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Redirecting Nature’s Bounty to Feed the Hungry
A New Jersey man produced such a bountiful harvest in his vegetable garden that the neighbors received their fill and his wife wouldn't allow...
Exercising in Nature Quickly Boosts Mental Health
Just five minutes of exercise in a "green space" such as a park can boost mental health, researchers claim. There is growing evidence...
Green Roof of UK School First to Be Designated As Nature Preserve
A green roof at a UK primary school in Sheffield is the first to be designated as a nature reserve after a rare bird...
Buddhist Monk Rescuing Nature in South Korea
Displaying an iron will that vexed the bureaucrats, the 5-foot-tall, 90-pound monk waged a one-woman battle that included dozens of sit-ins and hunger...
Disney Joins Forces with The Nature Conservancy to Plant 2.7 Million Trees
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to plant 2.7 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the...
Cameroon, France Sign Africa’s First Debt-for-Nature Swap
France and Cameroon have signed a debt-for-nature swap that aims to conserve some of the most pristine and threatened rainforest in Africa. Under...
Nature’s on the Rebound Thanks to DDT Ban
June 14, 1997 marked the 25th anniversary of the banning of DDT. Bird species nearly wiped out by the pesticide have rebounded remarkably, according...
Saber-Tooth Cat Cub Is First to Be Found Mummified in Ice – and it Still Has Hair
Despite hundreds of scientific illustrations, no one knew for sure what a saber-toothed cat actually looked like, until now.
As is sometimes the case, Siberian...
Good News in History, November 22
59 years ago today Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, a National Geographic film special, premiered on CBS and brought the young primate ethnologist Jane...
In 10 Seconds, an AI Model Detects Cancerous Brain Tumors Often Missed During Surgery
Researchers have developed an AI-powered model that can determine in 10 seconds during surgery if any part of a cancerous brain tumor that could...
Scientists Discover ‘World’s Largest’ Coral –the Size of 5 Tennis Courts
On an expedition to the Solomon Islands, divers affiliated with National Geographic have found the world's largest single coral colony ever recorded.
It's longer than...
Caterpillar Fungus Used in Chinese Medicine Slows the Growth of Cancer Cells, Shows New Study
British researchers have discovered one of the secrets behind a traditional Chinese medicine made from an orange caterpillar fungus, and are touting its potential...
Kurt Vonnegut’s Lost Board Game Finally Published After 70 Years–It Turned Out to be ‘Deep and Very Fun’
Fans of author Kurt Vonnegut are celebrating his original board game finally being brought to life, after it was lost to the world following...
Good News in History, November 16
79 years ago today, UNESCO was first formed to promote world peace by uniting countries through education, the arts, sciences, and culture. Fostering universal...
Good News in History, November 15
7 years ago, Pakistani archeologists revealed to the world the finished excavations of the Bhamala Stupa, one of the oldest in the world, and...
Farmers Use Bees to Deter Elephants from Romping Over Crops–a Win-Win for All
In Kenya, on the edge of the legendary Tsavo National Park, African honey bees contentedly buzz about near rows of well-tended crops.
It's a scene...
Father-Daughter Duo Won the Race to Decode an Extraterrestrial Message–Sent from Mars to Test Humanity
These white dots arranged in five clusters against a black background simulate an extraterrestrial signal transmitted from Mars and deciphered by a father-daughter team...
Good News in History, November 14
86 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...
Voters Agree in a Landslide to Invest in the Environment–Backing Green Bond by 3:1 Margin in Rhode Island
Attached to the presidential ballots in this year's elections, Rhode Island had posed question 4: would the voter like to see the state borrow...
Two Lost Cities Discovered Along the Silk Road–the Iconic Ancient Trade Route
Reprinted with permission from World at Large
A pair of lost cities in the highlands of Uzbekistan recently found by archaeologists using lidar demonstrate that...