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Saving Whales, For Real and on the Screen

Posted by  Kieran Mulvaney  Thu Feb 2, 2012 04:52 AM ET   |   0

"Big Miracle" recalls the events during the Cold War, when this woman had the courage to call Russia. Read more

Saving Whales, For Real and on the Screen

Swap Old Junk for Cooler Junk

Posted by  Christina Ortiz  Wed Feb 1, 2012 09:38 AM ET   |   0

This vending machine lets users trade goods without having to visit a creepy swap meet. Read more

Swap Old Junk for Cooler Junk

Fossilize Your E-Waste Into An Epoxy Stool

Posted by  Nic Halverson  Mon Jan 30, 2012 03:51 PM ET   |   0

Graphic artist and designer has a more creative option for recycling all those obsolete electronics. Read more

Fossilize Your E-Waste Into An Epoxy Stool

Wild Black Bear Birth on Live Webcam

Posted by  Tim Wall  Tue Jan 24, 2012 05:01 AM ET   |   0

Jewel the black bear gave birth on camera in the wilderness near Ely, Minn. Read more

Wild Black Bear Birth on Live Webcam

Wristband Lets You Control Office Temperature

Posted by  Nic Halverson  Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:52 AM ET   |   0

WristQue plugs you into smart buildings and allows you to adjust temperature and lighting levels from your wrist. Read more

Wristband Lets You Control Office Temperature

Trumpeter Swans Flourish in Warming Alaska

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Jan 19, 2012 03:35 AM ET   |   0

North America's largest wild fowl, trumpeter swans are gaining ground in Alaska as the climate warms. Read more

Trumpeter Swans Flourish in Warming Alaska

Golden Spider Silk Art to Loom in London

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Tue Jan 17, 2012 05:45 PM ET   |   0

Golden orb spider silk painstakingly woven into textiles goes on display this month in London. Read more

Golden Spider Silk Art to Loom in London

Selling Whales to Save Them?

Posted by  Kieran Mulvaney  Tue Jan 17, 2012 03:02 AM ET   |   0

A new proposal to establish a market-based 'solution' to the whaling controversy misses the mark. Read more

Selling Whales to Save Them?

Underwater City: A Lifesaver or Titanic Failure?

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Sat Jan 14, 2012 06:04 AM ET   |   0

A crazy design proposal for an underwater city can't be kept down. Read more

Underwater City: A Lifesaver or Titanic Failure?

Jobs for the Poor? Save the Wild for $1 a Day

Posted by  Tim Wall  Fri Jan 13, 2012 01:08 PM ET   |   0

If societies paid the communities who live closest to wilderness areas to be stewards, 331 million of the world's poorest could earn a dollar a day. Read more

Jobs for the Poor? Save the Wild for $1 a Day

Are Pesticides Behind Massive Bee Collapse?

Posted by  Tim Wall  Wed Jan 11, 2012 04:54 PM ET   |   0

A pesticide used to help coat corn was found in each sample of dead and dying bees. Read more

Are Pesticides Behind Massive Bee Collapse?

Stay the Night in a Radically Green Earthship

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Wed Jan 11, 2012 01:02 PM ET   |   0

Earthships seem like they were built by environmental aliens who crash landed in the desert; now they make fun lodging during eco-minded vacations. Read more

Stay the Night in a Radically Green Earthship

Will 2012 Be the Year of the Whale?

Posted by  Kieran Mulvaney  Tue Jan 10, 2012 07:14 AM ET   |   0

Whalewatchers are thrilled by unexpected sightings off the coasts of Hawaii, Alaska, California, and Washington. Read more

Will 2012 Be the Year of the Whale?

Legal Deal to Kill Golden Eagle

Posted by  Tim Wall  Thu Jan 5, 2012 02:06 PM ET   |   0

The federal government may grant a permit to kill protected golden eagles to an Oregon wind farm, and conservationists are applauding the move. Read more

Legal Deal to Kill Golden Eagle

Harbor Porpoises Return to San Francisco Bay

Posted by  Tim Wall  Fri Dec 30, 2011 05:57 PM ET   |   0

Harbor porpoises are returning to San Francisco Bay in increasing numbers after having evacuated the area during Word War II. Read more

Harbor Porpoises Return to San Francisco Bay
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