden.
WWF Australia Showing the View of the Reef from a Turtle’s Point of View.
A GoPro was secured to the back of the Sea Turtle as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the declining health of the Great Barrier Reef.
The reef is UNESCO listed and although passed without the “in danger” title, pollution and human development are steering the reef toward this direction in the next couple of years.
The GoPro was eventually shaken off by the Turtle and was collected by divers.
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Artist Name: Luisa Lyons
Title: Fueling the Flame
Media: Acrylic on Canvas
School: Green Hope High School
Teacher: Ms. Prichard
Inspired by: Thomas Moran, “Fiercely the red sun descending/Burned his way along the heavens”, 1875–1876
Artist Statement: My painting was inspired by Thomas Moran’s Fiercely the red sun descending/Burned his way along the heavens. Moran’s arrangement of colors and texture shows the beauty of the ocean and the way the descending sun’s rays glow throughout the piece. The image I painted was a girl with fire as her hair and the ocean as her skin. The fire and water conflict on the outside of her body, creating smoke in the air. The issue that this painting shows is global warming. In the future, the ocean will swallow the land creating conflict and destruction. This clash is depicted with the use of the fire vs the water. Global warming is a very real issue and can only be slowed with the help of everyone around the world.