Artist Matthew Albanese transforms everyday materials like steel wool, cotton, paprika and salt into startlingly realistic, beautiful and strange landscapes.

We've come to think of humans as the masters of the planet, but individually we are still small and vulnerable. This lovely photo series captures our frailty.

There was a time when size and ferocity were the most valuable attributes for a creature to have. Here are 14 odd creatures that have called our planet home:

When humankind finally sets down roots somewhere other than the planet of our birth, chilly, lifeless and distant Mars is our most likely destination.

These 10 international, interplanetary space habitats express our high hopes for the high frontier: the wide open "living space" far above the clouds!

Here are some of the best snowmen nightmares, where fans of the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip created real life, unhappily ever after tributes of the snowmen series.

It's remarkable that human growth and development goes so smoothly, despite the numerous opportunities for errors. Here are 10 cases where things went wrong.

Animals have gone from small to huge, and back, in a cycle that left many species in the dust. Here are 12 of the most intriguing lines to hit a dead end.

Whether sculptures are kinetic or static, gritty and down to earth, or large and exotic, wind powered sculptures bridge the boundaries between man and nature.

These bizarre musical instruments are among the strangest in the world, but they still manage to make beautiful music - or at least draw a crowd.

Here are 12 groups of intricate and exotic snow sculptures that will make your next snowman look like a drunken mistake.

Shipping container homes are the perfect blend of modern architecture and sensible green building. Buy your own used cargo container on sale and start building today!

Survival Town was a group of buildings and structures designed to measure the effects of an atomic weapon. On May 5, 1955, Survival Town became Loserville.

Insects often make interesting photography subjects, but these insect photos are a little different: the photographer poses the bugs in hilarious tableaus.

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