UK's first energy positive classroom produces 1.5x the energy it uses
After one year in operation, the numbers are in: the United Kingdom's first energy-positive classroom is capable...
Belize Barrier Reef recovers and is removed from UNESCO 'In Danger' list
Thanks to a comprehensive conservation effort, the exceptionally diverse Belize Barrier Reef has recovered so much...
World's first beluga whale sanctuary will welcome new arrivals
In 2019, two beluga whales, named Little Grey and Little White, will be transported from the Changfeng Ocean World...
Sea stars overcome melting disease through rapid evolution
Five years ago, millions of sea stars off the west coast of North America were killed by a mysterious virus that...
The 'Billion Tree Tsunami' is transforming northwestern Pakistan
Once arid hillsides have now become wide swaths of lush green woodland in northwestern Pakistan, where hundreds...
Mystery of banned CFCs resurgence may be solved
The world recently learned that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-damaging industrial gas banned under the 1997...
Scientists discover new gibbon species inside tomb of Chinese emperor's grandmother
In a new study published in the journal Science, scientists detail the identification of a new species of gibbon,...
Wild dogs return to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park
A small group of African wild dogs have returned to Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, heralding a potential...
Giant manta ray nursery discovered in Gulf of Mexico
Researchers have identified the first recognized giant manta ray nursery in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine...
West Antarctica's bedrock is rising, providing some protection to melting ice
It seems that most news concerning Antarctica's ice sheets is bad news, with two of the world's fastest melting...
Kilauea's crater has been dramatically altered by eruption
While Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continues to erupt, this explosive episode of volcanic activity has already made...
The largest solar farm apiary in the US opens this week
An important feature of permaculture is the concept of stacking functions, or finding multiple uses for the same...
First paper straw factory in decades to open as UK bans plastic
As the United Kingdom moves forward with its planned ban on single-use plastic products, the first paper straw...
Reforestation in China heralds the return of rare animals
If you plant it, they will come. China is pursuing an ambitious project, underway for decades, to increase the...
The City of London will be powered with 100% renewable energy by October 2018
The City of London, the historic "Square Mile" central district of London, will soon switch to clean energy in...
