6 hot ways to stay cool in NYC
[gallery_extend] PLAN AN INDOOR PICNIC Skip lunch at your desk and head to one of the city’s many public...
Scientists find first contagious cancer transmissible between species
Scientists have seen contagious cancer before, in Tasmanian devils, in dogs, and in soft-shell clams in Prince...
NYC breaks ground on new resilient Rockaway housing development
Last week, Mayor de Blasio broke ground on a new, $67 million reconstruction housing project in the Rockaways....
140-year-old Buenos Aires Zoo is shutting down and sending its animals to sanctuaries
After years of debate, the 140-year-old Buenos Aires Zoo just announced plans to shut down, free all of its animals,...
China launches brutal dog meat festival this week despite worldwide protests
Animal rights activists in the United States, China, and many other countries around the world are crestfallen...
The cicadas are have arrived, blanketing Midwestern porches by the thousands
The iconic, spine-tingling line from Poltergeist, “They’re here…” is on the lips of wide-eyed mid-westerners during...
China commits to reducing meat consumption by 50 percent
The link between meat consumption and climate change is strong. So strong, in fact, that the Chinese government...
Watch thousands of giant spider crabs colonize the seafloor near Melbourne
Did you know that crabs migrate? Unlike birds that fly south for the winter to avoid the frigid cold, giant spider...
LA opens new Backbone Trail with 67 uninterrupted miles of mountain hiking
There are more nature getaways in Los Angeles than you might expect. Forget beaches - we're talking miles of mountain...
Obama might create the world's largest marine reserve in Hawaii
Ten years ago, the newly-designated Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was the biggest marine reserve...
Pesticide industry spending 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' to slow U.S. bee protection
Would it surprise you to hear that the pesticide industry is actively working to halt measures that would protect...
Australian dairy now selling 'next best thing' to raw milk, with the government's approval
One Australian company will soon begin selling raw milk in a country, like many others, where selling raw milk...
INFOGRAPHIC: How to live harmoniously with bees and wasps
When you spot a bee or wasp, your first instinct may be to run, but it's important to remember that these buzzing...
Blind "bird man" of Uruguay recognizes 3000 unique bird songs
In the warmer seasons and biomes of the Earth, birds envelop the sonic landscape with uniquely composed songs and...
Long Island welcomes bats that can eat 1,000 mosquitoes an hour to fight Zika
[gallery_extend] Some of the DIY bat boxes at the gardens were made by boy and girl scouts and required...
