Tag: Biodiversity - Page 7
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Prioritizing Conservation Over Farming Does Not Protect Nature
From small-scale agriculture boosting global food production to reinventing our entire food system, the case for radical agricultural reform has been made many times over. Science Daily reports on a new analysis resulting from the joined forces of the
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Do We All Hate the Natural World? Derek Jensen on Destruction (Video)
Image credit: Peak Moment TV Derek Jensen already wowed Jenna Watson with his high-speed philosophizing on everything from Star Wars to civil disobedience, and his book A Language Older Than Words has introduced many people to the concept of
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The Week in Animal News: Earthquake-Predicting Zoo Animals, GPS-Tracked Trout, and More (Slideshow)
It had been over a century since an earthquake last rattled the East Coast, so it's no surprise that the millions of people who felt the shaking yesterday were caught off guard -- but it turns out, as a species,
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The Week in Animal News: Earthquake-Predicting Zoo Animals, GPS-Tracked Trout, and More
It had been over a century since an earthquake last rattled the East Coast, so it's no surprise that the millions of people who felt the shaking yesterday were caught off guard -- but it turns out, as a species, humans may have been the only ones. Accordi
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Steve Jobs Understood Something About Emotions That The Green Movement Too Often Ignores
Going through all the Steve Jobs commentary this morning I came across actor-comedian-proud technophile Stephen Fry's commentary on BBC News. Fry and Jobs have apparently been friends for a while and the whole thing is
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Up Close and Personal with Zoo Animals Intrigued by Humans (Slideshow)
Can't get yourself to move away from the fascinating world of the gorilla enclosure at your zoo or the underwater dreamscape of your city's aquarium? You aren't the only one hooked on getting a glimpse into another world: As these
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Up Close and Personal with Zoo Animals Intrigued by Humans
Can't get yourself to move away from the fascinating world of the gorilla enclosure at your zoo or the underwater dreamscape of your city's aquarium? You aren't the only one hooked on getting a glimpse into another world: As these videos show, the animals
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GPS-Bearing Invasive Trout Are Used as Moles to Find, Destroy Their Own Eggs
Invasive species can be seen in two ways: as winning the struggle for life by out-evolving competing species, or as upsetting a precarious balance of biodiversity. The United States Geological
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The Environmental Impact of Cocaine
Whenever we talk about the production of cocaine fueling rainforest destruction, or the electricity consumption of indoor marijuana growing, many commenters decry that it is prohibition that causes these negative impacts, not the drug itself. There is,
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10 High-Function, Low Impact Birdfeeders (Slideshow)
Make your backyard a haven for local birds with these chic feeders -- some of which are aimed specifically at certain breeds, and all of which use recycled, upcycled, or biodegradable materials.
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10 High-Function, Low Impact Birdfeeders
Make your backyard a haven for local birds with these chic feeders -- some of which are aimed specifically at certain breeds, and all of which use recycled, upcycled, or biodegradable materials. Traffic Light Feeder from Red Yellow & Blue InkWhile plent
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Organic Lawn Fertilizer Made from Moldy Hay (Video)
I may have taken my own advice about lazivore gardening a little too seriously of late. My garden is a mess. That may go some way to explaining why I have been enjoying Paul Wheaton's YouTube channel so much7mdash;he's giving
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How to Make Seed Balls for No Till Farming (Video)
From a seed bomb vending machine through aerial reforestation to a guide on how to make seed bombs and not get in trouble, we've had plenty of posts on seed bombs, or seed balls, and how to make them. But usually these posts
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Are Environmentalists Too Obsessed With Native Species? (Video)
From native plants in Brooklyn's backyard to keeping native Australian stingless bees, there is much to be said for working with plants and animals that have adapted to the region you live in. But there is such a thing as too much
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The Week in Animal News: Cow on the Run, Never-Before-Seen Wild Animal Images, and More (Slideshow)
In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. No one has been able to catch her, and as her time
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The Week in Animal News: Cow on the Run, Never-Before-Seen Wild Animal Images, and More
In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. No one has been able to catch her, and as her time on the run approaches three mont
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The Week in Animal News: Apes Learning English, Sharks in the Forest, and More (Slideshow)
As a polyglot fluent in seven languages, French primatologist Dr. Francine Neago can converse in the native tongue of peoples throughout the world -- but she's interested most of all in talking with orangutans.
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The Week in Animal News: Apes Learning English, Sharks in the Forest, and More
As a polyglot fluent in seven languages, French primatologist Dr. Francine Neago can converse in the native tongue of peoples throughout the world -- but she's interested most of all in talking with orangutans. Find out more about her groundbreaking res
