Animal Overpass: LA Wildlife Crossing to Be Largest in US
Set in urban Los Angeles over a calculated spot along the 101 Freeway, an audacious freeway overpass has been designed to reduce deaths among mountain lions, pumas and other wild species ...
Tag: Nature
Tree of 40 Fruit: Fresh Interview with Nature’s Master Grafter
Seven years into his experiments, the living artworks of Sam Van Aken are bearing far more than just fruit, each new variant of the Tree of 40 Fruit building on experiences learned from the ...
Gone Green: Vacant 50 Years, Chinese Village Conquered by Ivy
Nestled in the hills on a remote island at the mouth of the Yangtze River in China and full of rich foliage, one could imagine this small fishing hamlet to be an idyllic place, at least for ...
Hoverboard Creators Patent Hovering Homes for Disaster Zones
The creators of the world's first working hoverboard have turned their sights toward larger-scale projects, patenting a three-part hovering foundation system to defend houses in earthquake- and ...
Natural Luxury: Iceland’s Eco-Friendly Northern Lights Hotel
Iceland has become quite the tourist destination for world travelers thanks to its ethereal landscapes, amazing history, unique culture, and unspoilt views of the Northern Lights. It's the ...
Nocturnal Field Trips: 7 World Wonders Best Explored at Night
When planning out world travel, one typically dwells on destinations more than times, but some of the best sights can only been seen at a particular point in the day or, in the case of these ...
Jungle in the City: Wild Urban Biome Skyscraper Design
Suspended aquariums, snowy landscapes, jungles and caves can all be found in the heart of the city, steps away from dense urban housing, in the middle of this wild skyscraper concept. Winner of ...
Cyclonic Pictures: Long Exposures Spin Art from Light & Air
The shots seem impossibly composed, consisting of light that arcs and twists like a tornado in the night skies, but the process of creating them is much simpler than you might first ...
Nature’s Architects: 6 Incredible Animal-Built Structures
Of all the architectural greats we've come to admire - Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Henri Sullivan, Le Corbusier, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe , to name a few - they all have one unflinchingly ...
High-Speed Art: Murals Spray-Painted for Train Passengers
Made to been seen at high speeds, these colorful patterns intentionally form a sequential whole when experienced by commuters in adjacent railway cars. Katharina Grosse (with photos ...
