Runner saves massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hopelessly flipped upside down in the sand
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·13d ago
Florida native Sage LaJoie is used to seeing sea animals along her favorite running route in Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge.
Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?
Environment | The Guardianby Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro·13d ago
The anticipation is palpable onboard the Boaventura II as the yacht sets off from Rio de Janeiro at sunrise.
As the world warms, butterflies are relocating at an astonishing scale
Anthropocene Magazineby Warren Cornwall·13d ago
The world’s butterflies are on the move. Whether it’s the iridescent blue Godartiana byses flitting south in Brazil as temperatures rise or Europe’s endangered Danube clouded yellow losing ground...
Alberta landowners fight fracking’s water use | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Drew Anderson and Amber Bracken·13d ago
Assar Grinde is the kind of man whose calm is infectious, even as he rattles off an encyclopedic knowledge of facts about drought, water and the impacts of fracking on the region he calls home.
How to watch today's spectacular solar eclipse | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane·13d ago
On 12 August, a total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Europe and the Atlantic ocean as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking out sunlight.
Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’
Gristby Kate Yoder·13d ago
Matthew LaPlante doesn’t have to go to a lab to see his research in action. On some mornings, he can just look out his own window in the mountains high above Salt Lake City.
This £2 IKEA plant pot will keep your plants hydrated during the August heatwave – it’s the only thing I’m using to water my plants when I go on holiday this summer
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Kezia Reynolds·13d ago
Given that yet another heatwave is set to strike the UK this week, and the fact that I’m heading off on holiday, I’ve been struggling to come up with ways to water my houseplants when I’m gone.
Soursob weed is a persistent curse – but it can be beaten. Here’s how
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne·14d ago
When you are out and about at this time of year in many parts of Australia, a cold and sometimes drab winter is relieved by a blaze of brilliant yellow: soursob.
These 5 charts show how far rooftop solar and home batteries can take us – and why we still need the grid
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Magnus Söderberg, Professor and Director, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University·14d ago
Australian homes and cities are increasingly producing and storing their own power. After two decades of growth, solar panels are now on the rooftops of one in three Australian homes.
‘Climate whiplash’ is not simply a buzzword, but a symptom of a warming planet
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Linden Ashcroft, Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne·14d ago
What flashes to mind when you hear the word “whiplash”? Perhaps you picture someone’s head rocking back and forth during a car crash – a jarring and often painful experience.
Stranded mountain biker saved by memorial honoring a heat stroke victim who died on the same trail
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·14d ago
On Monday, August 3, Mesa County Search and Rescue officials were alerted to a crisis situation along Palisade Plunge Trail, a challenging, 32-mile mountain bike trail in western Colorado.
With India's tiger population on the rise, wildlife crossings are next
Good Good Goodby Nirmal Ghosh·14d ago
- India has made progress in conserving its Bengal tigers, but now it must accommodate growing numbers as they disperse from protected habitats into human-dominated areas — even as poaching is on...
When should you scrap your gasoline car? The answer is almost certainly now.
Anthropocene Magazineby Sarah DeWeerdt·14d ago
Replacing a gasoline car of any age—even a brand-new one—with an electric vehicle will almost always lower overall carbon emissions, according to a new analysis.
As Deforestation Falls in Brazil, It Surges in Neighboring Bolivia
Yale E360by Ted Williams·14d ago
As Brazil cracks down on the illegal clearing of forests, farmers and ranchers are moving into Bolivia, helping to fuel a wave of deforestation in a country where land is cheap and enforcement lax.
Octopus Energy is urging customers to avoid using electricity during the solar eclipse – what you need to know
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Kezia Reynolds·14d ago
Customers of Octopus Energy will be rewarded with free electricity if they cut down their energy usage during the upcoming solar eclipse.
Reef relief: how a late summer monsoon helped cool the Great Barrier Reef at just the right time
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Mike Emslie, Senior Research Scientist in Reef Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science·15d ago
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a true natural wonder: a unique and diverse underwater seascape the size of a small country.
Can the searing European summer put climate action back on the agenda – or will disaster response take over?
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Magnus Moglia, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, La Trobe University·15d ago
Intense heat, unprecedented wildfires and savage droughts have hit Europe hard this northern summer.
Rare footage of silver bear cub captured in national park livestream. Is it a pizzly bear?
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·15d ago
Every fall, people from around the world turn their attention to Katmai National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska for Fat Bear Week.
Solar just eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in Utah
Good Good Goodby Grist·15d ago
This story was originally published by Grist in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.
The nation's first 'nature library' just opened. Bird watching kits and snowshoes are available for checkout
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·15d ago
If there was going to be a state in the contiguous United States that was home to a “nature library,” which developers joke is “part REI, part library,” it makes sense that it would be in Colorado.
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