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Philippine ‘Raptor Boy’ Shows It Takes a Village to Protect an Eagle Migration Route
This article was first published on Mongabay and has been re-printed with permission.
Half a decade ago, the curiosity of a 10-year-old boy helped ignite...
‘We heard a faint tapping’: Goose Finds Injured Mate at Wildlife Hospital and Won’t Budge From the Door
No one writes romance novels about geese, but maybe they should.
Unlike many of their fickle human counterparts, geese mate for life. So, when they...
Stem-Cell Based ‘Cure’ for Type-1 Diabetes Draws Nearer, With FDA Trials Launched
While type-2 diabetes is largely preventable, type-1 diabetes is a disruptive autoimmune disorder that was once thought incurable. 'Once' is the keyword here, as...
Vet Successfully Sews One Stitch in Tiny Tree Frog Whose Lung Was Exposed, Loving ‘all Creatures Great and Small’
In the bitcoin community, there's a phrase that someone has "diamond hands," which means they will never drag the price down through selling. Well...
No More Pricks: Scientists Are Rolling Out First-of-its-Kind Blood Sugar Test for Pain-Free Delivery to Diabetics
A world-first, pain-free diabetes test could soon be in the hands of consumers following $6.3 million in funding to establish the first manufacturing facility...
Venom From Extremely Poisonous Caterpillar May Hold Healing Tonic That Saves Lives
The venom of one Australian caterpillar shows promise for use in medicines and pest control, researchers say.
The Doratifera vulnerans is common to large parts...
First African American to Win National Spelling Bee Takes Trophy After Just 2 Years’ Practice
E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-R-Y spells extraordinary, and when you look it up in the dictionary don’t be surprised if you see a picture of Zaila Avant-garde next...
Top Cities For Digital Nomads Looking to Work While Traveling the World
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
COVID-19 chased millions of traditionally office and computer-based workers...
From 30 Million Infected to Zero: China is Certified Malaria-free by World Health Organization
Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO—a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of...
Declared Extinct 100 Years Ago, DNA Found the Gould’s Mouse Still Living On Sunny Island Down Under
It must have been a shock when Emily Roycroft's computer began telling her the mouse that has been recorded as extinct for over 100...
Chinese Monk Dedicates Life to Rescuing 8,000 Dogs – He Finds Them New Homes Around the World
A karmic war chest will be waiting for one Buddhist monk who's spent decades rescuing stray dogs in Shanghai and bringing them to his...
‘Dragon Man’ Discovery of Largest-Ever Homo Sapien Skull May Be New Species Most Closely Related to Modern Man
Paleontology has a way of throwing curveballs at science more than other disciplines. For example, these days we have the fascinating case of the...
Scientists Discover a New Brown Species They Named the ‘Chocolate Frog’ – And it’s Adorable
In the "nasty" swamps of New Guinea, a frog specialist has discovered a new species which he decided to call the "chocolate frog."
Far from...
Orchids Make Fake Pollen to Tempt the Bees – But Scientists Discover it’s as Valuable as the Real Thing
Unable to attract bees and other pollinators to its golden pollen, Cypripedium wardii, an orchid species native to Tibet and China, creates "fool's gold" pollen,...
‘Let’s Do It:’ Alzheimer’s Patient Asks Wife to Marry Him After Falling in Love for a Second Time
Love is wonderful the second time around, but it can be all the more special if you don’t remember the first time. For Peter...
95-Year-old Widowers Who Found Love in The Time of COVID Get Married
With social distancing and limited face-to-face interaction, dating in the time of coronavirus has proved a challenge for everyone, but when Cupid’s dart struck...
Dad Hilariously Struggles to Keep Triplets From Climbing Furniture (Watch)
We don't have the details, but a video has gone viral for its amusing peek into a parent’s life with triplets.
With all 3 kiddos...
End-of-Life Specialists are Surging in Number – Helping American Families to Better Process Death and Dying
There are special caregivers in society who feel their place in the world is at the side of the bed of a dying person,...
Childhood Sweethearts Marry In Real-Life Version of The Notebook – Reunited After 22 Years
Childhood sweethearts have married in a real-life version of The Notebook after 22 years apart—he even proposed with the engagement ring he gave her...
The World Achieves its Target to Protect More Land, Adding 42%—the Size of Russia—in Last Decade
Since 2010, over 8.1 million square miles have been added to the world’s network of national parks and conservation areas, an area greater than...