Climate Action

In an exclusive e-interview with Green Matters, 'Razing Liberty Square' director-producer Katja Esson talks climate gentrification in Miami's Liberty Square neighborhood.

Flights at New Zealand's Wellington Airport were delayed Jan. 12 because of a penguin who was on the runway. Here's the scoop on the "little visitor."

In an exclusive e-interview with Green Matters, 'Racist Trees' co-directors Sara Newens and Mina T. Son dissected their necessary Palm Springs documentary.

Green Matters spoke exclusively with Alex Honnold about Nat Geo's 'Arctic Ascent With Alex Honnold,' which chronicles his climb of Ingmikortilaq, Greenland and highlights climate research.

At CES 2024, Green Matters presented our inaugural Greenlight Award to 12 brands, in honor of their impressive climate innovations.

Martin Luther King Jr. lived an incredible life. Here are some interesting facts about the civil rights activist, worth reading on MLK Jr. Day — or any day of the year.

Can you make a meme out of anything? Apparently, the answer is yes. Here are 15 bean memes to check out if you're a big fan of this legume.

When a British woman bought a unique brooch at an antique store in 1988, she had no idea it was worth anything. That is, until 35 years later.

Richard Brookman is thankful to be alive after a too-close encounter with a crocodile in Australia. Here's the rest of the harrowing tale.

Life for Dobby, a mixed breed pup living on the streets of Bali, looked grim. That is until the once mistreated dog was rescued and transformed into a loving pet.

In conversation with Green Matters, conservationist Dax Dasilva spoke about his Roots & Shoots collaboration with renowned ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall.

A series of infanticides in the 1970s by two female chimps, Passion and Pom, changed Dr. Jane Goodall’s conclusions on female chimpanzee behavior.

We spoke exclusively with rock climber Alex Honnold ahead of his new show 'Arctic Ascent,' and he opened up about his daughter, his hands, giving back to the planet, and more.

The key takeaways of COP28 point to fuzziness and loopholes concerning fighting the climate crisis — though the conference's major climate deal provides a glimmer of hope.

Venezuela and Guyana have sparred over the Essequibo region since the 1800s; and a 2015 oil discovery in Guyana has ramped up the conflict immensely.

Pepsi has discontinued Sierra Mist and replaced it with a lemon-lime soda called Starry. Did it have something to do with internet star Cierra Mistt?

Tomato stains from your leftovers can be hard to get off your plastic containers. Here's a hack on how to get tomato stains out of plastic that's going viral on social media.

There were a few potential options for the location of COP29, being held in November 2024, and Azerbaijan seems to have won out.

Scientists are studying penguin skeletons to learn about the climate. Here's what this fascinating species says and why humans must listen up!

The president of COP28, Sultan Al Jaber, made a controversial statement that reducing fossil fuels will not help in reaching future climate targets.

An escaped kangaroo was on the loose in Canada for four days before she was caught by police. Here's what to know about her escapades.

A British man said a spider laid eggs in his toe while he was on a cruise, but biologists say this is false. Here's more on the icky story.

Is Unilever committed to phasing out single-use plastics? A Greenpeace report shows otherwise, despite the corporation's environmental pledges.

The small salamander known as the axolotl is a subject of fascination — but these little guys are endangered thanks to climate change and humans.

Here are a few environmental and climate justice charities worth donating to this Giving Tuesday.

Clean beauty brand Pacifica's charitable "One Typo = One Tree" campaign will feature holiday products with packaging typos. Little mistakes shouldn't create waste!

Bottles filled with plants, sticks, and other items have been found on Gulf of Mexico shores. What are these "witch bottles" and where do they come from?

Dogs and cats aren't always adversaries. Many of them live in harmony, like in this adorable video of a pit bull cuddling with the family's new kitten.

During protests held at two famous New York City museums, protesters from Extinction Rebellion demanded that the museums take a stand against climate change.

TEXFAD, a company based in Uganda, is using banana leaves and stems to make sustainable fabric, which can then be used to make various everyday goods.

Two Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested on Nov. 6, 2023, for vandalizing Diego Velázquez's "Rokeby Venus" painting.

Internet trolls have started rumors that Greta Thunberg has fetal alcohol syndrome, and it's just one of many false rumors about the Swedish environmental activist.

A man shopping at Goodwill found a framed, autographed sketch of characters from a popular children's book. Better yet, it only cost him $3.

Yet another video has gone viral of Grand Prismatic Spring tourists not following park rules by leaving the boardwalk. Here's why that is a no-no.

One woman went to social media to get a manufacturer's attention after she found mold in her container of Vita Coco coconut water.

If you want to protect wildlife and promote their natural behaviors, it's important not to feed them (even if you want to).

Log homes are beautiful, cozy, and romantic. However, sometimes they attract unwanted guests. A house cleaner had the task of cleaning up a fly infestation at a client's log home.

A 400-pound pig was rescued after going on a multi-day crime spree in Aurora, Colorado. Here's the story about this adorable offender.

On Oct. 4, 2023, a pipeline ruptured in Jessieville, Arkansas causing a fire and the evacuation of a 1-mile radius of the explosion.

Salmon is the second-most popular fish in the U.S., and customers pay more for farm-raised fish with a deep pink color. Here's why.