Large Format Photos Capture Humanity’s Destruction of Earth
Photographer Edward Burtynsky has spent his career capturing stunning large format photographs that -- despite their beauty -- actually show the damage that's being done to the planet.
Photographer Edward Burtynsky has spent his career capturing stunning large format photographs that -- despite their beauty -- actually show the damage that's being done to the planet.
An organization committed to exposing climate failures at large companies has called out Canon again, citing the camera company's lack of public targets concerning the use of renewable energy and emissions reductions.
This week, NASA Goddard released a new video that highlights the Landsat program's achievements in 2023. A joint mission between NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), satellite imagers have been orbiting Earth since Landsat 1 was launched in July 1972.
Google is working alongside the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to better understand methane emissions and potential mitigations.
Much of the focus on the potential hazards of generative AI technology has understandably been on how it impacts artists and copyright ownership, and how it could affect people's jobs and wages. New research shows that the dangers of generative AI go much further and may be catastrophic for the environment.
Photographer Nick Brandt is engaged in a series of projects focusing on climate change with his latest installment looking at the rise in sea levels.
The Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 (EPOTY) photo contest winners have been announced, including a pair of grand titles and four additional category winners.
Haunting photos of hunger-stricken polar bears atop small melted ice caps are no longer the definitive climate change imagery. Instead, a report from the BBC suggests that more powerful visuals of climate change hit closer to home.
IBM and NASA have teamed up to develop an open-source, geospatial foundational model that will enable researchers and scientists to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to track the effects of climate change, monitor deforestation, predict crop yields, and analyze greenhouse gas emissions.
Benjamin Von Wong, acclaimed photographer, multimedia artist, and activist, built an 11-foot tall skull, the "Skull of Satoshi," covered in electronic waste (E-waste) to "expose Bitcoin's impact on climate change."
"Cameras Don't Lie," a climate-themed photo competition, has announced a winner which has been strategically placed on a billboard in New York's Times Square to call out Canon for its supposed climate denial.
A large yellow modular robot with cameras attached has been studying the Thwaites Glacier, a vast Antarctic ice shelf nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier.
Canon has an image problem and I'm not talking about photos. The company currently has a battle on three fronts when it comes to the perception of its brand: no third-party lens options, the actions of its printer division, and the company's stance on climate change.
Striking satellite photos taken from space reveal how the earth's toxic algae blooms dramatically increased as the climate warmed.
Canon says that despite recent claims it spreads climate denial, the opposite is actually true. But global advocacy group Action Speaks Louder argues its words are simply misdirection designed to avoid addressing criticism and hide inaction.
A new global photography competition has launched with the express purpose of demanding that Canon end its supposed support for climate denial, which the competition organizers say is done through its think tank, the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS).
In December 1972, NASA's final Apollo mission (Apollo 17) took the iconic “Blue Marble” photo of the whole Earth. Many, including science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, had expected that the sight of Earth from afar would instill the belief that mankind’s future lay in space.
Photographer Blake Burton has created a photo essay that focuses on the Perito Moreno glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina which is an anomaly among global glaciers: it refuses to recede.
Photographer Alex Savu captures stunning photos of glaciers as he seeks to inspire others to visit the Arctic phenomena.
In a unique blending of mediums, the works of artist Natalie Cheung invite viewers into a myriad of captured ‘experiences through time and movement’ set onto the surface of photosensitive paper and microplastic sculptures.
Greenhouse gasses and a warming atmosphere may be invisible, but the consequences of climate change sit clearly in sight. In a State of Change, a social documentary featuring wildlife photographer Donal Boyd, seeks to illustrate the climate crisis while confronting the challenge of pulling off such a monumental visual task.
A set of startling photos show the devastating impact heatwaves and droughts have brought to rivers, lakes, and canals this summer.
New research on Antarctica found in two separate studies that reference multiple optical and radar satellite sensors has revealed that the ice loss in Antarctica is much worse than previous estimates.
Filmmaker and photographer Daniel Haussmann captured gorgeous footage of Greenland, including footage of an iceberg as it collapsed.
From the construction of a public park in Manhattan to the Yarlung Tsangpo River changing course on the Tibetan Plateau, the Daily Overview uses satellite imagery to create stunning images that detail how the world is changing.
NASA has revealed dramatic photos that show water levels retreating in Lake Mead which is critical to both the supply of water and electricity across the southwestern United States. The startling images of the largest reservoir in the U.S. demonstrate clearly how much it has shrunk over the past 20 years.
News photographer Peter Macdiarmid woke up yesterday morning (Wednesday) to find his images on the front pages of nine national U.K. newspapers.
A massive swarm of jellyfish has appeared near the city of Haifa, located in northern Israel. In footage shared by Israel's Nature and Parks Authority, the sea appears inundated with the creatures.
For the past year, NASA's Curiosity rover has been moving between two regions in order to look for evidence of water in Mars's past. Surprisingly, the area between the two target regions has provided fascinating details as well.
Photographer Neill Drake recreated a photo of a glacier taken in the Arctic over a century ago which highlights its drastically reduced mass and acts as a warning about the effects of climate change.
Recent footage of coral inspected under a microscope reveals not only gorgeous colors but also what are known as dinoflagellates, which have a fascinating symbiotic relationship with coral.
National Geographic's May 2022 issue is focused entirely on trees, critically endangered forests, their importance to the planet, and the need to preserve them.
Photographer Christopher Dormoy's "Eternal Spring" timelapse film was inspired by global warming. Dormoy says that melting ice is beautiful and symbolizes spring, but it can also symbolize the problematic aspects of our climate.
Every place in the world has a history. To understand it in the present you need some knowledge of its past. The history of the earth can be read from its rocks; the history of life, from the evolutionary histories and relationships of its species.
The Canon Institute for Global Studies, a Canon Inc. think tank, has come under pressure to remove multiple articles from a researcher who refers to the climate crisis as "fake news" and who has publicly called Greta Thunberg a communist.
Ragnar Axelsson is an Icelandic photographer who has been working in the frigid Arctic for over 40 years and documenting breathtaking imagery of the desolate landscape and its people.
The Landsat 9, a joint mission between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has captured its first photos as part of its mission to document changes to the planet and the impacts of climate change.
If you are reading this, chances are you’re aware of NFTs -- non-fungible tokens that are bought, sold, and traded on a digital ledger known as the blockchain. But what are their costs, risks, and side effects?
In an attempt to spread awareness of climate change, conceptual artist Patricia Carr Morgan has published a series of images that depicts ice and glaciers melting in Greenland and Antarctica.
Google has partnered with the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University to debut the biggest update to the Google Earth platform in years: a timelapse function that shows how much the Earth and its climate have changed between 1984 and 2021.