The Nipah palm (Nypa fruticans) has a trunk submerged beneath a layer of mud that spreads underground. This plant, which is native to tidal #environments such as coastal areas, swamps, and river estuaries, has many benefits.
Nipah palms lining the shores of Lake Paca in North Halmahera.
The Core Skills of VFX Handbook 2025 free PDF is available:
With input from industry on what they're looking for in terms of skills and standards.
#VFX #Acquisition #CGI #Compositing #Matte #Matchmoving #Environments #Rigging #DigitalSculpture #Animation #Lighting #LookDevelopment #VirtualProduction #Movies #Filmmaking #Film #Pipeline #Nuke #Rotoscope #TextureArtist #ConceptArtist #Houdini #CFX #LightingDirector #Render #Shader #MotionCapture #EnvironmentArtist
Some assets from The Edge Of The Abyss: This Story/Video will have some moments of motion via some modes of travel, one being a car.
Other modes may include a seaplane and a hot air balloon. The audio track itself is a Free Download at my Bandcamp page.
The Office of #Water works to ensure the safety of the nation’s #DrinkingWater & the #health of coastal & other aquatic #environments. Scientists in the office conduct & publish #research assessing how to keep water #safe for drinking & for recreational use, as well as analyzing environmental concerns related to #WaterQuality.
#Trump #EPA #PublicHealth #Climate #pollution #science #law #EnvironmentalLaw
#RafiqBhatia #guitar #guitarra #liveprocessing #procesamientoenvivo
#IanChang #percussion #percusión
#RileyMulherkar @rileymulherkar #trumpet #trompeta
#Environments
#ANTIRecords 2025
From the wonderful cover, to each sound and silence in the album, pure beauty.
De la maravillosa portada, a cada sonido y silencio en el disco, belleza pura.
https://rafiqbhatia.ffm.to/environments
#music #música #jazz #ambient #experimental #avantgarde #vanguardia #indie #NewYork #UnitedStates #EstadosUnidos
"A new field study watched [rats] the way New Yorkers often watch each other: from a respectful distance and with digital tech. The findings shed light on how rats have adapted to city life—and how chatty they are."

A new preprint field study reveals that New York City’s rats aren’t just survivors—they’re talkative city dwellers with their own hidden nightlife. Mapping their movements and conversations could offer insights to transform urban planning and pest control