Stephen Messenger
Stephen is a freelance writer and linguist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He covers issues related to the environmental movement in South America, as well as to the political and social challenges of sustainable development in the region and throughout the world. Stephen's work has appeared in numerous publications both online and in print, including the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo!, and the Huffington Post.
Latest Stories from Stephen Messenger - Page 12
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Study Links Air Pollution to Childhood Behavior Problems
Everyone knows that tobacco or alcohol use during pregnancy can have a negative impact on a developing child's health -- but it turns out there's another dangerous environmental factor which might not be so easy to avoid.
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Mystery Monkey Makes Itself At Home In a Florida Business Park
Somewhere between the real estate business, the aluminum supply business, and the gift-basket business -- there's the monkey business.
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Noise Pollution Makes It Harder For Plants to Have Sex
Shh. Trees are trying to get it on.
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Orphaned Baby Manatee Rescued in the Amazon
After its mother was killed by poachers, this rescued manatee calf soon learned that it had more than a few friends on land.
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Can Social Media Save Two Rhinos Left For Dead by Poachers?
2012 is on track to seeing a record number of rhino deaths from poaching -- but conservationists have turned to the internet in hopes of reducing that grim figure by two.
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New York City Subway Uses Bird Sounds to Ward Off Pigeons
With a daily ridership in excess of 5 million commuters, the New York City Subway system ranks among the world's most trafficked -- though there's another species making use of the facilities in a whole different way.
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Chevron Execs to Face Charges of Environmental Crimes in Brazil
It's been less than a week since news went public of Chevron's latest oil spill off the coast of Brazil, its second in less than 6 months, but troubles for the oil company and the environment are clearly escalating.
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World's Largest Wildlife Conservation Area Established in Africa
Thanks to an unprecedented alliance between five key nations to create the world's largest conservation area, wildlife in Africa will now be able to get around much more freely -- and safely.
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New Chevron Oil Leak Detected Off the Coast of Brazil
Just five months after Chevron lost its drilling rights for causing the largest oil spill in recent memory off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, they've gone and done it again.
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New Species of Frog Discovered in New York City
Undiscovered species aren't just hiding in the world's most remote ecosystems -- they're in our concrete jungles, too.
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Common Housecat Gives Birth to a Rare African Kitten
For the first time ever, conservationists from the Audubon Nature Institute have successfully used a common cat as surrogate to a tiny African black-footed kitten, an adorable yet dwindling species.
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City Makes Sidewalk From Hundreds of Old Toilets
Toilets are easily the most long-suffering fixtures of modern life, tucked away behind closed doors to endure decades of unspeakable uses -- so don't they deserve something better than a landfill?
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European Company Buys Rights to Amazon Tribe's Ancestral Land
The Amazon rainforest remains one of the most mysterious regions on the planet, home to an invaluable treasure-trove of cultural and ecological wealth -- but it too can be had for the right price.
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Third-Graders on Field Trip Spot Rare Bald Eagle Chick
On a recent outing by a group of eagled-eyed third-graders in California, it was students who helped the grown-ups learn a thing or two.
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Greenland's Ice Sheet May Melt Off Sooner Than Expected
A 1.6 degree rise in global temperatures could like spell doom for Greenland's important ice coverage -- and coastlines throughout the world, too.
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James Cameron to Travel Solo to the Ocean's Deepest Point
In his latest undertaking as a pioneering oceanic explorer with the National Geographic, the much lauded filmaker is bound to reach an epic low.
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Over 200 Animals Rescued From Wildlife Traffickers in Thailand
Among the hundreds of animals seized were 5 tigers, 13 white lions, three pumas, three kangaroos, four flamingos, two crowned cranes, 66 marmosets, two orangutans, and two red pandas.
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Philippine National Police Ordered to Plant 10 Million Trees
As their nation's sole law enforcement agency, the Philippines National Police carry a heavy burden when it comes to keeping the country safe -- but arresting one of the biggest threats they face will take shovels, not clubs or handcuffs.
