A Butte Called Mollie’s Nipple
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2015
Mollie's Nipple (also spelled Mollies Nipple, without an apostrophe) is a basalt-capped hill that rises more than 1,300 feet above the s...
The Lithium Mine Fields of Atacama Desert
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2015
In the wastelands of Salar de Atacama, about 700 miles north of Santiago, is a huge lithium mine field operated by Sociedad QuÃmica y Minera...
There is Nothing in Arizona
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 21, 2015
In a bare stretch of US Highway 93, between mile markers 148 and 149, stands Nothing, a small abandoned “town” with literally nothing to see...
Monte Kaolino, An Artificial Sand Hill Popular For Sand Skiing
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 21, 2015
Monte Kaolino is a 120-meters tall sand dune located in the outskirts of the city of Hirschau, in southeast Germany. It consists of approxim...
Alaska’s Giant Vegetables
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 21, 2015
The Alaska State Fair held annually in Palmer, 42 miles northeast of Anchorage, is not your regular agricultural show. Here farmers from the...
Prague’s Narrowest Street is So Narrow it Has Traffic Lights For Pedestrians
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2015
In the heart of Prague’s oldest neighborhood, the historic Mala Strana or “Little Quarter”, there is a street so narrow that it’s impossible...
Warm Blooded Plants
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2015
Between late February and May, in woodlands and wetlands throughout eastern Canada and the northeast United States, you’ll find a low growin...
The Tree of Life in Kalaloch, Washington
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2015
There is an extraordinary tree in Kalaloch beach, within Olympic National Park in Washington, that some people call “the tree of life” becau...
Eisinga Planetarium: The World’s Oldest Working Planetarium
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 19, 2015
The world’s oldest working planetarium is located in the living room of a small, two-story house in the city of Franeker, in the Netherlands...
Unexploded Bombs Find Everyday Use in Laos’ Villages
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 19, 2015
The Vietnam War ended 40 years ago, but left a deadly legacy, especially in Laos. The US military dropped more than 2 million tons of bombs ...
