A stunning number of environmental disasters have been created as a result of man's unsustainable pursuit for a better living with little regard for the environment, from oil spills to overflowing landfills. Currently, pollution is considered to be the leading cause of death, impacting more than 100 million people globally. That's not all, either. Every year, pollution … [Read more...] about Seeing These Photos Will Make You Want To Recycle Everything!
‘Zoe’ Is Named the World’s First Heat Wave
The world's first designated heat wave reached Seville, Spain, this week, pushing temperatures beyond 110 degrees Fahrenheit and earning the city's new heat wave rating system's most severe rung. For the previous few days, heat wave "Zoe" has delivered blistering temperatures to the southern half of the country, notably the area of Andalusia where Seville is located. Even in … [Read more...] about ‘Zoe’ Is Named the World’s First Heat Wave
Stunning Photos Capture a Mating Ritual Between Two Life-Long Bald Eagle Pairs
Acrobatic flying displays strengthen the ties between life-long bald eagle pairings. Mating season varies widely depending on area. It may endure from late September to November in the South, and from January to March in the Great Plains and Mountain West. It lasts from late March until early April in Alaska. The bald eagle is monogamous and believed to couple for life, … [Read more...] about Stunning Photos Capture a Mating Ritual Between Two Life-Long Bald Eagle Pairs
Diver Experiences Terrifying Face-To-Face With Giant Seven-Meter Long Anaconda
The amazing moment a diver swam alongside the Green Anaconda, the largest living snake, was recorded on camera. Professional underwater cameraman Bartolomeo Bove visited the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul in July to scuba dive in the Formoso River. The seven-meter speckled snake, which is laying on the riverbed near the city of Bonito in the Cerrado region of … [Read more...] about Diver Experiences Terrifying Face-To-Face With Giant Seven-Meter Long Anaconda
Humans Were Drinking Milk Some 6,000 Years Ago Before Most of us Evolved to Be Able To Digest It
Neolithic Europeans were drinking milk (no doubt with very sore stomachs) for thousands of years before evolving the gene that helps digest it. According to a recent article published in the journal Nature, prehistoric individuals developed a taste for milk thousands of years before humans gained the genetic characteristic that allows us to digest it without hurting stomachs … [Read more...] about Humans Were Drinking Milk Some 6,000 Years Ago Before Most of us Evolved to Be Able To Digest It