The Lakes of Ubari Sand Sea
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 4, 2015
The Ubari Sand Sea is a vast area of towering sand dunes in the Fezzan region of south-western Libya. But 200,000 years ago, this was a wet ...
Ocean Waves Glass Sculptures
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 4, 2015
These beautiful glass sculptures depicting ocean waves were made by Paul DeSomma and Marsha Blaker , a husband and wife team, known internat...
The Les Mées Solar Farm in France
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 3, 2015
The Les Mées solar farm is located in the rolling hills of La Colle des Mées plateau, in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in south...
The Last Surviving Chained Libraries
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 2, 2015
Before the printing press made books cheap and easily available, books in the Middle Ages were incredibly scarce and precious. Without a met...
The National 9/11 Memorial Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 1, 2015
The National 9/11 Memorial Museum, located at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York, was opened in May 2014 to honor the nea...
Supai: An Isolated Indian Village Inside the Grand Canyon
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 30, 2015
Despite being one of the most visited places in the United States, the Grand Canyon area in Arizona, still holds secrets. One of these is th...
Gravity Train as Energy Storage
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 30, 2015
Energy grids running on renewable energy sources need storage. The most common way to store energy on a grid scale is through “pumped” hydro...
John Bramblitt, The Blind Painter
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 29, 2015
These bright and colorful paintings were made by American artist John Bramblitt who lost his eye sight at the age of 30 as a result of compl...
Hiljainen Kansa: The Silent People of Suomussalmi, Finland
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2015
Motorists driving along Highway 5, about 30 km north of the small town of Suomussalmi, in north-eastern Finland, are greeted by a peculiar s...
Ämari Air Force Cemetery
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2015
The Ämari Air Force Cemetery is located in the small borough of Ämari, in Harju County, in northern Estonia, near the Ämari Air Base. The ce...
