Sailors rescued from remote island after writing big “HELP” on the beach
It's not just for movies. Writing 'HELP' can really help.
Tag: island
The last mammoths lived on a remote island in the Arctic
They died-off suddenly -- but perhaps not dramatically.
More green spaces can help some cities keep cool
Cities can be stifling.
Human-driven extinction cost New Zealand 50 million years’ worth of bird evolution
Losses include but are not limited to those giant eagles at the end of Lord of the Rings.
Four years ago this island didn’t exist. Now it’s full of vegetation and “mystery mud”
Our planet really is alive.
Chaotic cities are cooler than orderly ones, researchers report
Being science, 'cool' here refers to temperatures.
What Greenland’s landscape looks like without any ice
Let's hope this landscape is never in the open.
A newly formed island in the Pacific might resemble Martian volcanoes
New landforms on Earth could tell us about how ancient ones on Mars formed.
Researchers will drill into one of Earth’s youngest islands to understand how land forms
It's not even at retirement age yet.
Islands shrink large animals and make smaller animals bigger
The island rule is not a myth, but an evolutionary reality.
A new island was just made in the Pacific Ocean by an underwater volcano
An underwater volcano that's been spewing ash and lava for the past month just created a new island off the ...
The best single handed invasion attempt ever
Well, it is the best, or the worst attempt ever actually, depends on your point of view. First, a little ...
Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a garbage island twice as big as France in the Pacific Ocean
I was surprised to talk to a bunch of people today and find out they didn't know about this, so ...
120 million crabs hit the streets
Image by Lilolebob. Every year, around this time of year, more than 100 million determined crabs take to the streets ...
Everything you wanted to know about Easter Island but were too afraid to ask
Geography Easter Island (Rapa Nui in the native Easter Island language) is situated in the southeastern Pacific Ocean - it's ...
