(Natural News) Experts during a debate hosted by the Royal Geographical Society of London made two announcements regarding the nature of bees: one, that they are the most important living beings on the planet, and two, that they are at risk of extinction. As noted by the Earthwatch Institute during the debates, bees around the […]

(Natural News) Your location determines many of your gardening habits. It directly affects what and when to plant, as well as how to grow a fruit tree. If you’re new to home gardening, you first need to know your location’s hardiness zone. The Department of Agriculture‘s Hardiness Zone Map divides the U.S. and Canada into 13 zones. Zone […]

(Natural News) A caterpillar called the gum-leaf skeletonizer makes a tall hat out of its discarded heads to ward off predators. This two-centimeter Australian catterpillar is known for stacking its molted heads instead of discarding them. This creates a horn-like structure that protects the caterpillar from stink bugs and other predators. The creature has the scientific name of Uraba lugens and is also […]

(Natural News) Giant chunks of ash have rained down the Bay Area last month after the Glass fire in Napa and Sonoma County exploded. Lumps of ash bigger than a human hand filled the skies that turned orange from the blaze located northeast of the region. Some lumps looked fibrous while others resembled shredded bark. Among the ash were burnt leaves. Authorities advised residents to stay indoors […]

(Natural News) Even before lightning storms opened California’s most destructive fire season to date, pests called bark beetles had been setting the stage for the fires, transforming millions of trees into heaps of dried timber. Experts report that the beetles have infested millions of acres of trees, killing entire forests in the process. They stated that […]

(Natural News) Plants and fungi are crucial to sustaining life, providing food, medicine and biofuel. But around 40 percent or two-fifths of all plant species worldwide, including those first identified in 2019, could be facing extinction, according to a recent report from London’s Kew Gardens. The latest assessment, State of the World’s Plants and Fungi, draws upon […]

(Natural News) A recent study suggests that volcanic activity may have played a bigger role in temperature fluctuations than scientists previously imagined. What’s more, these fluctuations appear to have contributed to the societal and economic conditions during the past 2,000 years, affecting civilizations and shaping world history as we know it. These are the findings of an […]

(Natural News) Washington State Patrol Troopers arrested a man Thursday afternoon for allegedly starting a brush fire nearby a state road, according to KIRO 7 News. Trooper Ryan Burke said on Twitter that the man set the grass on fire at State Route (SR) 512 and SR 7. Someone in the area called 911 to report the […]

(Natural News) Historic wildfires continued to blaze through the US west coast on Thursday, causing tragic loss of life, the destruction of homes and a bright orange haze obscuring the skies as seen from San Francisco. The fires, which started last month due to unusual lightning storms, have been raging out of control from Southern California, through […]

(Natural News) “Urban Forest,” a 30-story mixed-use high-rise in Brisbane, Australia, is poised to become the greenest building around the globe in the most literal sense. The building itself is set to be raised up on large columns that resemble tree trunks. It includes 382 apartments and a stepped facade that doubles as extended balconies for […]