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UN Treaty Protects Rights of Disabled
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the agreement reached late Friday on the text of a treaty to protect the rights of persons with...
Double Amputee Conquers Mt. Everest
Mark Inglis, 47, a New Zealand mountain climber who lost both his legs to frostbite on Mount Cook in 1982 has become the first...
Small Business to Sell ‘Superplants’ to Remove 30x More Indoor Pollutants Than Normal Houseplants
A company in France has developed genetically-enhanced houseplants that remove 30 times more indoor air pollutants than your normal ficus.
Paint, treated wood, household cleaners,...
Dolphin Moms Use ‘Baby Talk’ with Their Calves, Research Shows
A new examination of dolphin vocalizations found that mother bottlenose dolphins whistle at a higher pitch when talking to their offspring, exactly like human...
The Brains of Lost Fish Help Them Find Their Way Home, Reveals a Unique Study
Lost fish find their way home thanks to how their brains are wired, according to new research.
The neuronal circuit evolved up to half a...
Dolphins Self-Treat Their Own Skin By Lining Up to Rub on Specific Coral
Amazing footage shows dolphins rubbing against a specific type of coral—possibly to extract healing elements that will keep their skin healthy.
Researchers say it is...
Dolphins Have a Musical Social Media: Whistling Helps Them Bond With Friends at a Distance – and Increases Offspring
Male dolphins boost their social lives by whistling to each other at a distance, according to new research.
The high pitched sound tells others they...
Goldie the Pufferfish Went to the Dentist for Work – Now Look at Her Smile
A pufferfish was recently rushed to an animal dentist to have her teeth sawed in half, after they grew so long she was unable...
Video Shows Wally the Walrus Appearing to Drive the Boat He Clambered Into During His Latest Escapade
This funny video shows Wally the Walrus appearing to drive a boat he clambered into during his latest escapade.
Wally has has been filmed 'steering'...
Researchers Find Real-life SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star
Oh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea... around the Retriever Seamount 200 miles off the New England coast in the Atlantic Ocean?
Well...
5 Experiments Proving Invertebrates Are Much More Aware than We Think
Swat a fly; who cares, it's not like they have feelings. Or do they?
Jonathan Balcombe is an English ethologist—a studier of animal behavior—and has...
Photographer Unites With Cuban Scientists to Save the World’s Most Beautiful Snail
There are things about the island of Cuba that don't make the news—for example, it has the world's largest biodiversity of snails.
The painted snail,...
Estas Actualizaciones Optimistas sobre el COVID-19 nos Otorga Evidencia de Esperanza que Necesitábamos en Abril
En algunos de los países más golpeados alrededor del mundo, el incremento de nuevos casos y muertes muestran signos de descenso y recuperación.
Microsoft Japan Recently Gave Their Employees a 4-Day Work Week—and Productivity Skyrocketed by 40%
Not only were the employees happier and more productive, the company also saved money through their daily operational costs.
Man is Working to Convert Cruise Ship into Supportive Housing Community for the Homeless
Though the concept has been proposed before, Kenneth Capron is taking the idea one step further after his presentation before the city council.
70-Year-old Ran Marathon on Every Continent in Just 7 Days
Chau Smith has already run 70 marathons during her time as a jogger – so for her 70th birthday, she decided to do something extra...
How to Keep a Whale from Choking: Do What He Did (WATCH)
When a whale found himself choking on trash, he approached some nearby boaters in Australia’s Sydney Harbor to ask for help.
The whale, who had a plastic...
Jude Law and Radiohead Team Up in Campaign to Save the Arctic
In an effort to stop big oil corporations from pushing into the Arctic and taking advantage of melting sea ice, celebrities are joining a...