In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives. A precious pollinator of fruits and vegetables, the disappearing bees left billions of dollars of crops at risk and threatened our food supply.
Last night’s (Earth Day 2008) Frontline examined the politics behind the government’s failure to act on the biggest environmental problem of our time. The full episode is available to view …
Archaeologists make a grisly find: Four hundred skeletons buried in a mass grave. The bodies have lain undisturbed for 500 years, since the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. But this is no ordinary gravesite.
If the present era of human civilization is seen in terms of its defining technologies and resources, humans are now living in the “oil age.” In numbers: the world currently uses roughly 75-80 million barrels of crude oil per day. How is such a massive need met, here and abroad, year after year? Explore EXTREME OIL’s guide to the science behind oil production. GO
Climate models predict that the Arctic will become an additional 7 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit warmer during the next century. If that happens, scientists expect at least half the Arctic …
Cheap and abundant fossil fuels once seemed inexhaustible. But now an ever larger proportion of an ever-growing population is joining the developed world. Where will we get the energy to support all this growth? One answer is by shifting to such renewable resources as solar power and wind. Another is to build homes with natural energy efficiency. Find out how to turn your home into an Eco House. GO
While the developed world has begun to embrace green energy over the past decade, the governments of impoverished nations say the shift is keeping food out of the reach of …
Last year, the deforestation of the Amazon rose sharply after three consecutive years in decline. Alarmed, the Brazilian government responded by launching Operation Arc of Fire, a campaign to deter …
If you could spend time with gorillas in their verdant mountainside habitat, you might be surprised to find that their family dynamics, political maneuvers, and personal quirks are quite complex–in …
Legendary scientist Dian Fossey lived among the mountain gorillas of Rwanda for nearly 20 years, forging close relationships with individual apes. Her work, which showed the world that gorillas are social beings full of curiosity and affection, paved the way for gorilla conservation and research until her life was cruelly cut short as a result of her efforts. Nature has more about her work and life. GO
