the big picture

A big stain of palm oil invades the shore of Taganga beach in Santa Marta, department of Magdalena, Colombia on April 23, 2008 after 10 tons of oil were spilled from the production plant of Terlica. Residents of the area have said of seeing dead fish but the spokesperson of Terlica said the oil is biodegradable and won’t harm the environment. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

the big picture is a boston globe blog that tells news stories in giant photographs. i absolutely love the beautiful photographs from around the world. i’m a fan!

Storm clouds over Central Africa – 5/4/2005 (Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center)