The Backstugas of Sweden

Aug 15, 2017

In a forest in southern Småland, in southern Sweden, there is a small earthen cabin you can rent on Airbnb. The cabin is partially buried in...

Rhythmic Springs

Aug 15, 2017

Rhythmic springs are those springs that exhibit tidal characteristics. In other words, the water level of these springs rises and falls over...

The Otherworldly Colors of Morocco’s Deserts

Aug 12, 2017

It’s amazing what a little change in light can do to a landscape. Blue skies can turn red, orange sand can turn purple. In this photo series...

The Wooden Wagonways of Britain

Aug 11, 2017

Two hundred years before the first steam locomotive carrying passengers chugged out of the Heighington railway station in the English town o...

The Secret World of Number Stations

Aug 9, 2017

Back in the days of Cold War espionage, foreign intelligence agencies used to communicate with agents on the field via shortwave radio. Radi...

World’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Aug 9, 2017

Spread over nearly 900 square miles in the high desert of eastern Idaho, lies the vast campus of the Idaho National Laboratory. Much of the ...

The Pig of Lucerne

Aug 3, 2017

Below is a photograph of one of Lucerne’s most famous tourist attraction. You may recognize it as the “Lion of Lucerne”— a rock relief sculp...

The Towers of Bologna

Aug 2, 2017

In mediaeval times, the city of Bologna in Northern Italy must have looked not unlike what Manhattan appears today. Hundreds of high-rising ...

SS Richard Montgomery: The Thames’ Ticking Time Bomb

Aug 1, 2017

On 20 August 1944, an American cargo ship named SS Richard Montgomery carrying huge amount of explosives, meant for use in the ongoing Seco...

The Decorative Birdhouses of Turkey

Aug 1, 2017

Turkish societies value animals greatly, especially birds which they believe bring good luck. The Turk's great love for the feathered sp...