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Cheetahs are headed to extinction because they're running out of space
LONDON — The world's fastest land animal, the cheetah, is in danger of extinction because it is running out of space, research led by the Zoological Society of London has found.After a sharp decline in...
View ArticleTurns out LA’s shade balls actually worked
One year later, the shade balls in the Los Angeles Reservoir have been deemed a success by the L.A. Department of Water and Power.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
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It could be very hard to undo Obama's offshore drilling ban
President Obama gave environmental advocates a Christmas present when he announced in late December that he was banning oil and gas drilling in huge swaths of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.This action...
View ArticleChina's smog has gotten so bad, it's almost impossible to see skyscrapers...
China’s still getting hit with intense levels of air pollution. As of Wednesday, Beijing was under a "red alert" for smog — the highest of four levels — and a "yellow alert" for fog. Other areas,...
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What we can do to better protect the ocean
What lies beneath the deep, dark expanse of the ocean is something that has fascinated sailors, fishermen, adventurers, poets and explorers for centuries.How could residents of New England, for...
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An Indian chemical plant has figured out how to turn its carbon emissions...
A chemical plant in India is the first in the world to run a new system for capturing carbon emissions and converting them into baking soda.The Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals plant, in the industrial port...
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29 eerie photos that show just how polluted China's air has become
Although no one knows the exact amount of carbon that China emits each year, it's a well-known fact that the country has some of the most polluted air in the world. This Wednesday, Beijing went under a...
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Scientists might be seriously underestimating the risk of a major freeze in...
A warm, freshwater mass rises and moves north across the Atlantic Ocean.It's headed toward the Arctic. There, frigid winds will scrape heat and liquid from its surface and it will sink, colder,...
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A 1,000-foot-thick ice block about the size of Delaware is snapping off of...
A slab of ice nearly twice the size of Rhode Island is cracking off of an Antarctic glacier, and one scientist says rapid growth in the giant rift between it and the southern continent means its...
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Arctic pollution is so bad that polar bear cubs are feeding on contaminated...
Pollution in the Arctic is so bad that chemicals are accumulating in polar bear mother's milk and getting passed onto bear cubs.A new analysis of pollutants in the Arctic has found that polar bears are...
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How schools and communities nationwide are reacting to the Flint water crisis
From Oregon to Maine, the Flint, Mich., water crisis is leading to action in the nation’s schools.Massachusetts expects to complete testing of about 930 schools by January and is making results...
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5 reasons why the North Dakota pipeline fight will continue in 2017
In December 2016, the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) denied an easement that would have permitted the company Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) to complete one of the final segments of the 1,100-mile...
View ArticleThis bizarre building in Brooklyn is a home for more than 20,000 crickets —...
Although this may be a foreign concept to many, eating insects is a common practice in many cultures. Insect meals could be a more environment-friendly protein source than meat. Architecture firm,...
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The major front in the 'war on coal' lies within the market itself
If citizens have heard anything about the upheaval in the U.S. coal industry, it is probably the insistence that President Obama and the EPA have waged a “war on coal.” This phrase is written into...
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Green grass is slowly losing ground in Southern California
Deborah Butler spent three years apologizing for her lawn.After buying a corner property in Studio City with her husband over three years ago, they inherited a ragged front lawn they didn’t...
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Report details how ExxonMobil could benefit from a Trump presidency as its...
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil stands to gain nearly $1 trillion from Trump administration policies, according to a new report from the left-leaning Center for American Progress.The report, titled "How...
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The Arctic sea ice collapse is happening before our eyes — and it's a...
As 2016 wound down and winter kicked into gear in the Northern Hemisphere, an ominous trend began in the Arctic: sea ice dipped to levels far below normal. Less of the northern ocean was covered in ice...
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The truth about what happens when you don't shower
The INSIDER Summary • Not showering will do more than just make you smell. • It can cause illness from bad bacteria and make your skin breakout. • If you're traveling, take a power shower with baby...
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The first bee species was just officially listed as endangered
The rusty-patched bumblebee is now officially on the endangered species list. It's the first bee from the continental US to be be listed for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, after...
View ArticleSecretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson refused to answer a question about...
Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson refused to answer a question Wednesday about Exxon Mobil's alleged efforts to obscure the science of climate change.Tillerson, who was chairman and CEO of Exxon...
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