Africa

American Hellebore (Veratrum viride)

The American hellebore (Veratrum viride), also known as Indian poke, itch weed, or green hellebore, is a perennial plant that grows in swamps, low grounds, and moist meadows throughout...

Red-rumped wheatear (Oenanthe moesta)

This bird, known as the red-rumped wheatear or buff-rumped wheatear, belongs to the Muscicapidae family. Silty or partly...

Nudibranch: Beautiful Jelly Bodied Sea Creature

The bottom-dwelling, jelly-bodied Nudibranch might look like an unlikely canvas for Mother Nature to express her wildest indulgences...

The Sweetly Scented Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley is every so often written lily-of-the-valley. Actually, its scientific name is “Convallaria majalis” and...

Williamson’s Sapsucker: Beauty in the Bark

The Williamson’s Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) is one of the four sapsucker species occurring in North America. Unlike other...

A Place Where the Namib Desert Meets the Ocean

Have you ever heard about a place where the famous Namib Desert meets the Ocean? Namibia's coastal deserts lie along the Atlantic coast of...

The Augrabies Falls South Africa

The Augrabies Waterfall is possibly the most impressive thing you’ll see anywhere out there. The Augrabies Falls is an eye-catching waterfall on the Orange...

Larabanga Mosque and Mystic Stone

Larabanga Mosque and Mystic Stone - Larabanga is a small town in Western Gonja in Northern Region, 5 miles from Mole National Park. It...

The Lakes of Ubari Sand Sea

The Ubari Sand Sea is a widespread area of towering sand dunes in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. However, around 200,000 years ago,...

Lac de Gafsa – A Mysterious Lake Appears Overnight

Lac de Gafsa is a Mysterious Lake Appears Overnight - In the north of Tunisia, Mehdi Bilel was returning home after attending a marriage....

The Nubian Pyramids of Menroe

The Nubian Pyramids of Menroe - In Sudan, a valley is famous as “Nubia” just 200 kilometers northeast of Khartoum. In the valley lies...

Hoba Meteorite – The World’s Largest Meteorite

The Hoba meteorite has this name because it lies on the farm "Hoba West" not far from Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia....

Hammam Maskhoutine Springs in Algeria

Hammam Maskhoutine, also called the “bath of the damned" is a thermal complex and commune located in Hammam Debagh, of Guelma Province, Algeria. The...

Kit-Mikayi – The Mysterious Rock Formation in Kenya

The Kit-Mikayi is a rock formation a tor almost 40 meters high. Kit-Mikayi means “The Stone of First Woman” & “Stone of First Wife.”...

Quiver Tree Forest Namibia

The Quiver Tree Forest is located about 14 km northeast of the town of Keetmanshoop, on the road to the small village of Koës,...