Nature lovers can now identify their favorite trees just by taking a picture of their leaves. Created by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution, Columbia University and the University of Maryland, Leafsnap allows users to find the common name, scientific name and pictures of trees they identify. It is the first collaborative app by the three […]
Last week, Los Angeles became the largest city in the U.S. to ban disposable plastic bags from supermarket checkouts.
Bluefin tuna from the Sea of Japan are coming to California’s coast contaminated with radioactive waste.
A Touching Memoir About Finding Love, and Saving Animals, in AfricaBeing at home in nature has never been a problem for Dame Daphne Sheldrick. In her new book, Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), she recounts her life in Kenya surrounded by the African wilderness and its creatures. Central […]
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He visto bastantes anuncios celebratorios en televisión, muchos patrocinados por British Petroleum (BP), instándome a ir de vacaciones en el Golfo de México. ¿Pero han vuelto las cosas realmente “a la normalidad?”
Querido DiálogoEcológico: El plomo fue eliminado gradualmente hace mucho tiempo de la gasolina de automóvil, pero se ve todavía en el combustible de aviación y es la fuente más grande de emisiones de plomo ahora en EEUU. ¿Qué se está haciendo?
Dear EarthTalk: A few years back a study found over 200 chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of newborns, particularly African American, Asian and Hispanic babies. What are the causes of this phenomenon and what can be done about it?
Dear EarthTalk: I understand there is good news about the recovery of bird species like the Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle and others owed to the 1972 ban on DDT. Can you explain?
Part of a glacier cracks and falls into the Arctic Ocean, as captured by the group One World One Ocean. Members of One World One Ocean shot this video while traveling to the Arctic. The organization, created by filmmaker Greg MacGillivray and his family, works to educate people about ocean problems using multimedia. The organization […]
For those interested in climate change, NASA has a new app to see how and why climate data is not the same as it used to be. The updated 1.4 version of the Earth Now app was developed by the NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in order to give users a way to track global climate […]
The charismatic leader of Sea Shepherd and star of Whale Wars faces extradition to Costa Rica.
