Posted by Sarah Everest on Friday, November 20, 2009
Photographer Edward Burtynsky shows us the beauty and terror of heavy industry. Through his lens he captures how mining, quarrying, shipping, manufacturing, and recycling have changed the land around us.
Everyday we consume and use products created through these activities, and his work reveals ...
Posted by Emma Lehmberg on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Cyborg technology may be closer than we think — researchers have discovered that when they implant genes from a single-celled algae called Chlamydomonas in the brain, that they can trigger the neurons in that area to begin firing when exposed to light. The implant that has two sets of lights (one blue ...
Canadian Geographic / National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen shares the incredible story of his personal encounter with a predatory leopard seal in the frigid waters of the Antarctic. These photographs — and many more — appear in his book, Polar Obsession.