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 2
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Study finds mice in New York City are evolving
Cancel your expedition to the Galapagos; evidence of evolution may be closer to home than you thought.
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Watch these baboons ransack a home in South Africa (Video)
They arrive to places unannounced, bring a bunch of their friends and start making a mess of things, almost as if they own the place. But enough about humans; baboons do it too.
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Alabama man feeds the homeless by teaching them to grow their own food
Even in the dark pit of poverty, where rays of hope shine their dimmest, there's often still light enough for a new life to take hold.
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Indian man who planted a 1,360-acre forest now plans to plant another
“It may take another 30 years," says Payeng. "But I am optimistic about it."
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Adorable ducklings offer hope for the world's rarest bird (Video)
This new batch of offspring that nearly doubles Madagascar Pochards' numbers in the wild.
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Confused koala discovers his home has been cut down (Photos)
Although the logging operation was approved by the forestry service, judging by the koala's confused expression, not everyone got the memo.
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New species of porcupine discovered in Brazil's Atlantic Forest
"Given the rate of destruction in this area, where 98 percent of the original Northeastern Atlantic Forest has already been destroyed, imagine how many species could have gone extinct before we even knew about them," says researcher Antonio Pontes.
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Village in India plants 111 trees every time a girl is born
One quaint village in India has adopted a wonderfully eco-conscious tradition that is actually helping to ensure a greener future with each new generation.
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Republican Congressman cites Noah's Flood as evidence against climate change being caused by humans
“I would point out that if you’re a believer in in the Bible, one would have to say the Great Flood is an example of climate change and that certainly wasn’t because mankind had overdeveloped hydrocarbon energy.”
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French zoo to generate its own electricity from panda poo
Thanks to plans underway for a new processing plant to convert waste into electricity, pandas will soon be helping to cut this zoo's energy bill -- with heaps of their potentially-powerful poop.
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Junkyard car gets resurrected as bike with a mission (video)
Thanks to a creative project underway in Portugal, one retired old clunker has been given a chance to make amends for its polluting past life -- by being resurrected as a bicycle.
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Former NBA player recalls the time he saved a dolphin by reaching his arm down its throat
Known on the court for his skills at shot-blocking and rebounding, former pro basketballer Clifford Ray's exceptionally long arms once saved an animal's life.
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Student launches free café serving food gathered from dumpsters
"The things we find, are jaw dropping," says founder Maximus Thaler.
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Sea lion learns to dance along to pop music, for science (Video)
The notion that we are the only mammals with the ability to boogie might just be as outdated as the Mashed Potato.
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Grieving dolphin carries the body of its dead calf (Video)
"This video sends a powerful message about how much a dolphin can care, it is a window into a dolphins heart."
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Smuggler caught with more than 10 percent of an entire species
The arrest of a wildlife smuggler in Thailand proves just how easily a handful of criminals could bring about the demise of an endangered species.
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Wracked with guilt, man sends wildlife officials $6,000 for illegally hunting deer 40 years ago
It's no secret that poaching can have devastating impact on protected wildlife. But, as it turns out, the human heart which commits this crime might sometimes be the slowest to recover from its own misdeed.
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Duck fathers a chicken, offering hope for extinct species
Scientists from Dubai's Central Veterinary Research Laboratory say they have succeeded in using one species to produce another, a new technique which could be used to bring extinct species back to life.
