[Action Alert] • Recent investigations have found high levels of arsenic in food products. Sign a petition to protest this to the FDA.  (more)

The most recent subversion of gender roles in animals comes from the animal sanctuary Zealandia, where the first ever transgender bellbird was discovered. (more)

The rapid loss of biodiversity on the planet has become so severe that scientists are referring to it as a mass extinction event. (more)

Could planets form amongst the chaos surrounding a black hole? (more)

A cancerous plague called "devil facial tumor disease" that threatens the Tasmanian devil seems to be intent on weeding out the aggressors. (more)

The tiny house movement is a beautiful, constructive act of rebellion against a culture where overconsumption, going into debt and overwork are the norm. (more)

German researchers test urban gardens' toxicity, yielding new insights into safer cultivation. (more)

A 500 million year old genetic “error” led to the evolution of humanity and other vertebrates.

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Beneath the surface of the forest floor, vast networks of trees and plants are found to connect to and communicate with each other through their roots. (more)

[Action Alert] • The residents of Florida Keys are alarmed by Oxitec's plan to release genetically modified mosquitos into their environment in an effort to combat Dengue fever. (more)

Scientists have located the source of subtle sounds coinciding with sightings of the aurora borealis lights. (more)

The Surui of Brazil are using an unexpected new tool to fight illegal logging: Google Earth. (more)

The vision of a future powered by renewable energy is a very real possibility with current technological capacity according to this report conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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How technology can help save endangered species (more)

[Action Alert] • Tell the government of Cambodia that it must protect Prey Lang, a primary forest of the Indochinese peninsula, from destruction.  (more)

A London designer cultivates a guilt-free vegetable based leather substitute (more)

Gorillas are the first non-human species discovered to use baby-talk extensively. (more)

How sophisticated is plant-to-plant communication technology? Researcher Daniel Chamowitz adds complexity and sophistication to our understanding of plant awareness.  (more)

Extensive mapping of a massive fungal network in northeastern Oregon proves it to be the world's largest known organism. (more)

Come out to The Horticulture Society in NYC to learn new skills and make connections at the next Great Re-skilling, Thurs. May 17. (more)

Communal microbes reveal the evolutionary advantage of living and working together. (more)

Iquitos is a place of refuge, healing, and transformation. But after recent, unprecedented flooding, the city needs your help. (more)

Pro-Natura's biochar - used for 7,000 years by Amazonian indigenous groups - is helping re-green North Africa and the Sahara with carbon-negative vegetable gardens. (more)

Sign a petition to let the Obama administration know you stand against the expedition of the Keystone Pipeline. [Action Alert] (more)

Beacon Hill, Seattle will be home to the nation's first food forest - a seven-acre permaculture project providing fruits and vegetables for anyone taking a stroll in the area. (more)

An iceberg the size of New York is splintering off of West Antarctica's fastest melting glacier. [Video] (more)