Category: Environment
Hot Lips Plant – The Most Kissable Plant
This weird plant might look like the work of a photo editing software, but I can assure you those kissable lips are all natural. Found in the tropical rain forests of Central and South American countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador, the Psychotria Elatra plant has apparently evolved into its current shape to attract pollinators [...]
Plastikobot – an exciting mixture of art and upcycling
We have some interesting news for you today, thanks to the artist Claudio Garzón. He wanted to show his students that you don’t need piles of money just to be creative. He presented Plastikobots that was made of plastic debris which was salvaged by the shores of Los Angeles River. We can all learn a [...]
Future of Vertical Farming and its Designs
Vertical farming is a solution for growing plants in multistory buildings. Handful of people consider it a bad idea, but the vertical farming industry is constantly on the progress from an fuzy dream to concrete designs, with engineering projects in Sweden and Canada bringing food closer to urban dwellers. Credits: Plantagon Farmlands might have [...]
Stones Moving Mysteriously Across the Surface
Racetrack Playa is a dried out lake bed located 3,608 ft above sea level in Death Valley National Park, California. The playa is known as after the “racetracks” left by stones that strangely skid across its surface. credit: Rebecca Jackrel The Racetrack is mainly covered with hexagonal saucers of dried mud, left after a [...]
Animals You Didn’t Know Are Endangered
On the subject of the Endangered Species List, a few animals stand out as superstars: polar bears, giant pandas, rhinos, snow leopards… However , the list is so big that there are many species you may never have suspected are endangered. Here are some of them. Zebras image credits An symbol of the African [...]
Fan Made Awesome Captain Planet Trailer
In case you spent at least part of your formative years in the beginning of 1990s, then probably one of your earliest introductions to the environmental movement came with Captain Planet and the Planeteers — but I bet you’ve never seen those eco-minded heroes quite like this. Several of Captain Planet fans most recently put [...]
Taiwan Stadium 100% Powered by the Sun
These days Taiwan is building extraordinary solar-powered stadium that produce 100% of its electrical energy from photovoltaic technology! The stadium had a dragon shape with 50,000 seats and 8,844 solar panels that illuminate the track and field with 3,300 lux. The stadium is brand new and will officially open its doors later this year to [...]
What if Sharks Become Extinct?
So many people think of sharks as killers, as eating machinery, as brainless attackers of swimmers and surfers. The reality is, however, that sharks are an priceless apex predator in the ocean that have been here for millions upon millions of years, serving the important purpose of keeping oceanic ecosystems in balance. © Gerald [...]
Awesome Videos of Rare Big Cats Swimming
It’s tough enough to get the view of the world’s most elusive big cats — snow leopards, clouded leopards, jaguars, tigers — but when you consider that many of them are on the edge of extinction, your chances become thinner every day. So we picked some interesting videos with hopes that awareness will rise and [...]
Most Polluted Rivers and Lakes in the World
While it is difficult to class rivers and lakes across the world when it comes to THE worst, there are several that stand out in the crowd. Pollutants including industrial waste, sewage runoff, overpopulation and farming discharges all make for a serious toxic brew. When you consider the fact that many of these important rivers [...]
How Green are Olympic Games in London?
With the beginning ceremony of the London Olympics only one day away, organizers prepare to celebrate what could be the one of the greenest Olympic Games to date. credits The Olympic Torch is undoubtedly an important symbol [...]
Hobbit like Homes at Okosamfundet Dyssekilde Denmark
Today, the term “eco village” is tossed around a lot. And whether good or bad, the meaning is far-reaching. image credits Dyssekilde describes eco village as 74 sustainably developed remarkably unique homes and apartment buildings that vary from hobbit style straw bale to high design. This location also includes seven wind turbines, a honestly [...]
Dying of Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico caused BP Oil Spill?
Following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the greatest oil spill on open water so far, residents along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Mexico noticed a spike in the numbers of dolphins washing ashore. Suspicions connecting the rise in dolphin deaths to the oil contamination led authorities to treat the dead dolphins as [...]
