What comes to mind when you think of a wolverine? A ferocious wolf-like animal? In reality, these creatures are members of the weasel family, more akin to the river otter. Unlike the comic book ...

Catie Leary writes and curates visual stories about science, animals, the arts, travel, and the natural world. Located in the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, this natural gas field was ...

Despite slight gains in population, the Amur leopard is still on the brink of extinction. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Removing the dead and injured bark from around the wound with a sharp knife ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Badgers are ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

Burning gasoline and diesel releases greenhouse gases that can build up in the Earth's atmosphere and lead to climate change. Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. The creeping arctic ...

Before buying goats, decide whether you want to raise them for yourself or in order to sell meat or milk. Keep in mind that a single doe will produce 90 quarts of fresh milk every month for 10 months ...

The Amazon River is unlike any other river on Earth. Its massive volumes of water feed the adjacent Amazon rainforest, make it impossible to build bridges over, and even raise the height of the ocean ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. An albatross is a large, ...

Cattle egrets live on insects. And in the savannah, insects congregate on the ubiquitous water buffalo. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, you'll find these birds constantly perched atop buffalo ...