environment

Ways to not come up dry.

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).

No surprises there. The UK is almost full.

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...

You need to plant more trees, earthlings.

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.

Yupp.

See how wasted energy and waste itself kills the climate and leads to ecological disasters. Far away is closer than you think.

Killer.

These drops are too black and big, you humans are so stupid.

Could every major city in the world be like that by the end of the century?

The world's first indoor, climate-controlled neighborhood is set to be built in Dubai - where else? The Mall of the World project envisions a fully air conditioned city, comprising more than 4,500,000 square metres (48 million square feet). The original plan includes eight million square feet of shopping areas, the largest indoor game park in the world with a...