photo: Graham Racher via flickr Go chimps, go! An interesting new paper in the journal Primates documents how a group of chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea have been successfully deactivating snares set by human bushmeat hunters. Though not always successful,... 

Photo credit: on_ovington + Baby formula could contain unsettling amounts of aluminum &emdash;more than 40 times the amount found in breast milk, according to one recent study. + Another scary side-effect of tainted baby formula: Breasts in female infants... 

Image Credit: Nucho via Flickr Bamboo gets used in a lot of ways, from underwear to flooring to windmills . But this summer, the roof of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is home to a forest of bamboo that is an aesthetic end in itself. Since... 

A design by Özgür Masur from Argande ’s 2010-2011 fall-winter collection. Istanbul was abuzz last week about the latest efforts to position the city as a new fashion capital and help Turkey move from manufacturer of raw materials for clothing... 

photo: Leo Freitas via flickr According to preliminary data from Brazilian NGO Imazon and Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is down 16% over the past twelve months, with 1,488 square kilometers... 

Images via Tina Sparkles Electronic clothing is something that continually fascinates some designers. From circuit board boxers to keyboard purses to blinking bicycling sweaters , there’s just something about turning electronics into fashion. But... 

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Advocates say harnessing the Gulf Stream could create one-third of Florida’s energy needs. Image: NASA While most marine power projects rely on turbines or other power-generating devices in relatively shallow water, researchers from Embry-Riddle... 

Image credit: D’Arcy Norman & timtak (Creative Commons) When I wrote about industrial agriculture exploring sustainability , commenter Ruben suggested that the idea of something being “more sustainable” was illogical. Citing Bill... 

Image credit: psyberartist /Flickr In the northern hemisphere, the winter of 2010 was notable for its unpredictability and extreme conditions. From East Coast blizzards to a devastating cold snap in Florida , cities struggled to to keep pace and entire...