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Top environmental websites - the best green blogs, tools, applications and resources - forums, social media sites, environmental agencies and organizations.

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From the odd forest of Chile to the stretches of icy Northern rainforest to bizarre cork woods in Europe, here are the most wondrous, odd threatened forests.

Fractals are a wonder - too irregular for geometry; seemingly infinite. They turn up in food, germs, plants, mountains and more. Here are 18 stunning fractals.

Imagine the ground opening up beneath your home and sucking it into the earth in a matter of moments. These sinkholes are some of the most incredible examples.

It is mostly the cute and fuzzy endangered animals that flash across your television screen - but what about the strange, bizarre and ugly ones not normally featured?

Everyone knows that goats can navigate extreme terrain but ... trees? Watch these skilled mammals hop gracefully from branch to branch.