Toxic Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2014
Lake Erie is the fourth largest of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the eleventh largest lake in the world, by surface area. Lake ...
Gypsum Lakes or Birridas of Shark Bay
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2014
The most westerly point of the Australian continent, next to the Indian Ocean is called Shark Bay, an area of exceptional natural features a...
Tree in the Rock, in Wyoming
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2014
Located right in the middle of Interstate 80, between Cheyenne and Laramie, in southeast Wyoming is a peculiar tree. The tree is a limber pi...
The Chocolate Hills of Bohol
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2014
Bohol is the main island of Bohol Province and the tenth largest island of the Philippine archipelago. Bohol is a tropical haven of natural ...
A Dangerous Ropeway in a Chinese Village
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2014
For the residents of a remote mountain village in Central China’s Hubei Province, the only connection with the outside world is a precarious...
The Melted Bricks of Fort Zverev, in Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2014
Fort Zverev, located on the shores of the Baltic Sea in northern Kronstadt, lies in complete ruins today. One of the several forts of Kronst...
The House on Towan Island, Newquay
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 27, 2014
Just a few meters off the British coast near Newquay in Cornwell, lies the tiny Towan island. Perched at the top of this 80 feet high rocky ...
Cold Water Geysers of Analavory
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2014
About 12 km north-east from the town of Analavory in Madagascar are located four unusual geysers. There is no volcanic activity underneath A...
Kaali Meteorite Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2014
The Kaali Meteorite Crater is located in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, 18km from its capital Kuressaare. It was t...
Palmerston Island, Where Everyone is Related
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2014
Palmerston Island is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in one of the most isolated part of the Pacific Ocean, about 3,200 km from New Zealan...
Lake Chagan, The Atomic Lake Filled With Radioactive Water
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 22, 2014
During the hey days of Cold War, the Soviet started blowing up nukes all over northeastern Kazakhstan to investigate the possibility of usin...
The Star Sand Beach of Hoshizuna-no-hama
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2014
Hoshizuna no Hama is a small beach located on the northern tip of the remote Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture, in Japan. Hoshizuna no H...
Aqueduct Veluwemeer in Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2014
The Aqueduct Veluwemeer is a navigable aqueduct over the N302 road near Harderwijk, in eastern Netherlands. It is located under a small part...
The Mysterious Stone Spheres Of Costa Rica
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2014
In the 1930s while clearing the Costa Rican jungle for banana plantations, employees of the United Fruit Company began uncovering large ston...
The Fortress Town of Palmanova
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2014
The town of Palmanova is located in northeastern Italy, close to the border with Slovenia. While Palmanova’s origins can be traced back to t...
The Volcanic Crater of Xico
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2014
Cerro de Xico or the “Hill of Xico” lies at the extreme southern end of Mexico City in the municipality of Xico within the Chichinautzin vol...
Edith Macefield's Legendary House in Seattle
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 19, 2014
In the corner between Northwest 46th Street and 15th Avenue, in Ballard, Seattle, wedged between a Trader Joe's and an LA Fitness, lies ...
Ruby Falls, An Underground Waterfall in Tennessee
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2014
Approximately 1,120 feet below ground within the heart of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, lies the United States’ tallest and ...
Life-Sized Elephant Created by Folding a Single Piece of Paper
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2014
Switzerland-based origami artist Sipho Mabona has created a life-sized elephant from just one sheet of paper measuring 15 by 15 meters. The...
Bangkok’s Multi-Colored Taxis
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2014
Unlike the rest of the world, where taxis are usually yellow and black, Bangkok’s taxis come in a full range of colors. There are pink taxis...
