American gun culture has mystified many for ages. And as you can see from these chilling photos, Charles Ommanney presents it in its purest form yet.

The astonishing blue flames from the Kawah Ijen volcano often look like lava, but they're actually just molten sulfur.

See some of the world's most interesting plants in action and discover what makes them so exotic, dangerous, and seemingly from another world.

While Walt Disney brought us some of our most beloved children's stories, the original Brothers Grimm fairy tales are definitely not for kids.

The Festival of Colors, sustainable post-apocalyptic cities and more awesome corners of the world are featured in this week's What We Love.

See Jane Perkins' stunning recreations of artistic masterworks using only recycled materials like buttons and beads.

This year's Sony World Photography Contest received over 140,000 entries. Here are some of our favorites.

Given its dynamic properties, the face has often been used as the subject--not the canvas--of a portrait. Alexander Khokhlov does both.

Everyone knows the biggies: Darwin, Newton, Mendeleev, Watson and Crick. But what about the lesser known scientific heroes?

Toxic, abandoned coal towns. Venomous snake-infested islands. Even more toxic coal towns. Don't ever visit these places. But do read about them.

Eco friendly villas, hilarious movie mashups and a photo summary of Carnival around the world make our short list of this week's things we love!