Earth Day
Monumental Wildlife Portraits Capture Wastelands Once Roamed
Photographer Nick Brandt transforms his portraits of East African wildlife into ephemeral monuments to a vanishing world.
Your Shit-Powered Car of the Future Could Be Five Years Away
A new report explores the possibilities of using waste of all sorts—human, animal, and chemical—to power heating and transport.
How Climate Change in the Arctic Could Cause Tsunamis in the UK
Researchers say tsunamis could be a genuine risk for the UK.
The Low-Cost, DIY Romanian Tesla
A half-French, half-Catalan engineer crossed the continent to build an electric car anyone could afford.
10 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet the Next Time You Go to a Music Festival
Tips from DJ and environmental activist The Polish Ambassador, just in time for Earth Day.
Refusing to Talk About Climate Change Doesn't Mean It's Not Happening, Says Obama in Earth Day Speech
The President traveled to the Florida Everglades to highlight the nation's parks system and call for action on climate change.
Hong Kong Used DNA Analysis to Publicly Shame Litterbugs
Litterbugs: Yes, someone is coming after you for that cigarette butt.
We Talked to the Guy Who Swam New York’s Horrifically Polluted Gowanus Canal for Earth Day
"The weirdest thing about the water here is that you can feel the greasiness on your gloves. And you can't see your own gloves in the water because there is so much goop. "
Fighting Climate Change with A-Trak, Louisahhh!!! and a Man Named Bananas
Take that, carbon footprints.
We're Heading Into 'Completely Uncharted Waters,' Say Scientists in Earth Day Statement
Seventeen leading scientists present an outline for a successful international climate change agreement, including leaving at least three-quarters of the world's fossil fuel reserves in the ground.
Nature Gets Its Own Highlight Reel With This Otherworldly Timelapse
This Earth Day, you deserve some soothing vistas of our stunning planet, courtesy of photographer Shawn Reeder.