How long have people kept cats? Or, should the question be, how long have cats kept people?

The United Nations Copenhagen (Denmark) Climate Conference ended in December without final agreements to lower emissions of greenhouse gases.

Fossils support the theory that dinosaurs come from South America.

This book shows you 50 simple things you can do to protect the earth through recycling, using less energy, and protecting animals and insects.

Check out some ideas for how your classroom and school can run while doing little damage to the environment.

Unusually severe storms in southern India and the Philippines, in September and October caused massive flooding that killed more than 1,200 people.

How a fifth grade class from Queens, NY, made a film to educate people about the damage to the environment caused by drilling for natural gas.

“We are going to have more hurricanes, more forest fires, and if we don’t do anything, the sea levels will actually rise….We have to act now, and we have to act fast.”
– Lauren Thorpe, Greenpeace field organizer

Scientists studying golden orb weaver spider webs have noted that the web glue that coats the spiders’ silk strands is among the world’s strongest glues.

Reports released in September about a medical study in Thailand for an HIV vaccine were encouraging at first.