Sansha: A City That Includes Almost an Entire Ocean

Oct 5, 2015

On July 2012, China announced a new prefecture-level city called Sansha whose seat of administration lies on what it calls Yongxing Island, ...

Ilha da Queimada Grande, The Snake Island

Oct 5, 2015

Ilha da Queimada Grande, nicknamed Snake Island, is a 430,000-square-meter island located about 33 km off the coast of the state of São Paul...

Every Photo From NASA's Apollo Missions Are Now on Flickr

Oct 3, 2015

Surely, you have seen many images from the Apollo missions, including some of the most iconic space photos in history, but you've never ...

The Meenakshi Temple of Madurai, India

Oct 3, 2015

The iconic Meenakshi Temple is located in the ancient city of Madurai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the heart of the 2...

The Rocking Horses of Lincoln

Oct 3, 2015

In the town of Lincoln, in the US state of Massachusetts, off Old Sudbury Road, is a patch of deserted farmland where people keep mysterious...

The Monumental Earthworks of Stan Herd

Oct 2, 2015

Since the late 1970s, American artist Stan Herd has been creating gigantic crop art — portraits and other images he creates by plowing, pla...

Alila Jabal Akhdar Resort in Oman

Oct 1, 2015

The Alila Jabal Akhdar Resort is located in the heart of Jabal Akhdar, more than 2,000 meters up and isolated in Al Hajar Mountains range in...

The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport

Oct 1, 2015

The Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport in the US state of Wyoming, although sounds fantastic, is actually a disappointing dirt land...

The Crumbling Ruins of ‘Shwe Inn Thein’ Pagodas of Indein, Myanmar

Oct 1, 2015

On the western bank of Inle Lake, in the heart of Myanmar’s jungles, lies the small village of Indein with hundreds of ancient pagodas of ma...

The Mysterious Phenomenon of Bamboo Flowering

Sep 30, 2015

Bamboos are the fastest-growing plants on Earth. A typical bamboo grows as much as 10 centimeter in a single day. Certain species grow up to...