Chicago River: The River That Runs Backward
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2021
From the mid to the late-19th century, Chicago was in the midst of a period of rapid growth, and as the city grew it placed enormous strain ...
Ascension Island’s Remarkable Ecological Transformation
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2021
In the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, thousands of miles from practically anywhere, lies an isolated volcanic island called Ascension. ...
Mount Tambora And The Year Without a Summer
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2021
Volcanic eruptions can change the planet’s climate. During major eruptions, huge amount of volcanic ash are released into the upper atmosphe...
The World’s Largest Sailing Ship
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 12, 2021
On December 14, 1907, a large sailing ship wrecked off the coast of Annet, in the Isles of Scilly, killing all but two of her eighteen crew ...
The World’s First Automatic Machine Gun
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2021
In an article in Nature in 1885, the renowned science journal published a description of a new type of gun developed by the well-known Amer...
Afghanistan’s War Rugs
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2021
Turkmen weavers in northern Afghanistan have been weaving rugs for thousands of years. This heavy textile, made for a wide variety of utilit...
Whiffling: The Art of Flying Upside Down
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2021
This image of a goose flying upside down captured by photographer Vincent Cornelissen has created a buzz online. In the viral photo, the g...
The Fabled Diamonds of Golconda
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 5, 2021
Before the discovery of the diamond mines in Brazil and South Africa in the early 18th century, India was the sole supplier of the world’s d...
Bobbie, The Wonder Dog Who Walked 2,500 Miles to Home
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 4, 2021
In August 1923, Bobbie—an average-looking collie puppy—accompanied his owners, the Braizer family, on a cross-country summer road trip from ...
The Arrow Stork
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 3, 2021
Many birds fly extraordinarily great distances in search of warmer climate, food and favorable breeding grounds, a seasonal phenomenon we no...
