A coalition of groups are envisioning the former jails on Rikers Island as the hub for green energy generation, enough to power 45,000 homes. They also see it as a potential hub of green energy job training, and as a replacement for at least several of New York City's gas-fired power plants. Since New York […]
Airbus captain Luis Andress was flying from Miami to Denver last month when he encountered St. Elmo's Fire off the side of his Jet.
Ten endangered Manning River turtles were released this month back into the wild - a first for the conservation program Aussie Ark.
A very long-lived family, the turtles, filled in its family tree a little by the find of a fossilized embryo from the Cretaceous Period.
Sacred groves in India are patches of land that are communally protected with religious zeal, that also tend to be relic forest segments.
Found in 2019, genetic testing on a 100 year old female has confirmed the rediscovery of the Fernandina Giant Tortoise on the Galapagos
Jonathan the tortoise, which is at least 190 years-old, was just awarded the Guinness World Record for oldest living land animal.
Volunteers, residents, and even SpaceX, all contributed to a massive sea turtle-saving operation on South Padre Island during the cold snap.
After thousands of turtles were rescued from cold waters off the Texas coast, they've been nursed back to health, and sent back to the sea.
On the West African islands of Cape Verde, conservation work over the last decade is creating huge loggerhead sea turtle booms.
A simple $8 green LED light was enough to significantly reduce the amount of squid, turtles, rays, and sharks caught in fishing nets.
Karuk and Yurok tribal firefighters are using small traditionally-managed burning amid trees in the Klamath Mountains to prevent wildfires.