7 Charts That Could Convince You To Become A Vegetarian
Even if some of us never want to give up meat, strong reasons exist for sticking with vegetables only.Global meat production almost doubled between 1980 and 2004, and the upward trend will only...
View ArticleHow To Pick Out The Tastiest Fruits And Vegetables
We've all seen those people in the produce section — the ones who have to pick up every single piece of produce, hold it right up to their nose, and even give it a squeeze. It turns out the people that...
View ArticleA New 14-Foot Oarfish Was Found In California
On Friday, a 14-foot oarfish washed up on the beach near Oceanside, California, The Los Angeles Times reports.This was the second time in one week that the rare deep-water fish was found dead. The...
View ArticleThis Video Of A Platypus Getting Tickled Is Sweeping The Internet
A short video of a platypus being tickled is trending across the Internet. It's so cute it may make you wish you had one of these strange-looking animals for a pet. The video, posted by Cute Creatures...
View ArticleThe Most Spectacular Wildlife Photos Of The Year
The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition were revealed last week.A South African photographer won the top award for his stunning portrait of African elephants in Botswana.For...
View ArticleThese Massive Mirrors Will Bring Winter Sunlight To A Norwegian Town For The...
Three giant mirrors that have been installed on a Norwegian mountainside are about to be used for the first time, bringing sunlight to a small town for the first time during winter.Rjukan, located at...
View ArticleExpert Reveals What May Have Killed Those Giant Oarfish
We may never know for certain what killed two giant oarfish in Southern California within a week of each other. But one scientist suggests that an unusual ocean current may have brought the deep-water...
View ArticleA 'Silent' Rat-Infested Island Now Looks Like Paradise
Five years ago, Hawadax Island off the coast of Alaska was a playground for rodents.Formerly known as "Rat Island," the 10-square-mile site belonging to the Aleutian islands was "crisscrossed with rat...
View ArticleChina's Smog Is So Bad You Can See It From Space
NOAA just published this satellite picture of China, which shows just how bad its smog problem really is. This week the smog was so bad it shut down Harbin, a city of 11 million people.Small...
View ArticleThe Most Beautiful Places In The World [PICTURES]
Lonely Planet has published a new book, "Beautiful World," an image collection of the most stunning places on Earth. The book showcases 200 photos taken by travelers everywhere from Bryce Canyon...
View ArticleThis Multi-Colored Corn Is Real And There's A Fantastic Story Behind It
Glass Gem corn, a unique variety of rainbow-colored corn, became an Internet sensation in 2012 when a photo of the dazzling cob was posted to Facebook.Since then, the Arizona-based company that sells...
View ArticlePollution In China Blamed For Increasingly 'Ugly' Sperm Counts
Shanghai doctor tells local newspaper that two thirds of the city’s semen stocks are below World Health Organisation standards, as concerns over China’s toxic environment growShanghai’s semen is facing...
View ArticleThe World's Most Powerful Storm Slams Into The Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan — which is being called one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever— has slammed into the eastern Philippines, making landfall early Friday morning local time in the small city of...
View ArticleTerrifying Images Of The Record Typhoon Hitting The Philippines
A record-breaking typhoon smashed into central Philippines early Friday morning local time.Haiyan — the fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2013 — could be the strongest storm ever recorded to...
View ArticleHere's Where Super Typhoon Haiyan Is Headed Next
Super Typhoon Haiyan — one of the most powerful storms in recorded world history — made landfall early Friday morning local time near Guiuan, a small city on the Philippine island of Samar.Although the...
View ArticleHere's What The Super Typhoon Would Have Looked Like Off The US East Coast
Rick Kohrs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an image that shows what Super Typhoon Haiyan would have looked like if it were located off the eastern coast of the United States.Check it...
View ArticleNew Maps Show Where Earth's Forests Are Being Destroyed
The first high-resolution global map of changes in forest cover over the last 12 years shows which parts of the world are losing forests at an alarming rate.Using Landsat satellite images of Earth's...
View ArticleActive Volcano Discovered Under Antarctic Ice Sheet
Earthquakes deep below West Antarctica reveal an active volcano hidden beneath the massive ice sheet, researchers said today (Nov. 17) in a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.The...
View ArticleThe Most Irreplaceable Sites On Earth
A new study published in Science identified more than 100 irreplaceable environments — regions where many animal and plant species cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.A total of 137 sites were...
View ArticleExperts Say Nuclear Power May Be Our Only Hope
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Some of the world's top climate scientists say wind and solar energy won't be enough to head off extreme global warming, and they're asking environmentalists to support the...
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