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American artistBrian Chanmakes incredible origami pieces from a single uncut square piece of paper. He has now fashioned more than 100 unique artworks, from people, insects to jungle cats.

The artist who created them isSagaki Keita. Sagakis works are completely improvised and drawn directly onto paper without being drafted first. Some of his pictures take months to complete. The Last Supper, which took the longest time, was completed in ten months. Few others were comparably faster, taking two to three weeks for each apiece. Artist Sagaki Keita was born in 1984 and lives and works in Tokyo.

On the walls hang x-rays and video screens play medical clips from various popular movies. Food is served in surgical utensils, and drinks are served in test tubes, vials and I.V. Spoons and fork are replaced by syringes and scalpels. The two story restaurant is decorated mostly in an E.R. There you’ve got the option to enjoy your meal while sitting in a dentists chair. If dentist scares you have your meal sitting in the gynecologists exam room....

Manarola is one of the five tiny towns in a section of the Italian Riviera known as Cinque Terre. And as most of Cinque Terre, there are vineyards everywhere. Although there is no real beach here, it has some of the best deep-water swimming around. A ladder up the rocks and a shower are provided for those who love a little adventuresome swimming. Photo credit Manarola’s primary industries have traditionally been fishing and wine-making....

About 12 km northwest of the Iranian city of Persepolis, lies a rocky hill. This area is known as Naqsh-e Rustam, and also as Necropolis. It depicts a faint image of a man with unusual head-gear and is thought to be Elamite in origin. The tombs were looted following the conquest of the Achaemenid empire by Alexander the Great.

A successful mummification took upwards of ten years. His only connection to the outside world was an air tube and a bell. Each day he rang a bell to let those outside know that he was still alive. When the bell stopped ringing, the tube was removed and the tomb sealed. Usually, though, there was just a decomposed body. The mummies also possess the accessories they had prior to death....

His expeditions culminated in a gorgeous book his first - calledAfrican Air. George Steinmetz is a regular contributor to National Geographic and GEO Magazines in Germany. Born in Beverly Hills in 1957, George graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Geophysics. He began his career in photography after hitchhiking through Africa for 28 months. For centuries salt blocks, called amole, were used throughout Ethiopia as money. Workers at Lake Afrera process raw salt....

Ever since then, the globe-trotting couple has continued to photograph their feet as they traveled the world.

Zoning off an area is the safest idea. ensure you furnish with ceramics and wood where possible. If you’re going pro, you’d normally install special IR emitters with reflectors and special temperature controls. The hacked variation on this sauna calls for neither, making it far cheaper. Insulate the room If you’re installing from scratch, cotton insulation is a great, eco-friendly choice. Use aluminum foil: not only is it cheaper, but it won’t melt or warp like plastic....

The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is a unique wintertime celebration that draws over 1,000,000 visitors every year. The process is simple enough, writesChris Backe, who recently experienced the festivity. Shouts of joy ring out at random across the crowded ice: “I caught it!” Each day of the festival, 32 tons of mountain trout are released beneath the ice for the grab. Still, catching one takes a bit of luck and nimble skill in numbing conditions....

Many of his installations are temporary and constructed in public spaces. Mach uses Japanese matchsticks because their heads come in all sorts of different colors.

Its the 11th annual No Pants Subway Ride. The first No Pants Subway Ride took place in 2002 with seven riders. Over the years, the act seems to have become infectious. (SeeNo Pants Subway Ride 2011) Photos: Getty Images and RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR

Ramette then secured his feet on supports, leaned back and clung to the wood. During the initial attempts, he was soaked by waves and had to swim to safety. For the seriesRational Exploration Of The Undersea, he wore lead weights under his suit and around his ankles. For me, that was a real pleasure," he smiles.