Wilderness, Natural Resources, Oceans, Ecology

Learn about Earth's biodiversity and natural resources. Plus: Explore national parks and state wilderness areas.

Little changes can save a lot of water
Fri, Oct 23, 2009 1:00 PM by Shea Gunther
Choose chicken over beef, install a low flow shower head, and skip the eggs for a bowl of cereal and save hundreds of thousands of gallons of water a year.
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No Impact Week: Food & Transportation
Thu, Oct 22, 2009 5:45 PM by Shea Gunther
I admit it -- I totally dropped the ball on Food Day. Going No Impact is not easy.
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World's largest orb-weaving spider discovered

Thu, Oct 22, 2009 2:32 PM

Gigantic spider measures 5 inches across and spins webs up to three feet wide.
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Out of sight: Plastic is an unseen killer of sea birds
Wed, Oct 21, 2009 4:19 PM by Shea Gunther
2,000 miles from the nearest continent, in the middle of the Pacific ocean, plastic is killing scores of sea birds.
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Coolest sport ever: Parahawking
Wed, Oct 21, 2009 10:49 AM by Shea Gunther
You can ride Nepalese mountain thermals with birds of prey and help protect Himalayan raptors. It doesn't get much cooler than Parahawking.
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No Impact Week: Day 2
Tue, Oct 20, 2009 11:55 PM by Shea Gunther
The second day of No Impact Week was all about trash -- how much we make, where it comes from, where it goes, and how we can create less of it.
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Video: Tourists flock to swim with world's largest fish

Tue, Oct 20, 2009 12:57 PM

The Whale Shark, with a a mouth that can reach five feet in width, congregates near Cancun from June to September.
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Fish and people on the edge: Why the Zambezi River looks OK, but isn't
Tue, Oct 20, 2009 10:15 AM by Cool Green Science Blog
The conservation of the river is intertwined with the livelihoods of the people who use it.
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No Impact Week kicks off
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 3:28 PM by Shea Gunther
It's officially No Impact Week, a weeklong experiment to cut down on the environmental impact of our day-to-day lives.
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San Francisco starts mandatory composting this week
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 3:25 PM by Michael d'Estries
Becomes first city in the nation to require people to properly dispose of their organic garbage waste.
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The search for alien pollution
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 12:12 PM by Shea Gunther
Astronomers think alien pollution could be the key to discovering life on other planets.
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Will pollution help space aliens make contact?
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 11:03 AM by Michael d'Estries
Scientists say pollution on a planet may help aliens spot an advanced civilization.
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Video: Bay area marks anniversary of 1989 quake

Mon, Oct 19, 2009 10:25 AM

Although 63 people died in the historic quake, a baseball game may have saved the lives of thousands more.
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Alexandra Cousteau wants you to run for clean water awareness
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 4:32 AM by Robin Shreeves
A series of runs and walks around the world on April 18 will be the largest awareness initiative aimed at solving water crisis.
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Australian dust storms
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:23 PM by Catie Leary
A dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors and stripping thousands of tons of valuable farmland topsoil.
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