What happens when glaciers and volcanoes convene? These stunning volcanic rivers.Source: Andre Ermolaev
When it comes to size, Iceland is roughly the size of Ohio, but within that relatively humble space are hundreds of volcanoes; so many that in the last 500 years, Iceland alone has been responsible for 30 percent of the world’s lava flow. Pair this with glaciers that also populate the landscape, and you have the perfect storm of natural occurrences that make stunning aerial photographs like these possible. Read More...
For the last 47 years, investigators have been struggling to identify the Lady of the Dunes, a handless corpse that was found nearly decapitated on a Massachusetts beach.Wikimedia Commons“The Lady of the Dunes” remained unidentified for 48 years after her murder.
On a July morning in 1974, a girl playing with a neighborhood dog along the Race Point Dunes in Provincetown, Massachusetts stumbled upon a horrifying sight: The nude, disfigured body of a dead woman sprawled out amid the sand and brush. Read More...
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, the largest private property theft in world history, may remain unsolved as its last living suspect has died.David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAn empty frame where Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee once was placed.
On March 18, 1990, two thieves disguised as policemen broke into a Boston art museum, tied up the guards, and stole 13 paintings right off the walls. Read More...
