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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Cities Hidden in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Another ancient and lost city has been identified by archaeologists working with LiDAR in the Amazon Rainforest—with this most recent society dating as far...
60% of Ecuadorians Vote Against Continued Oil Drilling in Critical Amazon Biosphere
It was called the Yasuní popular consultation, and it asked the people of Ecuador a simple question: "Do you agree with the Ecuadorian government...
32 Species of Harlequin Frogs Were Found in Ecuador That We Thought Were Extinct
In one of the most biodiverse countries on Earth, ecologists have found 32 species of the ever-divergent Harlequin frog, all of which were thought...
Newly-Identified Species of Transparent ‘Glass’ Frogs Unveiled in Amazing Photos From Ecuador
Two new species of glass frog were found living in the same 6,200-acre reserve, showing just how much is yet to be discovered in...
Ecuador Breaks World Record for Planting Most Tree Species in 8 Hours
Thousands of people teamed up this weekend to break a world record while doing something good for the earth. They planted the most species...
Wanted: Retirees to Live in Ecuador for a Month Free
Interested in adventure and exploring new places? An international magazine is looking for volunteers to spend a month in Cuenca, Ecuador to test its...
Hundreds of Brits Flock to Quiet Backyard After Bird from America Is Blown Off Course by Hurricane
This diminutive yellow bird had a whole country tweeting with interest, and craning their necks up to see it perched in the tree of...
Newly-Found Metropolis with Pyramids Shows We’re Not Even Close to Discovering Every Mayan City
A major Mayan urban center has been found in a recent lidar survey on the Yucatan Peninsula that includes pyramids and ball courts.
The archaeologists...
Seven New Frog Species Were Named After Star Trek Captains: ‘To Boldly Croak’
Picture this: knee-deep in the stingy, bitey, steamy jungles of Madagascar, you and your research team discover 7 new species of frog—what do you...
Good News in History, October 9
On this day, in Game 2 of the 1909 World Series, Ty Cobb stole home base. The details around this famous of all capers...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
People Seen as Wise Share These Characteristics – All Over the World
Across different cultures and countries, people perceive the wisest members of society to be logical and reflective as well as able to consider other...
Good News in History, August 15
Today is Ferragosto, one of the most important public holidays on the Italian calendar. It is a unique institution, in which working people, typically...
13,000 Years Ago, These Ancient Builders Carved a Calendar into Stone to Mark Destructive Occasion
Whatever we learned in school about the earliest human civilizations, the discovery of Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey has made it all null and...
Good News in History, August 7
136 years ago today, American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel received a patent for his vision of a seamless and fluid way of entering and...
K9 Sniffers in Oklahoma Use Their Nose to Convict Child Predators
A doctor who treats children in Ecuador is currently facing a 30-year prison sentence for creating explicit content involving minors—and his prosecution is thanks...
Tiny ‘Frog Saunas’ Help Endangered Amphibians Fight off Fungal Disease
In humans, sauna use is so beneficial that some medical researchers are attempting to add it to the standard of care for those at...
Good News in History, May 23
180 years ago today, Báb, a merchant from Shiraz in Qajar, Iran, announced that he was a prophet, and, remarkably, was not murdered for...
Good News in History, May 4
198 years ago today, Frederic Edwin Church, one of the foremost painters in the American landscape movement known as the Hudson River School, was...
Conservation Almost Always Provides Incredible Results, First-of-its-Kind Report Shows
In the only study of its kind ever attempted, one which poured over hundreds of papers examining the impact of conservation efforts, scientists from...