Dam, Kawakami, Nara Prefecture

Shibam - This ~1,700-year-old walled city in Yemen is considered to be the oldest vertically constructed city in the world. Its trapezoidal buildings (most were built in the 16th century) are made of mud bricks and need constant maintenance due to rain and wind erosion.

Coal Terminal #1, Kooragang Coal Terminal Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 2022

Uralkali Potash Mine #1, Berezniki, Russia, 2017

Photographs by Edward Burtynsky 'Burtynsky: Extraction/Abstraction', Saatchi Gallery, London image credit: Edward Burtynsky/Courtesy Flowers Gallery, London

Fried Egg Worm (Archipheretima middletoni)

“Named after its bizarre coloration, the Fried Egg Worm is a non-burrowing species living on the forest floor in the mountains of eastern Luzon. Despite its large size (nearly a foot in length) this giant worm was discovered and described as recently as 2009.”

Image and caption by Ch’ien C. Lee

dragon stayed out too late

123 Ideas for Character Flaws

5 Panel "Dolphins" Room Divider Screen, carved and painted wood,

likely Cuban 20th century

Material Culture

Japanese Navy JS Hamayuki painted high visibility orange to serve as the target ship

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