Katherine Tweed

October 21, 2008 — Condors at San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park get a new breeding facility one year to the day after their last home burned in a wildfire.

October 14, 2008 — A new climate change exhibit opens at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City before embarking on a worldwide tour. Nothing gets left out in the cold with this comprehensive, and engaging, look at the world's biggest problem.

October 07, 2008 — Penguins swim too far north in Brazil but find a ride home in a military plane.

October 06, 2008 — The International Union for Conservation of Nature releases their 2008 Red List of Threatened Species as a call to action for imperiled species.

September 30, 2008 — The first mandatory cap-and-trade system in the U.S. gets underway, but it might not be enough to curb carbon emissions.