It was 40 years ago this week that Mount Saint Helens erupted, the biggest eruption in U.S. history, completely changing the shape of the mountain.
Category: Rocks
Andy Goldsworthy’s Fleeting Art is Surprisingly Permanent
Andy Goldsworthy’s temporary land art has a surprising amount of staying power.
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Turkmenistan’s ‘Door To Hell’ Crater Has Been Burning For Fifty Years
Dubbed 'The Door to Hell", the Darvaza gas crater has been burning for fifty years in Turkmenistan
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Kai Yan’s Visions of Banff
Banff is a gorgeous part of Alberta, Canada, nestled in the mountains and glacial lakes that makeup Banff National Park, and are world famous for their natural splendor.
Sørvágsvatn Lake
Sørvágsvatn is a beautiful and unusual lake that is perched right next to the ocean cliffs, creating a fascinating optical illusion of the lake hovering hundreds of feet above the ocean below.
Touch an Exact Replica of the Moon’s Surface with Deskspace’s Sculpture
Own an exact replica of the moon's cratered surface with Deskspace's latest creation.
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A Textural Tour of Iceland
Kevin Krautgartner's Iceland From Above is a study in textures and landscape diversity.
Madagascar’s Stone Forest
Madagascar's Stone Forest is an otherworldly and beautiful place, filled with razor sharp rock formations.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Explores Teal Ridge
The Mars Curiosity rover is exploring Teal Ridge, a fascinating sedimentary rock formation,
Iceland and Greenland’s Natural Beauty Textures
Photographer Ben Simon Rehn shares a gorgeous collection of images from Iceland and Greenland.
Speaking Coral – Vibrant Alphabet Illustrations
This beautifully vibrant series by Lena Vargas shows us all manner of coral and undersea creatures, designed to create an entire 26-letter alphabet.
Sculpturally Rendered Stone, Seiseki Style
We love these abstracted stone sculptures by design group NastPlas, which are entirely digital renders. The level of detail and texture and color is really beautiful, achieving a realistic stone look and feel.
Bozouls, The French Town On The Edge of a Giant Hole
The ancient French town of Bozouls is perched on the edge of a 300-foot hole.
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Amazing New Crater Discovered on Mars
This incredible photo of a newly discovered crater on Mars may give more color to the notion that Mars isn't entirely the Red Planet.
Collected Stone Alphabet
We are in love with this collected stone alphabet from Belgian type designer Clotilde Olyff.
Above the Ice
Photographer Ben Simon Rehn shows us a unique aerial perspective, with a formation flight that lets us see the small planes buzzing above the deep blue ice, glacial formations bigger than city buildings.