Nature & Wildlife
Antarctica has always been—for lack of another, less trite description—“otherworldly.” It’s clear, clean air and wild, untouched mountains hardly seem part of this planet. But that depiction of the icy continent is usually meant in a metaphorical sense. Now, however, it has taken on a more literal meaning.
Conservation
Summer will arrive soon, and that means that a lot of you will be thinking about a sunny beach vacation.
News & More
Perhaps no issue defines our Anthropocene Age more than climate change. The topic has been in news headlines for more than four decades now, ever since U.S. scientist Wallace Broecker put the term global warming into the public domain in the title of a 1975 scientific paper.
U.S. National Parks
It seems that the snow monkeys of Japan aren’t the only animals that seek out baths. In 2016, National Geographic set up some camera traps at the “bear bathtub,” a natural swimming hole in Yellowstone National Park that happens to be a popular place for wildlife.
Videos
The Christmas holiday is over—just barely. Feeling a little exhausted after all the preparations, family gatherings and parties? Then, a nice soak in a hot spring should be just the ticket for you. Of course, I can’t physically take you all to a spot with some natural, thermal waters.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a scene out of Japan. Photographer Leigh Lofgren was visiting Hokkaido when she captured the moment this white-tailed eagle flew down to grab a fish from the sea.
Nature & Wildlife
Your bedroom closet is about to get a makeover, and it won’t be because you’ve knocked out walls or installed new shelving. And that coat closet in your hallway or vestibule where you store your bulkiest outerwear may soon need to be put to an alternative use.
Conservation
In May 2014 at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee annual meeting in Bled, Slovenia, the government of Japan officially announced its intentions to resume what it calls the “scientific whaling” of minkes in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary near Antarctica in the 2015-2016 season.
Nature & Wildlife
Good news for whales in Antarctica! On Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) officially ruled that Japan must halt its annual whale hunt in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean. In a resounding 12-4 vote, The ICJ—the United Nations’ highest judicial body—determined that Japan’s JARPA II whaling program is really a commercial operation disguised as “scientific research.”
Travel Tips
Part of the pleasure of visiting new places is learning about local customs and tasting homegrown foods. Who hasn’t at least wanted to try haggis in Scotland, say, or “cod cheeks” in Newfoundland? It’s a way of immersing yourself in all that an adventure in a new land has to offer.
Conservation
Japan is heavy on all our minds in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the country’s northeast region.
Conservation
Japan is heavy on all our minds in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that has devastated the country’s northeast region.
