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Indonesia Is Burning, And The World Hasn’t Noticed

The hypothetical “If a tree falls into the woods…” question explores how the experience of an event makes an event “real.” So what happens if an entire forested country burns and releases a toxic and deadly haze, and the media doesn’t cover it? Indonesia is burning. More than 3,000 miles...

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 16, 2015

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Indonesia Is Burning, And The World Hasn’t Noticed

The hypothetical “If a tree falls into the woods…” question explores how the experience of an event makes an event “real.” So what happens if an entire forested country burns and releases a toxic and deadly haze, and the media doesn’t cover it? Indonesia is burning. More than 3,000 miles...

By Nickolaus Hines • November 16, 2015

Welcome To Kamchatka: Far Eastern Russia’s Wild, Volcanic Peninsula

Tourists are beginning to trickle into the volcanic peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia. If you don't have the budget to visit just yet, let us be your guide.

By John Schellhase • Nov 8, 2015

Welcome To Kamchatka: Far Eastern Russia’s Wild, Volcanic Peninsula

Tourists are beginning to trickle into the volcanic peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia. If you don't have the budget to visit just yet, let us be your guide.

By John Schellhase • November 8, 2015

Looks Like A Desert, Isn’t A Desert: The Story Of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park

With ever-changing white sandy beaches and turquoise-blue ponds, it's hard to believe that Lençóis Maranhenses National Park really exists.

By Kiri Picone • Nov 6, 2015

Looks Like A Desert, Isn’t A Desert: The Story Of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park

With ever-changing white sandy beaches and turquoise-blue ponds, it's hard to believe that Lençóis Maranhenses National Park really exists.

By Kiri Picone • November 6, 2015

America’s Five Best Road Trips

From a painted desert to a petrified forest and far beyond, travel the highways, byways, and skyways of America's best road trips.

By Callie Stewart • Nov 3, 2015

America’s Five Best Road Trips

From a painted desert to a petrified forest and far beyond, travel the highways, byways, and skyways of America's best road trips.

By Callie Stewart • November 3, 2015

Ants Are The World’s True Conquerors. Here’s Why.

Sorry, insect haters: the ankle-biting ants you’ve likely grown to loathe over the years are not only a necessary component of the global ecosystem, but are as old as dinosaurs, more numerous than you ever thought, and even “slave” masters. Over 12,000 known species of ants can be found around...

By Teresa Cantero • Oct 23, 2015

Ants Are The World’s True Conquerors. Here’s Why.

Sorry, insect haters: the ankle-biting ants you’ve likely grown to loathe over the years are not only a necessary component of the global ecosystem, but are as old as dinosaurs, more numerous than you ever thought, and even “slave” masters. Over 12,000 known species of ants can be found around...

By Teresa Cantero • October 23, 2015

Inside The Lowline Lab, The Prototype For The World’s First Underground Park

The Lowline Lab, a prototype for the larger Lowline underground park, is now open to the public in New York City.

By Nickolaus Hines • Oct 20, 2015

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Inside The Lowline Lab, The Prototype For The World’s First Underground Park

The Lowline Lab, a prototype for the larger Lowline underground park, is now open to the public in New York City.

By Nickolaus Hines • October 20, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXLIII

The World’s Most Majestically Terrifying Skywalks In 2007, a 70-foot-long pedestrian bridge was built out over the edge of the Grand Canyon. The glass beneath tourists’ feet was all that separated them from the Colorado river and the canyon floor, 720 feet below. This would, naturally, scare some, and, just...

By John Kuroski • Oct 9, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXLIII

The World’s Most Majestically Terrifying Skywalks In 2007, a 70-foot-long pedestrian bridge was built out over the edge of the Grand Canyon. The glass beneath tourists’ feet was all that separated them from the Colorado river and the canyon floor, 720 feet below. This would, naturally, scare some, and, just...

By John Kuroski • October 9, 2015

The Danakil Depression Is The Closest Thing To Hell On Earth

Harsh, hot and familiar to violence, the Danakil Depression and it's bright yellow and orange pools make for hell on Earth.

By Kiri Picone • Sep 30, 2015

The Danakil Depression Is The Closest Thing To Hell On Earth

Harsh, hot and familiar to violence, the Danakil Depression and it's bright yellow and orange pools make for hell on Earth.

By Kiri Picone • September 30, 2015

Gouqi Island Has Been Claimed By Nature In The Most Stunning Way

Mother Nature has transformed a little fishing village on Gouqi Island into a sea of beautiful green blooms that blanket each abandoned structure.

By Kiri Picone • Sep 29, 2015

Gouqi Island Has Been Claimed By Nature In The Most Stunning Way

Mother Nature has transformed a little fishing village on Gouqi Island into a sea of beautiful green blooms that blanket each abandoned structure.

By Kiri Picone • September 29, 2015

Photo Of The Day: An Emaciated Polar Bear Reveals Its Species’ Grim Future

One photograph paints a bleak future for polar bears throughout the Arctic.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 10, 2015

Photo Of The Day: An Emaciated Polar Bear Reveals Its Species’ Grim Future

One photograph paints a bleak future for polar bears throughout the Arctic.

By All That's Interesting • September 10, 2015