Aug 16 Ecuador Pulls Plug on Innovative Cash-for-Conservation Plan in Amazon Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, pictured here at an interview in Portoviejo, Ecuador, on June 29. Photo by Meridith Kohut/Bloomberg via Getty Images. BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ecuador will open a pristine swath of the Amazon to oil drilling after the… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Till Now, a Case of Mistaken Identity for Elusive Olinguito, World's New Mammal Till Now, a Case of Mistaken Identity for Elusive Olinguito, World's New Mammal… Continue watching
Aug 14 Is Poison Ivy Getting Nastier? The shiny three leaves of poison ivy. Photo by Susan Biddle/The Washington Post/Getty Images. Ahh, summertime. A long wilderness hike followed by a refreshing swim in the river followed by -- music screeches to halt -- a… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Do Apps That Advertise Learning Make Your Baby Smarter? Advocacy Group Says No Do Apps That Advertise Learning Make Your Baby Smarter? Advocacy Group Says No… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Henrietta Lacks' 'Immortal' Impact on Research Now Extends to Patient Consent Henrietta Lacks' 'Immortal' Impact on Medical Research Now Extends to Policy… Continue watching
Aug 08 Six Telling Figures from Japan's Leaking Fukushima Nuclear Plant By Larisa Epatko New revelations that the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan is leaking more radioactive groundwater than previously thought have prompted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to say Wednesday that the government will step in and "take firm measures"… Continue reading
Aug 08 How Environmentalists Lost Their Battle Against the Border Fence Congress is considering building hundreds of miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of immigration reform. During the last big fence-building push, the fight that centered on the fence's potential effects on San Diego's fragile border… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Tempers May Flare and Conflicts Rise as Climate Change Heats Up, Study Finds Tempers May Flare and Conflicts Rise as Climate Change Heats Up, Study Finds… Continue watching
Aug 07 12 Facts About Hellbender Salamanders By Leah Clapman List compiled by Rebecca Jacobson. Read our full Science Wednesday report. They have lungs, but they breathe completely through pores in their skin. Their name Cryptobranchus means "secret gill." They are the third largest species of salamanders in… Continue reading
Aug 07 Rustling River Monsters for Science It takes six scientists to catch one hellbender salamander: three to lift the rock, two to hold the fishing nets, and one to dive underwater and grab the creature. Then, holding on is its own challenge, because the animals ooze… Continue reading