Two-Thirds of World’s Longest Rivers Don’t Flow Freely Anymore

Water

by Yoel Fessahaye  The largest-ever study on global hydrology has discovered that only 37% of the longest rivers (longer than 600 miles) remain free-flowing and 23% flow uninterrupted to the ocean. As National Geographic explains, rivers are the lifeblood of our...

One funny thing: are Homo sapiens worth saving?

Animals

Jimmy Kimmel has done a great job addressing the UN biodiversity report this week and this latest video is cracking us up/making us facepalm. Check out as he asks random citizens if Homo sapiens (aka humans) are worth...

Tweet of the Week: Eric Holthaus on the courage to take action

Climate Change

We need to move past the “we’re screwed” narrative on climate change and ecosystem collapse. Fast. A dead world is not our destiny. Yes, the odds are against us as long as we stay on our current path. But we can and must radically change that path. We can do this, and...

After the UN Extinction Report — Now What?

Animals

The United Nations report on the extinction crisis that came out on Monday made a relatively big splash. ICYMI, a group of scientists called the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), determined that biodiversity is...

Whale Watching On the Rise in Japan and Iceland

Oceans

Whale watching is one of the fastest growing tourist activities in Japan, which is a marked shift in the way the Japanese people think of whales — as something to observe in the water rather than on a dinner plate.  The International Fund for Animal Welfare...