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Man ‘Repays His Debt’ to English Family Who Saved Him From a Life of Poverty Selling Peanuts for $1 a Day
While on holiday in India, Colin and Carol Hanson befriended a boy living in poverty, helping his family with rent, schooling and food, which cemented a bond.
In The Wake Of Lockdowns Coal and Natural Gas May Look Like the Biggest Covid-19 Casualties
Coal and gas demand falls as supply increases, creating unsustainable markets at the same time as renewable energy demand increase while their prices fall.
Great News For Tiger Populations Surging in India and Discovered in Thailand – On World Tiger Day 2020
Tigers are making a remarkable comeback in Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, Russia, and China—but India, in particular is where tigers populations have doubled.
Nonprofit Flips Abandoned Prison into Sustainable Farm With the Help of At-Risk Youth and Jobless Veterans
On the grounds of an abandoned and decommissioned prison in North Carolina, vegetables are being tended by hands that, if not for the opportunity...
High School All-Girl, All-Genius Robotics Team Creates Cheap Mobile Ventilator to Help Afghanistan’s Covid-19 Efforts
The Afghan Girls Robotics Team of Herat, which won several major scientific awards in 2017 is back with a new invention - an inexpensive portable ventilator.
Así es Como una Comunidad de 1 Millón de Personas Contiene al Coronavirus con Tan Sólo 2.000 Casos
La abarrotada comunidad de Dharavi en Mumbai, India, ha sido capaz de contener y frenar al Covid-19 a pesar de las difíciles condiciones de distanciamiento social e imposibles probabilidades.
The Search Engine That Plants Trees With Every Search Has Just Planted its 100-Millionth Tree
The Ecosia search engine which plants trees from ad revenue it earns on search pages has reached a milestone of planting 100 million trees across the world.
Jardinero Pionero Descubre cómo Cultivar Vegetales en Invierno y Ahora está Ayudando a Otros a Conseguirlo
Agricultor y botánico austriaco Wolfgang Palme descubrió cómo cultivar vegetales en invierno y ahora ayuda a otras comunidades a cultivar sus propia producción en invierno.
Mangrove Trees Can Save Americans Tens of Billions in Flood Damages– So New Alliance Gets Planting
Research from UC Santa Cruz shows flooding causes $750 billion in property damage worldwide, but conservation of mangrove forests can prevent a lot.
How a Crowded Slum of One Million People Contained the Coronavirus to Only 2,000 Cases
The crowded slum of Dharavi in Mumbai, India managed to contain and beat COVID-19 despite impossible conditions for social-distancing, and impossible odds.
Abuela Picarona de 103 años Celebra haber Sobrevivido al COVID con una Botella de Bud Light bien Fría
Después de que Jennie Stejna se recuperara del nuevo coronavirus a principios de este mes, ella lo celebró al modo clásico de New England: Tomando una cerveza fría.
Trailblazing Gardener Discovers How to Grow Vegetables in Winter—Now He’s Helping Others Do It Too
Austrian farmer and botanist Wolfgang Palme discovered how to grow crops in winter—and now he's helping other communities grow their own winter produce.
Cher Sheds Tears of Joy as Pakistan’s ‘Loneliest Elephant’ Wins Bid For Freedom
Pakistan has set up an 8-member panel to find Kaavan ‘the loneliest elephant’ a suitable home after a ruling by the High Court ordered his freedom from a zoo.
Tiny Forests Are Springing Up All Around Europe, Inspired By Japan, to Help Restore Biodiversity
Organizations in France, Holland, and Belgium are planting tiny forests with the famous “Miyawaki method” of reforestation to help restore biodiversity.
Medicamento Contra el Cáncer de Pulmón de Eficacia Deslumbrante, es llamado ‘Transformador’
La Fase III de las pruebas clínicas para el medicamento Tagrisso de AstraZeneca para el cáncer de pulmón ha demostrado una asombrosa eficacia, reduciendo hasta un 89% el número de muertes y de tumores recurrentes.
In Show of Solidarity, Morocco Sends 8 Million Masks to 15 African Nations
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent 8 million masks and millions of other pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to 15 different African...
‘Overwhelming Efficacy’ Found in New Lung Cancer Drug – Yale PhD Calls it ‘Transformative’
Phase III clincial trials for the AstraZeneca drug Tagrisso for lung cancer demonstrated overwhelming efficacy, reducing death and tumor recurrence by 89%.
Unemployed Single Women Are Saving Fish and Making Money by Farming Sea Sponges
Women from the Jambiani region of Zanzibar are simultaneously supporting their families and local ecosystems by taking up a new trade: sea sponge farming.
South Korea Sends 10K Masks to Navajo Nation to Honor Their Service as ‘Code Talkers’ During Korean War
In honor of Navajos who used their language as a code during the Korean war, South Korea sent 10K PPE masks to help stem infection rates.
15-Year-old Girl Hailed as ‘Lionhearted‘ Hero for Cycling 750 Miles With Injured Father on the Bike
Since Jyoti Kumari's incredible feat has launched her into the national limelight, she has since been invited to try out for the country's cycling team.