Blue water, white snow and yellow deserts: Earth’s a pretty nice if predictable place. But then you see these photos of our planet at its weirdest and wonder if we know it at all.

Imagining Scandinavia as a toadstool-riddled glade where travellers can rest in sylvan hollows might seem like a gross stereotype. It might also be correct.

If you want something done right you have to do it yourself. It’s a saying that was probably never intended to apply to building seafaring vehicles that can easily be bought off the shelf. But where’s the fun in that?

By The Lake, Tasmania is a short web film by new Melbourne production company Betty Wants In, which captures the pace, intent and wildernessy romance of fly fishing.

Whoever named Paris the city of light clearly hadn’t seen Las Vegas’s casino-strewn strips. It’s hard to imagine the city without them but, like all things, even gaudy, building-sized lights have a lifespan. The Neon Museum is where they go to die.

Damien Mander is using unmanned drones for good. Four years ago the ex Australian soldier turned his training to stop rhino poachers. He had this to say before his talk at TEDxSydney tomorrow.

If wisdom comes with age then National Geographic, clocking in at 125 years young, is wise indeed. Hell, not even Attenborough can boast that much accumulative knowledge.

If you ever needed proof that “Build it and they will come” was not the foolproof business model Field of Dreams made it out to be, this abandoned theme park 110 kilometres north of Tokyo might just be the wake up call you need.

Most turf wars are fought over land two countries want for their own. Bir Tawil holds the dubious honor of being the only turf war fought because countries who don’t want to own it. 

With a career spanning six decades you’d think David Attenborough might start taking it easy. Then he goes and captures a new species of lizard on film for the first time ever and casually raises the bar for everyone. Again.