Posts in category Extreme Nature + Places

A wayward trash can barreled through a 3,500-mile journey from Myrtle Beach to County Mayo, Ireland.

Unlike many humans who agonize over gaining a few pounds or inches around the middle, bears must embrace the weight gain.

Parts of Queensland were bombarded with the largest hailstones the country has ever seen—nearly an inch larger than their previous record!

Air travel can be a real hassle. But if you happen to have a stop at Changi Airport in Singapore, you’re in for a lush layover.

Thailand’s riverside Chaopraya Antique Café is taking dining to new depths after months of storms transformed its deck into a dive-in experience.

With a delicate hand, artist Fiona Parkinson removes shapes from butterfly wings and rearranges them to create a stunning series of artworks titled Insect Dissectology.

Ötzi the Iceman is one of the oldest and greatest mummy specimens in the world. So well preserved, perhaps, that he is still making his mark on the lives of those trying to tell his story…

Visitors at Arizona’s Wupatki National Monument were in for a spooky surprise this week when torrential rain summoned hundreds of creepy three-eyed critters from the great beyond.

Before the elevator was completed, visitors had to endure hours of driving on dangerous roads to reach the scenic views. Now, tourists can get to the top of the mountain in under two minutes.

Omani cave explorers become first to descend to the depths of Yemen’s “Well of Hell,” only to find waterfalls and snakes in place of genies and demons.