Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. An albatross is a large ...

shankar s. / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. A human might run for cover with this nose, but for the proboscis monkey, the bigger the nose, the better. It turns out that nothing turns on a female proboscis ...

A key difference between manufactured and modular homes is their building codes. Manufactured homes follow the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Code, while modular homes ...

Cactus leather can be used for handbags, shoes, furniture, and more. We look at its environmental impact and how it compares to cotton and leather.

Brian Gratwicke / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. The volcanic island of Tristan Da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean has the honor of being the most remote point on Earth inhabited by humans.

Range: Hawks and falcons are common throughout the contiguous U.S., but peregrine falcons live only along the coast, in the mountains, and in river valleys outside breeding and migration periods ...

Frank Cornelissen / Getty Images. The dyeing dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) is one of the largest species of poison dart frogs, yet it only grows to be about two inches long.It is a species ...

Emgaol / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0. This incredible yew resides in a small churchyard of St. Dygain's Church in Llangernyw village, North Wales, United Kingdom. About 4,000 years old, the ...

Inefficiency doesn't last long in nature. That's why engineers and designers employ biomimicry, looking to Mother Nature for solutions to problems.

Introducing a modern take of the pyramid of energy conservation. The Economist recently published an article around a problem it considers dire: draughty homes.It says "Britain's homes are among ...

Freder / Getty Images. A conservationist by the name of Hector Ceballos-Lascurain is often credited with the first definition of ecotourism in 1987, that is, “tourism that consists in travelling ...

Other than their adhesive feet and lasting fame from a series of car insurance commercials, you probably don't know a whole lot about geckos. And yet this category of more than 1,100 lizard ...