BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Hundreds of years ago, Dutch explorers from distant shores drew close to a mysterious island – one that would change the way we look at archeology forever. It wasn’t quite the kind of mysterious island that…
Honeybees are making a comeback from colony collapse disorder
Humans have an odd fascination with bees in a way that we share with few other insects. We’re drawn, in turns, to both love them and fear them. Who hasn’t, for instance, seen a picture of an adorable little bumblebee……
A new treaty will protect our ocean friends beyond national control
Humans and the oceans have been intertwined from the moment some wandering band of Cro-Magnons first chanced upon the seashore. Over the centuries, we first learned to navigate choppy waters in crude canoes and dugouts, then learned to harvest the…
Wiping your ass is ruining the environment – but there’s an alternative solution
One of the first things we learn in childhood is that everyone goes to the bathroom. (Go ahead and snicker right now if you find that funny.) The never-ending search for a clean, hygienic and palatable solution to our bodily…
Targeted conservation could save the earth – if we can make the sacrifices
How much is five percent? It depends what you’re talking about, for one thing. Five percent more ice cream for dessert isn’t likely to add up to very much – but talk about a 5 percent increase on your income…
The Neotropical Primate Conservation Peru is saving monkeys and their habitats
BY RHIANN MOORE If you’re looking for an animal charity to support, look no further. The Neotropical Primate Conservation in Peru is dedicated to protecting monkeys and the forests they inhabit from hunters. They do this through land protection, research,…
This is the kickass plan scientists have formulated to bring extinct tigers back to life
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS Jurassic Park was a landmark moment for modern culture and science. Not only was it one of the first movies to highlight what superb computer animation could really do, but it also brought themes such as…
The Canadian International School in Bengaluru is 100% self-sustaining
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS It’s been a long time coming, but solar panels are finally on their way to carving out a real role for themselves on the world stage. From a tumultuous beginning, where they were seen as little…
Really chill ways to do your part for the planet in 2017
BY RHIANN MOORE Although little gestures often seem futile when people in power can’t be bothered to do their part, they can actually make a huge difference in maintaining the environment and lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Here are some basic…
Giraffes are headed for extinction and why no one saw it coming
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS What kinds of animals might you see on a safari on the Serengeti? Wildebeest, elephants, antelopes, lions… giraffes? Not for long, say scientists, who have recently moved the unmistakable long-necked mammal to “vulnerable” status. This sudden…
These alternative burial methods will use your body to heal the environment long after death
BY: CAROLINE ROLF It’s never too early to start thinking about our death. If you practice the traditional Tibetan sky burial in which the deceased are carried to a remote location in the mountains where the body is left for…
Leo DiCaprio is building an eco-island to conserve Belize’s forestry and aquatic life
BY: JESSICA BEUKER If you didn’t fall in love with Leonardo DiCaprio when he portrayed Jack Dawson in Titanic, or that time he made a powerful address at the UN summit meeting on climate change, or even when he created…