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How ‘Frozen Zoos’ Are Helping Save Vanishing Species
Over the last two decades, a secret institution has gone largely uncredited with some fairly remarkably achievements in animal conservation.
But as well as potentially...
Number of Greater One-Horned Rhinos Reaches New High – Up From Just 100 Individuals
Confirmation from India came this week hailing a conservation success story for the greater one-horned rhino.
The International Rhino Foundation announced the milestone, reporting that...
Plants Have Been Grown in Lunar Soil For The First Time Ever
Food has been grown in soil collected from the moon for the first time, paving the way for human migration across the solar system.
Pioneers...
Livin’ Good Currency – Ep 8: Sheetal Sheth on Uplifting Hearts and Minds Through Storytelling
The Lesson: Sheetal Sheth grew up in the middle of a 1st generation immigrant story, but as the years went by, and Indian culture became...
Aggressive Breast Cancer Could Be Tamed By Ingredient Found in Cardamom Spice, Say Scientists
The spice cardamon could hold the key to tackling aggressive types of breast cancer, according to new research.
A natural compound called cardamonin found in...
‘Stingless Bees’ Bring Life Back to the Amazon With Medicinal Honey and New Income
While the rest of modern civilization gets honey mostly from European honeybees, indigenous tribes in Peru's slice of the Amazon get theirs from stingless...
Company’s Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard
Across the world, people and governments are banning pesticides and planting more pollinator-friendly flowers to boost bee populations naturally.
Now farmers and beekeeers also have...
The Perfect Answer for Berlin’s Invasive Species Problem – Make Them Into Delicious Cuisine
A Berlin food truck is opening people's minds and mouths by feeding them a menu of invasive species with the slogan, "If you can't...
Giant Floating Solar Panel Flowers Replace Coal in Korea and Become Tourist Destination
South Korea's total land surface is not large. Instead of clearing what little real estate there is for renewable energy projects, 92,000 solar panels...
Bangladesh’s ‘YouTube Village’ Has 4 Million Subscribers Watching Elderly Villagers Cooking Extravagant Feasts
South Asian villagers are discovering that the world has an insatiable appetite for YouTube cooking shows—especially when the chefs are making food for an...
The Values of Giving, Compassion and Family, Flourishing Across the World: Survey Shows
A recent worldwide investigation into human goodness and thoughtfulness found that, delightfully, it's broadly distributed across cultures even in difficult times. Far from being...
Old Wind Turbine Blades Used For Bridge Construction After They’re Retired
A new bridge has appeared in Ireland that's made from decommissioned wind turbines.
The so-called BladeBridge, on the Midelton to Youghall greenway in County Cork,...
Bird Scientists Need Some Help Finding Species – They’re Turning to Birdwatchers
A metaphorical wanted poster has been pinned to the wall of the eBird app as conservationists hope birders can help find 10 majestic bird...
Roar Into the ‘Year of the Tiger’ With Fortunes and Traditions of the Chinese New Year
The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is one of mankind's great celebratory spectacles. Typified by...
Exquisitely Preserved Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Dinosaur Egg
A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behavior of modern birds and...
These Underwater ‘Kites’ Are Generating Tidal Electricity As They Move
If there's plenty of sky, but little sun; plenty of wind, but little land, where can the Faroe Islands look for renewable energy?
The answer...
Toronto is Replacing Air Conditioners With Deep Lake Water to Cool Hundreds of Buildings
180 Toronto buildings have ditched energy intensive air-conditioning in favor of cooling by pumping frigid waters from the depths of Lake Ontario through pipes...
Farmers Tempt Endangered Cranes Back – By Switching to Grow Their Favorite Food
Cranes in Cambodia are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source, as rice farmers sign up to take a pay cut in the...
Thousands of Bees Make It Out Alive After Being Buried by Volcanic Ash for 50 Days
For everything we hear about bees these days, it's hard to believe that they and their hives are capable of surviving a volcanic eruption.
But...
Sikh Men Created a Lifeline Using Turbans to Rescue Hikers at a Canadian Park
When an emergency happens in the wilderness, quick thinking can often mean the difference between life and death.
After accidentally sliding down the face of...