Iceland’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 28, 2015
Iceland is often called the land of waterfalls. Indeed, there are literally hundreds of these natural beauties all over the country. From th...
The Bath Tubs of Mystic Hot Springs
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 28, 2015
At Mystic Hot Springs in Monroe, Utah, hot water comes out from deep underground at a scalding 75 degrees degrees Celsius at a rate of about...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 2
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 27, 2015
A collection of interesting and noteworthy articles that you may have missed, pulled out from Amusing Planet’s nearly 8-year old archives. ...
The Christmas Tree Worm
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 24, 2015
Scientifically that are called spirobranchus giganteus , but they are better known by their colloquial name — Christmas tree worm. The worm ...
The Diamond Building at The University of Sheffield
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2015
The University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, has opened a new landmark building called “the Diamond”. It is named after its dist...
Devil’s Slide, Utah
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2015
The Devil’s Slide in Utah, the United States, looks like a giant playground slide fit only for the Devil. The Slide consist of two parallel ...
Billy Tripp's Mindfield
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2015
In the town of Brownsville in western Tennessee, is a baffling architectural wonder called “The Mindfield” created by local artist Billy Tri...
Modernist Sand Castles by Calvin Seibert
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2015
New York based sand artist Calvin Seibert has been sculpting sand for the last 30 years, but his love affair started much much earlier when ...
The Latte Stones of Mariana Islands
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 22, 2015
Throughout most of the Mariana Islands, a crescent-shaped archipelago in the western North Pacific Ocean near Japan, a peculiar kind of mega...
The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 22, 2015
The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA, looks like a monumental piece of modern art. A great wh...
