I phoned my boss the other morning to let him know I was running late coming in, and he was all excited to tell me that one of the staff at our center had found some bear tracks on our … Continue reading → bears natural history tracking wildlife nature MORE >>

Residents of the Americas may find this hard to believe, but the ubiquitous, adaptable House Sparrow ( Passer domesticus ) is declining in its native lands. We should all be concerned about this, if not out of love for this prosaic passerine then because the sparrow may very well be a signal species for more encompassing environmental threats. MORE >>

Pratima Kalra: Carving musical instruments out of vegetables is one thing, carving them to play melodies is another thing. As far as eco friendly craft is concerned, we have covered trash art, recycled art and this time we here with vegetable art. First you carve an instrument, then you play it and finally before it rots, you eat it. MORE >>

The Metropolitan Transit Authority, the agency in New York City that is in charge of the subway system, among other things, has installed a soundtrack of “distress and predator calls” in the Roosevelt Island subway stop , hoping that the audio will drive pigeons and their feathers and droppings away from the station. It won’t work. MORE >>

Israeli students won a prestigious award for designing a portable, solar-powered water treatment system that anyone can use. . An Israeli delegation led a recent World Water forum in France , sharing their hydrological expertise, and every year clean tech awards are bestowed upon alumnus of various local universities. Solar-powered water treatment. MORE >>