Lazy fit animals: How some beasts get the gain without the pain

Wish you could get fit without the effort? Make like a goose and just sit around and eat, says Richard Lovett.

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[U.S.] Lead Hazards Afflict Thousands as Trump eyes funding cuts

Reuters uncovers hundreds more U.S. areas with child lead-poisoning rates double that found in Flint. Yet cities worry as President Trump plans funding cuts. By M.B. Pell, Joshua Schneyer and Andy Sullivan.

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Michael Bloomberg to world leaders: ignore Trump on climate change

The former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has urged world leaders not to follow Donald Trump’s lead on climate change, and declared his own intention to stave off the “tragedy” that would be the collapse of the Paris climate deal. The billionaire said in an interview there was no political motive tied to the release of his new book, Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet, which is co-authored with the Sierra Club executive director, Carl Pope.

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The New York Public Library Has a “Digital Time-Travel Service” For Its Historical Maps

The New York Public Library's NYC Space/Time Directory is a "digital time-travel service" for their collections of maps and geospatial data.

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Naked mole-rats ‘turn into plants’ to survive without oxygen, scientists find

It may have missed out on good looks, but the naked mole rat is once again amazing scientists with its fascinating super-powers. By Sarah Knapton.

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Our Climate Future Is Actually Our Climate Present

How do we live with the fact that the world we knew is going and, in some cases, already gone? By Jon Mooallem.

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Thailand to increase green areas by 40 percent in next 20 years

Thailand plans to create forests in urban areas to help absorb air pollution and build more green offices. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Permanent Secretary Wijarn Simachaya said in a seminar on topic of forests in cities and sustainability that the ministry is now pursuing its 20-year plan to increase green areas in the country by 40 percent, compared to 32 percent at present.

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