The bald eagle, America’s national symbol, was removed from the U.S. threatened and endangered species list this week—just in time for the Independence Day celebration on July 4. “This is a ... Read More

It has been a year since the U.S. Surgeon General declared secondhand smoke a hazard to human health and said that the only way to eliminate the dangers of secondhand ... Read More

As the human population grows and moves into formerly wild areas, what is happening to the large mammals of Africa? And are conservation efforts making a difference? Learn how human ... Read More

Reducing or eliminating commercial airline flights at night, and especially in winter, could help slow global warming by lowering greenhouse gas emissions caused by air traffic, according to a study ... Read More

A groundbreaking research study discovered that man-made chemicals, including those found in everyday products such as pesticides, cosmetics, dyes, drugs, gasoline and diesel exhaust, mimic naturally occurring hormones once inside ... Read More

It turns out that finding solutions to global warming may be more than a global environmental priority; it could also be a matter of national security. According to a report ... Read More

Combining chocolate with the right kind of bacteria produces hydrogen, a clean renewable energy that could be used with fuel cells to power vehicles or manufacturing processes, according to researchers ... Read More

The Middle East is not the only place where the battle to control fuel and energy sources has turned deadly. In Colombia, a governmental initiative to produce more palm oil ... Read More

Alaska is dotted with thousands of toxic waste sites that may be polluting drinking water for a majority of Alaskans and posing serious health risks for residents and wildlife alike, ... Read More

China this week released its first national climate change strategy. In the 62-page action plan, China promises to join the international effort to control global warming by improving energy efficiency, ... Read More

President George W. Bush, long accused of ignoring the problem of climate change and opposing international efforts to develop a solution, has proposed his own strategy for reducing greenhouse gas ... Read More

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published a series of reports in 2007 that set forth conclusions about the causes and effects of global warming as well as ... Read More

Hurricane season officially begins today, June 1, and runs through November. Forecasters at the National Weather Service are predicting that 2007 could be particularly turbulent. They expect 13 to 17 ... Read More