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Water

The waterfall from below.

Florián, Colombia

Windows of Tisquizoque

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

A metal man turns the wheel (which was actually run by water).

Waiau, New Zealand

The Waterworks

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

A little gem awaits.

Bolinas, California

Alamere Falls

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Z2 Georg Thiele.

Z2 Georg Thiele Shipwreck

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

The bog on Minnesota's North Long Lake last fall.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Giant Floating Bog?

The residents of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, have had enough of their floating island.

Andrea Appleton March 6, 2018

Hrabušice, Slovakia

Sokolia Dolina Gorge

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

Mendocino National Forest in 2013.

Secret Underground Water Stores May Help Trees Survive Droughts

According to a new study of "rock moisture," bedrock is a lot wetter than expected.

Cara Giaimo March 1, 2018

Inland Sea.

Inland Sea

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

Keweenaw Rocket Range.

Copper Harbor, Michigan

Keweenaw Rocket Range

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

The underlying River Farset causes the clock tower to tilt.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

River Farset

Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.

Ust-Kamenogorsk Lock.

Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Ust-Kamenogorsk Lock

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

Hebron, New Hampshire

Sculptured Rocks

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

San Jacinto, Nicaragua

Boiling Mud Pools of San Jacinto

Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.

Broke Leg Falls

Wellington, Kentucky

Broke Leg Falls

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

The outside of the spring

Glastonbury, England

The White Spring

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

Golden Valley, Arizona

Fish Bowl Spring/ Shaffer Springs

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Permanently Closed

Chamchamal, Iraq

Chamchamal Fire Well

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

Marmorkrebs are now so common in Madagascar that they threaten native species.

The Mutant, All-Female Crayfish That Reproduce by Cloning Themselves

A horror film made real.

Natasha Frost February 6, 2018