Adventure

Mount Everest Climbers May One Day Climb Ice-Free

Mount Everest Climbers May One Day Climb Ice-Free

The Himalayan Mountains and Tibetan Plateau, dubbed the “Third Pole” for having the largest ice mass on Earth after the polar regions, are rapidly losing their glaciers. Eighteen percent of China’s glaciers have vanished in the past 50 years according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Air pollution and rising air temperatures are combining to […]

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    17 Spectacular Images of Earth From Outer Space

    17 Spectacular Images of Earth From Outer Space

    Wildfires, the lowest average extent of Arctic ice, remote villages in the Sahara desert and other striking images were captured by satellites to provide a space-eye view of the Earth during June 2016, compiled by The Guardian. As seen in the image below stagnant lakes stretch across the upper reaches of the Volga river delta […]

    11 Best Snorkeling Spots in America

    11 Best Snorkeling Spots in America

    For ocean lovers, there’s almost nothing more exciting than snorkeling and exploring underwater worlds. Most of the time that’s done in tropical places with vibrant coral reefs and colorful fish swimming around. Some of the places on this list are, in fact, exactly that, but there’s also a few that might surprise you. Here are […]

    The 9 Best Hot Springs on Earth

    The 9 Best Hot Springs on Earth

    There’s nothing better than soaking in warm water. Well, other than doing it with an awesome view. Hot springs provide both. Here’s a list of nine incredible hot springs around the world. 1. Hot Water Beach: Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand This beach got its name from the naturally heated mineral water that emerges through its […]

    10 Eco-Destinations in North America to Add to Your Bucket List

    10 Eco-Destinations in North America to Add to Your Bucket List

    In the 1950s, the world was crisscrossed by some 25 million annual tourists (i.e., overnight visitors). In 2014, according to the Center for Responsible Travel, that number ballooned to nearly 1.2 billion—about a 4,000 percent increase—contributing $7.6 trillion (almost 10 percent) to the world’s GDP. But the sad and inescapable fact is that all our […]

    10 Extraordinary Places Saved by the Endangered Species Act

    10 Extraordinary Places Saved by the Endangered Species Act

    In celebration of the country’s 11th annual Endangered Species Day, the Center for Biological Diversity released a report Thursday highlighting 10 of the most unique and beautiful wild places saved by the presence of endangered species. From Pacific Ocean kelp forests to Florida’s Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge, millions of acres of the nation’s most […]

    Can Virtual Reality Help Connect More People to Nature?

    Can Virtual Reality Help Connect More People to Nature?

    The digital revolution is breaking new ground every day. Technology has a way of doing that. I remember when Hewlett-Packard introduced its first “laptop” computer, which stored a page and a half of writing. It revolutionized my life as a newspaper columnist, allowing me to write on planes or in a tent and submit articles […]

    Paddleboarder Sets Out on Epic Journey to Fight Plastic Pollution

    Paddleboarder Sets Out on Epic Journey to Fight Plastic Pollution

    Lizzie Carr, an adventurer and environmentalist based in the UK, has set off on a three-week, 400 mile journey with only her stand up paddleboard and 30kg of supplies to bring awareness to plastic pollution. [instagram https://instagram.com/p/BFEY1P3RRWE expand=1] According to The Guardian, she set off from the most southern point of the UK’s connected waterways, the […]