Martin Rietze, alien landscape photographer, captured some spectacular images of Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima prefecture in Japan. The photos were taken between December 24, 2009 and January 10, 2010. Credit: mrietze.com  Read More →

Plankton is the most prevalent life and food source in the ocean. Phytoplankton, which carries on photosynthesis near the ocean surface, serves as food for the zooplankton and fish. The microscopic plants that underpin all life in the oceans are likely to be destroyed by global warming. Scientists have... 

Muhamad Anwar was attacked on Komodo, one of three islands in eastern Indonesia where the endangered giant reptile is found in the wild. The incident happened minutes after the 31-year-old fell out of a sugar apple tree, police sergeant Kosmas Jalang said. Mr Anwar was left bleeding badly from bites... 

From marijuana to catnip, there are hundreds of remarkably common herbs, flowers, berries and plants that serve all kinds of important medicinal and health purposes that might surprise you: anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, insect repellent, antiseptic, expectorant, antibacterial, detoxification, fever... 

1. Highest Lakes Image 10. Lake Saiful-Muluk: 3,224 m (10,577 ft) To the north of Kaghan Valley near Naran, in Pakistan, sits the impressive Lake Saiful-Muluk. At an altitude of 3,224 m (10,577 ft) above sea level, this glacial lake is one of the highest in Pakisan, and judging by the vibrant colors... 

Soon we may get the first ever glimpse of the dark side of the sun. Well, no, there’s no actual dark side of a luminous ball of burning gas, but there is an effective dark side, as in, the side of the sun we can’t see at any given time. Scientists aren’t content to get just half... 

Imagine living in a place so remote the mail only comes once a year. Or reaching the summit of the highest place on earth…which isn’t Mt. Everest. Read on to learn about some of the most extreme places on the planet. Highest Point on Earth…Sort of At 29,029 feet (8848 meters), Mt. Everest is famed... 

The Great White Shark is the largest known predatory fish in the sea, at the top of its food chain with no natural predators. They’re equipped with two of the most powerful sensing mechanisms in Nature, a highly developed sense of smell, and the ability to sense the electrical fields radiating from... 

We live in a world blessed with sights that are beautiful beyond words. Every human being dreams of and possesses a desire to visit those places in their lifetime. Living in modern cities with high-rise buildings, we tend to miss out on what mother-nature has to offer and some of the man-made structures...