Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category

I always knew that music was art – I just didn’t realize it could be a visual art.

I had no idea the ozone layer was that close, or that the space station would experience atmospheric drag that far up! via Chart Porn

Yes, there are two roads you can go by, but in the long run… they lead to the same place. It seems Lean and Biomimicry share some common roots.

We’ve top-hatted, top-killed, used robots, hair, floating booms, and tried to stuff the well head with garbage, golf balls, sludge, cement, and Kevin Costner. It’d be funny if it weren’t so sad.

You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase “Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailors delight.” But what is it these sailors know that you and I don’t?

Today, a couple of visualizations that will help you to look at the natural world in a new way.

Today, a juxtaposition of two very related, but conflicting “strategies” regarding our attempts to extract oil from under the ocean. Of course, if you’ve been paying attention to the news, you’ll know that an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on April 20th, killing 11 people before sinking into the ocean.  Now, the [...]

An ecometric roundup for everyone’s favorite smoke spewing Icelandic volcano. First off, a map from the New York Times showing the airport closures and ash coverage: You’ll notice that the Icelandic airport remains ironically open. I’d be remiss if I did not at least briefly cover the climate impacts of the current eruption.  Traditionally, volcanic [...]

No, it’s not the latest green transportation method. Solar Cycle 24 refers to the 24th period of solar activity and sun spots we’ve tracked since the mid 1800′s.  Now scientists are predicting it will be a relatively quiet one. Expected to peak in May of 2013, the undulating storm surge on the surface of the [...]

This just in: Smokey the Bear had it all wrong.  Now it seems that only YOU can cause forest fires. There’s mounting evidence that our fire suppression program over the last few decades has actually made forest fires worse. Instead of allowing frequent, smaller burns that remove brush and tinder from the forest floor, we allow [...]