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The Philippines identified as the deadliest country for environmental activists
The international nonprofit Global Witness has released an annual report on attacks against land and environmental defenders and has found that the Philippines is the deadliest country for these...
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A Dutch city is turning bus shelters into bee sanctuaries
Scientists have been warning about the decline of bee populations around the world. But the Dutch city of Utrecht has come up with a unique response to address this problem: It is turning its bus...
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Fracking causes environmental damage and birth defects, new study shows
Fracking has revolutionized the extraction of oil and gas in just a few years, but this highly efficient method comes with environmental and health risks. Now, a new metastudy details its adverse...
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Here comes the sun (storage)
In Kenya, the electric grid is notoriously unreliable. It goes out a lot.“At least once a day,” says Colin le Duc, a partner at Generation Investment Management, a London-based firm co-founded by...
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There's a looming waste crisis from Australia's solar energy boom
As Australians seek to control rising energy costs and tackle the damaging impacts of climate change, rooftop solar has boomed.To manage the variability of rooftop solar — broadly, the “no power at...
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Raising monarch butterflies can be fun, but there is a right and wrong way to...
Raising monarch butterflies, arguably the most familiar North American butterfly species, in your home or backyard is an enjoyable, educational activity and can help sustain the monarch's population —...
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How did tourism become so popular?
Humans have always traveled, but tourism is now one of the biggest industries in the world, worth trillions of dollars and contributing to about 1 in 10 jobs internationally. Centuries ago, humanity...
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A summer camp experience may be more important than ever in today's digital...
Summer camp is a long-standing tradition in the United States. It’s a way for kids to take a break from academics and connect with nature. And in today’s digital world, summer camp offers kids a...
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Endangered right whales have moved because of climate change — into dangerous...
At the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Christy Hudak, a researcher in the Right Whale Ecology Program, leaned over a microscope looking at a water sample, counting and categorizing...
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Scientists say Ebola is now 'curable' in major treatment breakthrough
A clinical trial has shown that two new drugs — mAb114 and REGN-EB3 — improve Ebola patients' survival rates by a significant rate, scientists say. The results mark the first time doctors feel...
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A recent leak of sulfuric acid into the Mexico's Sea of Cortez arouses anger...
On July 9, 2019, a facility operated by mining company Grupo Mexico spilled thousands of liters of sulfuric acid into the Sea of Cortez, raising environmental concerns and doubts about the Mexican...
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Mexico wants to run a tourist train through its Mayan heartland — should it?
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has a dream for the Yucatan Peninsula. He wants to build a train that will leverage the tourism economy of Cancun by bringing more visitors inland to the...
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Spain's coal miners continue to wait for their country's 'Green New Deal'
Spain’s government isn’t getting much done these days.No political party won a majority in the nation’s general elections in April, and parliamentary negotiations to form a new government remain at a...
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Plants can tell time even without a brain — here's how
Anyone who has traveled across multiple time zones and suffered jet lag will understand just how powerful our biological clocks are. In fact, every cell in the human body has its own molecular clock,...
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Brazil faces international backlash over Amazon fires, deforestation
Amid growing global condemnation, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he may mobilize the army to help combat a record number of fires sweeping through the Amazon rainforest.The Trump...
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French protesters turn climate conversation — and Macron — upside down
As the three-day G7 summit wrapped up in the town of Biarritz in southwestern France on Aug. 26, French President Emmanuel Macron declared success as he stood next to US President Donald Trump and said...
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Brazilian firefighters scramble for resources as Bolsonaro deflects help
Weak rainfall is unlikely to extinguish a record number of fires raging in Brazil's Amazon anytime soon, with pockets of precipitation through Sept. 10 expected to bring only isolated relief, according...
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Hurricane evacuation of nursing home residents still an unsolved challenge
Hurricane season is here, with the historical peak of the Atlantic season approaching. While these storms can be terrifying, when a bad one is on the way, people usually have time to prepare. One key...
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Puerto Rico power grid official feels 'prepared' for Dorian as Trump slams...
US President Donald Trump called Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth" in a swipe at the US territory's leaders as they prepared for Tropical Storm Dorian, which became a hurricane on...
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Amazon fires: 8 ways you can help stop the rainforest burning
A tragedy continues to unfold across the Amazon. Tens of thousands of fires are raging across the region, destroying large swathes of forest in Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. Unlike boreal forests, the...
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