Witches' Broom on Trees
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 12, 2026
High in the branches of trees, you may sometimes spot what looks like an abandoned bird’s nest—a dense, tangled mass of twigs clustered toge...
Showing posts with the label Natural Wonders
The Niland Geyser: California's Wandering Mud Pot
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2025
In California’s Imperial Valley—an expanse of desert where geothermal energy, agriculture, and quiet rural towns coexist—lies one of the mos...
Popigai: The Crater of Diamonds
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 6, 2025
The Earth is bombarded by thousands of micrometeorites every day, but only once in tens of millions of years does an asteroid large enough a...
Rhizanthella Gardneri: The Underground Orchid
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2025
Rhizanthella gardneri , often called the Western underground orchid, is one of the most remarkable plants in the world because it spends its...
The Kauri Gum Diggers of New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2025
Two Māori gum-diggers pose with a substantial pile of kauri gum, representing a week’s labour. Photo credit: Museum at Te Ahu In the m...
Pyramids of Anlong County, China
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2024
These photographs of a mountain range in Anlong County, located in southwest China's Guizhou Province, have captivated netizens. Recentl...
Nerodimka River Bifurcation
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 28, 2024
The Nerodimka river in the Nerodime region of Kosovo is the only river in Europe that drains into two different seas, a phenomenon known as ...
The Logan Rock of Treen
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 5, 2023
On the edge of the cliffs overlooking the English Channel, on a headland one mile south of Treen, in Cornwall, England, is a famous rocking ...
Namibia’s Strange And Wonderful Plants
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 9, 2023
Namibia's rich biodiversity boasts of an astonishing array of plant life that spans from the arid expanses of the Namib Desert to the lu...
The 72 Seasons of Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2023
We are all familiar with the four seasons of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—based on the changes in weather, ecology, and the n...
