Tower of Wind in Tokyo
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2013
Located just to the southeast of Tokyo's Haneda airport, in the middle of the ocean, is a rather interesting structure. Referred to as t...
Salton Sea - The Accidentally Created Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2013
The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline lake located 226 feet below sea level, occupying the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorad...
The Ghostly Remains of the Yacht “Mar Sem Fim”
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2013
Mar Sem Fim (“Endless Sea” in English) is a Brazilian yacht that was shipwrecked, sunk and subsequently got frozen in ice in Maxwell Bay of...
7 Highest Cities in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2013
Like the microscopic bacteria, human beings too have learned to evolve and flourish in extreme conditions – from the scorching heat of the S...
7 Most Spectacular Spits on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2013
In geography, spit is a landform made by the deposition of sand by the movement of tides. Spits are narrow and elongated – one end is attach...
Beautiful Cinematic Paintings by Brian Tull
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2013
Coming from Nashville, Tennessee, artist Brian Tull uses both oil and acrylic paint to create photorealistic images that are heavily inspir...
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...
Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 28, 2013
The Reed Flute Cave is a natural cave carved out of the karst limestone mountains over millions of years, and has been one of Guilin’s most ...
Dettifoss - The Most Powerful Waterfall in Europe
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 28, 2013
The waterfall Dettifoss is located in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and reputed to be the most powerful waterfall in Europ...
Kacper Kowalski’s Aerial Photos of Poland's Forests in Autumn
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 26, 2013
Jutting out into the southern Baltic sea, Pomerania in Poland is famous for its large swathes of forests, dotted with lakes and meandering r...
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 25, 2013
The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Southern Yunnan, China, covers an immense 16,603-hectares. These spectacular terraces cascade down the slop...
