Galleries / Funky Life at an Underwater Hydrothermal Vent

From Burmese pythons to Galapagos goats, these animals are threatening a hostile takeover—unless we can stop them.

We're making some headway in restoring the environment—even if we caused the devastation in the first place.

Floating cities. A building with a million residents. An oil rig turned into a tourist getaway. Some architects are dreaming of a wild green revolution.