The Story of Electronics
Explores the high-tech revolution’s collateral damage: 25 million tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. The post The Story of Electronics appeared first on...
View ArticleLeopard seal hugs kayak
Paul Sciver managed to film this amazing interaction with a leopard seal just off of Pleneau Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. The post Leopard seal hugs kayak appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleThe Tiny House Movement
Bigger doesn’t always mean better. The Tiny House Movement is challenging the way we think about modern living, one square foot at a time. The post The Tiny House Movement appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleOctopus escape artist
Watch this octopus escape through the smallest of holes. According to Chance Miller, who took the footage, “it’s a giant pacific octopus. Caught sport fishing for halibut, it wouldn’t let go of the...
View ArticleInside Wildlife Crime – WWF
On the trail of wildlife crime from Gabon to Thailand, from ivory to smuggled tiger kittens. The post Inside Wildlife Crime – WWF appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleA shaved monkey takes revenge
An awesome animated short film called Shave It by 3dar Studios. If you like it, vote for it here! The post A shaved monkey takes revenge appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleSumatran rhino conservation
Freelance journalist Henry Nicholls travels to Borneo to meet ‘Stumpy’, the three-legged Sumatran rhino with a damaged uterus. The post Sumatran rhino conservation appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleDo the Math on climate change
Watch the official trailer of Do the Math. This movie tells the story of the rising movement to change the terrifying math of the climate crisis and fight the fossil fuel industry. It will be shown at...
View ArticleThe art of visualising climate change
Graphics and game designers translate climate science into interactive visual media. The post The art of visualising climate change appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleComposting 101
Making compost in bins and piles. The post Composting 101 appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleAmazing octopus camouflage
Cephalopods (octopi, squid, and cuttlefish) are masters of camouflage as explained in this video by NPR’s Science Friday. The post Amazing octopus camouflage appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleClimate change is simple
David Roberts, staff writer at Grist.org, describes the causes and effects of climate change in blunt, plain terms. The post Climate change is simple appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleAngry elephant causes Kruger roadblock
According to YouTube user exRanger7, “this driver almost paid a dear price when the elephant charged it. Luckily he escaped but was blocked by cars in the road on the other side of the elephant. Never...
View ArticleExplained in 90 seconds: The El Niño – climate change dance
Explaining the interaction of climate change and El Niño. The post Explained in 90 seconds: The El Niño – climate change dance appeared first on Green24.
View ArticleBehold the mighty water bear
Water bears, also known as tardigrades, can survive boiling, freezing, the vacuum of space and years of desiccation. Biologist Bob Goldstein, of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, describes...
View ArticleAn eco-friendly sex toy?
Only in Sweden! LELO, a Swedish maker of “intimate lifestyle products” recently released this video about the GÄSM, an eco-friendly vibrator made from recycled car parts and wood pulp to help you get...
View ArticleThe Windmill Farmer
A nurturing farmer in is danger of losing his crop of windmills when he struggles against the cyclical forces of nature. The Windmill Farmer from Joaquin Baldwin on Vimeo. The post The Windmill Farmer...
View ArticleHow roaches keep themselves clean
Cockroaches are constantly grooming themselves, says entomologist Coby Schal of North Carolina State University. To clean its antenna, a cockroach will grab ahold of it with its front leg, bring the...
View ArticleCameras capture elusive Ugandan wildlife
One million images of wildlife in 16 tropical forests around the world have been captured by the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network. The post Cameras capture elusive Ugandan wildlife...
View ArticleHow owls turn their heads
A mystery of the animal kingdom: How do owls turn their heads 270 degrees without damaging their blood vessels? At last an answer, published this week in Science, as the winning poster in the 2012...
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