A pair of snowy owls spotted along a Lake Michigan beach has drawn curious crowds and sparked happy speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.

The striped hyena, listed as “near threatened” by international conservationists, has a vast range that includes Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia,

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much?

Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.

Unintended consequences of completely predictable outcomes created by gross incompetence

Unintended consequences of completely predictable outcomes created by gross incompetence

It’s 42% of Colombia’s territory. It’s 7% of the total Amazon Rainforest. It’s the same size as Sweden, and it’s now free from future oil and mineral extraction. The news that half a million square kilometers of territory in the Amazon biome of Colombia was now limited only to renewable and regenerative economic activities only […] The post Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in its Amazon–an Area the Size of Sweden appeared first on Good News Network.

By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.

When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce – but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly different approach.