Opacity documents the compelling beauty in the decay of the abandoned; frozen steps on the inevitable path towards entropy in urban environments.

What was once familiar rapidly becomes alien when left alone, as these galleries show. picked by Pocksucket 7 months ago

Both being creepy, and fascinating at the same time, a list of 20 abandoned places with pictures. picked by funkfrost 1 month ago

The global food and fuel crisis is resulting in more than just people going hungry. Rising grain and gas prices, as well as the closure of American slaughterhouses, have contributed to a virtual stampede of horses being abandoned — some starving — and turned loose into the deserts and plains of the West to die cruel and lonesome deaths. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

Amazing abandoned cities from around the world with fantastic images, links and videos! picked by derami 1 year ago

The newborn, abandoned by her 14 year old mother, was kept warm by La China when she picked the baby up and brought him to her puppies during the cold night. picked by suebe 1 week ago

A 16-year-old tourist from Pennsylvania fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Not where dead pixies are buried but a collection of photos from abandoned buildings around the UK. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

Click on the previous/next arrows for more great pics of other abandoned buildings. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Off the westernmost coast of Japan, is an island called "Gunkanjima" that is hardly known even to the Japanese. More in this photographic series can be found here. picked by misswinkle 8 months ago

"Following recent articles on the world’s abandoned cities and on urban exploration, some readers have requested additional resources related to exploring abandoned structures and buildings. With that in mind, here are some great urbex photo collections and other links related to building infiltration and draining." picked by derami 12 months ago

Impressive photographic project of abandoned cars across America.
Actually, check the rest of the site...really cool. picked by wildminou 6 months ago

Stripped of anything that would identify the vessel, it was found drifting in the South China sea with 200 crates of rare animals... most near death from dehydration. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

More and more pets are being dumped for frivolous reasons, including a cat given away because she didn't match the new carpet, and a dog who was unwanted because "she hurts my legs when she wags her tail" picked by ceflory 4 months ago

A honey bee mite has been discovered at a bee farm in Manoa, Oahu, after abandoned hives from Makiki Heights were relocated to the property last week. Varroa mites were detected on bees in three of the abandoned hives on April 6 by the beekeeper and reported to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA).

Might solve the mystery to rambler's missing bees. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

CORSICANA - Police say the driver of a bus filled with about 40 former prison inmates abandoned the vehicle Thursday along a highway because her working hours for the day were over. picked by neo3979 7 months ago

"The doors are wide open, there is no power, the lawn hasn't been mowed, and no one seemed to question me walking around it, including a Cop who I'm fairly certain saw me leaving and didn't seem to mind." picked by beckinacea 1 month ago

DNA links the newborns; the mother's identity remains a mystery. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Penduline tits, a small type of bird, can be found throughout most of central and southern Europe. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

The Arctic North (northern parts of Canada and Alaska) is a cruel environment for men and machine; for planes it is no different. The weather creates all sorts of hazards, the terrain offers its own variety of opportinuties for disaster. picked by ogri2003 12 months ago

A cabdriver who dropped off a baby at a firehouse, claiming someone had left her in his car, was arrested Saturday and charged with making up the tale to help an overwhelmed family abandon the child. picked by doggylives 6 months ago