Articles tagged as Environmental Preservation

On the last day of the climate conference in Paris, thousands of people gathered to demonstrate for global climate justice and against climate change.

The strengths and limitations of the roadmap for fighting climate change

December 15, 2015

The "Great Garuda" seawall will be shaped like Indonesia's national symbol—a mythical, birdlike creature.

Cool Finds

Jakarta Is Building a Gigantic Bird-Shaped Seawall

But will the Great Garuda project be enough to save a sinking city?

December 14, 2015

Microplastic poses a growing concern in oceans and other aquatic habitats.

Included as exfoliators in many common soaps and cosmetics, microbeads now pollute waterways worldwide

December 10, 2015

Spectacular High Fashion Rises From a Landscape of Trash

Photographer Fabrice Monteiro conjures the specter of environmental ruin

December 2015

Hopsworks Urban Brewery is the first in the United States to be certified Salmon-Safe

October 2, 2015

The pontiff spoke strongly about environmental action in an address to President Obama and the American people

September 24, 2015

New Research

Some Ocean Populations Declined by Nearly 50 Percent Between 1970 and 2012

Is there still a chance to stave off a growing crisis beneath the waves?

September 17, 2015

New Research

Earth is Home to 3.02 Trillion Trees

That’s a few more than expected

September 3, 2015

While downsizing the military, Germany sets aside land for wildlife

June 30, 2015

What Makes the “Lion Whisperer” Roar?

He’s famous for getting dangerously close to his fearsome charges, but what can Kevin Richardson teach us about ethical conservation—and ourselves?

June 2015

The highest summit of the Jade Dragon (Yulong Xueshan) from what in 1985 was close to the center of the old town of Lijiang, China.

Anthropocene

Why the World Needs to Go to Great Heights to Save Mountain Habitats

After 30 years working in mountain regions, Jack Ives argues that the world’s elevated habitats are essential

March 25, 2015

One hundred wood bison will be reintroduced to the Alaskan wilderness later this month, somewhere they have not lived in the wild for over a century.

Bringing the Wood Bison Back to Alaska

Once nearly extinct, the subspecies is set to return to the United States

March 2015

The Crocodile Hunter’s Family Shares His Controversial Approach to Studying the Crocs

Steve Irwin’s wife and kids are feeding the debate over keeping animals in captivity

March 2015

New Research

The Great Barrier Reef Is Doing So Badly, Scientist Are Testing Genetic Modification to Help It Survive

As the health of the Great Barrier Reef declines, scientists are hoping “assisted evolution” might keep its coral alive

February 4, 2015

New Research

The Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Way More Quickly This Year

Widespread deforestation is even worse than you think

October 23, 2014

For the time being, at least, the lands near the Grand Canyon will not be converted into something resembling this uranium mine in New Mexico.

Cool Finds

The Grand Canyon Will Not Be Mined for Uranium

Uranium mining will be banned for the next 20 years on nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon

October 6, 2014

Cool Finds

Nine Different Households, Surrounded by a Week’s Worth Garbage

Photographer Gregg Segal wanted to highlight the problems of waste, pollution and overconsumption

September 4, 2014

Cool Finds

This Project Wants to Compost People After They Die

A Seattle-based designer aims to introduce a sustainable way of disposing of bodies

September 3, 2014

Seen in 2012, an excavator works on a road near an Indonesian oil palm plantation built on disputed lands once home to a rainforest.

The Best and Worst Places to Build More Roads

Road works today are “basically chaos”—but a new global road map could be key to protecting agriculture and nature

August 27, 2014

Cool Finds

Scientists Are Actually Talking About Building Giant Space Lasers to Control the Weather

This is what happens when you refuse to do things the easy way

August 22, 2014