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Thinking Huts, a nonprofit dedicated to making education more accessible, announced that a highly-anticipated 3D-printed school in Madagascar is complete after seven years of work...

"It's really important not to automatically assume that every bad thing that is happening is because of climate change, it's not true."

International architectural firm Studio Mortazavi has teamed up with Colorado-based nonprofit Thinking Huts to propose designs for the world’s first 3D-printed school to be located in southern Madagascar...

In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue or multicolored at sexual maturity — but why? Frontiers Biodiversity hotspot Madagascar is one of the world’s biggest islands, and home to...

Guest post by David Middleton What rapidly wiped out Madagascar’s megafauna between 700 and 1000 AD? Climate change? Meteors? Over-hunting? President Donald J...

Approximately 94% of the 111 species and subspecies of lemur are under threat of extinction in their native country of Madagascar - the only place they exist outside of captivity...

Great Barrier Reef Comprised of nearly 3,000 reefs and islands and stretching over 1,400 miles, The Great Barrier Reef provides a home to thousands of different species...

Humpback Whales in Madagascar, photo by Marco Zanferrari on Flickr Fleets of seafaring vessels have used sonar mapping to gain a clear picture of the ocean for years - however recently there has been growing concern over...

You know bats and dolphins 'echolocate' to find their prey, sending out blips of squeaky SONAR-like sound waves that bounce off fish or moths in the dark...

Desert photo from Shutterstock A group of German scientists led by Klaus Becker of the University of Hohenheim believes that planting drought-tolerant vegetation in arid regions could capture CO2 and mitigate the effects...

Smugglers already have to answer to the police if they are caught, but a 38-year-old Thai man may have to answer to a much higher authority for attempting to steal almost thirteen percent of an entire species...

Read the rest of Madagascar’s Tranquil Tsara Komba Eco-Lodge Embraces Life in the Slow Lane Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "natural materials", constructed wetlands, eco design, eco lodge,...

We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw this glistening yellow cape made from spider silk. The un-dyed, untreated garment is the world’s largest piece of clothing made entirely from the durable natural material. Now...

Blue Ventures, a conservation organization that works to protect marine ecosystems while improving the lives of the people depending on them, has just been named the winner of the 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge...

Madagascar Oil declares it would 'robustly defend its position' after the Madagascar government said it wants to acquire its licences The flotation of Madagascar Oil must go down as this year's most unfortunate...