Although Doggerland has been surveyed countless times — mostly by oil companies looking for fossil fuels — this latest expedition was "a chance to prioritize the finding of human settlements in the center of the North Sea."PixabayA fossilized forest underneath the North Sea has led scientists closer to recovering the lost human settlement.
Doggerland covers a vast swath between the eastern coast of Britain and mainland Europe. Looking at it now, you would never think that it was once home to a settlement of Mesolithic humans some 10,000 years ago — because the region is submerged beneath the North Sea. Read More...
A man-made, highly saline lake in Southern California, the Salton Sea is the site of one of America's worst environmental catastrophes.Wikimedia CommonsA man-made body of water, Salton Sea is highly salty and slowly shrinking.
Decades ago, Salton Sea was one of California’s most beloved tourist destinations. A man-made, saline lake, located near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea was widely seen as the ultimate desert oasis. Read More...
The makeshift town of Slab City in the Colorado Desert might not be glamorous, but over 1,000 nomads call it home during the winter.Built on an abandoned military base 200 miles east of Los Angeles in the middle of California’s Sonoran Desert, Slab City doesn’t have many modern amenities. No power lines nor pipes carry electricity or fresh water to the city. Residents have to sort out their own system for disposing of sewage or trash. Read More...
