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Restaurant Wants to Give Burglar a Second Chance – Offering Him a Job Application
When a suspected burglar broke into a restaurant in the early hours of a Saturday morning, the last thing they must have been expecting...
For International Dark Sky Week, Here Are Some City-Adjacent Locations For Viewing Celestial Wonders
It's officially International Dark Sky Week, and officially the week of the new moon, which means there's no better time to look up and...
Woman Uses Old Tires And Turns Them Into Beautiful Playgrounds
Durable, cheap, and relatively safe, one young architect is utilizing some of India's 100 million yearly thrown-away tires to design colorful playgrounds for schools...
India Fishermen Divert Their Catch of Ocean Plastic So it Can Be Used to Rebuild Roads
In the state of Kerala, known as the Jewel of South India, fishermen are taking it upon themselves to keep it that way and...
Ancient DNA Shows Cats Domesticated Themselves – Why Are We Not Surprised?
Domestication of animals was an amazing feat that changed human relationships with the natural world.
But while a Pomeranian looks nothing like a wolf, a...
This Cycling Group is Repairing Bikes for Free All Over the Navajo Nation
For many living on the 29,500 square miles of Navajo land in New Mexico, riding a bicycle is a way of life, yet there...
400 Years After Being Wiped Out by Hunters Britain’s Wild Cranes Make a Comeback
Extinct for more than 400 years, common cranes are finding homes in the UK's wetlands and waterways once again.
Because of conservation efforts that began...
From City to Countryside, Study Suggests Wisdom Can Protect Against Loneliness
Over the last few decades, there has been growing concern about loneliness across all ages, particularly in middle-aged and older adults, but a new...
Pakistan Sees Record Drop in Terrorism Last Year, With Attacks Down 45% Compared to 2019.
Once routinely in the news for all the wrong reasons, Pakistan is now a much safer place than it used to be.
The South Asian...
Cultivate These Keystone Plants in Your Yard to Help Bees and Butterflies Thrive and Pollinate
A keystone species is one which disproportionately affects a particular ecosystem's plants and animals. Organizing your garden around native keystone species can ensure that...
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...
A Rare ‘Triple Conjunction’ Of Planets Will Crown the Night Skies This Weekend
Look up at the night sky on January 10 to see a rare ‘triple conjunction’ of planets, as Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury form a...
Google is Creating Tools to Tackle Food Waste and Hunger at its Moonshot Factory
A Google offshoot has created two new programs which make it easy for food producers, suppliers, and commercial kitchens to route unneeded food to...
Englishman Grows 500 Types of Edible Foods With Only a Few Hours’ Work a Month
Far from pursuing the American vision of "amber waves of grain," this farmer in England's southwest has, for 20 years, been growing 500 different...
Man Opens Up His Home to Shelter 300 Dogs From a Hurricane: ‘It doesn’t matter if the house is dirty’
Ricardo Pimentel may not have had an ark to ride out the storm, but he’s being hailed as something of a modern-day Noah nonetheless.
As...
Model Village for Alzheimer’s Patients in France Makes Residents Feel Like They’re Still Independent
As the old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child,” but it seems that same wisdom may also hold true...
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.
20 Wolf Cubs Born in Zoos Successfully Integrated into Wild Packs to Be Raised As Their Own and Diversify the Gene Pool
In a major boon to a persecuted species, 20 cross-fostered Mexican wolf pups have been successfully introduced into wild wolf packs in Arizona and New Mexico.
Startup Global-PPE Delivers Essential Protective Gear to Native American Reservations
A healthcare startup called Global-PPE based in Virginia delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to underserved Native Americans.
River Running Through Zion National Park Will Be Protected Forever Thanks to the Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy bought the 419-acre property of Sheep Bridge along the Virgin River near Zion National Park, Utah, to protect it from developement.