Rhone Glacier Covered in Blankets to Slow Melting
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2013
The Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps is one of the oldest know glaciers in the Alps, and an important one ‘cause it gives rise to the Rhone R...
The Peculiar Architecture And Design of Eixample, Barcelona
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2013
Eixample is a district of the Spanish city of Barcelona, that lies between the old city and the surrounding small towns. The district was bu...
Chinese Beaches Once Again Hit by Invading Algae
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 5, 2013
The seas off China have been hit by the largest ever growth of algae. The vast swath of green growth is washing onto the shores of the Yello...
Jabuticaba: The Tree That Bear Fruits on its Trunk
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 3, 2013
Jabuticaba is a Brazilian grape tree found in the states of Minas Gerias and Sao Paulo, in the south of Brazil. The fruit grows directly fro...
Hyperrealistic Drawings of Rain on Windshield by Elizabeth Patterson
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2013
Los Angles based artist Elizabeth Patterson uses colored pencils and solvent to recreate, very faithfully, the absurdly complex formation t...
Bristlecone Pines – The Oldest Trees on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2013
The Great Basin Bristlecone Pines, or Pinus longaeva , is a long-living species of tree found in the higher mountains of the southwest Unit...
Kelvin Helmholtz Clouds
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 2, 2013
Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds resemble waves breaking in the ocean. These clouds are formed between two layers of air with different densities and...
Amazing Driftwood Sculptures by Jeffro Uitto
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 29, 2013
Washington-based artist Jeffro Uitto creates jaw-dropping sculptures out of driftwood. Jeffro has been building things out of wood since hi...
Room Portraits by Menno Aden
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 29, 2013
German photographer Menno Aden shot a series of pictures of Berlin interiors looking down from the ceiling – a series he calls “Room Portra...
Wall of Tears, Mount Waialeale, Hawaii
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 29, 2013
Mount Waialeale (or Wai'ale'ale) is a volcanic crater and the second highest point on the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. I...
