National Geographic

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced the formation of 10 new national parks which would increase the total area of Canada's national parks by almost 50 percent.

California's Salton Sea is threatened by a plan to diver water to western cities.

Physicist David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, has proposed a system for collecting solar power on the moon and beaming it to Earth.

It has been forty years since the publication of Rachel Carson's landmark book, "Silent Spring," considered by many to be start of the environmental movement. Is the Earth healthier today?

The growing backlash against urban sprawl has given rise to "Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" campaigns across the nation.

Dirt domes made from "Superadobe" could be a breakthrough in providing emergency housing around the world. The technique has attracted the attention of the U.N. and NASA.

New bridge planned in San Francisco, the largest public works project in California's history, will be one of the safest structures in the Bay Area.

National Geographic chronicles the tale of scientists trying to save the remaining 50 obscure Attwater prairie-chickens in Texas.

European satellite Envisat will monitor the earth's health including tracking pollution and mapping forests.

The National Park Service and the residents of Colorado are engaged in a water dispute over the Gunnison River that flows through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

A U.N. report warns that mountain ecosystems around the world are in danger of suffering long-term environmental damage.

Scientists generate electricity from bacteria occurring naturally in mud.

The annual 'State of the World' report by the Worldwatch Institute assesses the world's environmental achievements in the last decade.

A study published in the journal Nature confirms links between logging and severe forest fires.

University of Delaware scientist studies tombstones to collect data about pollution and environmental change.

Biodiversity conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest benefits from satellites and geographic information system (GIS) technology.

The Pentagon buys exclusive rights to satellite images of Afghanistan taken by "he world's most powerful commercial imaging satellite."

Cartographers at the National Geographic Society race to create new map of Afghanistan to meet intense demand.

Cloud forests are critical for bio-diversity and clean water. In Costa Rica, an increasing population is threatening cloud forests.

Washington and New York are different, but the two cities have much in common and define the nation's character.