The Guano Covered Island of Grassholm

Sep 2, 2014

Grassholm is a small uninhabited island, just 200 meters across, located 13 kilometers off the southwestern Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. Th...

Flexible Paper Sculptures by Li Hongbo

Aug 30, 2014

On first look, these busts appear to be carved out of porcelain or perhaps fine white marble, but actually they are made of thousands of lay...

Cherry Blossom Stones: A Natural Wonder

Aug 30, 2014

In the Japanese city of Kameoka, which lies just over the western mountains of Kyoto city, an intriguing geological oddity is found. It’s a ...

Kondyor Massif of Eastern Siberia

Aug 29, 2014

The Kondyor Massif is a perfectly circular geological formation in Eastern Siberia, Russia, roughly 600 km west-to-southwest of Okhotsk, or ...

The Stilt Fishermen of Sri Lanka

Aug 29, 2014

Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off the coast of India in the Indian Ocean. The fish...

How The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Survived The 2002 Denali Earthquake

Aug 28, 2014

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It starts at Prudhoe Bay on the Alaskan North Slope an...

Teufelsbrücke, The Devil's Bridge in Switzerland

Aug 28, 2014

A lot of ancient bridges across Europe are referred to as the Devil’s Bridge. These bridges were built under such challenging conditions tha...

Modern Magazine Covers Superimposed on Classic Paintings

Aug 26, 2014

Philippines based graphic designer and children’s book illustrator Eisen Bernardo superimposed a selection of modern magazine covers on cla...

Glowworm Beetles Have The Most Magnificent Antennas Ever

Aug 26, 2014

Glowworm beetles belong to the family of Phengodidae and are so called because the adult females of this family of insect can produce light...

Ayam Cemani: A Rare Chicken Breed That is Black Inside Out

Aug 26, 2014

Black is not an uncommon color in the animal world; bears are black, gorillas are black, there are breeds of dogs and cats that are black. B...