(Natural News) Despite being constantly portrayed as such in popular media, not all extinction events involve the apocalyptic and instantaneous dying off of complex creatures such as the dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts – some of them are more gradual and happen over longer periods of time and deal with creatures that are on the […]

(Natural News) Many of us are willing to overlook our concerns about harsh cleaning chemicals these days if it means protection from coronavirus, but one Spanish town has gone way too far and sprayed an entire beach with a bleach solution. That’s right: Authorities in Zahara de los Atunes, which is situated near Cadiz, sprayed […]

(Natural News) Locked deep beneath our oceans, according to scientists, are deposits of frozen methane. Dubbed “fire ice,” these deposits, once released, can trigger large-scale natural catastrophes such as tsunamis and landslides – and scientists and experts currently have no idea how much of these fire ice deposits exist. According to Ann Cook, an associate […]

(Natural News) Talk of a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems” is not hyperbole; that’s the exact terminology used in the first global scientific review of the world’s insect populations. Overall, more than 40 percent of insect species are seeing declines, while a third are considered endangered. The extinction rate of insects is eight times that […]

(Natural News) There’s a serious climate emergency taking place, but it has nothing to do with internal combustion engines, cow farts, red meat, or Greta Thunberg. The truth is this: Big Pharma is massively polluting our planet with pharmaceutical drugs that, because they don’t fully biodegrade, end up settling in the freshwater ecosystems that we […]

(Natural News) Famous for its sparkling blue-green waters, Lake Tahoe has long been a popular tourist site in the western U.S. The second-deepest lake in the nation, it attracts more than 2.7 million people per year to the border between California and Nevada. However, its reputation as one of the most beautiful bodies of water […]

(Natural News) Millions of years ago, Texas supported large populations of prehistoric antelopes, camels, elephants, horses, and rhinos. Its rich selection of fauna matched those found in the Serengeti, the vast ecosystem of Africa that brims with wildlife. The fossil evidence for the “Texas Serengeti” first emerged during the Great Depression. Local workers hauled thousands […]

(Natural News) Insects have a way of making outdoor jogs and picnics a bit less pleasant, but you might want to think twice before squashing them as experts say none of us would be here if they didn’t exist. In fact, one leading scientist has warned that the rapid declines of insect populations across the […]

(Natural News) The word bacteria might conjure up images of tiny worm-like disease carriers, but while it is true that some of these tiny organisms are incredibly harmful, it is also true that many types of bacteria are not only beneficial but necessary for life. In addition to making their homes in the soil and […]

(Natural News) Bees are in danger — there’s little doubt about that. Experts are saying that the dramatic decline in honeybee populations in the United States is unsustainable. Responsible for producing $20 billion in crops across the U.S. alone, honeybees are an essential part of the agricultural industry (and the food chain). But, Big Ag […]