WarkaWater: the tower that produces water from thin air
The WarkaWater tower is designed to provide remote villages with drinking water. The structure, made of natural materials, can produce 90 litres of water per day.
Camilla Soldati
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Australian photographer shows us the “scared scientists”
Data, graphs, figures, statistics. When scientists are asked to tell what they think about the ongoing climate change, their answers can’t exclude overviews of researches and diagrams showing percentages. Nick Bowers, Australian photographer, wanted to leave aside “cold” data, in order to catch scientists’ emotions, thoughts and concerns through a black-and-white photography series.
India to plant 2 billion trees creating jobs for 300 thousand young people
Il governo indiano ha deciso di combattere la disoccupazione giovanile e la cattiva qualità dell’aria piantando 2 miliardi di alberi lungo le strade del Paese.
Watermelon Caprese salad
Ingredients for 4 people 4 slices of watermelon 1 cup of aromatic vinegar 4 spoonful brown sugar 260 g of fresh mozzarella cheese extra virgin olive oil fresh basil or mint whole marine salt black ground pepper Preparation Boil the aromatic vinegar and the brown sugar in a small pot over medium heat
Couscous and herbs salad
Ingredients for 2 people 200 g of couscous 1/2 red pepper 1 tablespoon of celery’s leaves, chopped 1 tablespoon of coriander, chopped 1 sprig of rosemary 3 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped 3 tablespoons of fresh mint, chopped 1 teaspoonful of ginger, chopped 1/2 teaspoonful of grated lemon peel juice of 1/2 lemon 1 red
Everything is NOT awesome: Greenpeace’s video against Lego (and Shell)
[vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/100195272″] Recently, the environment organisation Greenpeace launched a campaign to ask Lego, the well-known Danish producer of plastic construction toys loved by both children and adults, to stop its collaboration with Shell, as well as to remove from its products the logo of the oil company that is drilling one of the world’s most
Breathtaking 360 degrees night-sky time-lapse
The American photographer Vincent Brady created a video of the night-sky like no other. He used 4 cameras on a cross-shaped stand, taking several snapshots of the night-sky that he later put together in order to realise an incredible 360 degrees time-lapse that brings the viewer in a surreal dimension. The music is by Brandon McCoy.
The most beautiful social and environmental pictures of the year
Mohammad Fahim Ahamed Riyad is the photographer of the year, according to the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) jury, thanks to his picture In search of life. The image, chosen among 10,000 entries, shows a fireman in the attempt of finding survivors after the fire that hit a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The video of a family of polar bears looking for sea ice
Polar bears need sea ice to survive. To find it, they can swim hundreds of kilometres. However, over the last few years, this research has become harder and harder due to melting ice, one of the effects of climate change due to global warming. In the video called Polar bears – The quest for sea ice a
Why do koalas hug trees?
Australian research reveals that koalas hug trees to reduce their body temperature, by clinging to tree branches that are cooler than the temperature of the air.