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First Grader Wrote to Old Navy Asking for Girls’ Jeans to Have Pockets —And They Sent Her 4 Pairs
A kid recently wrote to Old Navy asking them to put pockets on girls' jeans, and her powers of persuasion seem to have done...
Researchers Find That Wild Donkeys and Horses Dig Desert Watering Holes Vital For Entire Ecosystem
Research on feral horses and wild donkeys in the American southwest show they dig desert wells with their hooves in the soft sand of...
Solar-Rich California Hits 95% Renewable Energy On a Recent Day Across 80 Percent of the State
For approximately four seconds on April 29, California got 95% of its power from renewable energy—with the Golden State using about 90% renewables in...
Sheep vs. Lawnmowers: UC Campus Tests Which is Better to Maintain Grounds
Sheep were grazing the University of California–Davis campus this week in an academic experiment to see if the ewes can eat weeds and grass,...
Muddy Bride Sacrifices Dress to Deliver Calf During Wedding Reception
Two Australian dairy farmers recently got married in the countryside.
Everything was going as planned for Ben and Jessa Laws—until one of their cows went...
He Saved a Stranger From Drowning in India, Now They’re Married in the Netherlands
In the real world, falling in love isn’t usually an adventure that literally begins with a daring ocean rescue—but sometimes that’s exactly how a...
Brave Boy Who Was Told He’d Never Speak is Now Honored in Disney Storybook of Pocahontas
A brave 11-year-old boy who was told he’d never speak has been honored in a Disney storybook all about kindness.
Zac Du Boulay, who was...
Phenomenal 6-yo Skateboarder Performs in Pink Party Dress and Leopard Print Helmet
What’s 6 years old, zips through the air with gravity-defying ease, and wears a pink princess dress with her crash helmet? Australian skateboarding phenomenon...
Couple Spends Nearly $100k Turning School Bus Into Dream Home — Now They’re Raffling It Off
A British couple who spent nearly $100,000 converting a massive American yellow school bus into a luxury home are now offering the unique dwelling...
Family Builds Giant Dinosaur From Take-Out Containers During Hotel Quarantine: Naming It ‘Bagasaurus’
A new species of dinosaur was recently discovered in a hotel room in Perth, Australia. While the origins of most recognizable dino specimens date...
Sir David Attenborough Backs This New Tech That Can Recycle All Plastics
A new recycling plant under construction in England features technologies that can break down any kind of plastic polymer into its constituent elements for...
Woman Uses Lockdown to Teach Her Clever Dog Math And Colors With Homemade Flash Cards
Meet the clever dog that can count to ten, answer questions and even solve addition problems—in English and Japanese.
Monica Elkhalifa taught her six-year-old Shiba...
Two Dogs Rescued From the Streets Now Live Their Best Life on the Road—Seeing the Sights of Europe
The amazing lives of two rescued street dogs who travel with their owner on trips around Europe have been captured in a series of...
See Couple Adorably Recreate Their Wedding Album 50 Years Later, at the Same Church in the Same Dress
A couple have recreated their wedding album half a century later—at the same church, and in the very same dress.
Carolyn and Kelly Gay, who...
Boys Who Play Video Games Linked With Lower Depression Risk, UK Shows Study
Boys who regularly played video games at age 11 were less likely to develop depressive symptoms three years later, finds a new study led...
16% Drop in Peanut Allergies Among Children As Parents Follow Guidelines And Introduce Peanuts Earlier
Changes to food allergy guidelines has led to a 16% decrease in peanut allergy among infants, according to new study.
The research, led by the...
Hemp is Already Being Used in Walls and Insulation as a Game-Changer in Construction Industry
This article was written by Nate Berg for Ensia and has been re-printed with permission.
It has become almost a cliché to discuss the benefits...
How to Turn Plastic Waste From Your Recycle Bin Into Profit
This article, by Joshua M. Pearce of Michigan Technological University, has been republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
People will recycle...
Growing Mushrooms at Home is Everyone’s New Pandemic Hobby
Home-grown mushroom kits are seeing an explosion in demand, giving people something to do, watch, and cheer on while they're stuck at home.
Lockdown and...
12 Countries Have Built Roads Out of Plastic – And They Can Perform As Well or Better Than Asphalt
This article first appeared in Yale Environment 360 and is re-printed with permission.
A road running through Accra, Ghana’s capital, looks like any other blacktop....