JOHN T. SCOPES INDICTED FOR TEACHING EVOLUTION – MAY 25, 1925     Formally known as The State of Tennessee v. Scopes and informally known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, it was a landmark American legal case in 1925 in which high school biology teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee’s Butler [...]

  TORNADO’S DESTRUCTIVE PATH THROUGH JOPLIN, MISSOURI, FROM ABOVE   Photograph by AP Photo/Charlie Riede   The path of a powerful tornado is seen, curving from lower left, to right center, back to upper left, in Joplin, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The death toll in Joplin, Missouri, has now topped 118, making Sunday’s [...]

Podgaric – Photograph by Jan Kempenaers   Below you will find an incredible collection of photographs by Jan Kempenaers. All of the images are from his book, simply titled Spomenik. You can find the book for sale through his publisher Roma Publications or on Amazon. Details about these fascinating monuments along with a brief overview [...]

  THE WAVE RIDER   Photograph by SHALOM JACOBOVITZ   Awesome capture by Shalom Jacobovitz from the 2010 Mavericks Surf Contest. What a rush that must be!   via Wikimedia Commons    

  Back in 2010, Joe Fenton undertook an ambitious new project titled, Solitude. A massive 8ft wide by 5ft tall (2.4m x 1.5m) drawing made of graphite and later outlined in ink and acrylic. Ten months later and Joe’s gigantic illustration is a sight to behold, combining a dizzying number of images and religious references [...]

  THE SALT MOUNDS OF BOLIVIA   Photograph by LUCA GALUZZI   This is a lovely shot of the salt mounds in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. The Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest (12 000 km²) and highest (3,700 m) salt flat, ca. 25 times as large as the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s the [...]

  Every Sunday the Sifter will highlight an article from the archives. In this installment, we check out the largest open pit diamond mine in the world, located in Mirny, in Eastern Siberia. These pictures of Mir Mine will blow you away.   Click the image or link below to read the article:     [...]

  FIELDS OF LAVENDER IN PROVENCE, FRANCE   Photographer Unknown   Stunning photograph of lavender fields in Provence, France. I can almost smell it from here! Absolutely gorgeous.   Excuse me…   via Reddit