New resort area in Saudi Arabia breaks ground with Desert Rock
Saudi Arabia is about to see major development along the wadi vistas in the westernmost part of the country. The...
Viewfinder House combines great views with energy efficiency
In an initial meeting with Faulkner Architects, the client requested every room be oriented towards the Sierra...
Climate change-induced melting of mountain ice threatens global supply of freshwater
A study recently published in Nature found that glacier-based freshwater systems are highly threatened by climate...
Mountain in Sweden loses highest peak title as global warming shrinks it
Kebnekaise, the highest mountain peak in Sweden, has fallen victim to global heating. Scientists reported that...
Gorgeous, energy-efficient retreat rests among Utah's mountains
Danish interior designer Mette Axboe spent months searching for the perfect U.S. location for a family retreat,...
A lakeside sauna boasts mystical views and a gleaming facade
Norwegian design practice Feste Landscape / Architecture recently completed the Soria Moria sauna, a sculptural,...
A former ski lift station takes on new life as a bold mountain lodge
A small mountain lodge has replaced an old ski lift station on the Krkonoše mountains in the Czech Republic. Czech...
Scientists uncover giant canyons under the ice in Antarctica
Researchers have discovered three large canyons frozen beneath the ice of Antarctica, each of which is hundreds...
Orange snow covers the mountains across Eastern Europe
The mountains of Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine have been splashed with color, as the region's snow has...
Hurricane Maria ravaged the only tropical rainforest in the United States
El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest managed by the United States Forest Service, suffered major...
MIT develops advanced fog harvesting material that pulls 5x more water from thin air
Plants and certain animals like the fog beetle can survive in very arid regions because they've developed ways...
Geothermal-powered Wildcat Ridge Residence boasts breathtaking views of Aspen, Colorado
The 14,300-square-foot, two-story Wildcat Ridge Residence was built on a site that had been previous excavated...
Spine-tingling photos of highliners camped out hundreds of feet up in the Italian Alps
The highline meeting on Monte Piana is the biggest slackline festival in Italy. It attracts hundreds of brave...
Guy Laramee's Carvings Prove that Books Can Transport Us to Incredible New Worlds
Guy has been creating theseremarkable carved books for several years, and the Guan Yin series is dedicated...
Saving the Places We Love: A Call to Action from Geologist Ned Tillman
In a time of rapid climatic shift and lack of political will, the lessons in Ned Tillman’s book Saving...
