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To the indigenous Maasai people, it is the “The Mountain of God. The lava produced at Ol Doinyo Lengai is unlike any other lava on earth. After about six months, with the help of the elements, the lava decomposes to yellow-brown sand. The resulting volcanic landscape is quite different from any other in the world. The low temperatures of natrocarbonatites means they can be studied closely without protective gear. This is one of the most intriguing aspects of Ol Doinyo Lengai to geologists....

SMART stands for Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel. The SMART tunnel consist of three sections. The upper two sections are roadways that cater to traffic. Each section allows traffic to travel in one direction only. The third section at the bottom is a storm water tunnel. The upper channel is still open to motorists. During an impending flood, the upper two roadways are closed to traffic and evacuated. Then the entire three sections of the SMART tunnel is ready to carry flood waters....

Underneath it lies tons of hazardous waste produced by a chemical plant that once stood in its place. Today, Weldon Spring draws thousands of curious visitors each year. They were immediately evacuated. Photo credit After the war the Army began selling off pieces of the land. These pieces of property are today the Busch Memorial Conservation Area and the Weldon Spring Conservation Area. A small patch of land about 2,000 acres - was retained by the United States Atomic Energy Commission....

Galton refrains from digitally combining multiple images into one, instead relying on strobes to freeze action. Some items were straight forward and looked great being cut in half without any manipulation, said Galton. The donuts and ice cream were examples of this. Beth Galton graduated from Hiram College with a degree in studio art. Beths photographs have been published in many cookbooks and her work is exhibited periodically. Also see:Whats Cooking?...

Japanese latte artist Kazuki Yamamoto has taken coffee art to an impressive new level. To keep up with Yamamotos creations, check out hisTwitter stream.

The Cayman Islands are made up of three islands - Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Grand Cayman is by far the biggest and most developed, with an area of 197 square kilometers. One of the main attractions of Cayman Islands is scuba diving. The three islands of the Cayman Islands are the exposed tips of a massive underwater mountain. And then there are shipwrecks. Over the years, amateur and professional divers have discovered a substantial amount of sunken treasure in the Caymans....

They cover a substantial part of the lake area. This ancient lake plays an important role in the economy of Manipur. It serves as a source of water for hydropower generation, irrigation and drinking water supply. Phumdis are used by the local people for constructing huts, for fishing and other livelihood uses. The villagers create artificial circular enclosures out of phumids for fish farming. These are the structures you see in the picture below....

On top of this mound lies one of the oldest town in the world. The houses are contiguous and form a solid wall very similar to fortified citadels of medieval times. Originally, there was only one ramp the southern slope that led to a huge and arched gateway. Before the introduction of modern building techniques, most houses on the citadel were built around a courtyard. During the 1920s there were about 500 houses inside the citadel....

Peabody Hotel is not just another luxury hotel in downtown Memphis in Tennessee, USA. This one has a peculiar attraction ducks. The ducks frolic in the waters the entire day. At exactly 5 in the evening, the ducks are ceremoniously led back to their penthouse. Photo credit In 1940, a Bellman by the name of Edward Pembroke volunteered to care for the ducks. He served as the “Duckmaster” until his retirement in 1991....

Leaf insects or walking leaves are some of the most remarkable leaf mimics in the entire animal kingdom. These insects take the appearance of a leaf to hide themselves from predators. They do this so accurately that predators often arent able to distinguish them from real leaves. In some species the edge of the leaf insects body even has the appearance of bite marks. He studied and chronicled the fauna on the island of Cimbonbon as the fleet hauled ashore for repairs....

But it did rose out of mud. When the ship left in 1912, the sandbar continued to grow, and Mud Island was born. The poor Memphians, however, found the island a nice place to squat. Beginning in the 1930s, the started building ramshackle homes built of scrap metal and wood. Between 200 and 500 people lived on the island during this time. Development really took off when the island opened an airport in 1959....

Here’s how to install Ubuntu and get more out of your Chromebook. But sometimes, you just need a full desktop to get things done. It’s speedy, powerful, and there only when you need it. If you prefer a more traditional dual-boot environment, check outChrUbuntuinstead, but we’ll be using Crouton today. We tested this on a Chromebook Pixel, but it should work on any Chromebook. This will reboot your Chromebook into Recovery Mode....

Its a gorgeous meteorite, and possibly the most stunning extraterrestrial piece of rock man has ever seen. The Fukang meteorite was found by a hiker. Since then it has been divided into dozens of thin slices and auctioned or distributed around the world. Photo credit A total of thirty-one kilograms of specimen is on deposit at University of Arizona. Marvin Kilgore of the University of Arizona’s Southwest Meteorite Centre holds the largest portion weighing at 420 Kg....