Photo via The Daily Mail The ocean's whales are some of the Earth's most massive and majestic animals, reaching sizes of up to 80 feet long and 150 tons. As the targets of centuries of whaling, they have a violent history -- and are still recovering from an industry that depleted their numbers substantially. But while whales can be aggressive at times, they are more often gentle, curious creatures -- and likely to check out foreign objects in the water, including boats and photographers. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Image via Ecorazzi Brazil has received a whole lot of negativity regarding the Belo Monte dam. The $17 billion complex would divert nearly all of the flow of the Xingu River, a massive river known for its biodiversity, to generate hydroelectric power. A new video narrated by Sigourney Weaver illustrates through a 3D tour using Google Earth video the catastrophic social a...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo via MinnPost We rely on the sun for everything from powering up our electronics to basic heat and warmth for survival, but this massive star does more than just send light our way: It's a huge nuclear reactor with explosions, eruptions, storms, and magnetic fields that affect both itself and Earth. Check out our slideshow for stunning space photos of the solar flares, spicules, coronal mass ejections, and other jaw-dropping phenomena that make the sun one of the most fascinating parts of our s...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Simulating a colossal volcanic eruption every 18 months would just delay sea level rise. Space Shuttle (Mission STS 43) photograph of the Earth over South America taken on August 8, 1991, showing double layer of Pinatubo aerosol cloud (dark streaks) above high cumulonimbus top. Photo via: Wikipedia. Another nail in the coffin of the geoengineering as silver bullet to stop climate change noti...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Photo via Love the Earth Film Musician Imogen Heap announced plans to create and score a nature documentary -- with a twist: She's asking fans to shoot their own footage of the world around them and submit it. "It could be a sunrise from your bedroom window, underwater deep sea diving, a flower in a pavement crack, mist over mountains, ree...Read the full story on TreeHugger