Environmental News, Popular Stories

A strange sight greeted Londoners this week – one that was tied up with saving the critically-endangered western gray whale from a new and perilous threat...

Drought is a killer of animals, crops and people, yet there is an undeniable beauty to the 20 images of parched terrains that we are about to explore.

Tailings ponds may look stunning with their blue and gray colors, but beneath their surface beauty lie substances that are deeply harmful to human and animal health.

How a devastating lahar swept through a town inhabited by 4,200 people, swallowing up much of what lay in its path...

Fascinating history... and history in the making... Ten incredible links for your perusal!

New suburbanism bring a fresh perspective to suburban life. It strives to maintain the benefits of suburbia while connecting suburban residents to nature and each other.

Think green, act green. It has become everyone’s concern to take measures to save the environment, and this can be done in the office, car or at home.

A group of scientists in the UK has developed a urine-powered fuel cell, dubbed the urine-tricity project.

Flood damage is a problem in New Jersey, USA. It is easy to blame the damage on global warming, but local policies contribute the most to flood damage.

Chevron's claim that an oil spill off the coast of Brazil is less serious proves to be false. Find out more...

November 19, 2011 is World Toilet Day. Toilets stop disease by keeping fecal matter out of drinking water.

An infographic that gives an insight into the truth about the vast majority of so-called green products.

Instead of throwing away your old dingy t-shirts and jeans, consider recycling them. There are plenty of ways in which you can 'go green'.

October 31, 2011 sees the population of people on Earth reaching the figure of seven billion people...

A plastic roof tile is one of the end products when a company recycles soiled disposable diapers.

A collection of oddities and other assorted titbits in this week's coolest links of the week!

Be it bull wrestling in Madagascar or abandoned submarines in Mother Russia, we've gathered some cool titbits from across the web to pique your curiosity...

Think you've got it bad on your morning cycle to work? Check out the problems the residents of these places face! Nine other great links, too...

While you're tapping away at your keyboard, did you realize how much you're contributing to emissions? Find out how you can offset those emissions at the click of a butto

Some of the most bizarre ways you can imagine to go green, from eco-friendly burial options and sex clubs, to green products that recycle human and animal waste!