Charity aims to train 32,000 families to grow trees, fight hunger Sami Grover (@samigrover) Science / Climate Change © Tree Aid photo Earlier today I asked readers to help Republic …
The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Contributor Exxon’s Climate Concealment By NAOMI ORESKESOCT. 9, 2015 The Exxon Mobil Refinery in Torrance, Calif. Credit Jamie Rector/Bloomberg CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MILLIONS of Americans …
This is bike rush hour in Copenhagen (how it should be everywhere) Michael Graham Richard (@Michael_GR) Transportation / Bikes October 8, 2015 Screen capture Vimeo Jim Salde has filmed a …
ScienceShot Plant seeds look, smell like poop—fooling dung beetles into planting them By Hanae Armitage “Fecal mimicry” is not a phrase you hear too often. But for the South African …
Palaeontology Layers of meaning Mass extinctions are more complicated than they might at first appear Oct 3rd 2015 Knowledge trapped in stone THE dinosaurs, as every schoolchild knows, died out …
Poachers poison 14 elephants in Zimbabwe national parks Parks and wildlife authority says cyanide used to kill three animals in Matusadona, and 11 in Hwange, with tusks cut off in …
The battle for the Salar de Uyuni This gorgeous salt plain may be the key to keeping our electronics charged up. By: John Donovan The Salar de Uyuni can reflect …
New Zealand Unveils a New Marine Sanctuary the Size of France in the South Pacific Lisa Spear Osman Orsal—ReutersNew Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key speaks during a dawn ceremony marking …
Scientists find gene that makes plants more carefree under climate stress The SP1 gene ‘de-stresses’ plants, making them resilient to harsh conditions and furthering the possibility of future crops resistant …
Cacti facing extinction, study warns By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News Image copyright Craig Hilton-Taylor Although cacti are now found worldwide, all but one species’ natural range is limited …