Environmental Protection
Not even Snake Island is a true safe haven for rare vipers
Snake Island off the coast of Brazil may seem like an ideal animal sanctuary, but snakes there are at risk.
Morgan Freeman is helping save embattled honeybees
“There’s a concerted effort to bring bees back onto the planet," Freeman says.
Forests absorb more of our CO2 emissions but hardly enough
Last year trees captured a total of 37.1 billion tons of CO2, or around 30% of the annual carbon emissions.
Snow melt is exposing dead bodies on Mount Everest
Because of global warming, the ice sheet and glaciers are fast melting on the world's tallest mountain.
World Sparrow Day seeks to save the embattled little birds
"If we can’t save sparrows, how can we save tigers?"
China’s new park, new plans to protect world’s highest peak
China has announced plans for “Third Pole National Parks,” a system of conservation areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.