Osborne Reef: A Failed Artificial Reef of Discarded Tires
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2014
About 7,000 feet offshore of Sunrise Boulevard off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, lies an underwater wasteland of rotting tires. Thi...
Don Juan Pond: The Saltiest Body of Water on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2014
Don Juan Pond is a small, ankle-deep lake located in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, nestled in Wright Valley between the Asgard Mou...
Longleat Hedge Maze: The Longest in The World
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2014
Longleat Hedge Maze is located in the garden of the English stately home of Longleat, situated adjacent to the village of Horningsham and ne...
Photos of Limestone Blasting by Naoya Hatakeyama
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2014
These pictures are part of a series called “Blast” taken by Japanese photographer Naoya Hatakeyama, who used remote-control cameras to captu...
Cryoconite Holes on Glaciers
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2014
Sometimes the surface of glaciers exhibit peculiar water filled cylindrical holes of varying sizes. At the bottom of these holes, there is u...
Parting of The Waters: A Creek That Flows Into Two Oceans
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 3, 2014
Within the Teton Wilderness area of Bridger-Teton National Forest, in Wyoming, USA, lies a very unremarkable creek with a remarkable hydrolo...
Intricate Ice Crack Patterns on Lake Puma Yumco
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 3, 2014
Lake Puma Yumco, located on the Tibetan Plateau, is one of the most remote lakes in the world. The lake is 32 km long and 13 km wide and is ...
Mocona Falls: A 3 km Waterfall That Runs Parallel to The River
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2014
Iguazu Falls may be the most popular waterfalls in Argentina, but Mocona Falls take the crown for the most unique. Mocona does not follow th...
The Guano Covered Island of Grassholm
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2014
Grassholm is a small uninhabited island, just 200 meters across, located 13 kilometers off the southwestern Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. Th...
Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2014
On first look, these busts appear to be carved out of porcelain or perhaps fine white marble, but actually they are made of thousands of lay...
Cherry Blossom Stones: A Natural Wonder
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2014
In the Japanese city of Kameoka, which lies just over the western mountains of Kyoto city, an intriguing geological oddity is found. It’s a ...
Kondyor Massif of Eastern Siberia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2014
The Kondyor Massif is a perfectly circular geological formation in Eastern Siberia, Russia, roughly 600 km west-to-southwest of Okhotsk, or ...
The Stilt Fishermen of Sri Lanka
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2014
Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. The fish...
How The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Survived The 2002 Denali Earthquake
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2014
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It starts at Prudhoe Bay on the Alaskan North Slope an...
Teufelsbrücke, The Devil's Bridge in Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2014
A lot of ancient bridges across Europe are referred to as the Devil’s Bridge. These bridges were built under such challenging conditions tha...
Modern Magazine Covers Superimposed on Classic Paintings
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Philippines based graphic designer and children’s book illustrator Eisen Bernardo superimposed a selection of modern magazine covers on cla...
Glowworm Beetles Have The Most Magnificent Antennas Ever
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Glowworm beetles belong to the family of Phengodidae and are so called because the adult females of this family of insect can produce light...
Ayam Cemani: A Rare Chicken Breed That is Black Inside Out
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Black is not an uncommon color in the animal world; bears are black, gorillas are black, there are breeds of dogs and cats that are black. B...
Sydney's Original Doll Hospital
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
In this day and age when kids bring home a new toy every time they return from the supermarket, it’s hard to believe that anybody would want...
5 Unique National Parks of India
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2014
Exploring the rare wildlife in Indian woods has its own glee. From the regal beasts to the sweet chirping avifauna, the verdant beauty of th...
