How The Military Hid The Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant

Dec 23, 2010

During World War II, in an effort to disguise the facility and ward off enemy fire, officials at Burbank's Lockheed Air Terminal (now kn...

Behind the Scenes at Particle Physics Labs

Dec 21, 2010

In August, 2010, 200 amateur photographers had the opportunity to walk into the top five particle physics laboratories in four countries and...

Urban Forest: Photography by Colleen Mullins

Dec 21, 2010

After Katrina, 70% of trees in New Orleans lay decimated. But it is not that damage on which the photographs of Colleen Mullins gaze, but o...

Star Trails by Ben Canales

Dec 21, 2010

Photographer Ben Canales takes mesmerizing long exposure shots of the night sky and stars. Canales grew up in in the Northeast of the US ...

Amazing Leaf Carving Art

Dec 19, 2010

Leaf Carving is the newest form of art out of China, where skilled artisans carve incredibly detailed portraits and pictures on the leaves o...

Linnea Strid's Incredible Oil Paintings

Dec 19, 2010

Linnea Strid is an emerging Swedish artist currently based in Stockholm who has a pretty impressive style. Her realistic paintings, particu...

Baobab: The Upside-Down Tree

Dec 19, 2010

Adansonia digitata , or Baobab tree is a strange looking tree that grows in low-lying areas in Africa and Australia. The Baobab is also call...

Swimming in -36 degrees? No Thanks

Dec 17, 2010

Members of a local winter swimmers' club went swimming in the ice-cold Yenisei River with the air temperature at about -36 degrees Celsi...

2010 Winter in Pictures

Dec 17, 2010

Winter has hit the United States and parts of Europe with an intense not felt for nearly half a century. Temperatures has fallen to –20 degr...

Birds of America: The World's Most Expensive Book

Dec 15, 2010

A copy of John James Audubon's “Birds of America” was sold at an auction in London last week for £7.3 million ($11.5 million), and thus ...