Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2014
On first look, these busts appear to be carved out of porcelain or perhaps fine white marble, but actually they are made of thousands of lay...
Showing posts from August, 2014
Cherry Blossom Stones: A Natural Wonder
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2014
In the Japanese city of Kameoka, which lies just over the western mountains of Kyoto city, an intriguing geological oddity is found. It’s a ...
Kondyor Massif of Eastern Siberia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2014
The Kondyor Massif is a perfectly circular geological formation in Eastern Siberia, Russia, roughly 600 km west-to-southwest of Okhotsk, or ...
The Stilt Fishermen of Sri Lanka
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2014
Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. The fish...
How The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Survived The 2002 Denali Earthquake
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2014
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It starts at Prudhoe Bay on the Alaskan North Slope an...
Teufelsbrücke, The Devil's Bridge in Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2014
A lot of ancient bridges across Europe are referred to as the Devil’s Bridge. These bridges were built under such challenging conditions tha...
Modern Magazine Covers Superimposed on Classic Paintings
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Philippines based graphic designer and children’s book illustrator Eisen Bernardo superimposed a selection of modern magazine covers on cla...
Glowworm Beetles Have The Most Magnificent Antennas Ever
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Glowworm beetles belong to the family of Phengodidae and are so called because the adult females of this family of insect can produce light...
Ayam Cemani: A Rare Chicken Breed That is Black Inside Out
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Black is not an uncommon color in the animal world; bears are black, gorillas are black, there are breeds of dogs and cats that are black. B...
Sydney's Original Doll Hospital
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
In this day and age when kids bring home a new toy every time they return from the supermarket, it’s hard to believe that anybody would want...
5 Unique National Parks of India
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2014
Exploring the rare wildlife in Indian woods has its own glee. From the regal beasts to the sweet chirping avifauna, the verdant beauty of th...
Street Art by Sainer and Bezt (Etam Cru)
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2014
Polish graffiti artists Sainer and Bezt, collectively known as Etam Cru , paint large scale murals of surreal scenes heavily charged with Ea...
The Aar Gorge Walkway
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2014
The Aar Gorge, also spelled Aare Gorge, is a narrow gorge which has been cut through a section of limestone ridge, by the Aar river, close t...
Fruit Mould is The New Craze in China
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 24, 2014
A Chinese company called Fruit Mould has come up with an innovative idea of creating kind plastic molds that transform regular fruits and v...
Papakolea, The Green Sand Beach
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2014
Papakolea Beach, also known as Green Sand Beach or Mahana Beach, is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻu district of the...
Amguid Impact Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2014
Amguid crater is an impact crater located in a remote and inaccessible region of southwestern Algeria. The crater cannot be approached by ca...
The Half-Timbered Houses of Freudenberg
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 22, 2014
One of the most interesting old towns in southern Westphalia is the medieval town of Freudenberg located in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district...
Infiernillo “Little Hell” Bridge in Peru
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 22, 2014
Ferrocarril Central Andino, in the Andes, is the second highest railway in the world, and one of the most notable due to the great technical...
International Car Forest of the Last Church
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2014
On the outskirts of the old mining town of Goldfield, in Nevada, about half-a-mile off Highway 95, lies the “International Car Forest of the...
What All The Metal Extracted From A Single Mine Looks Like
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2014
All the metals in your life - from those in your gadgets, to the ring on your finger, to the massive steel bars encased in concrete in the p...
Makeup Artist Laura Jenkinson’s Creative Lip Art
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 20, 2014
A makeup artist’s canvas is the face. In the case of Laura Jenkinson, this is quite literal. The London-based makeup artist has been drawing...
Paricutin, The Volcano That Grew Out Of A Cornfield
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 20, 2014
Rarely do volcanologist get to watch the birth, growth, and death of a volcano. Paricutin provided such an opportunity. Paricutin is a cinde...
Oscar Ruíz’s Aerial Photos of Mexico’s Rich And The Poor
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2014
In an effort to draw attention to community development program in low-income areas, Mexican bank Banamex launched an advertising campaign t...
Via Krupp of Capri Island
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2014
One of the world’s most beautiful footpath - Via Krupp, is located on the island of Capri, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the south side of the G...
