‘Log House’ Like Cocoon of The Bagworm Moth

Jan 29, 2016

The bagworm moth (Psychidae) of the family Lepidoptera might be a pest for Botanists, but for Lepidopterists they are one of the rare archit...

Australian Farmer Fights Soil Erosion With Land Art

Jan 29, 2016

After a recent bushfire consumed all vegetation on his land, a South Australian farmer Brian Fischer decided to etch a gigantic geometric pa...

The Windmills of Lasithi Plateau

Jan 28, 2016

The Lasithi Plateau in eastern Crete, Greece, is situated 800 meters above sea level. Despite the high altitude, the water table here is ext...

Rio Celeste, The Blue River

Jan 28, 2016

Winding through the verdant rainforest of Tenorio Volcano National Park of Costa Rica, is a bright blue river called Rio Celeste. The river ...

Syrian Refugees Build Miniature Replicas of Country’s Destroyed Monuments

Jan 28, 2016

As war rages on in Syria, it’s only the people that refugee camps could provide protection to. The homes, the cities, the culture and the hi...

Neft Dasları: A City Built On Oil Platforms

Jan 27, 2016

Far out into the Caspian Sea, a hundred kilometers away from the Azerbaijani capital Baku, lies one of the most incredible settlements in th...

Villagers Scrap a Living Out of Abandoned Diamond Mine in Brazil

Jan 27, 2016

Deep in the heart of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, along the banks of the Rio Jequitinhonha, rural miners explore the massive open pi...

The Circular Laguna Garzon Bridge in Uruguay

Jan 26, 2016

When building bridges, engineers and architects don’t always look for the shortest possible crossing. The new ring-shaped bridge across Lagu...

A Blast From The Past: Episode 6

Jan 24, 2016

A collection of interesting articles that you may have missed, pulled out from Amusing Planet’s nearly 8-year-old archives. Cool Movie Illu...

Would You Live in a Luxury Resort That Was Once a Concentration Camp?

Jan 21, 2016

That’s the question angered family members of those who were imprisoned at a sea fort in the Adriatic Sea is asking, when the government app...