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The Largest Landfill in Latin America has Been Turned into a Mangrove Forest
At nearly 150 acres, the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro was one of the largest and most infamous in all of Latin...
Nine Latin American Countries Have Set Goal for 70% Renewable Energy—More Than Twice the European Union
The Latin American nations are working to achieve more than double the amount of the EU's renewable energy usage goals before 2030.
Brazil Opens Latin America’s First Sanctuary for Abused Circus Elephants
Over 50 rescued circus elephants will be relocated to a beautiful plot of land for a happy, healthy, and relaxing retirement.
Latin American Poverty Levels Fall to Lowest in Two Decades
Poverty rates in Latin America have dropped to their lowest levels in 20 years, according to a new United Nations report which points to...
Chicago-area Firefighters Help Latin America
A year ago, an earthquake in southern Chile devastated towns, flattening fire stations and equipment that could have been used in the rescue efforts.
An...
America Has a Higher Percentage of Bilingual Citizens Than the French, Italians, or British
Proprietary survey and research data from a DC think tank have demonstrated that a greater percentage of Americans are bilingual than the French, Italians,...
Psychedelic Drugs May Be Able to Treat Brain Injuries, Stimulating New Neurons to Replace Impaired Ones
Encouraging brain injury research—conducted in test tubes, lab animals, and a few small studies in people—points to the potential of psychedelic drugs to limit...
Scientists Discover Butterflies Originated in America 100 Million Years Ago When Upstart Moths Wanted to Bask in the Sun
Scientists completed a vast evolutionary jigsaw puzzle in 4D—and they discovered that butterflies originated in America around 100 million years ago.
They determined that it...
The Biden Move to Allow Hearing Aids to Be Sold Over-the-Counter is Now Saving Americans Thousands
Four years after Congress passed bipartisan legislation requiring the FDA to allow over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, President Biden issued an Executive kick-in-the-butt Order that...
300 Epic Ancient Murals ‘Unique in the World’ Depict Creation Myths on Texas Rock: ‘Oldest Books in North America’
Down in southwest Texas, a unique-in-the-world style of ancient rock art is bringing to life a culture of hunter-gatherers with a penchant for incredible...
America’s First Carbon-Negative Hotel in the Middle of Denver is Inspired by Aspen Trees
Taking inspiration from the aspen tree the state of Colorado so loves—a Denver hotel is looking to become the first-of-its-kind in America that removes...
Top Skills American Teens Want to Learn and Do After School
Teens today are looking to forge their own success and happiness in their future careers.
A recent survey of 2,000 American high school students found...
Daimler Trucks is Now Accepting Orders for All-Electric Freight Trucks, Having Tested Them on America’s Highways
Stepping into the future of carbon-neutral freight transportation, Daimler Trucks North America is now accepting orders for its first all-electric freight trucks, which they...
For a Majority of Americans, ‘Carpe Diem’ is the New Motto in 2021
Nearly six in 10 Americans are planning to make 'carpe diem'—Latin for seize the day—their new mantra after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a...
Americans Are Crediting the COVID Crisis for Helping Them Become More Financially Responsible
More than two-thirds of survey participants said that they now consider themselves to be frugal people because of the coronavirus outbreaks.
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...
World Celebrates Central America’s First Same-Sex Marriage After Costa Rica Passes Trailblazing Legislation
These two Latina women just became the first same-sex couple in Costa Rica—and all of Central America—to legally tie the knot.
Scientists Make History With Discovery That Will Help Save America’s Great Coral Reef
The discovery is just one of several scientific milestones accomplished by The Florida Aquarium in their quest to preserve regional coral reefs.
New Study Proves That People Can Train Themselves to Be More Focused By Manipulating a Brain Wave
This is the first time that this cause-and-effect relationship has been seen, and it suggests that we may be eventually able to improve our attention spans.
We’re Trying to Find the ‘Nicest Places in America’ – You Can Even Nominate Your Coffee Shop
Do you know of a community where kindness prevails? Then you may be nominated for a chance to be spotlighted as one of the nicest places in America.