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National Public Lands Day: Free Entry for All and a Call for Volunteers
This Saturday is National Public Lands Day. The annual event, celebrated on the fourth Saturday of September, is the largest single-day volunteer effort to preserve America's public lands. Even if...
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5 Top Tips to Hack the Keto Diet
Aren't we all looking for an easy way when it comes to losing weight? Why wait months for great results if you can have them sooner? Well, now you can!You've probably heard about the keto diet and...
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Source of Vast Oil Spill Covering Brazil's Northeast Coast Unknown
Brazil's main environmental agency said on Thursday the source of a sprawling oil spill along the northeast coast remains unknown, but that the crude oil was not produced in the country.NoneThe spill...
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These Scientists Were Disbanded by the EPA — They Plan to Meet Anyway
A group of 20 scientists charged with reviewing the nation's air quality standards plans to convene and to issue a report on the country's air pollution regulations, even though the Environmental...
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Why I Ride My Bike to Work, by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands
By Kate Whiting, David KnowlesWith its sweeping views over the sparkling Hofvijver pond, the Binnenhof — the Gothic castle in the heart of The Hague that houses the States General of the Netherlands —...
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Can Ginger and Turmeric Help Fight Pain and Sickness?
By Rachael Link, MS, RD Ginger and turmeric are two of the most extensively studied ingredients in herbal medicine.Interestingly, both have been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments,...
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The Beginner's Guide to Electric Cars
By Emily LongElectric vehicles (EVs) are getting cheaper — so whether you're looking for a way to save on the hassle and cost of gas, shrink your carbon footprint, or simply zip around in a new Tesla,...
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Bye-Bye Beaches: How Parts of SoCal's Iconic Coast Could Disappear in Our...
By Jacob MargolisThe stretch of coast from Santa Monica to Malibu is iconic and quintessentially Californian. It's also ridiculously beautiful — and it's clear, based on the latest science, it could...
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17 Healthy and Delicious Alternatives to Candy
By Ariane Lang, BSc, MBACandy is popular worldwide but mostly made from sugar, artificial flavors, and food dyes, which provide calories but very little nutrition.In fact, eating it may increase your...
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Palm Oil Is in Everything, and It’s Hurting More Than the Orangutans
By Helen A. LeeWe cook with it. We bathe with it. We use it for mood lighting. Palm oil is an ingredient in processed foods, cosmetics, hygiene products, biofuels and candles; experts estimate it's...
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Scientists Race to Stop ‘Ebola’ of Coral Diseases From Spreading in U.S....
Scientists are racing to save coral reefs off the coast of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands from a virulent, deadly disease, Reuters reported Thursday, taking the unusual step of removing...
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6 Reasons Why High-Fructose Corn Syrup Is Bad for You
By Rudy Mawer, MSc, CISSNHigh-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is an artificial sugar made from corn syrup.Many experts believe that added sugar and HFCS are key factors in today's obesity epidemic...
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Some of America’s Maple Syrup Production Could Dry Up by 2100
By Alex RobinsonThe effects of climate change are nothing new for maple syrup farmers like Larry Yoder.The Indiana syrup producer has seen worrying changes to the "sugaring" season in his lifetime...
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Record-Breaking Hurricane Lorenzo Becomes the Second Category 5 Storm This Year
Hurricane Lorenzo strengthened to a Category 5 storm Saturday night, becoming the strongest storm ever recorded so far north and east in the Atlantic, CNN reported. It has since weakened to a Category...
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7.6 Million Join Week of Global Climate Strikes
More than 7.6 million people worldwide participated in the global climate strike between Sept. 20 and 27, according to the current tally reported by 350.org. That number could grow as counting...
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Rising Seas Threaten Hundreds of Native American Heritage Sites Along...
By Jayur Mehta, Tara Skipton Native North Americans first arrived in Florida approximately 14,550 years ago. Evidence for these stone-tool-wielding, megafauna-hunting peoples can be found at the...
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Illegal Wildlife Trade Thrives on Facebook, Internet Forums
By Ajit NiranjanThe lizards are frantic and the turtles plodding, but both scrabble to escape the perspex containers that hold them. The reptiles, some in small boxes and fetching prices of up to...
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Seeing the Bright Side May Help Your Heart
Seeing the glass as half-full may reduce the risk of heart disease and early death, according to a new meta-analysis published in the journal JAMA.NoneThe team of researchers looked at 15 previous...
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USDA: Beekeepers Lost 44% of Honey Bee Colonies Last Year
On Tuesday the Bee Informed Partnership, in collaboration with the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), released its annual report on honey bee losses in the...
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Canada Approves GMO Salmon
Canadian and U.S. environmental and consumer groups denounced Health Canada's approval of genetically engineered salmon created by AquaBounty Technologies Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of...
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