Sequoia Raksasa (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Ini adalah beberapa pohon terbesar di dunia, menjulang anggun keluar dari lereng bersalju sepanjang pegunungan Sierra Nevada. Fotografer Michael Nichols menghabiskan dua minggu untuk mengabadikan gambar dari 'The Presiden' - pohon terbesar kedua di dunia yang setidaknya berusia 3.200 tahun di Taman Nasional Sequoia.

Hyperion - Pohon Tertinggi di Dunia

Pohon tertinggi di dunia adalah coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), dijuluki Hyperion, nama seseorang dalam mitologi Yunani. Pohon ini tingginya kurang lebih 115,72 m (379,7 kaki)! Pohon besar ini ditemukan baru pada bulan Agustus 2006 di bagian terpencil di Redwood National Park, California oleh naturalis Chris Atkins dan Michael Taylor. Pengukuran pertama mereka dilakukan dengan peralatan laser secara profesional berdasarkan ilmu ukur sudut.

Kaum Luth yang di Jungkir-balikkan Tuhan

Luth hidup sejaman dengan Ibrahim. Luth diutus sebagai rasul atas salah satu kaum tetangga Ibrahim. Kaum ini, sebagaimana diutarakan oleh Al Quran, mempraktikkan perilaku menyimpang yang belum dikenal dunia saat itu, yaitu homoseksual. Ketika Luth menyeru mereka untuk menghentikan penyimpangan tersebut dan menyampaikan peringatan Allah, mereka mengabaikannya, mengingkari kenabiannya, dan meneruskan penyimpangan mereka. Pada akhirnya kaum ini dimusnahkan dengan bencana yang mengerikan.

Amazing Underwater Creatures in Indonesia

Underwater inhabitants are really interesting and fascinating to watch and in all kinds. There are many people who would pay thousands of dollars to watch different aquatic animals in their original conditions but for some it is relatively easier and rather for the purpose of examination and fun and for that purpose, there are many underwater zoos that are made for the people to go to and have the full fun of. If you don’t have enough savings to go scuba diving into the places of your choice and you want to experience colorful details and living creatures underwater, you could go to the underwater zoo in Indonesia.

Unique Basalt Formations on Kunashir Island

Kunashir Island (Russian: Кунаши́р; Japanese: 国後島, Kunashiri-tō; Ainu: クナシㇼ or クナシㇽ, Kunasir), possibly meaning Black Island or Grass Island in Ainu, is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, which are controlled by Russia and claimed by Japan.

Kunashir is formed by four volcanoes which were separate islands but have since joined together by low-lying areas with lakes and hot springs. All these volcanoes are still active: Tyatya (1,819 m), Smirnov, Mendeleev (Rausu-yama), and Golovnin (Tomari-yama)

Kunashir Island are really mysterious and very interesting location. No matter if we observe them from an aspect of geologists who claim that this is just another wonder of nature or from an aspect of some archaeologists who are convinced that those are megastructures made by human’s hand, we have to admit that there is something wonderful in Kunashir Island.