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Philippine ‘Raptor Boy’ Shows It Takes a Village to Protect an Eagle Migration Route
This article was first published on Mongabay and has been re-printed with permission.
Half a decade ago, the curiosity of a 10-year-old boy helped ignite...
This Beloved Alaskan Fish has the Lowest Carbon Footprint of Any Major Protein in the World
Off the pristine waters of Alaska, there is a harvest of an almost magical fish that everyone loves, but that maybe doesn't get the...
The Best Time to Eat Protein and Build Muscle Health? You May Want to Rethink Breakfast
Proteins constitute an essential dietary component that help in the growth and repair of the body. Composed of long chains of amino acids, they...
Student Invents Toilet That Converts Poop into Energy – And Pays in Digital Currency if You Help to Fill it!
One man's trash is another man's treasure, they say. Well, in a South Korean school, one man's poo is another man's pennies.
The invention of...
‘Future Belongs to Renewable Energy’ Says India’s Largest Oil Baron and Greenland, Which Ended Search for Oil
"The future belongs to renewable energy," is a big thing for Big Oil's fourth biggest player, and Asia's richest energy baron to say, but...
Korea is Using Artificial Intelligence to Prevent Suicide Attempts on Bridges
Cameras attached to stop lights and other posts on bridges in Seoul aren't there to tell if you're speeding; they're doing a much more...
First African American to Win National Spelling Bee Takes Trophy After Just 2 Years’ Practice
E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-R-Y spells extraordinary, and when you look it up in the dictionary don’t be surprised if you see a picture of Zaila Avant-garde next...
Precious Rainforests Are Being Preserved at Highest Rate in 30 Years, After Palm Oil Moratorium in Indonesia
Indonesia holds one-third of the world's tropical rainforests, which are home to people and birds, leopards, rhinos, tigers, and gibbons playing among the lush...
Stunning Train Station Being Built in Mexico Uses Mayan Design to Bring Sea Air in and Keep Rain Out
The ancient Maya civilization was enshrining its legacy in stone more than a thousand years ago, and the ingenious designs from that time are...
Astonishing ‘Fairy Lanterns’ Found Growing in the Darkest Depth of Malaysian Rainforest
So-called ‘fairy lanterns’ are among the most extraordinary-looking of all flowering plants.
These curious, leafless plants (genus Thismia) grow in the darkest depths of remote...
This Kid Has Sensational Dance Moves, Even Doing Double-Dutch At the Same Time
While resuming our lives post-pandemic and enjoying happy outdoor activities, some simple pleasures just make you smile—and dancing with friends is one of the...
‘Dragon Man’ Discovery of Largest-Ever Homo Sapien Skull May Be New Species Most Closely Related to Modern Man
Paleontology has a way of throwing curveballs at science more than other disciplines. For example, these days we have the fascinating case of the...
His Passion For Protecting the World’s Most-Trafficked Mammal Just Earned Him a Major Award
The 2021 winners of a major international environmental award have just been announced, and the list includes a Vietnamese conservationist who's known for his...
Magical Firefly Lights May Seem Random But There’s a Different Pattern For Every Species in U.S.
If every snake has a different pattern on its scales, and every cat has a different pattern on their fur, why wouldn't fireflies all...
Five Million Years of Climate Change Found Preserved in One Location
Information preserved within a sedimentary cliff over 260 feet tall is providing the missing link for understanding changes in global climate over the past...
Circus Turns Over Last Four Performing Bears to Animal Sanctuary That Has Holistic Natural Environment
The career in the limelight is over for a quartet of performing bears after a Vietnam circus agreed to hand them over to a...
Giant Rhinoceros Skeleton Found in China – One of the Largest Land Mammals Ever (Look)
In the land of endless fossils—aka North China—a new species of giant rhinoceros has been discovered in Gansu Province that ranks among the largest...
‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue Disease Rate by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, the harnessing of the mosquito society's own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, is helping Indonesia combat Dengue...
This Single Tree Could Restore Degraded Land, Create a Biofuel Revolution, Power Cars, and Feed Families
Growing across much of Asia, it's known by many names: including Indian Beech, pongamia, Karum tree, kranji, and malapari.
Pongamia pinnata is a member of the...
Some Generous Apes May Help Explain The Evolution Of Human Kindness
New research suggests that among bonobos, giving is seen as good—and they may just have given the trait of generosity to us.
While chimps are...