Nuclear fusion milestone reached: more energy out than in
Scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieve a major breakthrough on the path to the dream of fusion as a clean energy source
Green documentary makers unite to form Reel Power collaborative
From Gasland II to Dirty Business, some of the most active environmental documentary makers in the country are joining forces to build a movement.
Mongolia embarks on clean energy future with first wind farm
While in Mongolia for World Environment Day, I toured the Salkhit Wind Farm.
Cool NREL maps show the huge geothermal power potential of the U.S.
Geothermal is a stable & plentiful source of clean energy available all around the world, including in the United States (especially in the West). But that industry is still in its infancy and very little of that resource's potential is being tapped.
Bat Week 2019: fascinating facts & free activities
Did you know that Bat Week takes place every year, October 24–31? The time is set aside to raise awareness of the many contributions that bats make to the planet and encourage conservation of bat species.
The BatBnB is the perfect tiny home for your bug-eating guests
Tiny houses aren't just for people; bats can be comfy and warm in them too.
Become a bat detective with this plug-in device for your smartphone
The Echo Meter can detect, record and identify the sounds of bats nearby.
How to build and operate a bat-friendly wind turbine
When a bird charity installs a wind turbine, they're going to do it right.
UK bird charity moves forward with gigantic wind turbine
This should take the wind out of the "all turbines are evil" crowd's sails.
3D-printed robotic bat wing holds new possibilities for small aircraft
Dig out those old da Vinci drawings of winged flying machines, as he was really on to something!
Artists Build a 'Shanty Town' for Evicted Urban Birds
The 'Spatzenfavela' ('favela' for sparrows) provides a home for birds that have lost their city nests and roosts due to urban renewal.
Holy Bat Cloud: Designer's Eco-Sculpture Boosts Bat Biodiversity
One architect creates a series of intriguing artificial habitats for threatened bat populations.
Adding Wildlife 'Passengers' to the Urban Commute
A Dutch landscape architecture firm is proposing a clever way to help animals navigate the urban environment -- using the same infrastructure human city-dwellers rely on to get from place to place.
Small Wind Turbines May Cut Bat Activity in Half
A study of the impact of small residential wind turbine installations on local wildlife populations shows a potential loss of habitat for bats and a steep reduction in activity around the units.
4 Ways to Participate in National Pollinator Week
It's National Pollinator Week! Start a garden, encourage pollinators, or join an event in your area.
How to remove a bat from indoors
In the face of a devastating epidemic, bats need our tender loving care more than ever. If one sneaks inside, here's how to remove it without toxicants or harm.
The Week in Animal News: Powerful Sea Cucumber Poo, Giant Pythons Invade Florida and More
Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs from devastation. Invasive pythons are doing damage in the Everglades, eight sea lions were found shot to death in Washington and more.
Why Bats Need a 'Happy Hour' and Swedes Try to Comply
Wind power is not just a Danish success story - Swedish wind is growing leaps and bounds. But the bats may suffer, so the Swedes are trying to impose 'bat happy hour'
Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Disease
White nose syndrome has decimated bat populations on the East Coast. Now scientists believe the disease, which is spreading, may have been worse than previously imagined.
The Week in Animal News: Epically Lost Sea Turtle to be Released, Sylvester Stallone Movie Harms Bats, and More
A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.
Action-Flick Filming Takes Toll on Bulgarian Bat Cave
The filming of a Sylvester Stallone movie in a Bulgarian cave has dramatically reduced the animals' numbers, bat experts say.
South Carolina Documents Its First Human Rabies Case in Over 50 Years
South Carolina health department announces a human rabies case sourced from a bat.
Billboard Houses Bats and Translates Their Speech, Tells Us What's Up
If you've ever seen a colony of bats on the move and wondered what they're up to, this is the billboard for you. The "Bat Billboard," a collaboration of designer Chris Woebken and artist Natalie Jeremijenko, is a
Insect Hotels Abound at Chelsea Flower Show
Insect hotels are architectural, recycled and perfectly formed. But you can't stay there: they are for the bugs.
