Millions of Jellyfish Cause Nuclear Reactors Shutdown Around The World

Jul 13, 2011

A sudden explosion in jellyfish population in different parts of the world has caused nuclear reactors to be shutdown in Japan, Scotland and...

China Opens World's Longest Sea Bridge

Jul 12, 2011

The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, which was featured on Amusing Planet early this year, is open for business. State-run news channel CCTV says the...

Orda Cave: World's Longest Underwater Gypsum Cave in Russia

Jul 12, 2011

A team of daring cave divers working on Orda Cave Awareness Project have produced an incredible series of photos of the longest underwater g...

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship

Jul 9, 2011

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is held every year on July 4 at Nathan's Famous Corporation's original, and best-known restauran...

World's Steepest Roller-coaster Opens in Japan

Jul 9, 2011

Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park has unveiled its 14th Guinness world record-breaking ride – the Takabisha roller-coaster. Nestled at ...

Chevrolet Underground Catwalk 2011: Fashion Show on Subway Train

Jul 7, 2011

The Underground Catwalk , currently in its sixth year, has become an integral and popular part of the Berlin Fashion Week where models showc...

San Fermin Festival Begins in Pamplona, Spain

Jul 7, 2011

Tens of thousands of people packed Pamplona's main square on Wednesday for the launch of the "chupinazo" rocket that marked th...

Hyper-realistic Paintings by Juan Bautista Nieto

Jul 7, 2011

Juan Bautista Nieto was born in Lora el Rio, Spain. He studied at the Fine Arts Faculty of Seville. Prior to that he studied medicine, to w...

Photographs of People Texting in the Streets

Jul 6, 2011

For his project titled “ Texters “, photographer Joe Holmes photographed unsuspecting people lost in their own worlds while texting on their...

The Humorous Art of Bent Objects by Terry Border

Jul 5, 2011

Terry Border takes objects from everyday life and turns them into humorous art. For years now, this unassuming photographer-sculptor has wo...