Wilderness & Resources

Wilderness & Resources

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

  • Assignment Earth: Stormy weather

    Mon, May 11, 2009 11:00 AM

    Climate change is causing big storms in the American Midwest and other areas, and making water supplies in regions like the Southeast less certain.

  • New green Twitter meme: #EcoMonday

    Mon, May 11, 2009 8:36 AM by Shea Gunther

    #EcoMonday, the latest green meme bouncing around Twitter and brainchild of Max Gladwell, got a start here at MNN.

  • World's loneliest pig quarantined

    Fri, May 08, 2009 7:52 PM by Shea Gunther

    There is one pig in Afghanistan living in the Kabul Zoo. His life just got even more closed off after he was shut away in the face of swine flu fears.

  • California fire sends 20,000 fleeing, burns 75 homes

    Fri, May 08, 2009 2:17 PM by Steve Gorman, Reuters

    Wildfires spread for miles, endangering the "entire community" of Santa Barbara, firefighters say.

  • Shark attack

    Fri, May 08, 2009 12:08 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Overfishing of predatory sharks is taking a toll on shellfish populations.

  • EDGE releases top 100 endangered list

    Thu, May 07, 2009 2:30 PM by PlentyMag.com

    Animals that made the 2007 list were both threatened and 'evolutionarily distinct.'

  • Thousands flee as fire burns homes in Calif. city

    Thu, May 07, 2009 11:15 AM by Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press

    Fueled by high temperatures and high winds, flames engulf Santa Barbara and drive more than 13,000 people from their homes.

  • The Prince's Rainforests Project

    Wed, May 06, 2009 11:34 PM by Shea Gunther

    Prince Charles tapped his very deep Rolodex to bring together some of the world's biggest stars to remind us that we still need to save the rain forests.

  • Endangered Japanese crane outgrowing its habitat

    Wed, May 06, 2009 5:06 PM by PlentyMag.com

    What happens when a species' population rebounds but its habitat is still shrinking?

  • Paul Watson: Whale warrior

    Wed, May 06, 2009 2:00 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The founder of the Sea Shepard Conservation Society and co-founder of Greenpeace talks about saving whales, sinking ships, and the documentary series Whale Wars.

  • Bear bile farming

    Wed, May 06, 2009 11:06 AM by PlentyMag.com

    Bear bile is a valued and highly prized substance in the world of traditional Chinese medicine, but at what cost?

  • Goodwill hunting

    Wed, May 06, 2009 3:11 AM by PlentyMag.com

    Big game safaris swap rifles for tranquilizer guns.

  • Cry wolf

    Wed, May 06, 2009 2:30 AM by PlentyMag.com

    The once-endangered animal is back in big numbers, and not everyone is happy about it.

  • Experimental project to clean Pacific Ocean garbage patch

    Tue, May 05, 2009 11:18 PM by Shea Gunther

    Project Kaisei is a bold attempt to filter out and recycle plastic from the continent-sized patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean.

  • Brazilian tribes protest controversial dam

    Tue, May 05, 2009 3:55 PM by PlentyMag.com

    The new hydroelectric plant may flood homelands and require building more dams upstream.

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