Moss Balls of Lake Myvatn and Lake Akan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2014
Moss Balls or marimo (Japanese for "ball seaweed"), also known by various names such as Cladophora ball and Lake ball, is a specie...
Pantanal, The World’s Largest Freshwater Wetland
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 22, 2014
In the center of the South American continent, south of the Amazon basin and east of the Andes, lies an immense landlocked river delta calle...
Metro Stations in Naples Converted Into Beautiful Art Galleries
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 21, 2014
Over the past decade, the city of Naples, Italy, has been transforming sections of the subway system into full-fledged art galleries by cont...
Layered Sand Art by Andrew Clemens
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 21, 2014
The art in these bottles were created by carefully pouring colored sand in layers, without the use of glue or any adhesive. These were made ...
Saint Helena Island: The Place of Napoleon's Imprisonment
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2014
Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory, is a remote island located in the South Atlantic Ocean about 1,950 km west of the south-western ...
Island Homes During Mississippi River Flooding
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 18, 2014
When the waters of the Mississippi River broke in April 2011, it created one of the largest and the most damaging floods in the U.S. in the ...
The Coal Fires of Jharia
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 18, 2014
Jharia and the neighbouring village of Bokapahari, in the state of Jharkhand, lie within one of India’s largest coal reserves. Coke coal is ...
Istanbul, The City That Lies in Two Continents
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 16, 2014
Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the fifth-largest city in the world by population, is considered European, yet it occupies two diff...
The Dragon Hill of Iquique, Chile
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 16, 2014
Cerro Dragon or The Dragon Hill is an enormous sand dune about 4 km long, located near the coast in the city of Iquique in Chile. Varying in...
Carol Milne's Knitted Glass
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 15, 2014
Canadian sculptor Carol Milne , who lives and works in Seattle, US, is best known for her Knitted Glass works. A pioneer in the field of kni...
Kim Alsbrooks’ Paintings on Discarded Beer Cans
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 15, 2014
For the past ten years, Philadelphia-based artist Kim Alsbrooks has been painting miniature portraits on flattened beers cans and fast food...
Ventisquero Colgante: The Hanging Glacier of Queulat
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 15, 2014
Ventisquero Colgante, or the Hanging Glacier, is located in the Queulat National Park, in Chile, and is the park’s biggest attraction. Hangi...
Bourke's Luck Potholes
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2014
Bourke's Luck Potholes are a natural water feature found within the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, about 35km north of Graskop on ...
Sewell, An Abandoned Mining Town in The Andes
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2014
Located on the slopes of the Andes in the commune of Machalà in Chile, at an altitude of 2,000 metres, lies the abandoned mining town of Sew...
Taroko Gorge, The Marble Mountains of Taiwan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2014
Taroko Gorge, also known as “Marble Gorge” because of the abundant supply of marble in the area, is an impressive 19-km-long canyon, located...
Sail Rock, Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2014
Sail Rock, also known as Parus Rock, is a natural sandstone monolith located on the shore of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, about...
Castle Meur: The House Between The Rocks, Plougrescant
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 10, 2014
Castel Meur, also known as La Maison du Gouffre or “the house between the rocks”, is a charming cottage wedged between two huge jagged rock...
The Lava Trees of Hawaii
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 10, 2014
When hot lava from a volcanic eruption invades a forest, often the lava does not overthrow the larger trees, but flows around them. The mois...
GuaÃra Falls: A Natural Wonder Flooded By An Artificial Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 9, 2014
About 200 kilometers north of the spectacular Iguazu Falls, along the border between Brazil and Paraguay, was another natural wonder even mo...
London’s New Folding Bridge Opens and Closes Like a Fan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 8, 2014
British firm Knight Architects and structural engineers AKT have designed and completed a new moving footbridge in Paddington, London, that ...
