Genetically engineered Soya is destroying livelihoods and ecosystems in Argentina

Didymosphenia geminata, also known as ‘Didymo’ and ‘Rock Snot’ is a type of freshwater diatom or algae. It has undergone a recent large expansion in range and is now found in many western U.S. and Canadian. Learn about precautions everyone should take to avoid spreading this invasive species.

A sheen of fuel oil sits on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, following a large spill on July 23, 2008. The Mississippi River reopened to limited traffic on Friday, two days after a barge collided with a tanker spilling hundreds of gallons of fuel oil, the US Coast Guard said.