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The Ever-Growing Pile of Electronic Waste is Now On the Decline, Study Finds
A new study has found that the total mass of electronic waste generated by Americans has been declining since 2015.
In an age when most of...
12 Countries Have Built Roads Out of Plastic – And They Can Perform As Well or Better Than Asphalt
This article first appeared in Yale Environment 360 and is re-printed with permission.
A road running through Accra, Ghana’s capital, looks like any other blacktop....
Doctor Determines Perfect Prescriptions For Stage 4 Cancer: With Functional Profiling His Results Are ‘Stunning’
A pioneering California oncologist is doubling the success rates for cancer treatment—and one mom was so thrilled with her outcome that she reached out...
Pandemic May Have Created a Generation of Schoolchildren More Interested in STEM Careers Than Ever: Poll
The pandemic has created a generation of schoolchildren interested in a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—a new poll on STEM trends has...
Two Colleges in Ohio See How Much They Can Out-Tip One Another at Restaurants—Raising $34,000 for Workers
College rivalries can lead to fierce competition on and off the playing field. While excesses of energetic team spirit have historically led to frivolous...
With Lamb, Coriander, and Leeks, These Decoded Babylonian Recipes Reveal Ancient Culinary Traditions
The world's oldest recipes, eating habits, and even culinary culture have been decoded by Babylonian scholars at Yale.
The four dishes, recreated by measuring ingredient...
Tribe in Panama Wins Landmark Case Granting Them Stewardship of 400,000 Acres of Pristine Ancestral Forests
A landmark ruling from Panama's Supreme Court has ceded much of the largest nature reserve in Central America to Indigenous land claims.
The Naso tribe...
Ginkgo Trees Were Going Extinct on Their Own; Then Humans Saved These ‘Living Fossils’ So Now They’re Everywhere
Lining the streets of many American city suburbs are living fossils, which unlike many stories of man's interaction with nature, involves nature as the...
Top 10 Species Discovered in 2020 Include a Harry Potter Snake and Desert-Dwelling Broccoli
While homo sapiens sheltered in place, 2020 also saw explorers diving out into the wilds of the world, finding astonishing new species never before...
A Pandemic of Good News: The Top 50 Positive Stories of 2020
It's truly been a year like no other, yet people around the world have done so much good in 2020.
Scientists have not just been...
Howling With Joy: After 45 Years, the Gray Wolf Has Successfully Been Lifted Off the US Endangered Species List
45 years since one of the most charismatic and persecuted carnivores on Earth was listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), management of the...
Scientists Make Giant Leap in Diagnosing Liver Disease By Using The Natural Gut Microbiome
Chronic liver disease is challenging to diagnose, but the microbiome inside a person’s gut may be an unexpected solution, says Salk research.
Student Turned Her Ruined Summer Plans Into a Way to Help Isolating Seniors Connect With Doctors
This is one of 50 finalists in the Reader’s Digest “50 Nicest Places in America” contest for 2020. A crowd-sourced effort to uncover places...
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.
Johns Hopkins is Offering Free Online Course in Psychological First Aid
The class, which is being offered through the online educational platform Coursera, is currently being taken by more than 200,000 people around the world.
Man Who Grew Up Without a Dad Supports Youth With ‘Dad, How Do I?’ YouTube Channel
Rob Kenney who grew up without a father started a youtube channel called Dad, How Do I? to help youth who have no one to teach them life skills.
Indigenous Group in Brazil Wins Decades-Long Battle Against Illegal Loggers in the Amazon
The Ashaninka people of the Amazon have won a 20-year legal battle with illegal logging interests, securing $3 million and undisputed right to their land.
UC Berkeley is Offering Up Their Popular ‘Science of Happiness’ Course for Free Online
The 8-week course has reportedly been shown to improve students' daily levels of happiness—and it is now available to the world for free.
Ideas Geniales para Hacer en Casa Durante la Cuarentena: Mantengámonos Positivos
Necesitas consejos sobre cómo usar tu tiempo en aislamiento? Aquí tienes 16 cosas productivas y positivas para hacer en casa mientras estés en cuarentena.
Great Things to Do at Home While Quarantined: Let’s Be Pandemic-Positive
Need tips on how to spend your time in self-isolation? Here are 16 productive and positive things to do from home while you're in quarantine.