If giant plumes of gurgling methane don’t keep you up at night, then try this: England’s chief medical officer recently warned government officials that we are running out of antibiotics that are effective against drug-resistant bacteria. “Antibiotic resistance is due to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. MORE >>

It is really worth clicking through to this excellent blog post by Ron Dudley in which a coyote pays a price for catching a vole. The photos are amazing as is the commentary. Watching animals closely can lead to all sorts of discoveries! Hat-tip to Suzie Gilbert. Mammals Coyote MORE >>

What Makes a Building Green? What makes a building green? The answer might seem obvious—any building that has a minimal impact on the environment should be called green, right? If we dig a little deeper, though, the question turns out to be a lot more complicated than that. What’s so hard about defining green? What about 30% or even 50%? MORE >>

In Western Australia we have two races of the Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera , but neither are found in Broome. One race lives to the north- Geophaps plumifera plumifera and the other race lives to the south- Geophaps plumifera ferrugines. They both live in rocky areas and amongst what is traditionally called Spinifex grass. MORE >>

The announcement by the university this month shows that the youth in the country are the driving force for environmental change, even with all their challenges. The project is part of an international energy competition, Solar Decathlon , which occurs every two years. So why aren’t we making use of it for us? solar panels]. MORE >>