DIY log beehives bring beekeeping closer to nature
An innovative beehive design by Gaia Bees helps fight colony collapse disorder while creating habitats that more...
200-year-old “living fossil” giant salamander discovered near a cave in China
Only three species of giant salamanders exist today and a notably large member of the Chinese species was discovered...
Scientists wind back the clock 1000 years to study African wildlife
How have animals shaped the world we live in today? A team of researchers at Wits University has reconstructed...
Scientists use sonar to create first-ever visualization of what a dolphin sees
For the first time ever, you can see what a dolphin sees. Well, okay, you can’t look through a dolphin’s eyes...
Toronto plans to use its urban freeway as the roof of a massive park
The undersides of highway overpasses are usually dank and dirty no man's lands, rife with the stench of things...
Chinese street vendors paint puppies with toxic tiger stripes to make a few bucks
[gallery_extend] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgU_AQkxlA0 This fad of painting dogs to look like big...
Singapore to transform disused railways into a 15-mile park spanning the entire nation
[gallery_extend] Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei designed the winning bid in collaboration with Tierra Design...
Portable ParkedBench parklet injects a breath of fresh air in London
[gallery_extend] Supported by the Transport for London Future Streets incubator fund, ParkedBench was...
Awasi Hotel's timber cabins let you explore Patagonia's amazing landscape
[gallery_extend] The 12 cabins are scattered among Lenga beech, Coigue evergreens, and Ñirre trees...
Gigantic wooden megaphones amplify the sounds of the forest in Estonia
[gallery_extend] The installation is featured in Estonia’s Pähni Nature Centre, known for its study...
The Hydrous project creates 3D maps of the world's coral reefs to track their health
[gallery_extend] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJb7ABnNVN8 Sly Lee, a marine scientist and the founder...
Smithsonian Zoo’s LEED Gold Asian elephant center is a comfortable eco-friendly home for animals
[gallery_extend] While the ethics of holding animals in captivity is a hotly debated topic, the Smithsonian’s...
Peru establishes 3.3 million acre national park in the heart of the Amazon
For over a decade, Chicago’s Field Museum has been working with the Peruvian government to create a national...
NYC becomes first city to plant 1 million trees
It's one in a million! Well one in 1,017,634 to be exact. Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by former Mayor Michael...
NIH promises to retire remaining research chimps
Good news! The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer use chimps for medical studies --...
