Did Prince Harry Shoot Endangered Birds?

Prince Harry has been interviewed by British police in connection with the shooting of two critically endangered hen harriers.

Witnesses saw the two birds shot last Wednesday on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk. The prince is

Water Wars

This year the US has had one of the most severe droughts in its history across vast sections of the country, and some are predicting wars over water in the future.

Image by University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program

The US is experiencing drought all across the southwest states, most famously in California where

Endagered Animal Habitat Now A Plantation

Several species of endangered animals are living in a Sumatran forest that the government has recently given over to logging and oil palm companies.

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) found Sumatran tigers, elephants with calves, golden cats, tapirs, sun bears, and

Boy Plays With Fire, California Gets Burned

A young boy playing with matches started a California wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed dozens of homes.

The boy, whose name cannot be revealed because of his age, admitted starting the Buckweed fire by

Making Climate Change Sexy

By new contributor Richard Rhodes. Richard lives in Thailand with his wife and children and runs an eco-frame business. If you feel like writing for us, drop us an email!

It’s that time of year when the house insurance is due.

It’s been on my list for a while now, but whenever it approaches the top it slips right down again, demoted by

Bob Barker’s Alaskan Elephant to “Come On Down” to California

Maggie the Alaskan African elephant is on her way to a new home in California following a visit by The Price is Right’s recently retired host Bob Barker. Yes, really.

Maggie, originally from Zimbabwe, was the Anchorage zoo’s only elephant after her friend Annabelle died 10

Malaria No Longer Eradicated Thanks to Global Warming

Malaria was eradicated in Peru 40 years ago, but deforestation and global warming are resulting in a resurgence in the mosquito-borne disease in the Peruvian Amazon.

Over 64,000 cases of malaria have been reported in Peru this year, almost half in the Amazon region of

Birth Defect Explosion in China

40% more children in China are born with birth defects than 6 years ago according to a World Health Organization study.

The WHO study found that birth defects rose from 104.9 per 10,000 births in 2001 to

Arctic Foxes Are Better Savers Than You

A new study has found that arctic foxes store eggs for up to a year to protect against lean times.

The study of arctic foxes in Karrak Lake in the Nunavut territory of northern Canada found evidence of

Mad Botanists Plan Vast Forest of Cloned Redwoods

A group of historic tree fanatics is taking genetic samples from the tops of California redwoods today as the first step towards cloning old-growth redwoods.

The group, which has cloned other historic trees, including ones planted by George Washington at Mount

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