When I founded Ecosia a few years ago, I made two promises: 1. I will never sell Ecosia. 2. I will never take profits out of the company. I made these promises because my goal for Ecosia has always been … Read more
Signs of spring are here early. Trees from Texas to New York have begun sprouting leaves earlier than in any year on record, according to data from the USA National Phenology Network, a group of scientists and educators that monitors … Read more
Volunteers buzz around the front lawn of a Baptist church in Louisville on a bright October morning. Sporting navy T-shirts with the words Citizen Forester emblazoned across the back, they divvy up spades and shovels, grab buckets and hoses. Behind … Read more
The giant ground sloth from London’s Natural History Museum was once a dominant species in North America. (Credit: Ballista) Today, if you searched all of North America north of Mexico, you would find only 17 species of land mammals that … Read more
Image by Wrath of Gnon We’ve all admired the elegance of Japan’s traditional styles of architecture. Their development required the kind of dedicated craftsmanship that takes generations to cultivate — but also, more practically speaking, no small amount of wood. … Read more