March 21, 2018 10 most iconic places to photograph Recently I was asked if I could name a “bucket list” of iconic places in the world for photographers. It didn’t take long. Certain places attract photographers like magnets attract iron filings; we are drawn to them without quite knowing why. Nor do we absolutely have to know. For some of us it will simply be the joy of collecting the trophy pictures we’ve always wanted to take. But for others, myself included, the exercise has something more to do with understanding both ourselves and the world. Here is my list (not terribly original, I’ll admit), with my reflections on why these places are iconic to me. I’m absolutely sure that everyone will have a different top ten. But just as going there and taking the pictures was a deeply rich experience, so too is the simple act of asking which ones—and why?
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March 7, 2018 Prehistoric cave believed to be 10 million years old found in Texas After residents in a Round Rock neighborhood complained of lack of water, county officials made a surprising discovery. A pipe had broken due to the collapse of a cave roof. Experts believe the cave was formed millions of years ago.
December 20, 2017 Why people hear voices when climbing Mount Everest The highest mountains can drive those climbing them temporarily mad.
December 19, 2017 Amazing alien mineral discovery: Site of 60 million-year-old meteorite strike stuns scientists Scientists have discovered ‘alien’ minerals at the site of a prehistoric meteor strike on Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye.
December 11, 2017 Britain's been wrong about its highest mountain for years Adjust your trivia answers: The United Kingdom has a new highest mountain.
December 7, 2017 Google is helping turn Christmas Island into the next Galapagos Island Forty-five million Christmas Island red crabs are on the move for their once-a-year migration to breed — and so to is the Indian Ocean settlement that still calls Australia home despite sitting just 350 kilometers south of Java.
December 5, 2017 Bali volcano's 1963 eruption in pictures Incredible photos show the devastating impact of the Mount Agung volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Bali in 1963.
November 27, 2017 Bali volcano: What happened during the last major eruption at Mount Agung? With the eyes of the world on erupting Mount Agung on Bali, experts are recounting the last major eruption at the Indonesian volcano.
October 20, 2017 North Korea's 'stressed' nuclear test mountain on verge of collapse North Korea’s nuclear tests are not only raising fears around the world, they are causing the peak under which the bombs are being detonated to suffer “tired mountain syndrome.”
