For its latest issue “Water,” Nautilus takes a look back at the evolution of our often unpredictable oceans. A short, scrolling interactive history provides playful animated backgrounds to colorfully illustrate each major phase of our seas, beginning with the centuries of rain it required to initially fill in our beaches. Over the next billions of years, varying water temperatures, winds and mass currents all contributed …
After sorting through over 1,000 submissions, The World at Night has announced the winners of its International Earth and Sky Photo Contest. Now in its sixth year, the photo contest highlights the effects of light pollution by showcasing dazzling landscape photography of natural nighttime wonders. Submissions must include both the Earth and the sky and pay special attention to astronomical perspectives and celestial phenomena like …
When American astronauts first landed on the moon, it seemed natural to plant the flag of the United States. But what happens when an international team of space-explorers venture beyond our orbit? They’ll be representing their own nations, but also the entire planet Earth. Recognizing this, 24-year-old Oskar Pernefeldt has designed a new flag called the International Flag of Planet Earth. The design features a …
