Winners of Amateur Underwater Photography Contest
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 13, 2013
Each spring, the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science organizes an underwater photography contest open...
Intriguing Biodiversity at El Angel Ecological Reserve in Ecuador
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 11, 2013
El Angel is a small village located in the province of Carchi, in Ecuador, approximately 170 km north of Quito and situated on the border wi...
Giant Pinks Slugs of Mount Kaputar
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 11, 2013
I have particularly strong distaste towards anything slimy , and these giant snails of Mount Kaputar, in northern New South Wales, Australia...
Houtong Cat Village, Taiwan
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 9, 2013
Houtong is a small mining town located in Rueifang District of Taiwan, a district renowned for its rich, well-preserved railway culture with...
Star-Shaped Fort Bourtange in Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 7, 2013
In the 15th century, during the age of gunpowder when the cannon came to dominate the battlefield, a new style of fortification evolved in E...
Pearl River Tower: The Most Energy Efficient Skyscraper
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 5, 2013
While many buildings claim to being green by incorporating a single eco-friendly technology into their design, the Pearl River Tower in Guan...
The Kissing Dinosaurs of Erenhot, China
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 5, 2013
In the far north of China on the Sino-Mongolian border, near the town of Erenhot (also known as Erlian), you will find the statues of two to...
Hyper Realistic Wood Sculptures by Tom Eckert
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 4, 2013
Arizona-based artist Tom Eckert creates incredibly lifelike sculptures entirely out of wood, and then painted. Working primarily with bassw...
LOLCats From Yesteryears: Photographs by Harry Whittier Frees
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 4, 2013
LOLcats, for those uninitiated, is an Internet meme of funny cat pictures accompanied with an amusing caption, often idiosyncratic and gramm...
Pancake Ice
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 1, 2013
Exploring Tom Gill’s mesmerizing pictures of frozen icy world led me to discover a peculiar kind of ice today. Pancake Ice is circular in s...
Frozen Lighthouses of Lake Michigan
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 1, 2013
Environmental and landscape photographer Tom Gill has been documenting the natural and man made wonders of the southeastern portion of Lake...
Researcher Grows Microscopic Flowers by Controlling Crystallization
Kaushik Patowary
May 31, 2013
Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have found a way to shape microscopic crystals into complex and beauti...
Aiguille du Midi, France
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2013
The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842 meter tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. The name "Aiguille du Midi" trans...
Psychotria Elata or Hooker’s Lips: The Most Kissable Plant
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2013
These gorgeous pair of red, luscious lips belong to a plant known as Psychotria elata, a tropical tree found in the rain forests of Central ...
Farming Algae in Hutt Lagoon, Western Australia
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2013
Hutt Lagoon is a salt water lake near the coast, just north of the mouth of the Hutt River, in Western Australia. The water of the lake is b...
SMART Tunnel in Kuala Lumpur: A Storm Water Tunnel With Built-in Motorway
Kaushik Patowary
May 29, 2013
Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur is regularly subjected to flash floods after heavy rains that remain for three to six hours, flooding the...
Ol Doinyo Lengai: The Coolest Volcano in the World
Kaushik Patowary
May 29, 2013
Ol Doinyo Lengai is an active volcano located in Arusha Region, Tanzania, rising majestically from the East African Rift Valley depression t...
A Pile of Nuclear Waste Now a Tourist Attraction in Weldon Springs, Missouri
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2013
In Saint Charles County, Missouri, near Weldon Spring, adjacent to Highway 40, lies an enormous mound of rocks, rising out of the ground lik...
Food Cut in Half: Photography by Beth Galton
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2013
New York-based food photographer Beth Galton , together with food stylist Charlotte Omnès, took these amazing photographs of different dishe...
Kazuki Yamamoto’s Incredible 3D Coffee Latte Art
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2013
Japanese latte artist Kazuki Yamamoto has taken coffee art to an impressive new level. While latte artists around the world are drawing oohs...
