The Birth Of An Ocean: The Afar Rift of Ethiopia
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 8, 2016
In the remote Afar depression in northern Ethiopia, the African Continent is slowly splitting apart and a new ocean is forming. Normally geo...
The Remarkable Story of St Kilda’s Residents
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 6, 2016
The remote archipelago of St Kilda, off the west coast of the Scottish mainland, is truly an isolated place. Located some 64 km west of the ...
The Strange Victorian Dinosaurs of Crystal Palace Park
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 5, 2016
Inside an enclosure at the Crystal Palace Park in London, is a collection of over thirty concrete sculptures of dinosaurs. Built more than o...
The Toxic White Beaches of Rosignano Solvay
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 5, 2016
The dazzling white sand of “Spiagge Bianche”, or “white beaches”, in the town of Rosignano Solvay, in southern Tuscany, has been luring tour...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 30
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 4, 2016
From the archives of Amusing Planet. The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia, is notable fo...
The Witches' Weigh House in Oudewater
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2016
In medieval Netherlands, weigh houses were a common feature in many markets up and down the country. They were run by the local authorities,...
This Rocky Wall Was Created By The New Zealand Earthquake
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2016
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that stuck the South Island of New Zealand on November 14, 2016, have changed the geography of the region, part...
The ‘Ancient Lights’ Windows of England
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2016
In many old brick buildings around London, you’ll find signs saying ‘Ancient Lights‘ marked beneath individual windows. The best examples ar...
The Spite Towers of Irish Hills
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2016
Standing atop a small knoll along the highway between Detroit and Chicago, the Twin Towers of Irish Hills in Lenawee County, in Southeast Mi...
Tehachapi Loop
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2016
The Tehachapi Loop is an iconic spiral loop, 1.17 km long, that passes over itself as it gains height on the railroad main line through Teha...
