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The Rwenzori Mountains rise high. More than 5,000 metres, or around 16,000 feet, above sea level. You can see them for miles if the clouds let you. Some say they’re even visible from orbit. But that depends on the weather. Mist and clouds often hide them.Captured by the Landsat 9 satellite on March 13, 2024,…
Greenland, a paradise where mountains of ice float in the sea and the sun shines at midnight Greenland feels distant even before you look at a map. It is spoken of as ice, as emptiness, as somewhere untouched, yet people have lived there for thousands of years. Hunters crossed frozen water, families settled along fjords,…
The northern Saudi Arabian desert region saw an unusual snowfall on December 18. The Tabuk region’s mountaintops, particularly Jabal Al-Lawz, or Almond Mountain in English, were covered in a thick layer of snow that turned them white. As images and videos were posted on social media, responses started to come in from all around the…
Far from the madding crowd, in the rain-soaked heart of Meghalaya, lies ancient cliffs which come alive with waterfalls during the peak monsoons. Here, on these cliffs near Cherrapunji, water does not merely fall, it marks its presence, its arrival, very slowly but extremely gracefully. It looks as if nature is answering an age-old call…
Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand Ever wondered why no one is allowed to climb Nanda Devi? And by ‘no one’ we mean travellers and adventure seekers. Nestled in the rugged Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, Nanda Devi rises to 7,816 metres (25,646 ft) and demands respect for its formidable terrain, ecological fragility and cultural significance. But looking…
A rare white Iberian lynx has been spotted in Spain’s Jaén mountains, marking a significant milestone in wildlife conservation. The pale, cream-coated feline is believed to be the first leucistic Iberian lynx ever recorded, displaying partial pigment loss rather than full albinism. Despite its unusual colouring, the lynx retains its sharp eyes and dark ear…
Photo: Marina_Neuralean/ Instagram Optical illusion personality tests have become quite popular these days, and rightly so. These are fun and easy tests that claim to reveal a person’s true personality. How? These tests are mainly based on images or simples questions based on psychology, and depending on the answer you choose a lot can be…
