National Geographic has an interesting article about “the amount of life you can find in one cubic foot” of various ecosystems around the world. The article itself is short on details about the method, but beautifully written. For a description of the process watch the attached videos. Hint: It’s not an instantaneous cubic foot.

This month’s National Geographic has an excellent piece on the state and history of the Coastal Redwood Forest. If the thumbnail at right has piqued your interest, the video below briefly describes how it was made. NPR has more coverage, including a larger pic.

Think you know all about energy? What kind of energy we use? How much we use? How much we can save?
This brain-busting quiz from National Geographic will identify the real energy experts. Energy 2.0 took the quiz and the results were… we passed. Barely.
Beware the trick question.