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We are preparing series of articles covering various issues affecting our planet and how we can all help to solve them. We will also try to bring your attention to less known and potentially more dangerous problems and give you useful tips in your bid to achieve greener and also in many instances cheaper [...]
Summer is the prime season for gardeners and composters to begin turning their scraps into compost. There are a variety of gardening tools and accessories available to take care of your flowers and garden; and then there are products that take gardening to the next plateau. Compost is the result of recycling decomposed natural and [...]
Gone were the times when people used pots to plant flowers. At least when it comes to designers, plants have a whole different home. Martino D’Esposito is the designer that came up with this innovative flower pot - a pillow shaped pot made of PVC foam, designed exclusively for hydroculture friendly plants. It’s certainly a [...]
A familiar scene that many of us know about but which few have seen is ongoing Eastern Canada as sealers and seal hunt opponents get ready for another episode of tension and sufference. 100 hunters embarked on 16 boats heading toward a large herd of seals in the Cabot Strait between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland [...]
Protected since Ancient Greece by Poseidon and Apollo for their love of the sun and sea, the number of seals is rapidly declining, most of them living miserably or under a constant threat. The low numbers are mainly due to fishermen, that killed them simply so they cannot feed on fish, or to people hunting [...]
Only one oil spill can cause enormous devastation on wildlife and habitats, but seas all over the world take in millions of gallons of oil every year. The long-term effect of such a disaster is the subject of much debate among scientists. Some argue that animals and birds are harmed many years after the event, [...]
I recently came across this heartbreaking picture of a dog tied around its mouth and thrown away with the garbage. I am left wondering why do some people keep a dog if they are not able to properly take care of it. After all, the dog is man’s best friend and this certainly is no [...]
Mysterious desert animal caught on film - source
An “extraordinary” desert creature has been caught on camera for what scientists believe is the first time. The long-eared jerboa, a tiny nocturnal mammal that is dwarfed by its enormous ears, can be found in deserts in Mongolia and China. See videos of the tiny mouse-like creature [...]