A mysterious—and extremely hairy—animal has been photographed again in the Serengeti. Robert Berntsen, a frequent traveler to East Africa, photographed the creature, almost certainly a gazelle, in Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve. It was earlier photographed by Paolo Torchio in the same reserve.... 

In a never-ending quest to eliminate human contact with germs, science has given society a number of hygienic chemicals. Among these chemicals are Triclosan, found commonly in anti-bacterial soaps, toothpaste, and many other products, and Bisphenol A (BPA), found in the protective lining of food cans.... 

Peat, or turf, is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world. Peat has a high carbon content and can burn under low moisture conditions. Once ignited... 

he United States will keep a pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions made last year perhaps with help from a domestic boom in cleaner-burning natural gas, Washington’s lead negotiator said at the U.N. climate talks. At last year’s climate talks in Copenhagen, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged... 

A widespread farming catastrophe could hit Africa if global temperatures rose by four degrees Celsius or more, according to a study that calls for urgent planning for a much warmer future and investment in technology to avert disaster. Read more here: Four degree rise ‘would scupper African farming’  Read More →

by Jonathan Hiskes. Rumors have been floating around for a while, but on Monday the unfortunate fact became public : the sustainability news and advocacy site Worldchanging is shutting down. The 501c3 non-profit will dissolve by the end of the year, though the hope is to preserve its seven-year online... 

If you think you’re Vitamin D deficient, think again. An authoritative report questions a major health care trend. Read more: Study: Vitamin D and Calcium Pills Aren’t Necessary  Read More →

by Jonathan Hiskes. A hefty new investigation from the Center for Public Integrity takes the Energy Department to task for giving stimulus ( American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ) funding to industrial polluters while waiving requirements that they conduct environmental-impact reviews. It’s... 

A thousand square kilometers of the Alaskan tundra burned in September 2007, a single fire that doubled the area burned in the region since 1950. However, a new study in the Journal of Geophysical Research finds that the fire was even more unprecedented than imagined: sediment cores found that it was... 

The International Tiger Conservation Forum concluded in St Petersburg this week, with the heads of governments of the 13 Tiger Range Countries (TRC) adopting a declaration designed to help save the wild cats from extinction. The prime ministers declared that they will “strive to double the number... 

More than two dozen rare sea turtles who were cold, hungry and lost were rescued over the Thanksgiving holiday after having washed ashore on Cape Cod, a spokesman for the New England Aquarium said on Friday. The Kemp’s ridley species of turtles are being treated at an animal care center south of... 

Fishing nations agreed on Saturday to a slim reduction in quotas for catching giant Atlantic bluefin tuna, whose stocks have plunged as fishermen strive to meet demand from sushi lovers. Ignoring calls from conservation groups for deep cuts, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic... 

World temperatures could soar by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the 2060s in the worst case of global climate change and require an annual investment of $270 billion just to contain rising sea levels, studies suggested on Sunday. Such a rapid rise, within the lifetimes of many young people... 

by Jonathan Hiskes. A Berkeley transportation scholar offers an appealingly simple rule in Adam Nagourney’s dispatch on the sizeable subway and light-rail expansion in Los Angeles : Robert B. Cervero, the director of the University of California Transportation Center in Berkeley, said that if... 

by Agence France-Presse. PARIS — Fishing nations opted Saturday to leave catch limits for eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna virtually unchanged despite concerns that the species is perilously close to collapse. Annual quotas for the sushi mainstay will be trimmed from 13,500 tons this year to 12,900... 

Tree planting tips: How to plant a winter windbreak and summer shade trees to save money on energy bills all year long. Read this article: How Planting Trees Can Cut Your Energy Bills 30%  Read More →

The 30,000 LED holiday lights strung on the Rock’s tree aren’t just available to NYC bigwigs. See how you can illuminate your tree efficiently. Read more from the original source: How to Make Your Christmas Tree Like the Rockefeller Tree  Read More →

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It was a busy weekend for environmental news, so catch up with these headlines. Go here to see the original: 5 Stories You Missed During the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend  Read More →

More than 187,000 square miles (approximately 120 million acres) along the north coast of Alaska were designated today as “critical habitat” for the polar bear as a result of a partial settlement in an ongoing lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense...