Waterborne disease has a chance to be combated with a new low-cost water purification technique recently outlined in Current Protocols in Microbiology. By using seeds from the Moringa oleifera tree, 90.00% to 99.99% of bacteria can be reduced.

A new study shows that despite what we’ve learned in the past, an increasingly warmer climate allows for less absorption of carbon dioxide by subalpine forests.

Carotenoids are the fat-soluble plant compounds found in many vegetables. They are the most important source of vitamin A,  a valuable antioxidant essential to our health.

The Rainforest Alliance climate initiative experts have REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) on their minds.

Our friends over at the World Wildlife Fund recently contacted us and wanted to spread the word on their new “Act For Our Future” campaign, driven to encourage the United States Senate to act upon climate legislation.

We know that our planet is undergoing some major changes – after all, we read about new studies, explorations, issues, and ways to help solve the problem every day. But can we really predict what is coming next?

A San Fransisco-based federal judge has recently ruled that the United States Department of Agriculture illegally approved Monsanto Co.’s genetically-modified, Roundup-Ready beets.

According to WWF International, 163 new species have been discovered in the last year in  Mekong River region of Southeast Asia.

A new study has found runaway melt at many coastal glaciers, including ones along the coastlines of Antarctica and Greenland.

A new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology has highlighted both the benefits and threats to the planet that stems from marine renewable energy.