Haunting Drone Footage Captures Views Of "The Abandoned City Chernobyl" That Is Left To Decay
AdultsFilmGlobal WarmingEnvironment...Chernobyl is one of the most interesting and dangerous places I've been. The nuclear disaster, which happened in 1986; the year after I was born, had an effect on so many people, including my family when we lived in Italy. The nuclear dust clouds swept westward towards us. The Italian police went round and threw away all the local produce and my mother rushed out to purchase as much tinned milk as possible to feed me, her infant son.
Watch One Of The World's Largest Solar Farms Get Built
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnergy...When complete, the 550-megawatt Topaz Solar Farms will have more than 8 million modules installed. The project will cover 4,700 acres in San Luis Obispo County and will provide enough electricity equivalent to powering more than 180,000 average California households.
Will Marshall: Tiny satellites show us the Earth as it changes in near-real-time
AdultsSpaceTechnologyEnvironment...Satellite imaging has revolutionized our knowledge of the Earth, with detailed images of nearly every street corner readily available online. But Planet Labs' Will Marshall says we can do better and go faster - by getting smaller. He introduces his tiny satellites - no bigger than 10 by 10 by 30 centimeters - that, when launched in a cluster, provide high-res images of the entire planet, updated daily.
Why Do Rivers Curve?
AdultsNatureEnvironmentScienceMinuteEarth provides an energetic and entertaining view of trends in earth's environment -- in just a few minutes!
Explore Liwa with Google Maps
AdultsInternet CultureTechnologyTravel...Wow Google, I'm not sure whether to be afraid of your relentless innovation or just stand in awe. It is pretty amazing to get to explore the desert from my desk at home. Check out the new Street View for yourself here.
Norwegian Landscape
AdultsEnvironmentFilmNature...This Norwegian Time-Lapse Showcases The Country's Landscape And It's Gorgeous
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming
AdultsData ScienceGlobal WarmingScience...Watch this if you're willing to accept some shocking facts about climate change.
Volcano Eruption in Papua New Guinea
AdultsEnvironmentNatureNatural Disasters...Australian tourists Linda and Philip McNamara filmed the eruption of Papua New Guinean volcano, Mount Tavurvur, on August 29. You can literally see the shockwave!
Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables
AdultsBusinessFoodEnvironment...Fruits and veggies are good for you, but many can't afford to buy them regularly. On the other hand, tons of "ugly" produce is thrown away everyday. French supermarket Intermarche found a way to reconcile these ugly truths.
Crowds Cheer as Sea Turtles Return to the Sea
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironment...A sea turtle rescue center in North Carolina cares for and rehabilitates injured sea turtles, and returns them to the ocean amid cheering crowds. Sea turtles are resilient, but they are slow to recover. So the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center spends a lot of time and effort to help save loggerhead and other Atlantic Ocean turtles.
Magnificent Giant Tree: Sequoia in a Snowstorm
AdultsEnvironmentNatureWeather...The worlds second-largest know tree, the president, in sequoia National Park is photographed by national geographic magazine photographer Michael "nick" Nichols.
Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets
AdultsAnimalsNatureEnvironment...Michael Fishbach, co-founder of The Great Whale Conservancy (GWC), narrates his encounter with a young humpback whale entangled in local fishing nets.
1st solar plane to fly around the world
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportation...The Solar Impulse 2 is to be officially presented today, but its construction didn't happen in a day. Watch this video and understand the steps that had to be taken when you're looking towards attempting the First #RTW Solar Flight!