Alert: The Most Northern Settlement in The World

Located just over eight hundred kilometers away from the North Pole, the community of Alert, on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, Canada, is the most northerly permanent settlement in the world.

The Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

Crater Lake on Volcano Island on Taal Lake. Vulcan Point is visible on the right. Photo credit: Joanneq Escobar/Flickr

Lake Taal on the island of Luzon, in the northern end of the Philippines archipelago, holds a special distinction.

An ‘Infinite’ Galaxy Puzzle That Can Be Built in Any Direction

The team over at Nervous System recently designed this fun Infinite Galaxy Puzzle that tiles continuously in any direction. Pieces from the top can be removed and added to the bottom, and likewise from side to side.

The Reticulated Lagoon of Mataiva Atoll

Mataiva is a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, in French Polynesia, located about 311 km north of the island of Tahiti. The ring-shaped island is the rim of a partially submerged volcanic cone which has eroded and sunk beneath the sea surface.

We Have a Second “Mini” Moon!

Astronomers discovered a small asteroid, in an orbit around the sun that keeps it as a constant companion of Earth, and it will remain so for centuries to come.

Satellite Dishes

Old City In Damascus, Syria