Archive for the ‘Mysterious Earth’

  • Mount Roraima – An Island Forgotten by Time
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    Mount Roraima – An Island Forgotten by Time
    Mount Roraima also called Monte Roraima in Portuguese and Cerro Roraima or Roraima Tepui in Spanish is the tallest of Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. Originally explained by Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer in the year 1596, its 31 kilometers summit region is defended by 400 metre cliffs on each side. The peak includes triple border point of Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil. It lies on Guiana Shield in south-eastern corner of 30,000 kilometers Canaima National Park of Venezuela forming the tallest mountain of Highland Range of Guyana. The tabletop peaks of the park are regarded as some of the oldest geological formations on the planet. The tallest point in Guyana and tallest point in Brazilian state of Roraima lie on plateau; however Brazil and Venezuela have taller peaks some where else. Most of the species  [...]
    Posted at December 26th, 2011 at 05:12 am
  • The Natural Wonders of the World
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    The Natural Wonders of the World
    William Shakespeare quoted,” One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”, how true was he. Nature has always loved the mankind. It is the mankind which has always tried to play with nature for his needs and convenience. But still the nature beholds a treasure to be explored. These treasures are the natural wonders of the world which are spread all across the universe. Getting bored with my monotonous routine, I and my friends decided to explore the Mother Nature and her wonders. We started our advent with Aurora Borealis or known as Northern Lights. It is really stunning to see that the lights streaks of light flicker across the Northern Hemisphere. No firework display can be more beautiful than this. There is no right time when the light phenomenon starts. But it is said that chances become brighter as one approaches the  [...]
    Posted at October 15th, 2010 at 01:10 am
  • Firefox That Glows
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    Firefox That Glows
    If you thought that bioluminescence occurs only in the water, think again! During the last of the summer months, you might encounter what looks like an eerie and faint glow from the forests spanning across the world. This is where bioluminescent mushrooms will sprout on the branches of moist and rotting trees. This is known by the name ‘Foxfire’. About Bioluminescence: Bioluminescence could be defined as the light which is created by any living organism. The bioluminescent ability of the firefly is perhaps, one of the most commonly known phenomenons across the world. The firefly will light up its abdomen as a signal to potential mates during its mating season. There have been a lot of examples over the world where bioluminescent fungus has been reported to be found in the forests. The difference is that bioluminescent light will  [...]
    Posted at September 13th, 2010 at 12:09 am
  • Holy Tree-nity
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    Holy Tree-nity
    It is expected that in the land of ‘La dolce vita’, everything is treated as if it were a means to a better, sweeter and fuller existence. The tiramisu tastes sweeter, the wine leaves a wonderful aftertaste and the memories linger long after the sights are long gone from your direct or peripheral vision. If the world is theatre, Italy is the pantomime, always grandiose and magnificent in its celebration of life and art. It is in other countries that people talk about reel life imitating real life, but it is only in Italy that you will find the architectural imitating the natural. It is the only way to describe the tree cathedral near the bustling city of Bergamo. The Italians have given us Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo (and no, we are not, in fact, referencing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) amongst  [...]
    Posted at September 5th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
  • Lighting the way
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    Lighting the way
    I don’t know how to describe the Gurdon lights other than the fact that it seems other worldly and eerie, but the light is floating on a lot of nothingness in the middle of the air. It’s about 5 times larger than my fist, or so I guesstimate and I am both mystified and drawn in by it. I assumed I was crazy when I saw lights in the middle of nowhere but a quick chat with the locals tells me that I’m not the first to have seen this. The locals have always wondered exactly how these lights come about or what they are, and their stories abound in Arkansas. The single most dismissive explanation comes from Dr. Charles Leming at Henderson State University who believes that these lights are nothing more than reflected car headlights. Talk about taking away the mystique. But the good professor might have a point; all sources of light  [...]
    Posted at September 4th, 2010 at 12:09 am
  • The Red Waters Around the World
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    The Red Waters Around the World
    What is a red tide? This is a naturally-occurring concentration of a microscopic alga called Karenia brevis (which was formerly known as Gymnodinium breve). In some cases, under certain kinds of environmental conditions, these microscopic algae will be able to grow and multiply quickly. This will end up creating blooms which will make the ocean appear brown or red to the people. People often call these blooms the ‘red tide’, owing to the color that the water takes on. This organism is capable of producing a toxin which is known to affect and debilitate the central nervous system of fishes. This ends up paralyzing the fishes that are no longer able to breathe normally. As a result of this phenomenon, the red tide is often known to result in masses of dead fishes which end up washing up on the Gulf beaches. What causes red tides? The  [...]
    Posted at August 25th, 2010 at 01:08 am
  • Chasing the light
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    Chasing the light
    I was sleeping like a baby lulled into a wonderful dream when the wheels caressed and then flew over the bump, and in that nanosecond my mind sprung to groggy life with my eyes still bleary. I was surprised, but it wasn’t the bump as much as much as finding a bump on silky ice that gilded the path we were on. Throwing off the sea of cloth I had buried myself under, I glance up at the windshield of the vehicle that was rapidly commandeering me to my destination. Against the sightless landscape, it was a little game I had devised along the way and I was playing against myself, trying to find the lowest temperature I could find displayed on the digital readout of the thermometer. Staring back at me was a nice round figure zero. Chilly is the word that comes to mind, but it doesn’t sum up the biting cold perfectly enough. Through  [...]
    Posted at August 17th, 2010 at 02:08 am
  • 7 natural phenomena that’ll take your breath away
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    7 natural phenomena that’ll take your breath away
    We live in a world filled with so much wonder that it never ceases to amaze. Louis Armstrong probably summed it up best in his voice dripping with caramel-ly goodness. “I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself what a wonderful world.” Pick a country, any country, and chances are you will find that it is has something of beauty and allure to offer when it comes to beautiful phenomena. Sure, we can make a sweeping statement and say that this is the kind of thing you should fill a lifetime with, but really nothing could be truer. Aurora Borealis The Aurora Borealis has to be the work of a cosmic playwright at work, the sky his amphitheater and if you’re lucky enough to be there rest assured you’ll have front row seats. The phenomena is famed as one of the most  [...]
    Posted at August 9th, 2010 at 12:08 am