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Humpback whales may no longer be endangered, say top researchers
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommended on Monday that the U.S. government lift protections for most populations of humpback whales, a species found in oceans around the...
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California isn’t the only state with water problems
Americans tend to take it for granted that when we open a tap, water will come out.Western states have been dealing with water problems for a while, but they won't be alone for long.As drought,...
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60 pictures that will make you fall in love with Earth all over again
Earth is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind place, two facts we're reminded of every year on April 22, also known as Earth Day.To celebrate the natural world, we've rounded up some of the most beautiful and...
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Climbers are leaving thousands of pounds of trash on Mount Everest every year
It was a bright, clear morning on Mount Everest and a group of Sherpa porters were preparing a route up the world's tallest peak for their western clients.But at 6:45 am, an enormous mass of ice ripped...
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A volcano just erupted in southern Chile and it's sending ash and smoke miles...
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Volcano Calbuco erupted on Wednesday in southern Chile, sending a plume of ash and smoke several miles up into the sky, local television images showed. CNN Chile reports a Red...
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The economic output by the world's oceans is worth $2.5 trillion a year
OSLO (Reuters) - Economic output by the world's oceans is worth $2.5 trillion a year, rivaling nations such as Britain or Brazil, but marine wealth is sinking fast because of over-fishing, pollution...
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A man swam one of the most polluted US bodies of water for Earth Day
NEW YORK (AP) — A clean-water advocate took an Earth Day swim in the polluted Gowanus Canal, a federal Superfund site."I'm going in!" yelled Christopher Swain, wearing a yellow-and-black protective...
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Adorable pocket shark caught for only the second time ever
A juvenile male pocket shark has been discovered, making it the second of this type of shark ever recorded, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) say.The teensy...
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A popular pesticide seems to be harming wild bees
Bees don’t have the mouthpart sensitivity to taste — and thus can’t avoid — nectar tainted with neonicotinoid pesticides, new lab tests indicate.And the charm of nicotine may even seduce bees into...
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Analysts: Solar energy is on the verge of a 'global boom'
SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - One by one, Japan is turning off the lights at the giant oil-fired power plants that propelled it to the ranks of the world's top industrialized nations.With nuclear power...
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These maps show the number of manmade earthquakes is spiking
New earthquake hazard maps signal a watershed moment: They show that fracking's byproducts are clearly to blame for swarms of earthquakes plaguing several states.The maps highlight 17 hotspots where...
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Earth is on the edge of a 'Sixth Extinction'
Close to half of all living species on the Earth could disappear by the end of this century, and humans will be the cause. This is the Sixth Mass Extinction — a loss of life that could rival the...
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Jon Stewart is shocked Oklahoma finally accepted scientific evidence that...
Human activity isn't just warming the planet. We're also causing earthquakes, and have been for decades.Scientific evidence points to fracking as the cause of dramatically more frequent earthquakes in...
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Japan won’t stop killing dolphins
Japan's bloody dolphin hunts have gotten the country's aquariums suspended from the world body that oversees the humane treatment of animals in captivity.The "drive hunts" were featured in the...
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Flying is now more energy-efficient than driving
It's now more environmentally friendly to fly than to drive the same distance. That doesn't make it good for the environment, exactly, but Reuters' John Kemp reports on a new study out of the...
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How New York City will try to produce zero waste by 2030
There are a few constants in this changing world: death, taxes, and trash.Humans have been producing garbage since the beginning, leaving archaeologists the task of piecing together ancient...
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Craigslist has a huge, unregulated ivory trade
There’s a thriving market for ivory on Craigslist, some of it from elephants killed illegally, according to a new report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Wildlife Conservation...
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Don't shame people for showering too much — there are plenty of simpler ways...
As California's water crisis worsens and residents are being told to use less water, the drought shamers have come out.Concerned citizens who spot wasted water are taking pictures and posting them to...
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Shell agrees to start clean up of two devastating oil spills – 7 years later
Lagos (AFP) - Shell has agreed with Nigerian fishing community of Bodo in the Niger Delta to start the clean up of two devastating oil spills in 2008, activists and locals said Saturday."Shell...
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One chart sums up the real problem in the California drought — and it isn't...
You might've heard that if there's one food you shouldn't be buying in the middle of California's drought, it's almonds.Compared with many other nuts and veggies, almonds seem particularly wasteful,...
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