ecology

The disappearance of the lightning bugs is the alarm that our habitat is in danger-- and so is our food production

Grape growers on Roosevelt Island, Long Island and the Finger Lakes fear for the survival of their vines

Manufacturers and environmentalists all want you to change your shopping habits, but will it do any good?

New York becomes the sixth state to approve "natural organic reduction"

Now that the pandemic is no longer a crisis, tourism is making a comeback—big time. That’s great news for the travel industry’s many workers and businesses, but it could be bad for the planet. Here are some ways that tourists...

On July 23, 2022, multiple sources reported that monkeypox "is soaring", and the World Health Organization has declared it a "rapidly spreading..global health emergency". Last November 2021, the first reports of this new virus emerged and in an article published...

From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds, the gaming industry is working with the United Nations to engage audiences like never before and inspire...

According to new research, scientists are now answering that question with a big resounding “Yes!” Korena Mafune, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Washington, explains that trees in a forest are not isolated individuals; they form  a multispecies...

UNESCO  is behind an emergency bid to protect the natural marine wonders, 29 of which are on the agency’s protected World Heritage list, from permanent extinction. Our oceans are getting warmer because of increasing global carbon dioxide emissions and the coral...