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A rare amphibian known as the ‘penis snake’ has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon. An unusual creature, thought by some to resemble part of the male anatomy, has been discovered in the Amazon. Atretochoana eiselti  is the world’s…

New scientific research shows how human activity is transforming the world’s biggest land-based ecosystem A paper published this month by the Woods Hole Research Centre in the journal Nature claims that human land use is altering water and energy cycles…

In 2011 Dame Vivienne Westwood invested 1 million of her own funds to launch a fundraising campaign, ‘No Fun Being Extinct’ supporting the rainforest charity Cool Earth. The action was to highlight World Bank’s expenditure failings as a staggering…

Vivienne Westwood invests in protecting rainforest with the charity Cool Earth, announcing to her friends, “I am personally supporting Cool Earth and investing in our future. International designer and environmental campaigner Vivienne Westwood used the runway at her Red…

Pamela Anderson is helping to protect an area of rainforest the size of St. James’s Park in London as an unusual birthday gift for Vivienne Westwood. The actress and model who was the muse for one of Dame Vivienne’s clothing…

A new study of cashew seed extract suggests that it may be effective in combating diabetes, one of the health scourges of the modern world with over 200 million sufferers. Focusing on whether this product has a beneficial effect on…

A new study of primates in the island of Madagascar shows in detail how rainforest biodiversity may be directly impacted by global warming.   Reported in the journal Global Change Biology, it appears that at least one species of Madagascan…