How much is a National Park worth to you?
Last fall, the National Parks Service proposed a plan to increase entrance fees to 17 of the most popular National parks by more than double.…
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Conservation in Maine: where progress is happening
When it comes to saving the environment, there has been a lot of governmental push-backs. Through the spread of disinformation, if not downright lies, that…
Fate of the Walrus: What happens if it isn’t put on the endangered species list
The Endangered Species Act was created in the United States in 1973 as a way of helping in the conservation of various species whose populations…
Return of the Wolf: the reappearance of wolves in North America
In traditional fairy tales, we hear many stories about wolves preying on the innocent, from little girls wandering in the woods to pigs trying to…
Lab-grown genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in 2018
No one likes annoying mosquito bites, the itching, and scratching, and the terrible red skin afterwards. The worst thing that can happen from a bite…
Making a comeback: How the population of blue whales is recovering
The blue whale is not only the largest animal known to man, with impressive lengths in excess of 100 feet and weighing more than 150…
A precipitous decline in the global wildlife population
Recent years have seen a rapid decline in the state of our planet’s health due to global warming, a process which is speeding up as…
The most devastating diseases in history
Humankind has a bigger threat than famine, terrorism, asteroid impact, or wars. The greatest existential danger it faces is the risk posed to it by…
What we need to know about the trillion-ton iceberg
No matter where you stand in the climate change debate, the iceberg that has detached itself from Antarctica is disturbing. While icebergs do move around…
How the Corpse Flower just made history
With the biggest inflorescence of any unbranched flowering plant in the world, the corpse flower, officially known as Amorphophallus titanium, is already an amazing thing…