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You Can Now Donate to Charity Simply By Browsing the Internet
Donating to your favorite charity is now as simple as Googling nearby restaurants or checking your Facebook.
GiveBack is a web browser extension that you...
A-List Celebrities Travel To Support Heroes of Sumatran Elephants (LOOK)
If you think Hollywood actors cannot be counted on to care about anyone who walks outside the red carpet, take a look at these...
Adorable Sloth Clinging to a Guardrail Before Highway Rescue (LOOK)
Step aside IKEA monkey: there's a new lovable mammal in town... except dumber and less fashionable.
Baby Deer Refused To Leave Side of Man Who Rescued It (WATCH)
After he saved a baby deer’s life, he had a hard time returning it to the wild–the little thing refused to leave his side.
A...
CNN Announces Amazing Line-Up For Top Ten Heroes of 2015
They’ve brought healthcare to the poor, saved animals in Suriname, rescued children in Nepal, and provided food, water, and hope to people who’ve had...
Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Has Plummeted Almost 90% in Ten Years
Brazil is seeing a whole lot of green these days after slashing its rate of Amazonian deforestation by about 90%.
The happy decline began after Brazil became...
He Hauls His Upright Piano to Beaches and Parks Just to Make Your Day
He was still a teen when he decided to quit his job, pack up his favorite musical instrument, and travel the world. Nothing unusual...
Fighter Gives Up Stardom to Bring Dignity to the Pygmy People
He was a star on the professional fight circuit, a mixed martial artist who dominated the competition. But Justin Wren gave it all up...
Humpbacks Whales Leap Off Endangered Species List
The majestic humpback whales have something else to sing about.
Thanks to the banning of commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago and vigorous conservation efforts,...
Scruffy Stray Dog Follows Extreme Sports Team Through Miles of Mud
It all started with a meatball.
During the 430-mile Adventure Racing World Championship in Ecuador, Swedish teammates were chowing down, trying to refuel for the...
Harley-Davidson Mobilizes Bikers to Plant 50 Million Trees
Dedicated to the goal of preserving the open road for future generations of riders, Harley-Davidson is mobilizing its riders worldwide to help plant 50...
World’s Five Biggest Palm Oil Growers Agree To Moratorium on Deforestation
The five biggest palm oil growers in the world have launched and signed the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto with a temporary moratorium against deforestation...
Corporate “Villain” Vows to Stop Clear Cutting Trees
Few companies have done as much damage to the world’s tropical forests as Asia Pulp & Paper. But under intense pressure from its customers...
Purring Monkey Discovered in the Amazon
A purring monkey and a vegetarian piranha are among the new species of animals discovered during scientific expeditions in the Amazon rainforest. Discovered by researchers...
How You Can Help Protect Endangered Frogs
You may have heard that frogs are in trouble, with about a third of the world's species currently threatened by a disease called chytrid...
Leading Paper Producer to Halt Deforestation in Indonesian
The world's third largest paper company, Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), announced earlier this month an immediate end to all natural forest clearing in...
Amazon Forest More Resilient to Climate Change Than Feared
The Amazon rainforest is less vulnerable to die off because of global warming than widely believed because the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide also acts...
Flickr Users Discover New Species of Insect
A photographer living in the rainforest-rich country of Malaysia who specializes in macro photography was hiking in Selangor State Park near Kuala Lumpur when...
Burger King Announces Shift to Cage-free Pork and Eggs
Burger King's baby steps toward more humane treatment for animals in its supply chain took a whopper of a leap forward today when the...
Ancient Incan Plant Remedy Set to Replace Dental Injections
The herbal remedy for toothache, used for centuries by an indigenous tribe in the Amazon is being turned into a commercial treatment for...