Diptarka Ghosh

About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, and the ocean absorbs roughly 25-30% of human carbon emissions and the majority of excess heat from anthropogenic warming. It is also where most of the world's plastic waste ends up. Recent estimates put the annual flow of mismanaged plastic into the ocean at around 8 to 12 million metric tonnes, and that figure is projected to keep rising under current policies. Ocean pollution refers to the introduction of toxic materials and other harmful pollutants (

Known across the high ranges of Central Asia as the Ghost of the Mountains, the snow leopard inhabits rugged alpine terrain and remains almost impossible to observe in the wild.

The Volga is Europe's longest river at 3,531 km, flowing entirely within Russia and draining into the Caspian Sea.

Wyoming 's smallest towns punch above their weight on history and setting. Pinedale sits in the shadow of the Wind River Range with the Museum of

Experts have predicted that by the year 2100, the world population will eventually stabilize and stop increasing in size.

Maryland offers retirees practical perks, starting with no state tax on Social Security or railroad retirement benefits.

Asia is the largest as well as the most populous continent in the world. It covers an area of 44, 579,000 km and is home to approximately 4.5 billion people.

When people picture a giant snake, they usually picture something that does not quite exist: one 20-foot monster that holds every record at once.

The best weekends in Georgia happen in the state's quieter corners. Tallulah Falls sits at the rim of a dramatic river gorge in the northeast corner.

Petoskey keeps its Gaslight District up above Little Traverse Bay. Mackinac Island runs on horse-drawn carriages, fudge shops, and the cannon at Fort Mackinac.