Within just about any soil and water source imaginable lie the diatoms – microscopic beings whose beauty is similar to that of abstract mathematics. Once favoured for their complex fractal shapes by infamous 19th century pioneering zoologist (and eugenicist!) Ernst Haeckel, diatoms have been a source of inspiration to both scientists and artists ever since. But what exactly are they?
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
High seas beset by towering waves, swell churning up hazardous freezing waters, and heavy machinery tied to treacherous equipment. Reasons enough why Alaskan crab fishing ranks as the deadliest job in the America – if not the world. Even such descriptions do little justice to the extremity of the conditions confronted by the fishermen out on the storm-ridden Bering Sea during the cruel Arctic winter.
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Image from The Herald. Let’s see how long until we get a cease-and-desist. A tour operator in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, unwittingly stumbled into the history books this weekend when he, his boat captain, and four tourists were in the right place at the right time to [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 13, 2008
Environmental Graffiti is pleased to partner with Earth-Touch to bring you a weekly series of incredible, all-natural wildlife videos. Earth-Touch captures video in the least intrusive way possible, and doesn’t try to sensationalize their content. We’ll bring you the best of their content every
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Environmental Graffiti is pleased to partner with Earth-Touch.com to bring you a brand new series. Earth-Touch seeks to create unique, beautiful, entertaining, and educational wildlife films. Their footage is captured in a way that is both environmentally
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 21, 2007
The minke whale that was lost deep in the Amazon river system has died. Residents spotted the whale carcass in the river on
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
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