Installing solar panels in the U.S. Photo by: Oregon Department of Transportation/Creative Commons 2.0 For the first time in human history, carbon dioxide concentrations averaged out at 400 parts per…
Polar bear and cub. Declining sea ice has made it more difficult for some polar bear populations to find enough food and rear cubs. Photo by: Scott Schliebe/USFWS. Every winter,…
Devastation after Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu. The President of Vanuatu said climate change was partly to blame for the destruction. Photo by: Graham Crumb/Imagicity.com/Creative Commons 3.0. Global carbon emission plateaued…
A dramatic painting of Christopher Columbus on the Santa Maria. Columbus' arrival and subsequent colonizing forces in the New World led to million of deaths due to disease. Painting by:…
Researchers argue that predictability of ecosystem could be sign of health A largely pristine coral reef in the remote Pacific on an island largely unpopulated by humans. Photo by: Brian…
Shame's power: new book explores how shame can challenge environmental transgressors Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) are caught by a Chilean purse seiner off of Peru. Overfishing has become a…
Plastic and other threats in the oceans: Turning data into action The devastating tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 washed away millions of tons of plastic debris into the…
Researchers find 80 percent chance of megadrought in American West due to climate change this century Dust storm in Texas during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. New research finds…
Jungle in Belize. New research finds Belize has been drying out for over a century, likely due to pollution from burning fossil fuels in the northern hemisphere which has left…
Alberta tar sands. Photo courtesy of Dru Oja Jay, Dominion. In its first-ever report on responsible investing, Norway's pension fund announced last week that it has divested from 114 companies…
Poison dart frog in Yasuni National Park. Some scientists believe the park is in the epicenter of the most biodiverse region on the planet, yet Ecuador has been exploiting the…
Massive coal mine in Australia for the Loy Yang Power Station. Coal is the world's most carbon intensive fuel source and scientists say much of it must be left unexploited…
In the last 500 years, the oceans have suffered far fewer extinctions than on land—at least that we know of. According to a recent study in Science, 15 animals are…
If nothing done, extinction levels in the ocean could soon resemble those on land Bluefin tuna. Although most bluefin tuna species have been decimated by overfishing, they are still caught.…
A new video showing the global movements of carbon dioxide during one year may look beautiful, but such impressions are misleading. The video, produced by NASA, shows just how much…
The most important environmental and wildlife stories from the last year Also see our Top 10 HAPPY Environmental Stories of 2014 1. The Year of Zero Deforestation Pledges: In 2014,…
Filming for Eaten Alive. The capture of a 19 foot 200-plus pound anaconda was a great experience for us, and she was the first anaconda to ever ingest a radio…
New report finds that 83 percent of recent murders of environmental activists in Peru linked to police, military, or private security guards On September 1st, indigenous activist, Edwin Chota, and…
50-80% of protected areas underfunded, poorly managed Yellowstone National Park was the world's first modern protected area. Photo by: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS. Protected areas are undoubtedly the world's…
Scientists become increasingly stark about the choices facing humanity on global warming Debris in Tacloban, Philippines after devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Higher storm surges due to climate change are worsening damage…
Steven Amstrup will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on October 11th, 2014. In 1773, an expedition headed by Constantine John Phipps, the Second Baron…
DiCaprio: not enough for individuals to make changes, governments and industry must do so as well Actor, environmental activist, and recently named UN Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio, spoke today…
Sunset. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. In 1870, John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company. Rapidly becoming the world's largest oil refiner, Standard made Rockefeller a billionaire and one…
Last year, the people of China emitted more carbon per person than those in the EU, according this year's Global Carbon Budget. The report, updated annually, also found that global…
Highly unlikely that global population will peak this century Crowd from above. Photo by: Public Domain. By 2100, over 13 billion people could be walking the planet. That's the conclusion…
Innovation in Tropical Forest Conservation: Q&A with Dr. Diogo Veríssimo Curious common marmosets in Northeastern Brazil. Photo by: Diogo Veríssimo. In the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, David, the…
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere made the biggest jump last year since 1984, according to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, raising alarm bells about…
Have conservationists become too pessimistic for their own good—and the good of their cause? Tad Lo waterfalls in Laos. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Here's a challenge: take a conservationist…
The only believed drawing of an Oceanic parrot (Eclectus infectus) from life made in 1793 in Tonga. Illustration by: Unknown. In a recent update of the IUCN Red List, scientists…
Biomass burning takes many forms: wildfires, slash-and-burn agriculture, clearing forests and other vegetation, and even industrialized burning for energy production. Yet this burning—mostly manmade but also natural—takes a massive toll…