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India planted 50 million trees in 24 hours
Last week hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets of the Uttar Pradesh state in India to plant 50 million trees in 24 hours, in an attempt to beat the world record.Although six of the top 10...
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Scientists have found a link between fracking and asthma
CHICAGO (AP) — Fracking may worsen asthma in children and adults who live near sites where the oil and gas drilling method is used, according to an 8-year study in Pennsylvania.The study found that...
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12 rare animals that are teetering on the brink of extinction
Every day, species around the planet are going extinct. And for each species that goes extinct, many more become and remain endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, human activities, and climate...
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This island in the Philippines has the world’s greatest concentration of...
We’re taught that evolution is all about “survival of the fittest”. But that’s not always the case.In fact, sometimes evolution can be the result of a lucky animal finding “any port in a storm”.And the...
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Gypsy moth caterpillars have decimated large portions of New England forests...
Gypsy moth caterpillars have taken a serious bite out of the forests of New England this summer — in fact, their destruction is so severe, it is visible from space. Aerial photos taken May 25 and June...
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A toxic algae bloom is taking over Florida’s waters — here's why it's dangerous
Reported cases of algal blooms, when algae grow rapidly from an influx of nutrients in waterways, have been rising at an exponential rate in recent decades.Industrialized countries have the highest...
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South Africa’s great white sharks might soon be extinct
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa’s great white sharks could die out due to human interference, ocean pollution and a limited gene pool, a new study released on Wednesday showed.There are 350-520...
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Sea turtles are hatching around the world — here’s how they make it to the ocean
Green sea turtles are hatching around the world from now through October. Only 1 in 1,000 hatchlings make it to adulthood.So how do these lucky few hatchling even make it out of their nests and to the...
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Don't count on trees to stop the world from getting hotter — here’s why
Forests can slow the warming of our planet by absorbing around 25% of the emissions of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas), but only if the forests are healthy. And, according to a new study published...
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Scientists say that grass could be a source of fuel in the future
Ever since people have begun to realize the negative impacts that fossil fuels have on this planet, scientists have become serious in the search for efficient and new renewable energy sources.At...
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The Amazon rainforest might catch fire this summer — here’s why that could be...
In the last few months, wildfires have ravaged through Alberta’s boreal forests and California. According to the Climate Central Wildfire tracker, there are 66 large fires burning right now in the...
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African birds are teaming up with humans in search of honey
OSLO (Reuters) - A small African bird that guides people to bees' nests hoping to share honey and wax responds to hunters' special calls in a rare example of a partnership between wild animals and...
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These brands are capitalizing on the fashion industry's trash
Have you ever wondered how stores like Forever 21 and H&M can sell trendy and fashionable t-shirts and dresses so cheaply—often for less than twenty dollars each?These stores are part of the fast...
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Farmers are planting marijuana to clean up the land contaminated by Europe's...
The road into Taranto is dotted with 100-year-old olive trees and low stone houses. The town, in the region of Puglia, is in the heel of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula. “The city between the two...
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This is why New York City smells so nasty in the summer
For travelers with the gleam of the Big Apple in their eye, nothing seems better than New York City in the summertime.Restaurants have outdoor seating, there are festivals all over town, and you don't...
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We talked to a Harvard geneticist who thinks this unlikely ingredient could...
The next genetically modified food you eat probably won't be a GMO.At least not in the conventional sense of the term, which means genetically modified organism.It will probably be made using Crispr, a...
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Rain can't do its job anymore
The following is an excerpt from “Water in Plain Sight.” The author, Judith D. Schwartz, uses a conversation she had with ecologist Allan Savory to explain why there are some places in the world where...
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A solar-powered plane just made history by completing a flight around the world
Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first round-the-world flight by a solar-powered airplane, after touching down in Abu Dhabi early on Tuesday.The final leg of the feat, aimed at showcasing the...
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A photographer wore a urine-soaked panda suit to take the wildest panda...
Before photographer Ami Vitale ventured up to the Wolong Nature Reserve in China, local panda caretakers warned her not to get her hopes up."People are like, 'Well how hard can it be to shoot a panda?'...
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New Zealand plans to wipe out invasive species by 2050 to save its native...
New Zealand has announced a plan to make the country free of rodents and other invasive species that threaten its natural species by 2050. Never before has such an ambitious program been tried for such...
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