Circumpolar startrails above a beautiful natural arch. Located near Moab, Utah, Arches National Park is home to over 2,000 natural sandstone arches. The park lies atop an underground salt bed, which caused the formation of the arches, sandstone fins, and enormous monoliths in the area. The salt bed was deposited over the Colorado Plateau around 300 million years ago when a sea flowed into the region and eventually evaporated. Over countless millennia, the erosive forces of water and wind have shaped the geologic wonderland we see today at Arches. As …

Python is a non-poisonous snake that is large and muscular. Being among the biggest and fearsome snakes in Asia, its length can reach up to 15 feet and weight up to 140kg. You might realize that actually there are some people who can live with python (LINK). But do you know how exotic leather handbags are made using python skin? Following are the photos that showing the process of making exotic leather handbags using python skins.…

The enchanting beauty of a clear summer sky. The Milky Way, the disc of our galaxy, home to billions of stars, stands above the southern horizon. A streaking meteor and a passing satellite are also captured in this lucky shot. The yellow glow at the horizon are lights from the nearby towns. Photographer: Oshin D. Zakarian in his work entitled, “Touched by the Sky”. The photo was shot at Kataleh Khor, Zanjan, Iran on August 2011.…

Do you always think about whether the Earth pole will shift in 2012? Well, there are many science people who are asking this question. Various geologists and space experts believe and have taken geological samples that support the theory that there are high chances of Earth pole switching from north to south and vice versa. This can happen when the lava inside the Earth’s core comes up on the crust and then cools down. Since lava has magnetic properties it will definitely bring changes to Earth’s climate and soon the …

This panoramic view, photographed from the International Space Station (ISS), looking past the docked space shuttle Atlantis’ cargo bay and part of the station including a solar array panel toward Earth, was taken on July 14 as the joint complex passed over the southern hemisphere. Aurora Australis or the Soutern Lights can be seen on Earth’s horizon and a number of stars are visible also.…

Throughout the ages scientists have a passion to discover and invent something which is new to the world. Here, we are talking about none other than a discovery about an ‘ant’ file. Actually scientists investigated to find out how the subterranean cities of Ants looked like. The science work of the scientists has been achieved due to their continuous efforts and passion to achieve something.…

The Buddha’s Hand fruit looks, to all intents and purposes, as if it could have been grown in a certain town called Springfield. As well as a three eyed fish, it would come as no surprise to see the Simpson siblings discover this peculiar fruit, grown as a result of contamination from Mr Burns’ nuclear power plant. However, this fruit is for real. As real as the Magic Graviola, which can help cure a cancer.…

A reflecting pool or reflection pool is a structure often used not only in memorials but also some luxury resorts. It generally consists of a shallow pool of water, usually quite calm and full with a serenity feeling. A design with edges being slightly deeper than the center of the pool is often used to suppress wave formation. Below are some of the examples of pool reflection photography. Pretty stunning isn’t it?…

The photographer, Michaelang Ole shot these beautiful and amazing aurora on September 2010, nearby Skittenelv in the Tromso area, in northern Norway. He, together with his two friends, Frank and Knut, were out chasing the aurora, after a 30min drive outside of Tromso, they pulled the car over when they found their strategic location. Then all of a sudden all electricity in the area blacked out, it was strange, it was mysterious, it was like they could feel something was about to happen.…

Troodos is the biggest mountain range of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Troodos’ highest peak is Mount Olympus at 1,952 metres. The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many famous mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and picturesque mountain villages clinging to terraced hill slopes. The following amazing photo shots, entitled Heads in the Clouds were taken by CostaDinos at Troodos Mountains last week. Pretty stunning isn’t it?

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