North America

The Conqueror of the Southwest: The Epic Tale of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

The Epic Tale of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. There was an extraordinary series of encounters between Spanish explorers and native North Americans during the late 1530s and early 1540s....

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabellzformis)

A Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabellzformis) observes its prey, such as caterpillars, moths, beetles, or other insects, from a...

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...

Black-necked Stork and Its Regal Presence in Wetlands

Family: The black-necked stork is a long-necked wading bird in the stork family. Habitats: There are some storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) that...

Costasiella kuroshimae – Adorable Sea Slugs Look like Green Algae

If you thought that sea bunnies were so cute that you’ve to change your thoughts. Here’s a chance...

Lake Anjikuni – The Mysterious Vanishing Village

Lake Anjikuni is an incredible phenomenon when the entire village vanishes and is nowhere to be found. Lake Anjikuni is a lake in Kivalliq...

Eternal Flame Falls – Orchard Park, New York

Eternal Flame Falls is truly one of the most exclusive waterfalls in the United States and one of the few remaining natural areas that...

Devil’s Den Cave in Florida

Devil's Den Cave is a karst window, in which the roof over a subterranean river has collapsed, exposing the water to the open surface,...

Waffle Rock – A Big Attraction at Jennings Randolph Lake, Virginia

Waffle Rock is a large piece of rock is displayed just outside the visitor center of Jennings Randolph Lake, in Mineral County, in the...

Newspaper Rock – Covered with Hundreds of Ancient Indian Petroglyphs

Well, in San Juan Country, a 200 square-foot Newspaper rock surface is covered by hundreds of ancient Indian Petroglyphs, the rock art chiseled and...

The Petoskey Stones

The Petoskey Stones are composed of petrified skeletons of Hexagonaria percarinata. This is a type of coral from coral reefs that once well covered...

The Marvelous Engineering Feat Tehachapi Loop

The 1.17 km long Tehachapi Loop is an iconic spiral loop, that passes over itself as it expands height on the railroad main line...

Mount McKinley – Highest Mountain Peak in North America

Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,237 feet above sea level. This is perhaps the single...

The Incredible Rustic Beauty of Sun Valley

Sun Valley is a perfect alternative to Colorado’s ritzy resort areas, especially in summer when costs and tourist numbers are lesser. The spectacular location...

Basalt Prisms – Ideal Picnic Place in Mexico

Los Prismas Basálticos also called “Basalt Prisms” is tall columns of basalt rock that line a ravine through which water runs from the San...