It was the blockbuster environmental deal of a lifetime: Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced in 2008 that the state was going to buy 180,000 acres of wetlands from United States Sugar Corporation. The purchase would effectively close U.S. Sugar's doors ...
This week, Discovery Earth is focusing on the science of climate change. To that end, to help clarify some of the misunderstandings and misrepresentations of a number of climate change issues, we will be looking at a selection of the ...
It only takes a quick Google image search to understand why Angkor, the Khmer empire's ancient seat, makes plenty of "must-see" travel lists. Its ruined temple complexes pop out through the forests, and its sprawling reservoirs offer a testament to ...
Bluefin tuna are delicious. Whether raw or seared, their deep red, yet light-tasting meat is magic on the tongue. They are so revered that one magnificent specimen of their species, a hulking, 512-pound giant, recently sold for $176,000 in a ...
The colossal head, after its excavation. Courtesy: Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) A colossal head statue of King Tut's grandfather has been dug out in Luxor, Farouk Hosni, Egypt's Culture Minister, said Sunday. Smoothly polished and perfectly preserved, the ...
Recycled cardboard is a decent replacement for styrofoam packaging, but what about heavy items that stronger protection? A company called Ecovative Design is banking on mushroom roots. "We should make products that fit into nature's recycling system," Ecovative Design cofounder ...
The Small Working Group of the International Whaling Commission meets in Florida next week, to discuss the controversial draft "deal" that would permit commercial whaling, at reduced levels, for the next ten years. One member has already signaled that it ...
Visitors to Pompeii will be able to experience a live dig next month in the ancient Roman town that was buried in Mount Vesuvius' catastrophic eruption in 79 A.D. The site of the open-door excavation is the so-called House of ...
The death of trainer Dawn Brancheau today at SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida at the hands of Tilikum, one of the largest killer whales in captivity, was a shocking, terrible tragedy. There are no words for her family and ...
The late Sir Peter Scott, founder of the World Wildlife Fund and, I am proud to be able to say, a man who encouraged and supported my early and youthful enthusiasm for matters environmental, once famously opined that, "If we ...
