In 2001, in Azerbaijan, something unexpected happened. The ground began to move in an unusual way... "It looked as though an animal was trying to get out of the ground...There was a big... »

Natural Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Submitted by Dylan

At the end of the Highway to Hana, a famous scenic drive on Maui, is the Hana Lava Tube, KA`ELEKU CAVERNS. Unlike caves which can take millenia to form, lava tubes can form very quickly, over a... »

Fiery Wonders, Curious Caves, Subterranean Sites | Edited by hankchapot

Blame the Meadowlands for New Jersey’s reputation as a toxic wasteland of humanity rather than its billing of "The Garden State." On the other hand, the vast wetlands area is an intrepid urban... »

Watery Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Disaster Areas | Edited by littlebrumble

When humans breathe, they release carbon dioxide gas that has built up inside them. The Kilauea volcano on the Island of Hawai'i is no different. It is the world's most active volcano. At its... »

Fiery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan and michelle

It is an American pastime to complain about one's job. A bad boss, late hours, poor pay: there is always plenty to complain about. However even the worst office 9-5 in the U.S. is a cakewalk... »

Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan

Though its exact cause has been disputed, the fire underneath Centralia, Pennsylvania ignited sometime in 1962 and has been burning ever since. The town sits on top of a rich vein of coal, and... »

Fiery Wonders, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dave and Josh

In the hot, expansive Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, near the 350 person village of Derweze, is a hole 328 feet wide that has been on fire, continuously, for 38 years. Known as the Darvaza Gas... »

Natural Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan and Josh

"Stromboli! What effect on the imagination did these few words produce!" wrote Jules Verne in Journey to the Center of the Earth. Just north of Sicily, the 12.6 square kilometer island of... »

Fiery Wonders, Anomalous Islands | Edited by Dylan and Henry