Highly poisonous yellow-bellied sea snake found in California for first time in 30 years
Here’s something else to add to the long list of unexpected side effects of global warming: an influx of highly...
Sustainable ocean farming innovators win the 2015 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
The Buckminster Fuller Institute just crowned the non-profit GreenWave winner of the 2015 Fuller Challenge for...
White Castle goes vegan... for the buns on all its tiny sandwiches
Last week, PETA quietly broke the news that White Castle has done something really amazing. Following the release...
Rafael Viñoly volunteers to design Tribeca's Pier 26 marine education facility for free
Right now, Tribeca's Pier 26 doesn’t look like much at all. The blank canvas of concrete on the Hudson River...
Researchers take first-ever selfie with rare bird and then kill it in the name of science
Sometimes, science is sad. Last month, a researcher named Chris Filardi captured and killed a rare bird - a male...
You're invited to check out the Lowline Lab's new underground park testing ground
The long-awaited Lowline Lab will soon be open to the public! A precursor to the Lowline, which would be the...
Scientists discover their first biofluorescent reptile - the hawksbill sea turtle
You’re floating in the warm waters of the South Pacific, and as you glance into the world below, you notice a...
'Cool Globes' eco-spheres bring artful climate change awareness to Battery Park
Cool Globes in Boston. If you're walking around Battery Park soon make sure to check out the globe-trotting,...
A fourth of all fish sold at markets have man-made debris in them
We already know that some fish contain high levels of mercury, DDT, and PCBs, but now a new study shows they are...
This National Park in Utah has one of the darkest night skies on Earth
[gallery_extend] "It is truly a pleasure to recognize efforts at Canyonlands to expand the reach of...
Plastic-eating worms may offer solution to our growing garbage problem
Every year, 6.4 million tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean. On land, plastic gathers in landfills, on beaches...
These are the last truly wild horses on Earth
[gallery_extend] Experts have disagreed about whether to classify Przewalski’s as a different species...
Could a High Line-style park be coming to Long Island City?
Could Long Island City be next in line for a High Line-style park? Though talks about the Queensway, a proposal...
Why are all the lions dying at India's Lion Safari breeding program?
In India, there is a place where Asiatic lions should be thriving, but instead they are mysteriously dying. It’s...
Massive "Tree of Life" map connects 2.3 million organisms
Scientists from across the world have gathered together to create the first ever, incredibly comprehensive, digital...
