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Good News in History, May 3
71 years ago today, two men were rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell...
After Mojave Fires, Camels Help Restore Iconic Joshua Tree Groves in the Cherished California Desert
The Mojave National Preserve is having its iconic Joshua trees restored thanks to a crack team of a dozen volunteers, 3 beasts, and 6...
Woylies Are the Ecosystem Engineers of Australia–Critically Endangered but They’re Making a Comeback
A critically endangered Australian marsupial is being seen at the greatest-ever frequency since a government agency started working to conserve them.
Australia is filled with...
Double Whammy of Pleiades and Leonid Meteor Showers Arrive Together This Month in November Sky
This month's night sky will feature two wonderful celestial phenomena appearing in the sky together under a very small moon—leaving nearly nothing to dampen...
Migrating Turtles and Tiny Hatchlings Get a Boost from Workers at a Connecticut Dry Cleaners
Some years ago, a Connecticut dry cleaners realized their store was smack dab in the middle of a turtle migration route, and now every...
WWII Veteran Returns For a Dance in Club Where he Met His Wife 74 Years Ago – WATCH
A 95-year-old veteran became the first person to dance at a newly-reopened nightclub, 74 years after meeting his wife there.
Sprightly Kevin Topham took to...
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...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Toxic Coal Mine Becomes Wildlife Refuge Known For Rare White Lilies
Coal mining left a legacy of destroyed habitats and polluted waters down in the middle of Alabama, but thanks to the state’s Abandoned Mine...
Wild Bison Return to UK After Thousands of Years – And Are Ready to Tear S*!# Up
Wild European bison have been released in southeast England where they will roam unperturbed by humans on Great Britain for the first time in...
An Otter Spotted in Detroit River May be First Sighting in 100 Years
It would have been easy for Eric Ste Marie to mistake the bobbing brown head and body in the Detroit River to be a...
The Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century is Coming This Week
Night sky fans, it's time to prepare for an exciting week—as coming right up is both is longest lunar eclipse of the century, and...
Forget Gold and Fine Art: Startup Finds Investors to Put Their Money into Rewilding the Land
The UK's fancy with re-wilding has taken a corporate turn, as a green investment company looks to generate long-term capital appreciation for investors, through...
World’s First 5-Nation Reserve Spans 4,000 Sq-Miles in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia: ‘The Amazon of Europe’
The 'Amazon of Europe'—a victory for nature 12 years in the making, has finally come to pass as a transboundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve covering...
Researchers Find That Wild Donkeys and Horses Dig Desert Watering Holes Vital For Entire Ecosystem
Research on feral horses and wild donkeys in the American southwest show they dig desert wells with their hooves in the soft sand of...
Two Best Friends Light Up the Holidays for Single-Parent Households in Ohio That Might Not Have Money For Gifts
Two special friends in the Cincinnati, Ohio area have created merrier Christmases for children and families who were affected during the pandemic—and it was...
Canadian Man Drives Stranded American Family 1,000 Miles to Alaska
Though most modern-day women generally don’t like to think of themselves as damsels in distress, when fate lands them in peril, sometimes the only...
With 14,000 Critical Acres Added to Montana Wildlife Reserve, It May Become the Largest in the Lower 48
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
The American Prairie Reserve, one of the nation’s largest and...
World’s First Commercial Electric Airplane Successfully Completes Test Flight in Canada
This 6-seater passenger plane is the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft to take to the skies—and it successfully landed in Vancouver this month.
California Becomes First State to Ban Fur Trapping, Saving Animals and Taxpayer Dollars
In addition to legislators agreeing that fur trapping was thoroughly inhumane, the industry was also shown to be a drain on taxpayer dollars.