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Environment

Oblique aerial view of Wink Sink 1.

Winkler County, Texas

Wink Sink

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

31.7769, -103.1361

Added by Tony Dunnell

The four-ton Mintrop ball

Göttingen, Germany

Wiechert Earthquake Station

Home to the world’s oldest seismograph and a four-ton steel ball that makes its own earthquakes.

51.5446, 9.9635

Added by Tony Dunnell

The Chef Cooking Up Invasive Species

The Chef Cooking Up Invasive Species

Asian carp are a problem, but they're also dinner.

The Hidden Problems With Puerto Rico's Water Supply

The Hidden Problems With Puerto Rico's Water Supply

Hurricane Maria exacerbated long-term issues, and researchers are only just starting to understand how.

Inland Sea.

Inland Sea

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

24.6464, 51.2868

Added by Max Cortesi

The Mystery of the Fog Holes That Form Over Cities

The Mystery of the Fog Holes That Form Over Cities

Satellites captured a strange phenomenon in foggy places across the world.

February 23, 2018

America's Secret Ice Base Won't Stay Frozen Forever

America's Secret Ice Base Won't Stay Frozen Forever

Climate change is turning a Cold War project into an environmental hazard.

February 22, 2018

Lut Desert yardangs.

Lut Desert (Dasht-e Lut)

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

30.8701, 57.9563

Added by robinrocket

Chamchamal, Iraq

Chamchamal Fire Well

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

35.5640, 44.8592

Added by Exiled Archaeologist

Moon over the Chambal River.

Jajepura, India

Chambal River

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

26.6667, 78.9500

Added by mariellen

Aerial recording of Summit Camp, Greenland.

Summit Camp

This remote research station sits amid the second-largest ice sheet on the planet.

72.5800, -38.4800

Added by StepYoshi

The Giant Rocks of Eleuthera. On the left is "The Bull" and on the right is "The Cow."

The Cow and the Bull

These two giant boulders mysteriously perched on a 60-foot cliff may have been slung up there by a raging tsunami.

25.4337, -76.6000

A close-up view of the marker.

Hartford, Connecticut

Flood 1936 Marker

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

41.7593, -72.6715

Added by e1savage

The Bumpy Business of Hauling Historical Sites to Safety

The Bumpy Business of Hauling Historical Sites to Safety

When trying to outrun erosion and sea-level rise is the best option.

December 05, 2017

Kingsland Wildflowers.

Brooklyn, New York

Kingsland Wildflowers

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

40.7345, -73.9433

Added by Michael Inscoe

We're All Citizens of the Garbage Patch State

We're All Citizens of the Garbage Patch State

An Italian artist has created an imaginary homeland for all of our plastic waste.

November 16, 2017

Found: Rare Seahorses Living in the River Thames

Found: Rare Seahorses Living in the River Thames

A recent spike in seahorse sightings is more evidence of a river revival.

November 16, 2017

Aerial view of Algae farm at the Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Algae Growing Ponds

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.

19.7284, -156.0594

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