Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse, Located Half in Switzerland and Half in France

Mar 24, 2012

The Arbez Hotel is a small two star hotel located in the quite border town of La Cure, five miles north of Geneva. A nice, cozy little place...

The Mysterious Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

Mar 21, 2012

The Racetrack Playa is an exceptionally flat and dry lakebed located above the northwestern side of Death Valley, in Death Valley National P...

Super-Kamiokande Neutrino Detector in Japan

Mar 21, 2012

Neutrinos are some of the most abundant yet mysterious particles in our universe. Every second 65 billion neutrinos pass through every squar...

Millau Viaduct, France: the Tallest Bridge in the World

Mar 21, 2012

The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the Fre...

Tides at The Bay of Fundy

Mar 18, 2012

The Bay of Fundy is located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces...

The Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower: Mosquito Control Scheme That Didn’t Work

Mar 18, 2012

In 1929, a frustrated Florida’s Lower Keys’ fish lodge owner named Richter Clyde Perky decided that it was time to rid his holiday resort of...

Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

Mar 18, 2012

Northern Arizona and southern Utah are abundant in scenic landscapes. Strong winds carrying fine desert sand and the mighty Colorado river e...

The Magnificent Gardens of Marqueyssac

Mar 18, 2012

The town of Vézac in the Dordogne region of France is home to one of the world’s most magnificent landscapes, the famed Gardens of Marqueyss...

Akira Yoshizawa: The Master of Origami

Mar 15, 2012

Akira Yoshizawa was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is widely recognized for his work in raising origa...

Triple Frontier: The Tri-Border Between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay

Mar 15, 2012

The Triple Frontier is the tri-border region where the borders of 3 countries meet: Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. While there are many tri...