Environment
Weekend Warm-Up: How One Extraordinary Man Planted a Forest Bigger Than Central Park
At 550 hectares, Majuli is the world’s largest river...
Alien Jellyfish, or Mt. Etna Just Blowing Smoke?
Extraterrestrial visitors? Airborne jellyfish? Neither or both? What are...
First Everest Controversy of the Year: the New Welcome Signboard
As trekkers pour up the Khumbu Valley toward Everest,...
Khumbu Authorities Try to Curb Luxuries At Everest Base Camp
Individual tents with furniture and ensuite bathrooms, huge lounge...
Lichen Survives on Outside of International Space Station
To ask if you could live outside the International...
The Innocent Destroyers: How Balloons Kill Wildlife
Your balloons don't float up to heaven. They go...
Amazon Drought Reveals Ancient Rock Faces
The Brazilian Amazon is struggling through such a severe...
Lava-Chasers and Volcanic Tourism
Lava-chasers flock to the world's most active volcanoes, risking...
Almost Impossible: What Are The Odds?
Humans are often pretty bad at understanding probability. If...
Patagonia Team Builds Hay-Bale Homes With Yvon Chouinard
This article was originally published on GearJunkie.
Yvon Chouinard may...
Himalaya in Peril: Report Predicts 80% of Glaciers Will Melt by 2100
A new report has found that glaciers in the...
Weekend Warm-up: 50 Years of Solitude For ‘The Outsider’
How much do we really want solitude?
It's not a...
Scientists Find ‘Plastic Rocks’ on Remote Turtle Refuge
Scientists say they have discovered rocks made of plastic...
Are Satellite ‘Mega-Constellations’ Ruining Our Night Skies?
The growing number of Earth-orbiting satellites has produced a...
Do Trees Really Network Via a ‘Wood-Wide Web’?
The idea that trees communicate and share resources via...
Field Guides To Bird Feathers: A Next-Level Tool for Birdwatchers
Ever since Roger Tory Peterson came out with the...
Africa’s Last Glaciers Will Vanish By 2050, UNESCO Says
The glaciers in a third of UNESCO World Heritage...
Video: Orcas Hunt Great White Sharks in South Africa
Question: What does a marine apex predator that hunts...
Cave Pool in Death Valley Works as Worldwide Earthquake Gauge
Deep in the Nevada desert lies a pool of...
Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’ Becomes a Haven for Wildlife
An abandoned Bolivian road now brims with wildlife, proving...
