Millions of Wildflowers Now Delight the Town After Vermont Couple Got Tired...
From a small Vermont countryside community comes the story of two Long Islanders who ditched mowing their massive lawn and planted wildflowers instead—delighting the neighbors, birds, bees, and...
View ArticleMexican Wolf Numbers Growing in U.S. for 8th Consecutive Year, Soon to Be...
The wild population of Mexican wolves saw another year of growth in 2023, according to the results of the annual survey published by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The 2023 population census...
View ArticleFlorida Police Officers Complete Grocery Delivery After Arresting Delivery...
“Hello, uh, you ordered groceries? Your driver got arrested, so we’re delivering your groceries!” It would have been difficult to summarize the sense of surprise that homeowner Joe Neu and his family...
View ArticleAstronauts Watched the Eclipse From ISS Space Station And Grabbed Some Cool...
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station orbited right past the solar eclipse Monday and grabbed some intriguing photos. The path of totality in the Moon’s shadow can be seen plunging the...
View ArticleDog That Flunked Out of Police Academy Becomes a Hero in Taiwan’s Earthquake...
To be a drug-sniffing dog you have to be impassionate, which is exactly what this golden retriever was not. Though Roger flunked out of the Kaohsiung City police academy in Taiwan, his career in public...
View ArticleA Pat on the Back Statistically Improves Free Throw Numbers in...
In difficult situations, physical touch like a hug or a pat on the back can reduce stress; so much so that researchers from the University of Basel have found it can statistically improve free throw...
View ArticlePlayful Competition Brings Together Muslims and Non-Muslims Over Street...
In the world’s largest Muslim nation, a street food vendor’s tasty sundown snack has become so popular that people rush to get one whether they’re breaking a Ramadan fast or not. The resulting rush has...
View ArticleA Teacher Promised His 1978 Class an Eclipse Party in 50 Years–And He Just...
The year was 1978: Prime Minister Aldo Moro had been kidnapped in Italy, the US Senatorial proceedings were broadcast on the radio for the first time, and Patrick Moriarty was teaching his high science...
View ArticleFish Swim in Schools for Stealth–as 100 Fish Make Less Noise Than an...
Watching a school of fish move can be hypnotic. The way they turn in near-perfect synchronicity is equal parts beauty and evolutionary brilliance. While scientists know that fish school as a defense...
View ArticleWaste Heat Generated from Electronics to Warm Finnish City in Winter Thanks...
Heat stored underground in caverns can be set aside in Finland’s summer months to be re-used during frigid winters thanks to a state-of-the-art ‘seasonal energy’ storage facility. Slated for...
View ArticleFrench Woman Smashes Previous World Rope Climbing Record by Reaching Eiffel...
Remember the free hanging rope climb exercise in PE class, remember how difficult that was? Well, evidently there are some people who turned that challenge into a passion. Frenchwoman Anouk Garnier’s...
View ArticleIndigenous Rangers Photograph Blind ‘Marsupial Mole’ Seldom Seen by Humans...
This tiny creature is a northern marsupial mole, a card-carrying member of one of the strangest landscapes on Earth. The Western Deserts of Australia bristle, slither, and burrow with life; much of it...
View ArticleYour Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will...
View ArticleU.S. Unveils First-Ever Regulations to Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking...
Despite a huge amount of political opposition from the chemical industry, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its first regulations aimed at limiting quantities of PFAs, or ‘forever...
View ArticleTeen with Incredibly Rare Genetic Condition is Cured in World First By...
A teen diagnosed with an incredibly rare genetic condition has become the first person in the world to be cured, thanks to a team of pioneering British doctors. 13-year-old Kai Xue is one of just 21...
View ArticleTeen Bullied Over Her Weight Goes On to Become Cheerleading Coach and Beauty...
A student who was picked-on for being an overweight teenager has shut down the bullies by becoming a cheerleading coach and Miss England semi-finalist. Sophie McGarva said she was mocked by cruel...
View ArticleMan Who Built Adorable Mouse Village to Cope With Depression Adds a Pub, Book...
A British man who six years ago built an adorable mouse village to cope with depression has added a pub, a book shop, and Hobbit homes so he could capture even more heartwarming photos. Simon Dell...
View ArticleMysterious Rainbow-like ‘Glory Lights’ Observed on Planet Outside Our Solar...
Astronomers have detected signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory’ effect on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. Spotted on a planet that is 637 light years away from Earth, it may offer new...
View ArticleThree Castaways Stranded on Island Rescued After Spelling Out ‘HELP’ Using...
Castaways stranded on an island in Micronesia were rescued after spelling out ‘HELP’ in palm leaves. The U.S. Coast Guard picked up the three sailors stranded on Pikelot Atoll after they got into...
View ArticleBill Gates Filled a Pothole With Modern Asphalt Made of Carbon–Captured...
Bill Gates has shared a video of himself filling a pothole with Modern Asphalt. The road repair material is made with carbon that has been stripped out of natural gas to decarbonize it in the process...
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