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A 300-foot-tall giant

Photographer Nick Nichols spent a year planning the nearly impossible: a top-to-bottom photograph of a 300-foot-tall redwood tree, now the centerpiece of the October 2009 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

Sand animation from Ukraine's got talent

A newspaper picture becomes music

Artist's comment: "Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn't the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating."

What a cute little thing!

Animation for 'Clair de lune', Debussy

Website: www.musanim.com

Hadiah, three weeks old

"Hadiah", the Baby Sumatran Tiger at Woodland Park Zoo nursery in Seattle.

For starting the week... Monday, Monday

Meet Kent & Cropper

Uplifting story that tells us about an unusual friendship

Cute little thing

Would you like one letter opener like this one? It's green, organic and cute!