Tag: Biodiversity
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"Bird City" Habitat Hangs In Unused City Spaces -- Boosting Urban Biodiversity
Designed to hang on unused walls on city buildings, this prototype could provide much-needed habitats for crucial species of birds.
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How to Tap Birch Sap, and Why You'd Want To
Described as "nature's energy drink", birch sap contains important nutrients for the Spring time. It also makes some pretty incredible wine, apparently.
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Controlling Invasive Species Through Brunch and Birth Control
Many invasive species are wreaking havoc on farms and wildlife. But what's a vegetarian supposed to make of the trend to hunt them down?
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How Nitrogen Pollution Impacts Our Communities
Manure and fertilizer runoff is harming communities across the country. A new interactive map illustrates how, and showcases the people who are doing something about it.
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Fungus That Eats Polyurethane Found In Ecuadorian Rainforest
In what would make a great movie, an organism is found that digests plastic. Oh wait, it's been done.
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Is This Really The World's Largest TreeHouse? It Doesn't Actually Matter
The creator of an Oregon Ewok Village lives in his own, carefully constructed treehouse. Here's why he thinks treehouse construction should be taken seriously.
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Massive Expansion of Shellfish Farming May be Key to Sustainable Aquaculture
New techniques for shellfish farming are leading to innovative partnerships. Some areas of Rhode Island could sustain a 600-fold expansion of oyster farms.
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The Week in Animal News: Wild Gorillas Visit Humans, Cloning Endangered Animals and More
In Uganda, a troop of wild mountain gorillas visited a human camping ground, even grooming one man. Stem cell technology could allow for the cloning of endangered species, and more.
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Biodiversity Loss Versus Climate Change: Which is Worse?
Scientists fighting for political action say biobiversity loss is worse than climate change.
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Transition Town to Plant 60,000 Trees
A community group plans massive tree planting effort to reforest one of Europe's least wooded areas.
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David Attenborough Urges Corporations to Help Reverse Population Expansion
Famed naturalist says corporations can protect the natural world from population expansion. But is this neocolonialism?
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Modern Mayans More Concerned About Environmental Problems Than Calendar Ending
And you probably should be too...
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10 Breathtaking Time-Lapse Videos Showcasing Nature as You've Never Seen it Before
From Antarctica to the Canary Islands, the rapid-fire photos that make up these videos capture a truly remarkable view of the natural world.
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Africa's Rainforests May Be More Resilient To Climate Change Than Amazon's
It all comes down to the fact that over the past four millennia there have been more changes in climate there which these forests have been through.
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Arbitrary, Development-Obsessed Environmental Policy-Making Threatening Turkey's Ecosystems
Turkey's biodiversity crisis hit the pages of both Science and the New York Times this week.
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10 Fascinating New Species Discovered in 2011
From parasites that turn ants into suicidal zombies to rodent-eating plants and inflatable sharks, here are 10 of science's most amazing recent finds.
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Woodland Restoration Volunteers Rewarded with Cheap Firewood
Woodland conservation is getting a boost from volunteers who want to source cheap wood fuel. It's a win-win situation for all.
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Scientists Find Rarest US Bumblebee Again After 55 years.
This bumblebee was last spotted in 1956. Now scientists have found three of the furry little creatures on a patch of weeds by the highway.
