environmentJust Peachy: Australia’s Pretty Pink Hutt Lagoon
Western Australia's Hutt Lagoon is pink as a blushing bride and saltier than a punch-drunk sailor on shore leave,…
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This is not your father's white water rafting... or any other color rafting for that matter, since you wouldn't…
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Thundersnow... if there's a more awesome-sounding meteorological phenomenon, then bring it on! While the name…
environmentNew 7 Wonders of Nature: The 7 Winning Wonders!
The New7Wonders Foundation's long-running campaign to select (with your help) the world's seven most outstanding…
natureNew 7 Wonders of Nature: The 28 Semi-Finalists
The New7Wonders of Nature campaign, organized by the New7Wonders Foundation in 2007, is a global poll whose…
natureTitle Recall: 10 Creatures with Doubly Descriptive Names
From Horseflies to Bull Elephants and more, an abundance of animals bear the burden of doubly descriptive names.…
environmentSqueal Wheels Tour: The Top 10 Cutest Electric Cars
Electric cars are good for the environment, inexpensive to operate and are an ideal choice for busy city…
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Summer's arrived and China's green menace has returned along with it... we kudzu not! The massive bloom of…
environmentMud Men: Scientists Find an Ocean of Rare Earths
I just want to celebrate, yeah, yeah! A Japanese expedition has discovered a wealth – literally – of rare…
environmentTruckin’ Revisited: Introducing The Ecco Camper Concept RV
If the term “RV” brings to mind hulking, gas-guzzling, fake wood paneled, tornado-attracting 4-wheeled rolling…
natureUNESCO To Add 10 New Natural World Heritage Properties
The 35th session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee will meet in Paris from June 19 through June 29 of 2011.…
environmentDeep Cargo: An Ocean Of Lost Shipping Containers
Up to 10,000 shipping containers are lost at sea every year, a number that may seem quite high but is actually…
environmentRecycling Flashmob = Street Art + Guerrilla Activism
When you see a piece of waste on the ground, do you walk by it? Or do you take a moment to pick it up and put it…
environmentGateway to Hell: The Harshest, Most Volatile Corner of Earth
To most of us, going on vacation means finding an idyllic location where one can indulge in favorite activities.…
natureRed Tides: When Tiny, Toxic, Single-Celled Animals Attack!
Red tides kill huge schools of fish, poison oyster and shellfish beds, and leave swimmers' skin itchy, irritated…
environmentOur Fiend The Atom: INES Rates The Worst Nuclear Accidents
Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, joins a…
environmentWhite Out: Global Warming Is Melting Japan’s Snow Monsters
“Snow Monsters” - silent, twisted, mountain forests of stately conifers draped in frosty rime ice each…
environmentSnow Foolin’: Completely Insane Pics of Japanese Snowfall
The winter of 2010-2011 brought an epic, historic amount of snow to the East coast of the United States. Many…
animalsCrossing Over: Modular Green Wildlife Bridge Concept
We’re used to seeing projects that help humans get around (like highways and pedestrian crossings) but it is…
environmentSiberian Rusty: Russia’s Despoiled Wrangel Island
There are few places on earth more hostile to human life than Russia's Wrangel Island - when it comes to climate,…
