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Destructive Gold Miners Work Overtime to Restore Thousands of Acres of Amazon Rainforest
In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of...
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
An NGO has realized that the irreplaceable value and beauty of African wilderness might be protected if, rather than pouring billions into funding park...
Legally Blind Texas Student Defies Odds, Gets Accepted into Veterinarian School: ‘Anything is possible’
Faith Snapp had always grown up around animals; and though she couldn't see them, she "always loved them."
Now, she's on the road to becoming...
Endangered Seabirds Flourishing on Island for First Time in Decades as Invasive Rabbits Removed
For the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving petrels have four active natural nests on Chañaral Island after a dedicated conservation group...
Irishman Whips Out Fiddle to Entertain Passengers in Flight–and People Dance a Jig in the Aisle (WATCH)
A flight from Belfast to Lanzarote had a spontaneous folk music performance after a passenger whipped out his fiddle and a stranger started doing...
Native Wildlife Flourishing Again After Another Caribbean Island Banishes Invading Rodents
A tiny uninhabited island in the Caribbean waters of the territory of Anguilla was almost completely empty but for mice, but has recently been...
‘Mating Glaciers’ High up in Pakistan’s Mountains Could Yield Climate Change Gamechanger
Recently, National Public Radio investigated a peculiar practice high in the Himalayas where locals are making "glacier babies" by introducing "male" glaciers to "female"...
Rats Finally Eradicated from Caribbean Island as Huge Nature Reserve Rises in Their Place
Redonda, a Caribbean island of small repute, has undergone a dramatic transformation from a barren wasteland of goats and rats, to a pristine, re-wilded...
Some of the Best National Parks Where You Can Avoid the Summer Crowds
Last year, America's national parks received overflowing record crowds during the summer months. Places like Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Shenandoah, Sequoia, and...
Support Group Using Sheep Helps People Improve Their Mental Health
A new animal therapy business using cuddly, wooly neighbors to help struggling kids and adults with their mental health, and the results are unbaalievable
EWE...
Evidence of Cheese-Making to Circumvent Lactose Intolerance 6,000 Years Ago Found in Poland
Analysis of neolithic pottery shards shows that in Northern Europe, where poor soils and low sunlight made primitive agriculture extremely difficult, people were making...
Woman Spontaneously Offers Homeless Man a Job on Her Farm Proving the Power of Kindness
When a woman struck up a conversation with an Ontario homeless man, she didn't imagine it would change his life forever.
After it became clear...
California Tribe Reignites Age-Old Practice of Intermittent Burns to Prevent Wildfires
Out in the Klamath Mountains of northern California, fires are rushing through the underbrush, lighting everything they touch between the trees ablaze.
However these aren't...
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...
Researchers Found Ancient Village Remarkably-Preserved by Vesuvius Eruption, 2,000 Years Before Pompeii
2,000 years before Pompeii, an Early Bronze Age village was almost perfectly preserved— then hidden for centuries—after Mount Vesuvius erupted one autumn day.
Uncovered during...
This Lost Roman Era ‘Miracle Plant’ May Have Been Rediscovered
A Turkish botanist is learning how to cultivate what some believe to be the closest living relative to a Classical-era kitchen staple written about...
We Finally Rid An Island of 300,000 Rats – Now Everything is Blooming
One of the biggest conservation success stories in the 21st century has been exterminating invasive species from vulnerable islands.
Now, Lord Howe Island in Australia...
Lucky Rescue for 5 Sheep Stuck on English Rooftop
It was a case of 'all's wool that ends wool' for five sheep who found themselves on the rooftop of a house in Yorkshire—and...
Brooklyn’s Yafa Café Supports Growers in War Torn Yemen – the Surprising Birthplace of the Coffee Bean
A young man on Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue is brewing coffee the old way. In fact, the Yafa Café pour-over, which goes for $7.00, may...
Europe Realizes its Shepherds and Ranchers Are Key in Preventing Wildfires
European shepherds and ranchers are taking the lead in forest fire prevention, by leading their animals to clear away pervasive underbrush that allows fires...