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Environment

This Award-Winning Australian Land Art Is Designed to Power 900 Homes

But will it ever be built?

October 12, 2018

endangered animals

Why North America’s Gangliest Bird Is Hitching a Ride With the Coast Guard

Whooping cranes are on the move, because of budget cuts.

October 09, 2018

How a Hurricane Prompted Guatemala to Prioritize Land Preservation

Hurricane Stan hit 13 years ago today.

October 03, 2018

Brooks, Kentucky

Valley of the Drums

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.

Joseph Kerski

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Climate Change Is Coming for America's National Parks

Goodbye, glaciers.

September 25, 2018

The Donkey Refuge Where Burros Become Coyote-Kicking Livestock Guardians

With the right training, feral donkeys go from zero to hero.

September 25, 2018

Striking Satellite Images of Cities on the Brink

A fresh perspective on the fragility and resilience of our world.

September 24, 2018

Charles Kellogg Sang Like a Bird and Drove a Giant Tree

The vaudeville entertainer turned a California redwood into a mobile "Travel Log."

September 06, 2018

All Aboard the World's First Floating Dairy Farm

More sustainable food production may call for plopping cows on the water.

August 22, 2018

Found: The Last Traces of Unspoiled Ocean

They're few and far between.

Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Zone Rouge

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Fairplay, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Land Library

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.

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In Search of Rare Birds and Glory in Colombia

How an international birdwatching competition draws attention to the country's at-risk natural bounty.

Queens, New York

Materials for the Arts

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Ponce Inlet, Florida

The Green Mound

One of the largest Native American shell middens stands 30 feet tall.

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Seattle, Washington

The Bullitt Center

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

Jake Uitti

Added by Jake Uitti

What Ecologists Can Learn From Memes

Some scientists are studying YouTube comments and trying to go viral.

Songjiang Qu, China

Shimao Wonderland

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

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