Adapting to Climate Change: The 2025 Update
This article is the fourth of five in a series to understand the science of… The post Adapting to Climate Change: The 2025 Update appeared first on Earth911.
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5 Clever Ways To Maximize Natural Light in Your Kitchen
The kitchen often gets more use than any other room of the home. It’s the… The post 5 Clever Ways To Maximize Natural Light in Your Kitchen appeared first on Earth911.
An Ikebana Artist and His Student Sow an Unconventional Approach to Flower Arranging
“I want to explode the idea of beautiful ikebana,” says Kosen Ohtsubo, one of the foremost conceptual artists working in the Japanese tradition. Since the 1970s, Ohtsubo has been unsettling the ancient art of flower arranging. Incorporating atypical botanicals like cabbage leaves or weaving in unconventional materials like bathtubs and scrap metal, the artist approaches…
Do Metal Roofs Save Energy?
The popularity of metal roofs has soared in recent years because of their durability, energy… The post Do Metal Roofs Save Energy? appeared first on Earth911.
Wondrous and Mischievous Misfits Populate Rhea Mack’s Bubblegum Daydreams
On candy-colored paper, Rhea Mack draws a world in which all misfits are welcome. The Massachusetts-based artist lovingly renders curious characters with three heads, flowers growing from their palms, or a penchant for plump, strawberry hats. Mack has a soft spot for these strange oddballs who develop organically, often springing from her Sunday morning sessions…
How To Cut Your Summer Energy Bills
Do you dread opening your summer electric bills? If you’re like many U.S. residents and… The post How To Cut Your Summer Energy Bills appeared first on Earth911.
Photograph Endangered Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys in China’s Nature Reserves
By Expedition Leader Eddy Savage One of the most rewarding experiences of my photo expeditions to China with Natural Habitat Adventures would have to be the time spent with golden snub-nosed monkeys. We spend a day of our adventure searching out these wild monkeys in a remote valley flanked on either side by tall, steep…
How to Get a Picture of a Wild Himalayan Snow Leopard
In the autumn of 1973, wilderness writer and naturalist Peter Matthiessen joined preeminent field biologist George Schaller high in Nepal’s Himalayan Mountains on a journey that would soon become legendary. While Schaller was there to study the mating habits of the bharal, or Himalayan blue sheep, Matthieseen was on a quest for spiritual enlightenment. That…
Otherworldly Flowers Emerge from Darkness in Clara Lacy’s Meticulous Graphite Drawings
Nature has always been a subject of fascination for Clara Lacy, who roamed the fields and streams around her home in Hampshire when she was young, spurring an interest in studying biology. Art also emerged as a way for her to channel her interest in animals and plants, tapping into the long-held tradition of artists…
Getting Down to the Bones in Patagonia: A Photo Diary
Bones are everywhere in Patagonia. They dry on the brown steppes and jut up from the desert’s gray floor. They protrude like blue spikes through the surface of lakes and bleach white on the ocean’s shore. And, right now, mine are shaking. I’m just barely managing to hold on to the side of a mountainous…