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NASA Technology to Map The Stars Could Now Help Save World’s Largest Fish
High above our planet, the Hubble Space Telescope has special software for parsing out the details of each individual star it surveys. Now this...
Rockfish Populations Rebound After Strict Management Decades Ahead of the Expected Date
Recent rockfish stocks up and down the California waters have rebounded completely after regulations were placed on them in the 2000s.
This year many of...
Billionaire Mark Cuban’s New Drug Company is Producing Low-Cost Generic Drugs Cutting 90% of the Markup
After Dr. Alex Oshymansky started a public-benefit company to combat the exploding prices of certain prescription drugs, he attracted a new partner—Shark Tank billionaire...
Porpoises Rebound in a Big Way Following California Ban on Indiscriminate Fishing Nets
After decades of use, ‘gillnets’ and the fishing strategies that employed them have been banned by California law—and that has provided a boon for...
What’s the Key to Raising Confident Kids? Here’s What the Majority of Parents Say…
82% of parents are making a daily, concerted effort to raise their children to be confident, according to a new survey.
A poll of 1,000...
Son Finds Original Children’s Book Written by His Dad Returning From WWII PoW Camp, Publishes it 75 Years Later
A children's book written by a father for his son after he returned from a World War Two prisoner of war camp has finally...
Boys Make $250,000 From Genius Christmas Invention—And Donate Thousands to Animal Shelters
According to tradition, January 6th (a.k.a. The Twelfth Day of Christmas) is when you’re supposed to take down your Christmas tree. Sadly, many folks,...
While it May Seem Too Simple, Science Shows Light Lamp Therapy for Treating SAD During Winter Can Work
Aside from exercising and staying outside, light lamp therapy can be used to treat seasonal affective disorder in people who must remain indoors for...
The Adventure Stories in This Non-Fiction Children’s Book are the Perfect Confidence Boost for Kids
When I was a kid, in truth I was a bit of a scaredy cat. The ‘adventurer’ in my family has always been my big...
Britain Helps World’s Most Remote Inhabited Islands to Establish Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the Atlantic
Centered around the small archipelago of Tristan da Cunha in the Southern Atlantic, governments and ecological organizations have created the fourth-largest marine protected area...
Underwater Roomba-Like Robots Helping Humans Will Never Run Out of Power Thanks to New Mobile Docking Station
Move over, Roomba. Advanced new underwater robots have already been plumbing the depths of our oceans, lakes, and rivers—but now they can return on...
Young Inventor Turns Her Disability into ‘Superpower’ After Building Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Glitter
By thinking creatively about her underdeveloped arm, Jordan Reeves has used Project Unicorn to help other kids love their disabilities.
New Technology for Saving Endangered Sea Turtles Uses Decoy GPS Eggs to Catch Poachers – And it Works
By placing decoy eggs into nests on the beach, it could be possible to gather key evidence needed to stop the illegal trade of...
New Developments in Clean Energy and Carbon Capture Are Making Real Progress in Climate Crisis
The mainstream media is covering the climate crisis infinitely more than they used to. However, they often report dramatically more on the negative—focusing on...
A.R.
Contributing writer A.R. has written about nature, people, and travel for Outside, the Guardian, BBC History, National Geographic Traveler, JSTOR Daily, the Irish Independent, and Evening Standard.
This Police Dog Had The Most Successful First Shift Ever—Finding a Missing Mom And Her 1-Year-old in Remote Ravine
First days in a new job are often nerve-wracking. There's so much to learn—and a new boss to impress.
One Welsh police dog just knocked...
Unanimous Senate Votes to Protect Sea Turtles and Dolphins from Driftnets in the Last Spot That Allows Them
The US Senate unanimously voted to protect sea turtles and dolphins by phasing out the use of harmful mesh drift gillnets in federal waters off California.
After COVID Cancels All Flights, One Man Sailed Solo Across the Atlantic to Reach His 90-Year-old Father
With international flights cancelled due to coronavirus, Juan Manuel Ballestero decided to sail home solo on 85-day odyssey across the Atlantic.
Volcano Lightning Storm Won ‘Perfect Moment’ Photography Contest, But Every Finalist Captured the Beauty of Earth
This is the astonishing moment a photographer captured a “dirty storm” in action during a Chilean volcano eruption.
In Groundbreaking Vote for Sustainability, EU Moves to Approve Insects for Human Consumption
The legislation is set to open up a whole new market to a sustainable source of protein and nutrition for the European Union.