The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile and is the driest, nonpolar desert in the world. It is a barren expanse of red-orange rock canyons and peaks, with stargazing tourists coming from all over to witness the breathtaking view ...
Imagine someone going to the beach and stepping into the water as the waves crash onto the shore. Except instead of seaweed brushing past their feet, it’s clothes. Thousands of clothes. Everything from t-shirts to socks, pants and dresses. Lining ...
One of the most astonishing feats of engineering and construction carried out by the United States took place in the early 20th century a few thousand miles south of its territory in the Central American nation of Panama. Eyeing the ...
Fast fashion appeals to individuals who want to keep up with trends but lack the time or money to do so on a regular basis. Shirts for $3, jeans for $15, skirts for $7 and jewelry for 50 cents make ...
Last summer, Italy’s Po river dried up, with some of the lowest water levels recorded in the country’s history due to its 2022 drought and record high summer temperatures. However, less than a year later, the same river overflowed: heavy ...
By: Lauren Schulsohn Photos by: Lauren Schulsohn and Jacob Wisnik Just a little over 150 miles from the heart of downtown Los Angeles lies the Salton Sea, once a bustling vacation destination for Hollywood stars and affluent beach goers in ...
The debate surrounding nuclear energy is as old as the technology itself: is it the sustainable solution to energy deficits and climate change, or is it dangerous and harmful to our wellbeing in the long run? This conversation has followed ...
COP27 was held in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt from Nov. 6-18 as an opportunity for leaders from around the world to build on past climate change momentum and deliver on the goals set out by the Paris Agreement. This yearly UN climate ...
The Conference of Parties is the world’s largest climate conference. It has met once a year since 1995 when it was first held in Berlin, Germany. It was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as ...
Often referred to as the “Lungs of the Earth,” the Amazon rainforest “produc[es]20% of the world’s oxygen” and holds “more than a third of all carbon stored by tropic forests worldwide.” It also contains “20% of the world’s flowing freshwater… ...