trees This tree uses lightning to destroy its enemies Allan Rose Hill

animals Wild animals get drunk more often than scientists thought Allan Rose Hill

Funny Humans or cicadas? Forest Preserve staff hilariously act out the 17-year cicada life cycle Jennifer Sandlin

Science An interactive ecological time machine takes you to New York City in 1609 Ruben Bolling

Technology Humans becoming whales in the Internet's digital ocean Roy Christopher

ecology Mice, infesting Antarctic island and eating the birds, to be exterminated Rob Beschizza

Science Dodo to be deëxtincted with genetic engineering Rob Beschizza

ecological entomology Plastics are entangling ants and other insects, according to new study Carla Sinclair

recipes Recursive Recipes lets you drill down into recipes for each individual ingredient Rob Beschizza

photography Zombie fungus and other magnificent images of evolution and ecology from science journal's photo contest David Pescovitz

conservation James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis, RIP David Pescovitz

climate change Scientists using climate change modeling to simulate life on Arrakis Thom Dunn

podcasts Listen to the new Vice podcast all about the science of Dune Thom Dunn

science fiction Sci-fi eco classic, "Silent Running," gets a new 2K restoration Gareth Branwyn

animation Cute 3D animated film "Selfish" has a serious message about plastic waste Andrea James

Environment Painting one wind turbine blade black reduced bird deaths by over 70% Andrea James

ecology Scientists: enzyme eats plastic like it's made of Pringles Séamus Bellamy

Science Scientists: Drug hippos are… good? Séamus Bellamy

Science A "Google Street View" for the natural sounds of remote Australia David Pescovitz

Environment The dangerous, exploitative, and dirty business of "healing" crystals David Pescovitz