The Deepest Metro Stations in The World

The average metro train doesn’t go beyond a few stories underground. But sometimes the geology and the geography of the region, such as the presence of rivers and swamps, forces engineers to go deep underground.

Mystical Pictures

Based in Seattle, American photographer Cody Cobb captures portraits of the earth’s surface, focusing on the American West, from the deserts of Utah to the Hawaiian Islands.

The ‘Lost’ Meteorites of Antarctica

Scientists will seek out the ‘lost’ meteorites of the icy continent, which could provide clues to planetary creation.

University of Manchester scientists are preparing for the first ever UK-led meteorite hunting expedition to Antarctica.

Lanzarote Vineyards: The Magic of Black Gardens

La Geria is a unique cultural landscape in Lanzarote, Spain. Semi-circular stonewalls protect verdant vines from the relentless blowing trade winds. Even at a first glance you can’t help it to be impressed by this almost endless land that’s covered by black ash and volcanoes.

Naturally Erupted Elephant Rock in Iceland

This natural rock formation off the coast of Iceland, impresses the travelers. It seems as though gigantic elephant came to the shore of Heimaey island, to quench his thirst.

Harbin Opera House

MAD Architects unveils the completed Harbin Opera House, located in the Northern Chinese city of Harbin. In 2010, MAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island, a master plan for an opera house, a cultural center, and the surrounding wetland landscape along Harbin’s Songhua River.

Utopia: London’s Brutalist Architecture

The photo series Utopia is a collaboration between studio esinam and London based architecture photographer Rory Gardiner. It pays tribute to some of London’s best example of brutalist architecture: The Barbican Estate, Royal National Theatre, Hayward Gallery, Trellick Tower and the Robin Hood Gardens.

The Floating Piers

The floating piers designed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, a system of 220,000 high-density poly-ethylene cubes, covering 100,000 square meter, in an area 100 kilometers east of Milan lake Iseo.