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As Ocean Rises, Kiribati Islands Plan to Evacuate

Meet the Pizzlies!

As their Arctic home melts away, polar bears are beginning to move south, and to reunite with their cousins, the grizzlies. They won’t be all white anymore, but it’s the best chance of preserving part of their nature

This Week in Green – Dec. 13, 2010

Was the UN climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, wildly successful, a crushing failure or something in between? Depends on your p.o.v. Commitments were made. Will they be honored? Will they be enough?

Big Spring, Missouri

The Earth in Pics – December 6, 2010 By Tommy Hornbeck Morning sunlight sneaks over the horizon and under the tree canopy to illuminate the autumn…

Taking the Global Temperature at Cancun

Climate change conference kicks off in Mexico with the quixotic goal of trying to unite the 194 participating nations and reach consensus on how to address global climate change. Delegates hope to make progress, but there are huge challenges

This Week in Green – Nov. 22, 2010

Paper or plastic? Parts of Los Angeles County have joined the movement to ban single-use plastic bags at the checkout counter. A conservative Congressman warns his party not to ignore the climate change issue. And more from This Week in Green.

Creating Your Own Wildlife Preserve

Arizona resident replaces water-thirsty lawn with native plants. She saves water and money, and soon birds and other welcome wildlife are gracing her backyard. “It’s a riot of color in spring when everything is blooming,” she says

Big Discoveries from an Epic Ocean Census

The new Census of Marine Life took 10 years and is full of amazing discoveries. “We’re finding what we expected,” says leading scientist, “the utterly unexpected.’’ But the discoveries also come with an urgent warning

This Week in Green – Nov. 12, 2010

What do sunburned whales, deformed beaks, rice, chocolate and beer have in common? They’re all in the environmental news this week. Rice may be the highlight, with strategies in the offing to help combat both hunger and poverty

Wind Storm on Georgian Bay, Canada

As barometric pressures plummeted and tornadoes struck the Midwest, photographer Tom Semadeni captured this photo of spray from Lake Huron creating a double rainbow amid gale-force winds

Sun Flower

Photo by K. Reardon (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, INAF) IBIS, DST, NSO You wouldn’t want to get too near one of these “flowers.” Each and every…

Red Aspen in Fall

Photo by Ray Boren For a week of two in the fall, the colors in Utah are spectacular. The aspen trees (Populus tremula) go from green…

Nature on the Move

All across the planet, animals are on the move. And on National Geographic ‘s new TV series, you can see all their amazing migrations: the largest, the longest, one of the strangest, and what may be the most feared

Nature’s Superhero

Blue-green algae grows almost anywhere, soaks up greenhouse gases, can be used as a great new fuel source, and is a healthy addition to many foods. Like any other superhero, it’s almost magical!

Top Wildlife Photos of the Year

“Tigers never look you in the eyes,” says one of the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. “They never stare at you. Tigers are cool. They’re not bothered by humans.” Here are some of the other top photos

This Week in Green – Oct. 30, 2010

Commission says BP oil disaster was not just an “accident” … huge storm hits Midwest … Gov. Schwarzenegger goes solar … a good year for salmon … and a Holiday gift that is good for the Earth

Why Russia Is Burning

Yes, it’s the hottest summer on record, but there’s more to it. Moscow has been choking through an unrelenting pea-soup smog. Smoldering under record heat, the…