Environmental migrants: the storm ahead
Though some believe global warming is saving Africa, a billion people globally will be forced to migrate because of climate change.
14,000-container ships to travel the new Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is now 100 years old. To celebrate it, Panamanians decided to turn it into a highway for ships: each ship will be able to transport up to 14,000 containers.
Nairobi ATMs distribute drinking water
Thanks to a network of ATM-like water dispensers, Nairobi inhabitants will enjoy cheap, safe and clean drinking water.
CO2, Dutch government condemned. Citizens celebrate unprecedented victory
È “una sentenza rivoluzionaria” quella emanata da un tribunale dei Paesi Bassi, che ha condannato il governo a ridurre le emissioni di CO2.
23 thousand species are threatened with extinction, but the Iberian lynx rebounds
L’Unione Internazionale per la Conservazione della Natura ha aggiornato la propria Lista Rossa delle specie minacciate, il leone è in pericolo, in ripresa la lince iberica.
Indigenous Canadians say no to oil giant’s $1 billion offer: “this is not a money issue”
The Pacific Northwest LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility is to be built on Canadian aboriginal lands. The Lax Kw’alaams have voted against it and $1 billion in compensation.
Operation COBRA III, animal traffickers suffer lethal bite
La più grande operazione a livello internazionale contro i trafficanti di avorio e animali selvatici ha portato all’arresto di 300 persone.
Denali’s last journey, story of the love between a man and his dog
Il fotografo Ben Moon ha realizzato un cortometraggio, straziante e meraviglioso, dedicato al suo cane che si apprestava a morire.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows Italy’s Lake Como in beautiful detail
Watch the video of Yann Arthus-Betrand’s aerial footage of Lake Como, Italy. A unique, stunning view of one of the world’s most fascinating landscapes.
How do plants disperse their seeds? They explode
Many plants disperse their seeds more vigourously than we expect: here is the footage.