By Anne Cacherell The cutting down of trees and the conversion of forest lands to urban use have resulted in not only the loss of human livelihoods, but also the loss of habitats for many of the world’s land-based animals. This lyrebird is just one of the many wonderful species that are left homeless by…
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These Artists Turn An Ordinary Forest Into Something Incredible Using Special Light Effects
By Anne Cacherell Deeply fascinated by the natural occurrences in nature, video artists Friedrich Van Schoor and Tarek Mawad spent 6 weeks in the woods and filmed their project called, Bioluminescent Forest. In this short film, they have accentuated the beauty of nature by making the trees, leaves, mushrooms and even toads glow and burn….
You Won’t Believe How This Duo Is Working to Save Their Village
By Richard K. Noots One blind man named Jia, and his friend without arms named Wenqi, have teamed up for one purpose: Planting trees. It may seem like an odd task, but it’s actually saving their village. The trees help prevent floods and other mishaps from wrecking even more of their homesteade Of course, the main question is: How do these guys even plant…
Some Lodges Let You Relax, Others Make You Feel Like Abe Lincoln
By Richard K. Noots Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge in Sweden is a place that lets you relax through work. I know that sounds crazy, but it does have an appeal. How many people do you know that when they go camping they have to get the RV, or bring all sorts of technology that kind of ruins…
Top 10 Reasons Why Your Job Isn’t This Manly
By Richard K. Noots OK, so our jobs probably aren’t as exciting as Gregg Boydston. This man spends his day-to-day grind fighting various forest fires. In case you weren’t aware, those are the types of fires they fight with more fire, not water. All in all, what he would consider a boring day at the…
