nature

HISTORY

Nothing sticks to the old script anymore. Forests bloom out of rhythm, animals behave differently, and even familiar scenery seems to play new roles every year.

HISTORY

Look up at the night sky and you might feel dwarfed by the glimmer of countless stars. Now shift that view downward, press your mind to the ground and the green world under your feet—and you’ll find something almost unbelievable: there is a possibility that Earth has more tree trunks rooted than the total number of stars in our galaxy. Let that sink in, then keep reading: you’re about to explore why this fact matters and what it says about our place in space, right here on our home planet.

THINGS

“I didn’t go up there to die. I went up there to live.” —Reinhold MessnerIt’s the world’s highest mountain (sort of), it’s a potential death-trap for thrill-seekers, and it attracts hundreds of hopeful climbers every...

THINGS

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to control the pest problem's in the sugar cane crop. But what seemed like a smart solution at the time quickly spiraled into disaster.

PLACES

Yellowstone National Park is actually a super volcano, and it threatens the existence of life on Earth.

PLACES

Well, hopefully we last another couple thousand years and expand to the stars...



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