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There are eight million tons of plastic dumped into the ocean every year. Mandy Barker makes it into art. The post Is That Plankton? Nope, It’s Trash appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

How one of the largest environmental disasters in Europe got turned around. The post Humans Killed the Aral Sea. Now, It’s Come Back to Life appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

There are more than 70 gas stations along a 70-mile strip in Northern Iraq. You gotta stand out somehow. The post The Weird and Wonderful Gas Stations of Iraq (Yes, Gas Stations) appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Space photos of the week, February 5 — 11, 2017. The post Space Photos of the Week: Spiral Galaxy Survives Two Ragin’ Supernovas appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

There are more than 50 decomposing bodies out at Freeman Ranch. It’s necessary, grisly work to help better identify victims long after they die. The post Out on the Texas Ranch Where Scientists Study Death (NSFW) appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

If you think of birds, you probably picture a pigeon. But they’re so much prettier than that. The post Stunning Portraits of the Showiest Show Birds on Earth appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Photojournalist Daniella Zalcman just launched a website featuring 400 female photographers. And it’s about time. The post Female Photographers Matter Now More Than Ever appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Space photos of the week, January 29 — February 4, 2017. The post Space Photos of the Week: Rotten Egg Nebula Makes a Stanky Mess appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Adak Island sits midway between the United States and Russia. So of course the government built a base there. The post Explore an Abandoned Cold War Base in the Middle of the Ocean appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Sam Ivin illustrates what it means to be without a country to call your own. The post Strange Photos Show What It’s Like to Be a Refugee in Limbo appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico