Possible future view of Jätkäsaari from the south. Through the middle runs West Harbour Park, the heart of the new district /City of Helsinki/City Planning Dep....

Here we present some of the most amazing and unusual trees from around the world. They include the Basket Tree, Giant Sequoias of California, Circus Tree, Chapel-Oak. Tule Tree. Banyan Tree, and Baobab Trees - including one with a toilet built inside it....

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Health officials Thursday confirmed there's a red tide outbreak at Daytona Beach. The algae bloom can kill fish and cause respiratory problems in people.

Volusia County health officials got the positive results Thursday from three ocean water samples sent to the Florida F...

ut when the product is more expensive than the alternative, that's when marketers need to work at persuading the consumer to buy it. Why should I buy those expensive clothes rather than these cheaper ones? Ah, because they're organic. Why should I buy this expensive coffee? Ah, because it's fair...

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- An alligator that killed an elderly woman was captured in the pond where passers-by found her body last weekend, police said.

Jack Douglas, a licensed alligator trapper, caught and killed the 8-foot alligator late Tuesday on Skidaway Island in east Savannah.

The Georgia Depar...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Scientists searching for what is likely the world's most endangered whale came up empty-handed this summer during a one-month tour of an area in the Bering Sea where Pacific right whales like to feed.
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From July 31 to Aug. 28, an international team of scientist...

JAKARTA - Indonesia, which has destroyed vast tracts of forest, will plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of the UN climate change summit in Bali in December, an official said on Thursday....

KINSHASA, Congo (Associated Press) -- Rebels have seized an area in eastern Congo that serves as a wildlife habitat for endangered mountain gorillas, threatening one of the last known populations of the animals, conservationists said Sunday.

Shelling and heavy gunfire could be heard from the he...

The purpose of this article is to provide 40 simple ways you can conserve energy and reduce toxicity in your home and office. By implementing these practices you will be “doing your part” to save the environment....

The Prime Minister of New Zealand has just announced that the country is committed to being 90% poweredby renewable energy in less than 20 years. Now, this might sound outlandish, but we should note that they're already 70% powered by renewables....

What’s riding the rails in your hometown? A few hobos maybe, but also potentially deadly chemicals rumble through America’s communities daily. My hometown paper, The Galesburg Register-Mail, printed a series of articles on the dangers nearly every train brings to a community. And in Galesburg, IL, ...

A GBP28 million wave power project that is planned for the UK coast has received government planning approval. The so-called Wave Hub, a giant electrical socket on the seafloor, will allow wave power firms to connect to Britain's power grid and test new machines, Reuters has reported....

One of the major issues, or myths, surrounding carbon offsets is that it allows people and companies to pollute and then, just for a few dollars, “balance it out.” My take on this conundrum is that it doesn’t matter if this belief is factual or just an urban legend of the modern times, there is sti...

Some statistics on the worldwide consumption of plastic bags, why environmentalists are so against the use of plastic bags, and what we, the consumers can do to reduce the use of plastic bags.

So how much plastic bags do you use daily/weekly? Do you bring your own bags when shopping? Would you r...