In 2011 almost 9.5 million people were affected by severe drought. So few people dreamt that beneath the sun-scorched, cracked earth was enough water to supply the entire country of 41.6 million people for 70 years.
If a salamander loses its leg, it can grow a new one. Humans and other mammals are not so fortunate, but we can regenerate the tips of our digits, as long as enough of the nail remains.
If a salamander loses its leg, it can grow a new one. Humans and other mammals are not so fortunate, but we can regenerate the tips of our digits, as long as enough of the nail remains.
If a salamander loses its leg, it can grow a new one. Humans and other mammals are not so fortunate, but we can regenerate the tips of our digits, as long as enough of the nail remains.
The eyes of most animals cannot cope with ultraviolet light because it carries enough energy to damage vision. However, living on Arctic frozen wastes that reflect around 90% of the UV light, reindeer have adapted to see it.
Alejandro Cartagena peeks into the backs of pickup trucks, where construction workers pile together on their way to earn enough to get by. His photo series, “Car Poolers,” is an effort to peer inside these tiny worlds.
Alejandro Cartagena peeks into the backs of pickup trucks, where construction workers pile together on their way to earn enough to get by. His photo series, “Car Poolers,” is an effort to peer inside these tiny worlds.
Alejandro Cartagena peeks into the backs of pickup trucks, where construction workers pile together on their way to earn enough to get by. His photo series, “Car Poolers,” is an effort to peer inside these tiny worlds.
It took four days for firemen to put out a truckload of burning brown cheese in a road tunnel in Norway. Brunost is a sticky, caramelized lactose that apparently burns like gasoline if it gets hot enough.
It took four days for firemen to put out a truckload of burning brown cheese in a road tunnel in Norway. Brunost is a sticky, caramelized lactose that apparently burns like gasoline if it gets hot enough.
It's tough enough to keep your eating habits on an even keel. The sinful excess of holiday eating can easily send your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload.
It's tough enough to keep your eating habits on an even keel. The sinful excess of holiday eating can easily send your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload.
It's tough enough to keep your eating habits on an even keel. The sinful excess of holiday eating can easily send your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload.
In rural areas there often aren't enough doctors available to perform routine autopsies, indispensable information for communities deciding how to allocate precious healthcare resources.
In rural areas there often aren't enough doctors available to perform routine autopsies, indispensable information for communities deciding how to allocate precious healthcare resources.
In rural areas there often aren't enough doctors available to perform routine autopsies, indispensable information for communities deciding how to allocate precious healthcare resources.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
You are most likely familiar with "The Girl From Ipanema." Get put on hold often enough, wander through enough retail stores or tacky cocktail lounges, and sooner or later its limpid strains will caress you.
You are most likely familiar with "The Girl From Ipanema." Get put on hold often enough, wander through enough retail stores or tacky cocktail lounges, and sooner or later its limpid strains will caress you.
You are most likely familiar with "The Girl From Ipanema." Get put on hold often enough, wander through enough retail stores or tacky cocktail lounges, and sooner or later its limpid strains will caress you.
These Austrian ice caves are some of the largest known to man. Only a small portion of the labyrinth is open to tourists, but it's enough to feed one's palate for Mother Nature.
These Austrian ice caves are some of the largest known to man. Only a small portion of the labyrinth is open to tourists, but it's enough to feed one's palate for Mother Nature.
The undulating, golden roof of the new Islamic galleries in the Louvre billows up from waist level at the edges to about 22 feet close to the center. At first glance it looks gauzy enough to blow away in a heavy wind.
The undulating, golden roof of the new Islamic galleries in the Louvre billows up from waist level at the edges to about 22 feet close to the center. At first glance it looks gauzy enough to blow away in a heavy wind.
Growing bone marrow cells in star or flower-shaped molds may sound frivolous. But this difference is enough to dictate whether the cells become fat or bone.
Enduring symbols of the Olympics are everywhere in London, but the Olympic flame, the most recognizable symbol, is invisible to all but those lucky or affluent enough to buy tickets to the Olympic Stadium.
Enduring symbols of the Olympics are everywhere in London, but the Olympic flame, the most recognizable symbol, is invisible to all but those lucky or affluent enough to buy tickets to the Olympic Stadium.
In Northern Africa, when a meal is spicy enough to make your sinus runny, the food is complimented for cleaning out the airways. That spicy heat often comes from harissa.