Sustainability
Nine Different Households, Surrounded by a Week's Worth Garbage
Photographer Gregg Segal wanted to highlight the problems of waste, pollution and overconsumption
This Project Wants to Compost People After They Die
A Seattle-based designer aims to introduce a sustainable way of disposing of bodies
Surprise! Science Shows That Elephant Poaching Is Unsustainable
For the first time, scientists have made a comprehensive tally of illegal killing rates across Africa
The Salmon Cannon Is One Way of Helping Fish Get Over a Dam
Making salmon and other fish momentarily airborne is an efficient way of allowing them to clear obstacles, some innovators think
Copenhagen Might Install a Giant, Energy-Gathering Duck in Its Harbor
The duck would be both a tourist attraction and a means of helping the city become carbon-neutral by 2025
Removing Just a Few Trees Can Lower Tropical Animal Biodiversity
Selective logging can halve the number of species of mammals and amphibians in a forest
Playing Outside Enhances Kids’ Love of Nature and Animals
Exposure to the great outdoors could also influence kids' ideas about the importance of conservation
Raising Beef Uses Ten Times More Resources Than Poultry, Dairy, Eggs or Pork
If you want to help the planet but can’t bring yourself to give up meat entirely, eliminating beef from your diet is the next-best thing
Borneo Has Lost 30 Percent of Its Forest in the Past 40 Years
Borneo's tropical forests have fallen at twice the rate as the rest of the world's felled rainforests
Why Freshwater Dolphins Are Some of the World’s Most Endangered Mammals
In Pakistan, dams and drainage has reduced the endangered Indus River dolphin’s range by 80 percent
Chile Sides With Environmentalists and Communities, Rejects $8 Billion Dam Proposal
Environmentalists are calling the decision "a land-mark"
Can Underwater Art Save the Ocean's Coral Reefs?
Artist Jason deCaires Taylor is creating sculptures to help promote reef growth
Recycling: You May Be Doing It Wrong
As more things are able to be recycled, the world of recycling grows ever more complicated
No-Kill Caviar Could Make Luxury Less Expensive
Given a particular protein and a nice massage, sturgeon give up their eggs without giving up their lives
One of World’s Ten Albino Redwoods Might Be Cut Down
Preservationists in California, however, are fighting to save the tree
Would You Eat a Salad Grown in a Bomb Shelter?
In London's old, abandoned bomb shelters, a local food movement is taking root
Mount Everest Climbers Are Now Required to Haul Nearly 20 Pounds of Garbage Off the Mountain
The new rule is meant to help tackle the estimated 50 tons of garbage currently sitting on the mountain
Eight Million Tons of Illegal E-Waste Is Smuggled Into China Each Year
Despite the health and environmental issues, a thriving black market makes China the world's biggest e-waste importer
Reusing Hotel Towels Actually Does Make a Difference
Laundry accounts for 16 percent of hotels' water usage, which translates into significant energy costs
London's Looking at Building Bike Lanes in the Sky
The dedicated bike lanes could improve some commuter's trips by nearly 30 minutes
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