The Sad Evolution of the Aral: Will One of the World’s Largest Lakes Ever Recover?
Will Aral ever return?
Here’s What Makes Mount Vesuvius One of the Most Dangerous Volcanos in the World
This is what makes living near Mount Vesuvius so dangerous!
This Revolutionary Power Plant Has a Fully Functional Ski Slope
Skiing down a power plant is now a reality.
The Amazing Story of the Girl Who Lived in a Redwood Tree for 738 Days
Julia Butterfly Hill, American environmental activist, lived in a giant 1500 year old redwood tree named Luna for 738 days to protest logging.
50 Ways to Save Water
Water is a resource that is becoming more and more precious in many parts of the US, including Florida. Here are some evident and less evident ways to save some (click to enlarge).
Places in the UK Where Nobody Lives
Inspired by Nik’s thought-provoking map of unpopulated areas of the United States, Georgia Corr wondered what a similar map of Great Britain - an island renowned for an imbalance between landmass and population - would look like. Are there uninhabited places at all? The resulting map is based on the most recent 2011 census, with a spatial resolution of 1km x 1km...
Tree Cover Density and Human Settlements Around the World
You need to plant more trees, earthlings.
Tree Cover Density and Human Settlements Around the World
These amazing maps by Jakub Marian showing the tree cover and human settlements of various parts of the world, based on data by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2010. It is surprising to see that such a large part of Planet Earth has no trees at all. Plant more of them, earthlings.