For her photo series entitled Salt Bride, Israeli artist Sigalit Landau submerged a black gown in the salt-rich waters of the Dead Sea and left it to soak there for 2 months. As you can see from these stunning pictures, the end result is nothing short of magical. Image credits: Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary Image credits: Sigalit Landau/Marlborough Contemporary Image …
A year since its opening, the snow-free ski hill and entertainment hub that sits above a waste-to-energy power plant in Copenhagen is fully open to the city’s outdoor enthusiasts. Photos by Rasmus Hjortshoj/COAST The recently completed CopenHill project is part of a new brand of sustainable buildings – one that is environmentally friendly through its …
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Buried deep inside the Indonesian jungle is a giant chicken. The mysterious building, locally known as Gereja Ayam (Chicken Church), is a popular tourist attraction in the hills of Magelang, Central Java. Photo: Uzone The church’s design, and the fact that it looked abandoned for a while, has inspired many debates and fan theories over the …
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They may be one of the only reasons tourists brave temperatures of -30C but this polar bear clearly did not want to be watched. The curious cub appears to be pushing the ship out of his territory when it came too close to the Norwegian islands of Svalbard. The bear was photographed during an adventure …
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Just off the shore of the Loire estuary outside of Nantes, France, a slithering serpent rises from the water. Completed in 2012, Serpent d’océan is an impressive 425-foot (130 meters) sculpture by French Chinese contemporary artist Huang Yong Ping and is part of the Estuaire permanent public art collection along the estuary’s 37 miles. The …
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Nestled amidst the picturesque landscapes of the Aude department in southern France, the Ruins of Château de Puilaurens stand as a testament to a bygone era. Majestically perched on a rocky ridge in the Pyrenees Mountains, this medieval castle offers a captivating glimpse into the region’s rich history and architectural grandeur. The origins of Château …
An ancient wooden bridge built without a single nail. Image credit: Kulturologia According to skeptics, this bridge is no more than 200 years old, dating back to the 19th century, but many locals claim that this wooden structure has been standing there longer – about 700-800 years old, according to what they’ve heard from their …
A Chinese museum claimed they have bred the world’s largest insect. The female stick insect measures 64 centimetres (25 inches) long, the average length of a young man’s arm. The artificially bred bug has broken the record set by its parent which is 62.4 centimetres (24.6 inches) long. Entomologist Zhao Li said his museum has …
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A Maine fisherman says he caught a rare, nearly see-through ‘ghost lobster,’ then threw the crustacean back into the ocean because it was too small to keep. Mike Billings hauled in the lobster Tuesday morning off the coast of Stonington. The odds of landing an albino or ‘ghost’ lobster are 100-million-to-1. The lobster’s unique coloration …
This ultra-rare Maine lobster is becoming a viral sensation. Black is the new orange in lobster land. A fisherman etched his name into lobster lore forever after catching a curiously calico-colored crustacean off the coast of Maine on Friday, reports CNN. Bifurcated into black and orange halves like Two-Face from Batman, the two-toned creature’s Halloween …
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