• 10-day Global Fire Map: July 10 – 19, 2013

    The fire map bellow accumulates the locations of the fires detected by MODIS on board the Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period, from July 10  – July 19, 2013. Each colored dot indicates a location where MODIS detected at least one fire during

  • Massive wildfire still raging near Palm Springs, California

    A wildfire that broke out in a remote part of the Los Padres National Forest, California (US), on July 15 is still spreading. Evacuations have started on the first day as flames consumed over 500 acres of trees and brush within several hours. Air tankers and

  • The story of honeybees and their importance in sustaining life

    They are an amazing and highly beneficial insect species that quite literally underpins the sustenance of life as we know it on planet earth. But honeybees are increasingly threatened by an onslaught of harmful influences, not the least of which includes the

  • Bernie Krause: The voice of the natural world

    Bernie Krause continues to make history by capturing the fading voices of nature: studying sonic interplay between species as they attract mates, hunt prey, and sound out their roles in the ecosystem.

    Krause’s recordings are not merely travelogues or