The Lasting Power of Pareidolia: A Look into the Complexities of How People See Things Pareidolia is still an important part of the human brain, even without CGI. It's when our brains try to give an undefined stimulus, usually a visual one, an important meaning, so we see an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Scientists and experts from many fields are still fascinated by pareidolia, a phenomenon that is deeply rooted in the complex workings of the mind. It is very important to be able to find familiar forms and meaningful patterns in seemingly random and unclear stimuli, whether you are studying art,…

Beautiful Nature: A once-in-a-lifetime picture shows a caiman wearing a crown of butterflies. A stunning picture shows a caiman wearing a hat made of colourful butterflies, showing how well animals can live together. Mark Cowan took this picture while on a trip to study the range of reptiles and amphibians in the Amazon. It is a beautiful picture that also tells us something about the environment. A lot of different coloured butterflies love to hang out on the caiman as it relaxes along the Los Amigos River in the southeast of Peru. The interesting picture looks almost unreal, like the animal has adopted nature's version of…

The mysterious journey of the tropical rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus), the rainbow lobster A beautiful animal lives in the clear seas of the Pacific. Marine biologists call it the Tropical Rock Lobster, or Panulirus ornatus. This beautiful spiny crab has a kaleidoscope of colors that looks like a rainbow. Its lifestory tells an amazing story of migration and survival. The Tropical Rock Lobster starts its trip with an amazing metamorphosis, going through an amazing 11 larval stages. These tiny larvae finally turn into juveniles, ready to start a journey that will take them hundreds of kilometers. It's like they've mastered the art of change. Everyone in…

A 150-million-year-old "sea monster"'s huge skull has been found in the UK. In a unique find, the huge skull of a prehistoric animal has been found on the rocks of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, UK. This huge fossil is thought to be from a pliosaur, a type of marine lizard that lived 150 million years ago and was considered a real "sea monster" at the time. The story began when a fossil fanatic found one by accident on a beach close to Kimmerage Bay. A piece of a giant snout showed that there might be something strange hidden beneath the cliffs. This led to an…