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8th Annual Ocean Conference Raises $20 Billion, And Pledges For Marine Protection
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
International delegates attending the eighth annual Our Ocean Conference in Panama March 2-3 have pledged billions to protect the world’s oceans....
800-Year-Old Gold Hoard with Stunning Earrings Unearthed in Germany
Hoard Alert! The metal detectives of Europe strike gold once again—this time in Germany as bejeweled earrings and silver coins are turned up in...
Cemetery Posts Personal Ad for Lonely Goose Whose Mate Died–and they Find a Match
A cemetery manager played Valentine's Day matchmaker to a lonely widowed goose whose mate passed away.
Blossom and Bud lived together for years in the...
Watch How Continents Moved Over 100 Million Years in Video – Mapped by Scientists as Never Before
The last 100 million years of continental movement have recently been calculated by scientists and illustrated in a 23-second video, down to an astonishing...
Indian Man Grows Precious Saffron In a Shipping Container–Wants to Share His Hydroponic Technique With Others
Feeling like the 9-5 office life of a software developer was too empty, an Indian man flipped his own script and became an entrepreneur,...
Woman Helped 100 Seniors Re-Home Their Pets Before Passing Away, Bringing ‘Peace of Mind’
A 28-year-old who helps the elderly to re-home their pets before passing away has celebrated her 100th adoption.
Angela Rafuse was inspired to create her...
Five Key Sleeping Habits That Can ‘Add Years’ to Your Life Identified by Scientists
If you are young or old, you can improve your overall health—and probably add years to your life—when you cultivate a full array of...
In ‘Mega Milestone’ India Connects 80 Million Rural Households to Water Supply in Just 4 Years
India's Jal Jeevan Mission of tap water access continues to be one of the great, unsung stories of human development.
Almost 79 million households have...
Owl Escapes NYC Zoo But After Survival Instincts Kick-in Officials Give it Some Freedom in Central Park
On February 3rd, a jailbreak occurred in Manhattan—it was a Eurasian eagle owl named Flaco. Investigators don't know the identity of his vandal accomplice...
Cures and Prevention For Some of the Worst Diseases Come From a Surprising Ally – Our Sewers
If it still holds that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then a virus that kills bacteria might be a good place...
Rare Species of Feline Dubbed the ‘Original Grumpy Cat’ Found Living On Mount Everest
A DNA analysis confirmed that the rare and little-known Pallas' cat lives on the body of Mount Everest—three miles above sea level.
The discovery was...
‘Princely’ Tomb of a Hunnic Warrior and his Horse Unearthed in Romania
Reprinted with Permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet focusing on travel, foreign policy, health and fitness, and more.
Workers building a new...
New Mosquito Repellent Works Better Than DEET, is Safer, and Smells Good
One of the most studied insect repellents in history, DEET has long been the first line of defense against mosquitoes for campers and field...
Deaths by Extreme Weather and Aviation Accidents Have Never Been Lower than Now
When a plane begins to shake from turbulence, it's hardly surprising that most people become nervous. However the last few years have been the...
Zoo Celebrates Birth of Extremely Rare Przewalski’s Horse Foal Previously Extinct in the Wild
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park announced the birth of a critically-endangered Przewalski’s Horse—sometimes called ‘the Last Wild Horse’.
Conservationists say this species of wild...
Six Lifestyle Choices to Slow Memory Decline Identified in 10-Year Study of Aging
A 10-year study of Chinese adults over the age of 60, showed that a healthy lifestyle, in particular a nutritious diet, is associated with...
New Study of Triassic Fossils Reveal the Origins of Living Amphibians Through a Tiny “Funky Worm”
For 3 years, paleontologists working in Petrified Forest National Park have been unearthing the remains of perhaps the oldest known amphibian.
It's not a frog,...
Once Biologically Dead, the River Mersey in England is “Best Environmental Story in Europe”
Famous more as a cultural feature than as a natural one, the pace at which the River Mersey is recovering to a fishy wonderland...
Cancer Plummets, Guinea Worm Eradicated, Bye-Bye Ebola—3 Huge Wins for Humanity
2022 saw major advances, and even victories in the efforts to combat several diseases, from industrialized to tropical ones.
Starting at home, a study last...
2 Beavers Named Hazel and Chompy Reintroduced to English County–the First Ones to Live Here in 400 Years
For the first time in 400 years, beavers are back in the wilds of Hampshire, southern England.
Once hunted to extinction, this toothy engineer is...