One tiny American bird has hit celebrity status among birdwatchers when it was spotted for the very first time — all the way in Europe. Hundreds of folks gathered on a remote field to catch a glimpse of the rare Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, native to the north-eastern US, that apparent got a bit turned-around during it… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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This guest post was written by Paul D. Miller, also known as DJ Spooky, as part of the Cape Farewell project.

“Whosoever will be an enquirer into Nature let him resort to a conservatory of Snow or Ice.” – Francis Bacon

OK—so here I am in the High Arctic with Cape Farewell, creating a series of drafts for several compositions that I’ll eventually turn into several string quartet pieces, a gallery show, and a symphony out of the experience. I’m looking at how to collect… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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You Just Have to Listen Closely
Scientists from Exeter University and Bristol University might have just found a new way to evaluate the condition of coral reefs. It’s pretty simple when you think about it: You just listen. Indeed, each reef has its own noise signature, and reefs with more corals and fish generate predictably greater levels of noise. By analyzing the sound, you can find out lots of things about both the fish and the corals. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Bugs move so quickly that it seems impossible to tell how they really move their wings and fly. But Wired has a crazy collection of high-speed videos showing insect flight. Check out what it looks like as a ladybug takes off, a dragonfly escaping a frog, and how a moth collects nectar. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Bugs move so quickly that it seems impossible to tell how they really move their wings and fly. But Wired has a crazy collection of high-speed videos showing insect flight. Check out what it looks like as a ladybug takes off, a dragonfly escaping a frog, and how a moth collects nectar. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Pacific blue marlin is one of the largest billfish to swim the open ocean. Just how far can they swim, and where exactly are they going? Scientists are tracking the movements of 10 marlin as part of this year’s Great Marlin Race, and showing the results on the Internet. Last year, three marlins swam across the equator, from Hawaii to the Marquesas Islands, a distance of more than 1,8… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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In 1999, poaching had reduced the number of impalas, a type of grazing antelope, in Uganda to just 1,600 animals. Today, there are more than 35,000 — and populations of many other species have soared as well, thanks to successful efforts to reduce the amount of poaching in the country’s protected areas…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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When was the last time you drank Kava with a group of Fijians in their remote village? Or gathered in fear with a community under the threat of a tsunami warning? Played with a 15-foot python? Tickled a chimpanzee? And, anecdotes aside, when was the last time you opened yourself to a challenging, broadening experience beyond the safety of your usual horizons? When was the last time you served as ambassador from your culture to learn, share, and teach among peop… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Global warming has done a lot of damage this summer, from deadly flooding in Pakistan to the heat wave of the millennium in Russia. Now, the New York Times reports, there’s another vict… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As much as 95% of the corals in the Philippines have suffered bleaching after the 2009-2010 El Niño event that boosted the temperatures in the Indian Ocean and waters off Southeast Asia during the beginning of this year. Warmer water is often responsible for bleaching (the die-off of symbiotic algae living on the corals) and we usually hear about corals impacted in the Caribbean. But such a massive bleaching as this in the Philippines is a rare and particularly distressing news item as the possibility for recovery of b… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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