On April 18, 2014, a disastrous avalanche killed thirteen and left three Sherpa guides missing on Mount Everest, making it the deadliest day in Everest’s history.

National Geographic has launched a community photo project, asking readers around the world to showcase their talent, and submit photos that fall into a particular theme. The editors decide on the best pictures and then assemble them into a story for their magazine.

GlacierWorks is an interactive site that gives us the opportunity to thoroughly explore the amazing world of Mount Everest.

The Kitepatch, worn on clothing like a decal, is said to keep its wearers invisible to mosquitoes for up to 48 hours. 

1440 Project is an amazing REI attempt to create a calendar day in-which every one of it’s 1440 minutes is documented through an outdoors activity photography.

Ever get really stressed and just want to shut the whole world out? Ever imagine yourself just sitting in nature alone and peaceful? Its not always easy to just go out into nature, but calm.com might have the next best thing.

Pawcurious – Pawcurious is the homepage of veterinarian and animal aficionado Dr. Jessica Vogelsang.

Farmingo – Farmigo’s mission is to enable households across the country to receive fresh, wholesome food direct from local farms and producers delivered direct to convenient pick-up locations. Farmigo provides an online marketplace for consumers to find, select, and receive fresh food. Through group buying dynamics and subscription pricing, consumers attain affordable prices for organic food. Each farm and producer listed in the marketplace receives an Internet based logistics management system to track harvest, packing, routes, and member payment.

Five Minutes Getaway – Five Minute Getaway – Beautiful Travel and Vacation Photos. Got five minutes to spare? Head on to Five Minute Getaway and discover how beautiful our world is.

Project Noah – What initially started out as an experimental project by NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program later became a mobile app – the interactive and social platform, Project Noah, where ‘scientific spotting’ are entered by users all over the world, and shared with the community. This, as Project Noah’s creators hope, will serve as a “go-to platform for documenting all the world’s organisms and through doing this we hope to develop an effective way to measure Mother Nature’s pulse.” And the best part of Project Noah? It’s designed to work on mobile phones (started with the iPhone). This means you can take a shot of that weird-looking beetle you found during your hike in the woods, and share it on Project Noah, thereby learning more about that organism.

Here’s a screenshot showing what users recently spotted in nature and shared with the Project’s community. Each image you click on takes you to a page where you can see the animal photo’s full size, discover who posted it and where was this taken. This app is particularly beneficial to families with young children, as it’s a wonderful way to experience and learn about the environment and the creatures living within it.

Animal Jam – National Geographic Kids has come up with a brilliant idea to bring in young followers and nature learners. Animal Jam is essentially the animal kingdom with all its glory and engagement, wrapped up in a kid-friendly interface that’s beautiful and engaging. The result is an interactive game that teaches little ones about the wonders of nature with lots of fun and color.

Once your child has signed up (parents also receive an email concerning content), he or she can choose their animal character and name it (mine was Countess Snowyflower). Animal Jam then takes your child to the vast animal world via several different locations, each filled with short games, animal videos and fun facts. I wish I had this when I was a kid…

SHFT – “Curating the Culture of Today’s Environment” is what SHFT creators, activist/actor Adrian Grenier and film producer Peter Glatzer strive to deliver. Explore SHFT’s huge video archive where each video tells a different unique story about the environment and the good souls trying to make it better. In addition to video, SHFT offers top-notch content on a variety of topics including art, design, energy, fashion, sports, travel and more.

SHFT not only looks great, it also delivers engaging content on important matters, whether cultural or environmental, or both. Another cool feature on SHFT is the shop section, although some products featured there can get quite pricey. Either way, SHFT is a shining eco star! Here’s a cool video I found here, Backyard Sun Boxes by musician Craig Colorusso, showing music created by the sun and the solar panels Craig put in his backyard. Each solar panel was set to play one guitar note on loop, with the all the notes collectively making a B-flat chord. Amazing, isn’t it?