An explosion early Wednesday morning at a production platform run by the Mexican state-run oil company PEMEX in the Gulf of Mexico left at least
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At least four killed in PEMEX explosion in Gulf of Mexico Posted April 3, 2015
Wolves make great foster parents Posted April 3, 2015
Wolves willingly foster cubs, a discovery that may help save rare wild wolf packs Wolves have a certain undeserved reputation; gnarly, bitey, good for hunting
Hawaiian beaches littered with trash from ocean garbage patch Posted April 2, 2015
The large mass of garbage in the northern Pacific Ocean, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is causing plastic debris to scatter along the
Brazil NGO declines contract to clean up dirty Olympic bay Posted April 2, 2015
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s pledge to clean up the blighted waters where the 2016 Olympic sailing events are to be held has
Ecology ministry to launch Clean Ukraine program Posted March 31, 2015
The Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry plans to launch the Clean Ukraine national program to recycle waste, an advisor to the Ecology and Natural Resources
Two breeding pairs of captive red wolves could have pups in April at Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga. It’s too early to
Trouble In Paradise–Too Much Plastic In Our Oceans Posted March 29, 2015
WFDD’s Keri Brown talks with Justin Catanoso about the growing plastic pollution problem in North Carolina’s oceans. Catanoso explains why the problem has become a
Bees prefer road verges to farmers’ fields for gathering pollen, say experts Posted March 28, 2015
The plight of the bumblebee is a major rural issue, with farmers and conservationists sometimes disagreeing over alleged declines. Philip Bowern reports. The threat to
BTN LiveBig: Nebraska ecology professor connects contagions to climate change Posted March 28, 2015
When new and potentially catastrophic contagious diseases like West Nile Virus and swine flu periodically emerge, research scientists and medical practitioners alike scramble to figure
Antibiotic Effectiveness is Imperiled as Use in Livestock is Expected to Increase Posted March 27, 2015
Princeton University-led research found that antibiotic consumption in livestock worldwide could rise by 67 percent between 2010 and 2030, and possibly endanger the effectiveness of
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