Fata Morgana Mirage
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2019
The atmosphere plays unusual tricks with light in the polar regions, especially at sea, creating strange shapes like a looming island, a flo...
Döllersheim: The Village That Hitler Destroyed to Crush a Rumor
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2019
About one hundred km northwest of Vienna, in northern Austria, lies a small village called Döllersheim. Eighty years ago, this tiny Austrian...
The White Cliffs of Iturup Island
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2019
Stretching from Hokkaido, Japan to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the north Pacific Ocean, are a string of volcanic i...
China’s Trackless Trains
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2019
After two years of testing, a new futuristic train that runs on virtual tracks was launched for the first time in Yibin, in the province of ...
The Moon Villages of South Korea
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2019
After the Korean War ended in 1953, many war refugees and other impoverished people moved to the rapidly developing urban centers and began ...
The Elephant Bird
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2019
Not too long ago, a gigantic, flightless bird roamed the island of Madagascar. It stood nearly 10 feet tall and weighed 700 kg. For centur...
Haystacks of Rishikesh
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2019
Haystacks are often constructed around a central pole, or a tree. Bales of hay are loosely arranged around the central structure to prevent ...
The Hellfire Club And Caves
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2019
Throughout history men have formed clandestine clubs where rich young aristocrats met and indulged in drunken orgies, gambling and carousing...
Machine de Marly
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 11, 2019
Water features form an impressive part of the gardens in the Palace of Versailles in Paris. There are fountains, cascading waterfalls, calm ...
The Unbelievably Delicate Marble Sculptures at Cappella Sansevero
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 9, 2019
In the late 16th century, the Duke of Torremaggiore, Giovan Francesco di Sangro, after a miraculous recovery from a serious illness, erected...