Deadly White Nose Syndrome Keeps Spreading Among New York's Bat Population
New York's brown bat continues to be hard hit by White Nose Syndrome (WNS). WNS is named for the white fungus that eats bat tissues and wakes the bats prematurely from hibernation. WNS has been
Fascinating New Species Found in Papua New Guinea
When it comes to finding fascinating species previously unknown to science, it turns out that forests of Papua New Guinea are a darn good place to look. Researchers have recently disclosed their
Cool High-Rise Bat Habitat Draws Nature's Pest-Fighters to New York Sculpture Park (Video)
If all goes well between now and Halloween, Griffis Sculpture Park in upstate New York will be ready for the occasion with its very own colony of bats, thanks to the artsy "Bat Tower" being built to draw the pest-fighting pollinators to the area.
Amazon Tribe Battles Rabid Vampire Bats
At the edge of the Amazon, a remote tribe suffers a plague of rabies spread by desperate vampire bats. It sounds like the plot from a bad B-movie, but the reality is far more grim: More than 500 people have been
Little Brown Bat Will Be Pushed to Extinction by Spreading White Nose Syndrome: New Study
photo: US Fish & Wildlife Service via flickr White nose syndrome, a disease caused by exposure to a particular fungus, first discovered in 2006, has been afflicting bats in the eastern United States and appears to be spreading. Considering that it's
Whatever, Tigers and Pandas: Lesser-Known Endangered Species Need Help Too (Slideshow)
With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000
10 adorable bats that may or may not suck your blood
A lesson in loving flying nocturnal mammals.
Going Steady: 10 Animals More Monogamous Than Us (Slideshow)
Ah love. Woody Allen has some nice thoughts on this tricky thing that perhaps gets more thought around Valentine's Day. The recent swan divorce shocked us to the core, so we decided to ponder the happy
European Bats Resistant to Deadly Fungus
Since 2006, bat populations in the northeastern United States have been decimated by a mysterious condition known as "white-nose syndrome." Caused by a fungus,
Chinese Fruit Bats Demonstrate Unusual Sexual Behavior Never Before Seen in Adult Animals
New research published in the online journal PLoS ONE demonstrates for the first time that a non-human adult animal species regularly engages in oral sex behavior. While the behavior has
Great bathroom reading: 'Essential Composting Toilets' (book review)
Gord Baird and Ann Baird have written the definitive guide.
Man builds $1,500 tiny house, forages & grows his own food (Video)
Aiming to live a lighter-impact lifestyle, this green lifestyle activist lives in a self-built tiny house and experiments with growing and foraging his own food.
The hot poop on the Cinderella incinerating toilet
Got some clean electricity? Then you can cremate your crap.
Terrific toilets built in Aspen by Charles Cunniffe Architects
Who says loos have to be boring and utilitarian?
Are public toilets a right in public spaces? (Survey)
If you gotta go, you should have a clean private environmentally friendly place to go.
The Long Drop is a lovely loo
Architect designs a composting toilet that is "no cost, no impact"
Composting toilets are replacing the plastic portapotties
The big Glastonbury music festival is getting new composting loos
You (and your poop) will be transported by this French composting toilet
Here's the hot poop on a toilet with a conveyor belt to move the stuff out of sight, out of mind.
New toilet design doesn't need water or power
I really don't want to crap all over this new toilet design, but it is too complex, too expensive and no, it won't charge your phone.
New composting toilet design launched in Ecuador, which really needs it
Here's the drill on the Earth Drill toilet.
It's time to bring composting toilets home
It's becoming easier to do so as the rules change and the toilets get better.
Off-grid classroom blends into the last of Long Island’s prairie
The new interpretive center has earned certification from the Sustainable Sites Initiative, and features a green roof planted with native prairie grasses.
Peecycling in the city: Would you "stealth pee" in an urban yard?
Nutrient cycling is important. But it's not something you want to get arrested for.
Urine-separating toilets are not quite as wonderful as we keep saying they are
Was it design, or was it our resistance to change? What made the NoMix a NoGo?
The hot poop on alternative toilets, Tiny house edition
Another look at what's out there in the world of composting and other alternative toilets