The sound of the eruption was heard in many parts of the world. As far away as the US!
On Saturday, January15, the underwater volcano at Tonga erupted, about 65km north of the capital Nuku'alofa, triggering a tsunami that flooded Pacific coastlines from Japan to the US. It caused waves higher than ...

The global conservation movement has reached a turning point. We have documented the fast pace of habitat loss, the growing number of endangered and extinct species, and the increasing speed of global climate change.

Yet while the seriousness of these threats cannot be denied,

Wear a mask, wear a mask... is this really much to ask???
Lyrics by Noah Lindquist . Performed by Noah Lindquist and Ashley Young. Based on "Be Our Guest" from Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Enjoy, and WEAR A MASK!

Harvey’s drenching rains are moving east after days over the Houston area. Which means that in America’s fourth-largest city, floodwaters have begun to creep down—offering a first look at the storm’s real legacy of destruction.

For the past 90 years, the predictions laid out Einstein's general theory of relativity have continued to be confirmed by experimental science. The last hold out is gravitational waves - the idea that certain gravitational events cause actual ripples in Spacetime. The problem is that the effects are...

Located on a 22-dunam (5.5-acre) parcel of land overlooking the Mediterranean, the Port of Tel Aviv and alongside Tel Aviv’s largest green belt, the World’s Jewish Museum will be a new symbol of the Jewish people. The project will connect Hayarkon Park, the Mediterranean Sea and anchor the Tel Aviv

On March 19,2011 we had the opportunity to see the moon as close to the earth as we can possibly see. This occurrence happens approximately every 30 years. CommunityofLights.com was able to record on March 19th, 2011 throughout the night and dawn this incredible super moon over the skyline and water...

This video is a compilation of images depicting the devastation resulting from Hurricane Sandy in the North East of the United States. In particular it includes the destruction of towns and villages in the States of New Jersey and New York. The flooding of tunnels and subways in one of the most po...

Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, yet the names of close to 2 million remain anonymous. Since the 1950s, Yad Vashem has worked tirelessly to collect and commemorate the names of men, women and children who were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.

Individuals submit hand...

Long before Stonehenge and the pyramids, back when mammoths and saber-toothed cats still roamed the earth, prehistoric people painted deep inside caves in what is today the Dordogne region of France. These cave paintings are huge and sophisticated projects executed by artists and supported by an imp