The Amazon rainforest may be the lungs of our planet, but it’s currently in trouble. A record number of fires are currently burning across the Brazilian Amazon, with wildfires also raging in Bolivia. While it’s easy to feel helpless in these situations, there are actually a number of things individuals can do to contribute to the protection of the Amazon.
Unsettling news is coming out of Brazil, as a record number of fires are being reported in the Amazon.
Forests cover about 30% of our planet’s land mass, but ever since humans started cutting down trees, the “lungs of...
Climate change is rapidly altering our landscapes and ecosystems around the world. In fact, Iceland recently lost its first ever glacier called Okjökull (aka Ok). It sadly melted in 2014 due to rising temperatures. Now, scientists from Rice University plan to install a plaque at the site of the former glacier in Borgarfjörður as a way to commemorate it.
As the world’s bee populations continue to decline, one province in Holland is taking steps to give these pollinators new...
Plastic packaging from cosmetic and toiletry products are some of the many items that are choking our oceans and piling...
Plastic is a major culprit in today’s pollution problem. Though this material can take centuries to decompose, people all over the world continue to use it to package products and store food. In order to put an end to this trend, eco-experts are teaming up to come up with compostable alternatives, like SCOBY, a wrapper made from waste.
With a practice rooted in “statistical, mathematical, and computational techniques,” Stefen Chow and Huiyi Lin are no ordinary artists.
With three million residents, the Ajegunle district in Lagos, Nigeria is one of the country’s most densely populated slums.
June 8 marks World Oceans Day—a global celebration of the lungs of our planet, and all the creatures who inhabit it. The worldwide movement aims to raise awareness of the importance of ocean conservation and sustainable actions to counteract the effects of global warming and pollution. Many people around the world are doing their part to save our seas, including contemporary artists.
Following in the footsteps of celebrity activists like Leonardo DiCaprio and Gisele Bündchen, actor Robert Downey Jr.
When Pantone announced Living Coral as the 2019 Color of the Year, many were quick to point out the irony...
