Inside Spain’s eerie ghost towns
ONCE touted as “privileged” real estate, the burst of a spectacular housing bubble in Spain has left ruins dotted across the country.
Natural Wonders
Take a trip down Ghost Mushroom Lane
THESE are the eerie mushrooms that glow so brightly you can read by them — and ForestrySA is inviting you to stand among them in their tens of thousands.
Mysterious ice circles baffle NASA
A NASA aircraft has spotted something in the Arctic that it can’t explain and has “never seen before,” the space agency says.
Giant chasm: Is Africa splitting in two?
A MASSIVE chasm has appeared from nowhere and it is growing every day. Geologists say it is proof that Africa is splitting in two.
Crazy reason Aussie beach is closed
ONE of Sydney’s most popular beaches will be closed for the long weekend for a pretty bizarre reason. Here’s why.
Residents warned of ‘rivers in the sky’
A METEOROLOGICAL phenomenon known as an atmospheric river is about to hit California, with residents told to brace themselves for heavy rain.
Aussies honoured on Sony shortlist
FROM the haunting to the quirky, the images on the shortlist for the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards provide a fascinating insight into the lives of others.
‘Portal to hell’ spotted on Google Maps
A FLAMING “portal to hell” has been spotted in the middle of the desert on Google Maps, leaving internet users baffled. But is everything as dangerous as it sounds?
200 earthquakes rock supervolcano
AN OMINOUS swarm of two hundred earthquakes has been detected beneath the notorious Yellowstone supervolcano, revealing just how volatile it is.
Epic solar storm headed for Earth
GALACTIC forces are set to strike Earth today as the Sun sends a stream of magnetic fields in our direction, an event which could turn out to be a treat for stargazers across Australia.
Supervolcano could kill millions
THERE’s a supervolcano beneath Japan. Now geologists have discovered it’s beginning to wake from its 7000-year-old slumber.
Cloud threatens to spoil lunar party
IT WON’T happen again in our lifetimes but the weather gods have decided they’re not going to make it easy for some of us to see tonight’s rare lunar event.
It’s January. It’s snowing in Tassie
JUST two days after the state sweltered through blistering heat, summertime snow has been falling on Tasmania’s higher peaks.
Tragic story behind famous attraction
ANOTHER day, another cautionary tale about tourists behaving badly. Sadly this attraction is literally breaking under the strain.
‘Incredible’ rainbow clouds baffle locals
DARWIN residents were perplexed when the clouds above their heads developed rainbow hues. The rare phenomenon has been dubbed a “cloudbow”.
Picture sums up coldest place on Earth
THIS tiny Russian town installed an electronic thermometer but in an ironic twist, even it can’t handle the insane temperatures braved by locals.
Snow as weather turns weird
SNOW? In mid summer? That’s what it seemed like in a small town in Tassie when the weather forgot what season it was.
‘Loud and intense’: Storm hits Sydney
UPDATED: A severe thunderstorm swept through large parts of the Sydney area, with large hailstones and damaging winds leaving thousands without power.
Nature is ready for its close-up
ENTRIES in the 10th annual Sony World Photography Awards differ vastly in their composition and subject matter — but all of these stunning images draw us into their unique worlds.
Sony World Photography Awards: 2018 highlights
Take a look at the incredible images of our planet that are vying for the honours in the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2018.
The most stunning pics of 2017
FROM a terrifying hurricane to stunning coastal landscapes and the night sky as you have never seen it, these photos push the boundaries like never before.
Dramatic images of Melbourne under water
AS THE people of Melbourne brace for possible flooding today, it isn’t the first time the city has been underwater, as these dramatic pictures show.
Warnings over ‘megathrust’ earthquakes
A TYPE of fault responsible for the most destructive earthquakes and tsunamis in the world prompts warning of earthquake 11,000 times as powerful as NZ’s Christchurch quake.
The concerning thing about this photo
SCIENTISTS have studied the first ever satellite images designed specifically to look at certain artificial lights at night and they’ve found a major problem.
Water from 400AD in mystery ocean abyss
A MYSTERIOUS abyss in the ocean known as the “shadow zone” traps ancient water dating back to 400AD. We now know why it’s there.
Does Antarctica hide a supervolcano?
SOMETHING is melting Antarctica from the inside out. Now science has lifted the lid on a geological monster that could shape our planet’s future.
Mind-blowing images of crazy weather
FROM ferocious storms bearing down on warships to golden sunsets over snowy plains, these images perfectly capture Australia’s varied weather.
New warning about ‘Supervolcano’
THE ticking time bomb under the surface of Yellowstone National Park could blow up much more quickly than researchers previously thought.
‘Fire devil’ breaks out amid wildfires
AMID a hellish enough fire season, a rare ‘fire devil’ phenomenon has been captured on film after forming in the flames devastating Portugal.
Mountain ‘deadlier than Everest’
IT’S one of the world’s most majestic mountains but also one of the most deadly, often claiming more lives each year than Everest.
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