6 ways to give back this Thanksgiving and beyond
Thanksgiving is a time of plenty, and of appreciation. It's a holiday in which we'll get together with friends...
SeaWorld to end killer whale shows in San Diego
San Diego’s SeaWorld park just announced plans to phase out its theatrical “Shamu" show next year, following...
Plant-based burger company receives huge $108 million investment
Impossible Foods is an up-and-comer in the field of sustainable, plant-based replacements for meat and dairy products....
Your sunscreen use is polluting the ocean and killing the coral reefs
Our sunscreen habit is killing the ocean’s coral reefs. Scientists have been justifiably harping on us for years...
In villages in Laos, even the boats are made of the debris from war
[gallery_extend] During an extended bicycle trip through the country, 40 years after the bombing campaign...
Fascinating Rapture installation explores the influence of sound on the human body
[gallery_extend] Surprisingly, while historically art has rarely focused its attention on the body’s...
Americans are sending two times more trash to landfills than previously thought
If the amount of trash found in US landfills were divvied up amongst all 316 million people, it would mean that...
We just made it through the hottest summer in recorded history
Anyone who has survived the past few months deserves a medal for getting through the hottest summer in recorded...
"Refugees Welcome" is the sharing economy's response to the crisis in Europe
So far the sharing economy has offered innovative solutions to everything from reducing food waste to getting around...
Your personal bill for fossil fuel use is 12,000 dollars
We ought to be thanking our lucky stars that Mother Nature isn’t a debt collector, because we’re all in it...
Horses with oil-pump heads installed on the Thames to criticize climate change inaction
[gallery_extend] Four apathetic men in business suits sit atop horses, which are creepily affixed with...
The surprising way air pollution levels in the Middle East are affected by years of conflict
A new study has revealed significant changes in air pollution levels in the Middle East, with economic crisis,...
Sign this petition to stop the sale of dyed baby chicks as toys
[youtube =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qweGRMfJBdE&w=537&h-302] Tourists on the Koh Lanta island of...
There's an 'uprooted' house suspended above this German square
Construction sites are unconventional spaces for art exhibits, but it is the perfect spot for Leandro Erlich’s...
Brilliant SALt lamp runs 8 hours on just 1 glass of salty water
Rural communities in the Philippines will soon be trading in candles and battery-powered devices for lamps that...
