NASA’s Exoplanet Travel Posters Dream of Out of The World Vacations
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 11, 2015
While interstellar travel is yet to become a reality, NASA seeks to keep our hopes and dreams alive by releasing three gorgeous, print-quali...
Vasa: A 17th Century Warship That Sank, Was Recovered And Now Sits in a Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 10, 2015
In 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa set off on its maiden voyage from Stockholm harbor towards Poland, where a war was raging in the Baltic. B...
A Green School in the Heart of Urban Paris
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 9, 2015
A new primary school opened its doors in September 2014, in Boulogne Billancourt, a commune in the western suburbs of Paris. Topped with a l...
World’s Biggest Tire Graveyard in Sulabiya, Kuwait
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 9, 2015
An average automobile tire can travel around 30,000 kilometers before they need to be replaced. Tires that have reached the end of their li...
Pebble Beaches Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2015
Beaches usually mean sand, but not always. There are beaches made of sea shells , broken glasses pounded smooth by the surf and pebbles. Wh...
The 1,000 Year Old ‘Agate House’ Made of Petrified Wood
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2015
Petrified wood is the fossilized remains of trees and other vegetation where the organic materials have been completely replaced with minera...
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2015
This unassuming slanted roof, house-like structure at the foot of the mountain may appear like a private residence or perhaps a garage, but ...
The Kindred Spirit Mailbox on Bird Island
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 6, 2015
Bird Island is located at the south-western tip of North Carolina, in USA, adjacent to the coastal resort town of Sunset Beach. On this 1,30...
Waterwheel Falls in Yosemite National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2015
The Tuolumne River is located in the state of California, in the United States, where it rises in central Sierra Nevada in Yosemite National...
Petroglyph Beach in Wrangell, Alaska
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2015
Petroglyph Beach is located on the north-west of Wrangell, a town in Alaska. The beach is so called for the large number of petroglyphs rese...
Gangkhar Puensum: The Highest Unclimbed Mountain in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 2, 2015
Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan, and at 7,570 meters, it is the 40th highest peak in the world. As surprising as it may s...
Uunartoq Hot Springs in Greenland
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 1, 2015
Hot springs are abundant in South Greenland, but the island of Uunartoq is home to the only hot springs in the country that are warm enough ...
SkyCycle, A Pedal Powered Roller Coaster in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 1, 2015
Located in Washuzan Highland Amusement Park in Okayama city in Japan, the Sky Cycle is a pedal-powered roller coaster that requires riders t...
The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 31, 2014
On June 6, 1912, after five days of violent earthquakes on the Alaska Peninsula, one of the most gigantic eruptions of the 20th century occu...
Chinese Water Meter Reader Captures Unexpected Moments on The Streets
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 31, 2014
32-year old Tao Liu works as a water meter reader for the Hefei Water Supply Company. He travels up and down the city on his motorbike and i...
Kiribati, The True Land of The Rising Sun
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 30, 2014
When the sun sets on the evening of December 31 this year, and the world awaits the arrival of the new year, a tiny island country on the ex...
El Ateneo Grand Splendid: A Beautiful Bookstore in a Former Theater
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 29, 2014
Housed in a magnificent early 20th century theater, El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the biggest bookstores in...
Somerset Bridge Bermuda - The World’s Smallest Drawbridge
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 29, 2014
Somerset Bridge is a small bridge located in the western parish of Sandys, in Bermuda, connecting Somerset Island with the mainland. The sto...
Best of 2014
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 26, 2014
It’s that time of the year again, when we look back and reflect on some of the most popular and interesting stories we covered over the last...
Ice Volcanoes of The Great Lakes
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 24, 2014
During the winter months, when the Great Lakes in North America freezes over, a unique feature called “ice volcanoes” start forming along th...
