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Category: Geography

THE PRESTIGIOUS HARPY EAGLE

Geography
harpy eagle

A video of the harpy eagle, filmed in South America in 2015.

A Small New Zealand Songbird That Hides Food for Later Use Provides Insights Into Cognitive Evolution

Geography, Science
new zealand robin

The spatial memory performance of the New Zealand robin, shows male birds with superior memory abilities also have better breeding success.

WULINGYUAN: CHINA’S AVATAR MOUNTAIN

Geography
china avatar mountain

One of the most stunning and beautiful places in the world, the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in China’s Hunan Province has more than 3,000 sandstone pillars.

The Danish Concept of ‘Hygge’ – And Why It’s Their Latest Successful Export

Geography
copenhagen danish capital

If you’re reading this in a comfortable chair, surrounded by tasteful soft furnishings and perhaps even a candle or two, that sense of cosiness you’re feeling might just be hygge.

LONDON BECOMES THE WORLD’S FIRST NATIONAL PARK CITY, COMMITTED TO GIVING PEOPLE ACCESS TO NATURE

Geography, Politics
st james park london

London has been officially designated the world’s first national park city, with a week-long festival of free outdoor events and a ceremony at City Hall to mark the occasion.

Fight to Preserve Elfdalian, Sweden’s Lost Forest Language

Geography
elfdalian sweden

Elfdalian is used only by 2,500 people but is a treasure trove for linguists. It has preserved linguistic features that can’t be found elsewhere.

How Rupture With Mainland Europe Caused Britain To Falter for Hundreds of Years

Geography, History
map of europe and britain

Mainland Europe has always been essential to Britain’s prosperity. When the relationship with Europe is poor, the lot of ordinary Briton is poorer for it.

Car-Free Paris? It Was Already a Dream in 1790

Geography, History
paris without cars

The debate over the place of cars in cities may seem like a recent one, but in fact was raging well before the first automobile even saw the light of day. To better understand, let

How the Pretzel Went From Soft To Hard – and Other Little-Known Facts About One of the World’s Favorite Snacks

Geography
pretzel german food

The pretzel, a German food, and one of the fastest-growing snack foods in the world, recently crossed a billion dollars a year in sales.

A Danish Word the World Needs to Combat Stress: Pyt

Geography
happy danish pyt

Pyt doesn’t have an exact English translation. It’s more a cultural concept about cultivating healthy thoughts to deal with stress.

IPCC Report Paints Catastrophic Picture of Melting Ice and Rising Sea Levels – and Reality May Be Even Worse

Geography
sea level rise

Based on almost 7k peer-reviewed research, the report is a cutting-edge crash course in how human-caused climate breakdown is changing our ice and oceans.

How Swedish Literature Reflects the Benefits of a Shorter Working Day

Arts, Economics, Geography, Politics
swedish streets

The world should be inspired by Swedish culture, with more fika, more time for leisurely reading about non-work topics, and more lagom towards jobs.

Why the German Language Has So Many Great Words

Geography

Backpfeifengesicht may join other German words that have found a place in English, like Weltschmerz (world-weariness) and Zeitgeist (spirit of the time).

South America’s Second-Largest Forest Is Also Burning – and ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Charcoal Is Subsidizing Its Destruction

Geography, Politics
gran chaco forest

The fires raging across the Amazon have captured the world’s attention. Meanwhile, the second-largest forest, Gran Chaco, is disappearing in plain sight.

Urban Forests Can Store Almost as Much Carbon as Tropical Rainforests

Geography
urban forest cat

New study by researchers at University College London shows that pockets of London’s urban jungle store as much carbon per hectare as tropical rainforests.

Superblocks: Barcelona’s Car-Free Zones Could Extend Lives and Boost Mental Health

Geography
barcelona superblocks

Barcelona’s urban superblocks are neighborhoods of nine blocks, where traffic is restricted to major roads, opening up streets to pedestrians.

ANIMATED HISTORY OF POLAND – 1000 YEARS IN 8 MINUTES

Geography
poland history

This animation takes you through 1000 years of history in about 8 minutes, 140 events that feature 500 characters from different historical periods.

How Many Americans Believe in Climate Change? Probably More Than You Think, Research in Indiana Suggests.

Geography
indiana

Around 80% of the American respondents reported believing that climate change was occurring “somewhat” or “to a great extent.”

How We Discovered UK Shale Gas Reserves Are at Least 80% Smaller Than Thought

Geography

According to our new research, UK shale gas reserves may be just one sixth of the current official estimate; 1,300 trillion cubic ft down to 200 trillion.

Rewilding: As Farmland and Villages Are Abandoned, Forests, Wolves and Bears Are Returning to Europe

Geography

Large parts of Europe have been passively rewilding for decades as people have moved out of rural areas toward urban conglomerations.

How Quebec Got 80 per Cent of Fathers to Take Paternity Leave

Geography

Today, 80 per cent of Quebec fathers get a paternity leave when a child arrives so they can help care for their little one for several weeks.

ICELAND LANDSCAPES

Geography

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Planned Burns Can Reduce Wildfire Risks, but Expanding Use of ‘Good Fire’ Isn’t Easy

Geography
children escaping forest fires

Fire managers intentionally ignite fires within a predetermined forests area to burn brush, smaller trees and other plant matter.

Mount Etna: Volcano Is Sliding Towards the Sea and Now We Know Why

Geography
mount etna

Mount Etna slide is caused by gravity, which makes a collapse more likely but we can’t give an indication of when or even if this will actually happen.

Recycling All the Plastic Garbage in the World Can Make You Buy the NFL, Apple and Microsoft

Geography
climate change plastic waste

How much plastic is in the ocean? According to statistician Liberty Vittert, there are 7.2 trillion grocery bags of plastic waste on Earth today.

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