Can stem cell research ...

Filed under: Africa , Ecotourism , News New advances in stem cell research are giving hope in the fight to save endangered species. Scientists have created stem cells for two endangered African species–the northern white rhino and the drill monkey. They “reprogrammed”...

Four natural wonders ad...

Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Africa , Asia , Oceania , Kenya , Japan , Jordan , Australia , Ecotourism , News , Middle East The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, also known as UNESCO , has added four new locations to its...

Apa Sherpa summits Ever...

Legendary mountain guide Apa Sherpa successfully reached the summit of Mt. Everest yesterday, extending his own record for the person who has accomplished that feat the most often. For Apa, this was his 21st time standing on top of the world’s highest mountain. The Nepali native,...

Record numbers of humpb...

Filed under: Activism , Learning , Antarctica , Ecotourism , News , Cruises For many travelers, whale-spotting is a moving, and sometimes life altering, experience. Those massive, yet graceful, creatures are unlike anything else on Earth, and getting the opportunity to see one up close...

Starwood hotels plans t...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Ecotourism , News Some hotel guests take the mini soaps and shampoos from hotel bathrooms, others leave the pint-sized amenities behind – which option is better for the environment? Did you know your unused hotel toiletries could be put...

16-year old looks to be...

Filed under: Activism , Skiing , Blogs , Europe , United Kingdom , Ecotourism , News 16-year old Parker Liautaud has set some rather large goals for himself. While many young men and women his age are concerned with getting good grades and who they’ll be taking to the dance on...

Take your cruise ship h...

Filed under: North America , Canada , United States , Cruises , Caribbean Did you have a good time on your cruise, so much fun that you would like to take your cruise ship home ? Now you can. Not to be confused with stealing towels or silverware, some cruise lines are allowing passengers...

Japanese call of whale ...

Filed under: Activism , Antarctica , Consumer Activism Despite the seemingly good news from the Southern Ocean – that Japanese whalers have stopped hunting – activists and governments alike are waiting on formal word that they have truly stopped for the season. There is...

England plans to sell a...

Filed under: Activism , Biking , Hiking , Paddling , Europe , United Kingdom , Camping English environmentalists, hikers, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and pretty much everybody else is up in arms about a UK government plan to sell off all the woodlands managed by the Forestry Commission...