Incandescent light bulbs may be fading away, killed off slowly by fluorescent s and LED’s, but there’s one old-fashioned bulb that refuses to go out. In fact, it’s been going for more than a century. The world’s longest-burning light bulb has been shining since 1901, when it was first turned on in Liver more, Calif. (It’s gone out during a …
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Ice Canyon in Greenland
Greenland is the largest island in the world. About 80 percent of the territory is hidden under the ice sheet, which accounts for nearly 1/10 of all the ice on our planet. After Antarctica, this is the second largest ice massif in the world. Amazing island of Greenland attracts travellers-adventurers and photographers from around the globe, especially because of the …
Continue readingThe Balancing Rock and its Unlikely Explanation
The Kummakivi Balancing Rock is a natural feature found in a scenic forest region of Ruokolahti, a municipality in the region of South Karelia, in the southeastern part of Finland. This feature consists of two boulders, one perched precariously on the top of the other. Although the upper rock looks as though it would roll off at any given moment, …
Continue readingThe Stockholm metro system
If you ever plan to take a trip to Stockholm, Sweden’s capital city, take note of the subways: they’re works of art in and of themselves. Stockholm metro is a metro in Stockholm City, Sweden. The first track was opened in 1950, and today the subway system has about 100 stations and more will be added within a couple of years. The …
Continue readingA village in Yemen
Yemen in a desert country located on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the west, Saudi Arabia in the north and Oman in the east. With the exception of the coastal plains in the west, Yemen is continuously elevated with high and dry mountains having jagged peaks and plateaus …
Continue readingMeet the one city in America where cars have been banned since 1898
Bike culture has recently been booming in the U.S. But there’s a little place in the north that’s been in love with bikes for generations: Mackinac Island, Michigan, a historic tourist destination on the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan between Lakes Michigan and Huron. Because motor vehicles have been banned here since 1898 more than 100 years everyone has used bikes …
Continue readingThe Volcanic Island of Aogashima, Japan
Aogashima is a small, tropical volcanic island in the Philippine Sea, under the administration of Tokyo in Japan despite being located some 358 kilometres away from the country’s capital. It is the southernmost and the most isolated inhabited island of the Izu archipelago. The island itself is a giant volcanic crater, and within that crater there’s another, smaller volcano. Aogashima …
Continue readingHumpback wales feeding in Alaska
This is the amazing moment a humpback whale emerged from the tranquil waters of a lazy dock. Workers at Clover Pass Resort in Ketchikan, Alaska, were going about their daily business when they spotted the huge mammal swimming underneath the wooden paths over the sea. After spotting the huge humpback whales mass in Alaska about five feet away from the …
Continue readingAn American World War II aircraft that crashed
The wreck of a rare American fighter plane which crashed during World War II remains hidden under the sand of a Gwynedd beach. The Lockheed P-38F Lightning was found near Harlech six years ago after being covered by sand for more than 65 years. Its pilot, USAF Lt Robert Elliott, walked away unscathed after the plane’s engines cut out during …
Continue readingThe Super moon on November 14, 2016
On Monday, 14 November, the moon will be the biggest and brightest it has been in more than 60 years. So long as the sky is clear of clouds, it should be a great time to get outside and gaze at it or take some photos. It’s what is commonly called a super moon, or technically a perigee full moon …
Continue readingThe Sunset on Mars Is Blue
Earth and Mars are a bit like mirror worlds. Mars is the Red Planet. Earth is the pale blue dot. Mars is a frigid desert. Earth is full of water and life. But there’s another curious difference. The sky on Mars is red, while the sunsets are blue. The reason behind this is as atmosphere is very tenuous — its …
Continue readingNASA Taking First Steps Toward High-speed Space ˜Internet
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program. NASA was started in 1958 as a part of the United States government. The Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) is a high-performance, unclassified national network built to support scientific research. NASA formed on July 29, 1958 (57 years ago), Headquarters …
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