Bacterial Art on Petri Dishes

Oct 8, 2015

The American Society for Microbiology launched its first ever Agar Art contest, inviting microbiologists to unleash their hidden creative ge...

Rollstone Boulder: The Rock That Was Exploded in Order to Preserve

Oct 7, 2015

On a traffic island in downtown Fitchburg, Massachusetts, stands a 110-ton granite boulder, known to locals as “the Rollstone Boulder”. The ...

Bodegas Irache’s Wine Fountain

Oct 7, 2015

Bodegas Irache is a winery located in the small Spanish town of Ayegui, at the foot of the Mount Montejurra, only two kilometers from the me...

The Bulford Kiwi

Oct 6, 2015

On the gentle slope of Beacon Hill above the military town of Bulford, close to Salisbury Plain in the English county of Wiltshire, there is...

Progreso Pier, The World’s Longest

Oct 6, 2015

The port city of Progreso, in the Mexican state of Yucatán, boasts of the longest pier in the world. Built with reinforced concrete, the pie...

Sansha: A City That Includes Almost an Entire Ocean

Oct 5, 2015

On July 2012, China announced a new prefecture-level city called Sansha whose seat of administration lies on what it calls Yongxing Island, ...

Ilha da Queimada Grande, The Snake Island

Oct 5, 2015

Ilha da Queimada Grande, nicknamed Snake Island, is a 430,000-square-meter island located about 33 km off the coast of the state of São Paul...

Every Photo From NASA's Apollo Missions Are Now on Flickr

Oct 3, 2015

Surely, you have seen many images from the Apollo missions, including some of the most iconic space photos in history, but you've never ...

The Meenakshi Temple of Madurai, India

Oct 3, 2015

The iconic Meenakshi Temple is located in the ancient city of Madurai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the heart of the 2...

The Rocking Horses of Lincoln

Oct 3, 2015

In the town of Lincoln, in the US state of Massachusetts, off Old Sudbury Road, is a patch of deserted farmland where people keep mysterious...