The idea is so simple, yet kind of genius. With just a few strips of metal, table salt and tap water, or seawater, their brilliant invention can bring light to millions of homes that don’t have electricity, and can’t afford gas. Thanks to sister-brother team Aisa and Raphael Mijeno in the Philippines, thousands of underprivileged … Read more
Nature never ceases to amaze us. What you’ll find below are 23 of the world’s most magnificent and majestic trees.
From the Repeat Photography Alaskan Glaciers project of the US Ground Survey, these photographs reveal how our world is changing. Unfortunately for us, this kind of change is not for the better.
Safe and proper disposal of waste that contains hazardous components such as electronic waste (or e-waste) remains a challenge for many industrialized countries. In many cases, these countries would rather ship the waste to developing nations instead of dealing with the cost and difficulties of proper waste disposal.
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been dumping railcars into the ocean for more than a decade now. From 2000-2010, nearly 2500 subway cars have been shipped out and dumped into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Gun control is a touchy subject – and for good reason. Existing solely to wound or kill, they are a dangerous weapon, one that if not employed for reasons of necessity, may harshly rip families apart.