Shop Discovery Banner Image
skip to main content
 

Water

RSS

Glaciers: The Biggest Losers

Posted by  Tim Wall  Wed Feb 8, 2012 12:43 PM ET   |   0

The total amount of ice lost to Earth's oceans from 2003 to 2010 would cover the entire United States in about 1 and one-half feet of water. Read more

Glaciers: The Biggest Losers

Deforestation vs. Snow Problem on Kilimanjaro

Posted by  Tim Wall  Tue Feb 7, 2012 02:55 PM ET   |   0

Deforestation is not seen as a cause for snow loss on Kilimanjaro. Read more

Deforestation vs. Snow Problem on Kilimanjaro

Gas Rig Burn Pollutes Niger Delta

Posted by  Tim Wall  Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:40 AM ET   |   0

A Chevron natural gas rig still blazes off the coast of Nigeria after two weeks. Read more

Gas Rig Burn Pollutes Niger Delta

Water Pressure Turned Into Power

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Tue Feb 7, 2012 08:53 AM ET   |   0

A unique device turns excess water pressure from reservoirs, water treatment plants and factories into electricity. Read more

Water Pressure Turned Into Power

Suds Ahoy! Bubble Boats Better Fuel Efficiency

Posted by  Nic Halverson  Tue Jan 24, 2012 09:59 AM ET   |   0

Mitsubishi's air lubrication system could reduce the CO2 emissions of cargo ships by 25 percent. Read more

Suds Ahoy! Bubble Boats Better Fuel Efficiency

Waiting for Death Valley's Next Big Bang

Posted by  Sarah Simpson  Tue Jan 24, 2012 06:19 AM ET   |   0

California’s Death Valley is capable of spectacularly explosive volcanic eruptions. Read more

Waiting for Death Valley's Next Big Bang

Bigger Canal + Bigger Ships = Less Pollution?

Posted by  Tim Wall  Mon Jan 23, 2012 01:17 PM ET   |   0

The Panama Canal expansion will allow bigger ships with more cargo to pass from the Pacific to the Caribbean, which could result in less greenhouse gas emissions per volume of cargo shipped. Read more

Bigger Canal + Bigger Ships = Less Pollution?

Do Dolphins Sleep Talk in Whale?

Posted by  Tim Wall  Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:48 AM ET   |   0

At night, bottlenose dolphins at the Planète Sauvage aquarium in France sound like they are mimicking recorded humpback whale songs. Read more

Do Dolphins Sleep Talk in Whale?

Record Weather Disasters in 2011

Posted by  Tim Wall  Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:36 PM ET   |   0

A record number of billion dollar weather disasters struck the United States in 2011. Read more

Record Weather Disasters in 2011

The Government Wants Your Pictures

Posted by  Emily Sohn  Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:01 PM ET   |   0

In the 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency took thousands of photos from around the country, now it wants you to help them see what's changed. Read more

The Government Wants Your Pictures

True Outdoor LCD TVs Now More Affordable

Posted by  Scott Tharler  Fri Jan 20, 2012 09:39 AM ET   |   0

Insects, dust and widely varying weather conditions are no problem for these new high-def outdoor-specific sets. Read more

True Outdoor LCD TVs Now More Affordable

Underwater City: A Lifesaver or Titanic Failure?

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Sat Jan 14, 2012 06:04 AM ET   |   0

A crazy design proposal for an underwater city can't be kept down. Read more

Underwater City: A Lifesaver or Titanic Failure?

Finding Nessie Worth £1,000

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:07 PM ET   |   0

For the first time in a decade the award for the best Nessie photo will be given out again. Read more

Finding Nessie Worth £1,000

Stay the Night in a Radically Green Earthship

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Wed Jan 11, 2012 01:02 PM ET   |   0

Earthships seem like they were built by environmental aliens who crash landed in the desert; now they make fun lodging during eco-minded vacations. Read more

Stay the Night in a Radically Green Earthship

Khmer, Like Mayans, Fell Under the Weather

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:32 AM ET   |   0

Failed monsoons in 14th and 15th century coincide with the Khmer Empire's collapse in SE Asia. Read more

Khmer, Like Mayans, Fell Under the Weather
Advertisement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Email:   
 
 
 
 

our sites

video

shop

stay connected

corporate