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The United Nations is very good at proclaiming certain days of commemoration or celebration. We have days set aside for women, days set aside for AIDS and days set aside for mother languages. So why is it necessary to have...
Sadly, there is a connection between the survival of the orangutan and the Sumatran tiger and the brand of shampoo that you choose.
Procter & Gamble, the company that makes Head & Shoulders, is sourcing palm oil from companies connected to...
Hurricanes are one of Mother Nature's most destructive storms that can cause total devastation to the coastal communities of the world. It is the unpredictable and uncontrollable nature of these storms that often causes them to be so deadly, however...
The Government of Indonesia is now protecting the world’s largest ray species, the giant and reef manta rays, from fishing and trade. This new law represents a major advancement in efforts to conserve manta rays, which in 2013 were added...
In a recently published issue of Geophysical Research Letters, scientists from the University of Toronto have identified a new chemical present in the atmosphere that appears to be a long living greenhouse gas. This new chemical--perfluorotributylamine, or PFTBA-- has broken...
One of the top biodiversity sites in Africa, Virunga National Park, is home to some 100 remaining mountain gorillas. It was established in 1925 as Africa’s first national park and in 1979 it became one of the first World Heritage...
A host of Hollywood stars have joined thousands of concerned consumers in a call for an end to everyday products that are manufactured through forest destruction.
The Tiger Manifesto, launched by Greenpeace, is a way for consumers to demand products that...
Bats---terrifying to some, but now they may be the inspiration to a new mode of flight. Researchers at Virginia Tech have been exploring how bats fly by flapping their wings and are now applying that knowledge towards the design process...
Arizona’s Center for Biological Diversity has announced a $2,500 reward for information about the fatal poisoning of a Northern California dog owned by a leading researcher studying how the same controversial poison affects endangered species.
The dog named Nyxo died on...
For a long time electric and plug-in cars have been thought to be the only plausible and efficient alternative to conventional fossil fuel cars. Nearly all of the world's car makers have rolled out some sort of hybrid car and...
This Valentine’s Day, Arizona’s Center for Biological Diversity sent some 4,000 free endangered species condoms to some of the most romantic getaway cities in North America.
From Maine’s Bar Harbor to New Mexico’s Santa Fe, the condoms were given away to...
Exposure to a widely used pesticide causes worker bumblebees to grow less and then hatch out at a smaller size, according to a new study by Royal Holloway University of London, UK.
Bumblebees are essential to the balance of our food...