Trees That Grow Into Furniture
Kaushik Patowary
May 29, 2015
A UK-based furniture company called Full Grown , started by furniture designer Gavin Munro, doesn’t take wood and make them into furniture. ...
The Hand of Punta del Este
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2015
The Hand of Punta del Este, or Mano de Punta del Este , is a sculpture of a hand partially emerging from sand and located at Brava Beach in ...
Catching Salmons With Fish Wheels
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2015
A fish wheel is a water-powered device used for catching fish, particularly adult salmon, and consist of a revolving wheel with baskets and ...
Potash Evaporation Ponds in Utah
Kaushik Patowary
May 27, 2015
These electric blue shapes in the brown desert are potash evaporation ponds managed by Intrepid Potash, Inc., the United States’ largest pro...
Nilometer: Ancient Structures Used to Measure the Level of River Nile
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2015
Every year the river Nile begins to rise in the summer, the water overflows its banks and deposits slit on the surrounding floodplain. It is...
The Cardrona Bra Fence
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2015
The Cardrona Bra Fence of Central Otago, New Zealand, began in 1999 some time between Christmas and New Year, when four women's bras wer...
Clootie Wells: The Celtic Wishing Trees
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2015
The tradition of making offerings at wishing trees and wells dates back hundreds of years, and can be found all over the world in different ...
The Beautiful Uummannaq Island, Greenland
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2015
Uummannaq is a picturesque island and town in the Qaasuitsup municipality, in northwestern Greenland, located 590 kilometers north of the Ar...
A Glue-less Paper Bridge That You Can Walk Over
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2015
British artist Steve Messam has installed a bright red, weight-bearing arch bridge across a stream in the rural Lake District National Park...
Monte Testaccio: The 2,000-year-old Garbage Dump in Rome
Kaushik Patowary
May 23, 2015
On the outskirts of Rome, near the Horrea Galbae, a short distance away from the east bank of the River Tiber, lies an enormous mound overgr...
Mill Ends Park: World’s Smallest Park
Kaushik Patowary
May 22, 2015
Mill Ends Park in Portland, the United States, is only two feet in diameter and is really just a flower pot, but don’t say that aloud, espec...
The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
Kaushik Patowary
May 22, 2015
On the third floor of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the state of Maryland, in Baltimore, the United States, the chief medical...
Spiders Rain Down on Australian Town
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2015
While raining cats and dogs is only a metaphor, raining spiders is a reality in Australia. The latest arachnid shower took place last week i...
Ducks Get Their Own Lane in Britain
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2015
Ducks and ducklings can appear in the most unlikely places, such as in the middle of a busy street walking single-file or nesting under balc...
Photographing Cruise Ships From Above by Jeffrey Milstein
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2015
Modern cruise ships look gigantic enough from the shore, but their true scale is only revealed when viewed from above. New York-based photog...
White Sands Desert, New Mexico
Kaushik Patowary
May 19, 2015
About 26 km southwest of Alamogordo and just south of the White Sands Missile Range , in the state of New Mexico, the United States, is an i...
The Wall of Tears, Galapagos Islands
Kaushik Patowary
May 19, 2015
The Galápagos Islands are best known for their diverse flora and fauna. The islands were made famous by Charles Darwin whose keen observatio...
Yukitsuri: The Japanese Snow Suspenders
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2015
During the winter months, many Japanese gardens sprout strange conical structures that rise above the trees like a crown. They are called Yu...
Meikleour Beech Hedges: World’s Largest Hedge
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2015
The Meikleour Beech Hedge is located right besides A93 Perth-Blairgowrie road, about 18 km north of Perth and 6 km south of Blairgowrie, in ...
The Mystery of Puma Punku’s Precise Stonework
Kaushik Patowary
May 16, 2015
Puma punku is the name of a large temple complex located near Tiwanaku, in Bolivia, and is part of a larger archaeological site known as Tia...
