The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Iceland

Sep 6, 2014

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a submarine ridge located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, that wraps around the globe for more than 65,000 ...

Osborne Reef: A Failed Artificial Reef of Discarded Tires

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sep 2, 2014

Grassholm is a small uninhabited island, just 200 meters across, located 13 kilometers off the southwestern Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. Th...