Cocoon of the Urodidae Moth
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2014
The Amazonian moth belonging to the family of Urodidae weaves one of the strangest and most beautiful cocoons in the insect world. Unlike ot...
The Solitary Town of Solitaire, in Namibia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2014
Solitaire is a small settlement in the Khomas Region of central Namibia near the Namib-Naukluft National Park. The town is situated at the j...
Paranal Observatory in Chile
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2014
Paranal Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the mountains of Cerro Paranal in the Atacama desert of northern Chile, at an ...
The Great Salt Lake’s Railroad Causeway
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2014
When the North American transcontinental railroad was being laid down during the 1860s, the engineers faced a big obstacle in the state of U...
What 200 Calories of Food Look Like?
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2014
We all know that different food contains different amount of calories. For instance, cereals have fewer calories than, say, cheese, which is...
Hattie Newman’s Delightful Paper Cities
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2014
Hattie Newman is a London-based designer and image maker who combines both two and three dimensional design elements to create fascinating ...
Iquitos, World’s Largest City That Cannot Be Reached by Road
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 13, 2014
Iquitos is an important port city of the Amazon and Peru’s largest jungle town. It is located in the Amazon basin at the confluence of the N...
The Leather Tanneries of Fez, Morocco
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 12, 2014
The city of Fez - Morocco's third largest city – was founded in the 8th century and is now home to over one million people. The city has...
Animals That Have Cemented India’s Position As The Best Wildlife Destination
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2014
When it comes to the best destination for wildlife sighting, there are not many that can match the range and versatility offered by India. T...
Ekati Diamond Mine, Canada
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2014
The Ekati Diamond Mine is located about 200 km south of the Arctic circle, near Lac de Gras in Canada's North-West Territories, about 30...
Potemkin Stairs, Odessa
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2014
Made famous by Sergei Eisenstein’s epic movie Battleship Potemkin (1925), the Potemkin Stairs in Ukraine’s third largest city Odessa, is the...
The Water Town of Zhouzhuang
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2014
Zhouzhuang is one of the most famous "water town" in China, situated between Lake Tai and Shanghai, about 55 kilometers southeast ...
The Mountains of Hornocal
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2014
The mountain valley of Quebrada de Humahuaca, in the province of Jujuy, in north-west Argentina, is home to some fascinating geology. The Hi...
Purmamarca And The Hill of Seven Colors
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2014
Cerro de los Siete Colores or “The Hill of Seven Colors” is one of the hills bordering the tiny village of Purmamarca, in Jujuy Province, in...
The Great Mosque of Samarra
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 8, 2014
The Great Mosque of Samarra is located in Samarra city, in Iraq, about 120 km north of Baghdad, on the banks of river Tigris. It was built i...
The 728-Ton Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 7, 2014
Taipei 101 is an iconic skyscraper located in the city of Taipei, in Taiwan. It rises to 509 meters and consist of exactly 101 floors. At th...
The Cliffside Town of Tropea
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 7, 2014
Tropea is a seaside resort located in the region of Calabria, in the south of Italy. The town is perched on top of an imposing cliff, in the...
The Red Earth Terraces of Dongchuan, China
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2014
Some 250 kilometers northeast of Kunming, the capital of China's Yunnan Province, lies Dongchuan, a rural area with the world's most...
Mina, The City of Tents
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 5, 2014
Mina is a small city located inside a low lying valley in the province of Makkh, in western Saudi Arabia, about 8 km to the east of the Holy...
Milford Sound’s Flying Waterfalls
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 5, 2014
Milford Sound in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, is a fjord and the country’s most well known scenic attractions. Carved b...
Nara, The City Taken Over by Deer
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 4, 2014
Anybody who has travelled to India must have invariably encountered cows on the streets; animals that disrupt traffic and refuse to move. No...
The Historic Village of Masouleh
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 2, 2014
The village of Masouleh is located in Gilan Province, in Iran, perched high on a densely forested mountainside about 60 kilometers inland fr...
Pozo de las Animas – The Well of Souls
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 2, 2014
Pozo de las Animas or the “Well of Souls” is a pair of two spectacular sinkholes located in Mendoza province, in Argentina, along Provincial...
