The Disappearing Lake Urmia of Iran
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2015
Lake Urmia, in north-western Iran, was once one of the largest permanent saline lake in the world and the second largest in the Middle East,...
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex: A Giant Military Complex That Was Operational For Only 24 Hours
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2015
At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet nuclear attack was a genuine threat and the United States decided that a defense program was needed ...
Hollow Heart in Watermelon
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 29, 2015
You might assume that this watermelon here has been carved by hand, but actually is completely natural. This strange condition is known as “...
The Stone Walls of Ireland
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 29, 2015
Travelling across rural Ireland from the east to the west, one thing that arouses curiosity among many first time visitors is the hundreds o...
The Pyramid Tomb of Nicholas Cage
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2015
Last time I checked, Nicholas Cage was not dead. Neither he was a Pharaoh. Yet, he has his own pyramid tomb in the thickly populated St. Lou...
The Submerged Bridge Over Biel Water in Belhaven Bay
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2015
The Biel Water is a small river running through the village of Biel to the south of Dunbar, in Scotland. It runs for 4.5 kilometers from the...
Creux du Van: A Natural Rocky Arena in Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2015
Located on the border of the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel and Vaud is "Creux du Van", a scenic, horseshoe-shaped limestone cliff of ...
The Unusual Salt Industry of Teguidda-n-Tessoumt
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2015
Roughly 200 km northwest of the city of Agadez, in northern Niger, lies a tiny village of around 50 families called Teguidda-n-Tessoumt. The...
The Geometry of Plants
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 27, 2015
Looking around, you might imagine that branches, leaves and flowers grow at random, haphazardly. The truth is, however, that the points at w...
Fabian Oefner’s Fascinating Photos of Paint and Motion
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2015
Swiss artist Fabian Oefner creates colorful art by harnessing scientific properties in an effort to bring our attention to the beauty of th...
