Inuit’s Biggest Threat: Climate Change or Regulations?
Photo via National Geographic Representatives of the Inuit are in Copenhagen this week to speak of how climate change is not only harming the environment in which they live , but also impacting their...
View ArticleGoing Steady: 10 Animals More Monogamous Than Us (Slideshow)
Photo by Joel Sartore via National Geographic Ah love. View original here:Â Going Steady: 10 Animals More Monogamous Than Us (Slideshow)
View ArticleOnly 3,500 Great Whites Now Left in the Wild
Photo via National Geographic Great Whites Could Go Extinct Before Tigers Two of the world’s most famous carnivores are now under the microscope for being perilously close to extinction. One of them,...
View ArticleAll-Black Penguin Discovered, Seems Underdressed
Photo via Andrew Evans of the National Geographic King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance–but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy convention. In what...
View ArticleBest of Green: Culture & Celebrity (Slideshow)
-Produced by Mairi Beautyman We love seeing celebrities use their influence for good–especially when it’s for the green good. Go here to read the rest: Best of Green: Culture & Celebrity (Slideshow)
View ArticleIceland’s Volcanic Eruption: More Tourists, Colder US Winter
Photo: Eyjafjallajökull erupting as onlookers stand by (Christopher Lund, National Geographic ) After lying dormant for almost two centuries, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull (that’s pronounced...
View ArticleThe Search For Local Organic Food In The Arizona Desert, Or Shell-Shocked...
Photo by cogdogblog Locally raised organic food — it’s what anyone who wants to eat the healthiest foods with the smallest environmental footprint hunts for, right? Read the original post: The Search...
View ArticleInsect Eggs Look Amazing Up Close (Pics)
Image via National Geographic Insect eggs are neat, but we had no idea they looked this neat. Gizmodo points us to a phenomenal slideshow of insect eggs photographed from and ant-eye view, making the...
View ArticleWill Your City Sink Beneath the Ocean if all Ice on Earth Melts?
Photo by George Steinmetz for National Geographic National Geographic just launched a new series of interactive maps that demonstrate just how catastrophic it would be if all five million cubic miles...
View ArticleWin $50,000 for a Dream Expedition from National Geographic
Brought to you by National Geographic Whether you prefer to explore in the outback or under a microscope, National Geographic is looking for the next generation of explorers in any field to submit...
View ArticleNational Geographic chief says layoffs were done to avoid Fox takeover
Last week, employees of National Geographic Society were shaken when the company let them know it would be making an “announcement about employment status” the following day. Over 180 employees were...
View ArticleSweden passes law to become carbon neutral by 2045
Sweden just took a huge step towards becoming even greener than they already are. A new law passed by the country’s parliament will slash carbon emissions all the way down to zero by 2045. The move...
View ArticleThe Netherlands is converting prisons into homes for refugees
Unlike the United States of America, the prison population and crime rate in the Netherlands has been steadily decreasing for years. As a result, the country’s government is repurposing correctional...
View ArticleMesmerizing white humpback whale spotted off the coast of Australia
Jump, Migaloo! In recent months, we’ve seen photographs of white giraffes and even a white moose . Now, footage has emerged of a rare white humpback whale, and nature enthusiasts can’t contain their...
View ArticlePilot whale dies in Thailand with more than 17 pounds of plastic in its stomach
A small male pilot whale, found unable to breath or move in a canal in Thailand last week, has died from large amounts of plastic clogging its digestive system. After being found near the Malaysia...
View ArticleConchs in the Bahamas could be extinct in 10 years
The Bahamas is famous for its large conch population, but some studies claim that could change significantly over the next decade if the archipelago doesn’t start enforcing its laws and introduce...
View ArticleTigers, humans at risk for coronavirus as ‘Tiger King’ zoo reopens
We’ve already seen interspecies transmission of COVID-19 happen in the Bronx , where an asymptomatic zookeeper infected five tigers and four lions. Now, as the infamous Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal...
View ArticleBest of Green: Culture & Celebrity (Slideshow)
-Produced by Mairi Beautyman We love seeing celebrities use their influence for good–especially when it’s for the green good. Go here to read the rest: Best of Green: Culture & Celebrity (Slideshow)
View ArticleIceland’s Volcanic Eruption: More Tourists, Colder US Winter
Photo: Eyjafjallajökull erupting as onlookers stand by (Christopher Lund, National Geographic ) After lying dormant for almost two centuries, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull (that’s pronounced...
View ArticleThe Search For Local Organic Food In The Arizona Desert, Or Shell-Shocked...
Photo by cogdogblog Locally raised organic food — it’s what anyone who wants to eat the healthiest foods with the smallest environmental footprint hunts for, right? Read the original post: The Search...
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