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One-of-a-Kind School Gives Homeless Kids a Place to Learn
Homeless kids across the country face unimaginable obstacles when it comes to something as simple as trying to attend school each day.
Fortunately, one school in...
Ontario is First Region in North America to Curb Pesticide Blamed for Killing Bees
Ontario is making life sweeter for honey bees. The Canadian province will become the first jurisdiction in North America to limit bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides...
Why Butterflies Are Swarming Thanks to Local Vineyards
Vineyards experimenting with the elimination of pesticides have stumbled upon a pleasant side effect — attracting swarms of butterflies.
Washington state wineries, seeking more organic...
US Government Protects 2 Endangered Butterflies
Two species of prairie butterflies which have vanished from many areas of the midwestern United States have been granted protection under the Endangered Species...
Mystery Clouds on Radar Turn Out to be Monarch Butterflies
The St. Louis office of the National Weather Service picked up more than precipitation on their radar recently. On a clear day with no...
One Man’s Planting Equals More Monarch Butterflies
"Tom Landis planted a patch of milkweed the size of a card table last spring with seeds he collected himself, hoping his 'if-you-plant-it-they-will-come' project...
How to Get Drunk Off Happiness
According to Henry David Thoreau: "Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you...
Ga. Plans Tunnels as Safe Road Crossings for Bears
Georgia transportation officials are planning to add a half-dozen bear tunnels beneath a highway in what will be a first-of-its-kind project for the state....
US Swimmer Overcomes Heart Problems and Injuries to Break World Record, Win Gold
Four years ago, Dana Vollmer, devastated and dispirited by injuries, considered walking away from the sport she loved, but instead, with the help of...
Monarch Butterflies Make Big Comeback After Bad Year
Monarch butterfly colonies in Mexico more than doubled in size this winter after bad storms devastated their numbers a year ago, conservationists said on...
Monarch Butterflies Use Medicinal Plants to Treat Offspring for Disease
Monarch butterflies appear to use medicinal plants to treat their offspring for disease, research by biologists at Emory University shows. Their findings were published...
Thousands of Butterflies Released Bringing Hope to Kids With Cancer
2000 people gathered this month in Massachusetts to release almost two thousand butterflies in honor an 8-year-old who died of cancer. The event raised...
Newly Fixed Hubble Amazes With Deep Space Photos Again
"Hubble is back in action. Together, NASA and Hubble are opening new vistas on the universe," astronomer and frequent Hubble user Heidi...
Paralyzed Man Writes Book With Just His Blinking
Patients who are conscious but almost entirely paralyzed, unable to move or speak, could be aided by French research that reads their brain...
Obama Campaign Donates Leftover Office Supplies to Needy Schools
It was like Christmas in November for needy school districts nationwide as the Obama campaign donated 100 percent of the leftover campaign supplies from...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
Volvo Unveils Sixth Annual Hometown Hero Award Winners
Volvo yesterday announced the top three winning heroes in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards: After a tragic farm accident involving her son,...
Singapore Opens “Green” Airport Terminal
"Singapore opened a new "green" airport terminal on Wednesday, boasting 919 energy-saving skylights, a butterfly garden and over 200 species of foliage spread over...
Vote for America’s Favorite Heroes
Less than one week remains to vote for your favorite hometown heroes in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards. The winner will receive...
Seeing From a Different Perspective
I was out in the backyard cutting the grass last week when I noticed a caterpillar strolling down a blade of grass... Now, I...