A pair of New Zealand researchers claim a medium-sized dog has about the same carbon footprint as a sport-utility vehicle due to its diet. picked by bingo 4 weeks ago

Carbon dioxide, a potential fingerprint of life, has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

While humans are still struggling to get rid of unwanted carbon it appears that the heavens are really rather good at it. New research by astrophysicists at the University of Warwick has discovered that a mystery stellar explosion recorded in 2006 may have marked the unusual death of an equally unusually carbon-rich star. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Everyone's probably heard about the impact we have on the environment, but how many trees does it take to offset the amount of carbon you make. Imaging how many trees your company would have to plant to make it carbon neutral.

Carbon Calculator for USA picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Between the hybrids, the reusable canvas shopping bags and cloth diapers, everybody's doing their little bit to save the world. Entire industries have sprang up to cater to us socially-responsible types who want to leave behind a better world for the robots to inherit once they take over. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A German couple have departed from a Lantana, Fla., airport for a three-year world tour in a kit-built tiny plane that can only carry 200 pounds of luggage. picked by rubber2002 8 months ago

A grandmother's garden gnome has been returned to her after seven months - together with a photo album showing he has been on a world-wide tour.

Follow up story - picked by topofall 1 year ago

A soon-to-be-published weight-loss book helps dieters reduce not just their intake of calories, but the negative impact of their food consumption choices on the environment. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A planet orbiting a red dwarf star 20 light years away could be the first known water world, entirely covered by a deep ocean. picked by suebe 7 months ago

A Territory baby has been dubbed a miracle after she survived -- in what is believed to be a world first -- a full-term ovarian pregnancy. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Awesome Collection of smallest thing in the world really

(Some images on page NSFW) picked by icemann 3 years ago

Carbon Capture and Storage is a method of capturing and storing the carbon emmisions from burning coal and other fossil fuels safely, and in an environmentally friendly way. picked by Ankabout 7 months ago

Mountain ash forests in Australia are the best in the world at locking up carbon, a new study has found.

And one of the authors says climate change negotiations should give more attention to protecting forests like these. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you’ll love Super Obama World game. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Enter your surname in World Names Profiler and find its orgin and density on a world map.

The site has been compiled by researchers from the University College London. picked by DoggyLives 1 year ago

Now that you’ve signed your loyalty oath, let’s get started! Welcome to the George W. Bush Presidential Library’s Automatic Self-Guided Audio Tour. Please note you cannot pause during the tour, turn down the volume, or ask any questions. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

ROME. The news that Irish rock group U2 will release a new album in March has been hailed with relief and joy throughout the developing world. Millions of grateful peasants and refugees mobbed aid workers in Africa and Asia, offering sacrifices of new crops and young lambs to lead singer Bono for gracing the world with yet another insight into poverty. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

WhiteKnightTwo, which is making its world debut at AirVenture 2009, is the mothership that carries SpaceShipTwo tourists to suborbital space. Its 140-foot wingspan is the longest single carbon composite aviation component ever manufactured.
*OshKosh B'Gosh* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A survey of the water for more than 28 million Americans has detected the widespread but low-level presence of pharmaceuticals and hormonally active chemicals.
Water utilities could make drinking water purer. But the costs of "extreme purification" - far beyond what is needed - are huge in terms of increased energy usage and carbon footprint. picked by bingo 10 months ago

This complete nut job takes us on a tour of Canada, telling us how terrible the country is, a bed of sin, terror, evil, and sweet corn.

This video is full of amazing quotes. This man is freaking nuts. picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago