Home Search
Latin America - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Good News in History, August 7
135 years ago today, American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel received a patent for his vision of a seamless and fluid way of entering and...
Good News in History, August 5
78 years ago today, Plaid Cymru or the Party of Wales, was founded with the aim of supporting Welsh culture in government as the progress...
Good News in History, July 20
50 years ago today, Congress passed the War Powers Act, a bill aimed at reaffirming the mindset of the houses of Congress that it...
Good News in History, May 23
Happy 51st birthday to Brazilian racing driver, Rubens Barrichello. In Formula 1, Rubens raced notably for Ferrari, Honda (later Brawn GP) and Williams, winning...
8th Annual Ocean Conference Raises $20 Billion, And Pledges For Marine Protection
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
International delegates attending the eighth annual Our Ocean Conference in Panama March 2-3 have pledged billions to protect the world’s oceans....
75% of People Worldwide Want Single-Use Plastics Banned, According to New Global Survey
An average of three-quarters of people across 28 countries agree that single-use plastic should be banned as soon as possible, the ‘Attitudes towards single-use...
A Gorgeous Bat Falcon Spotted for the First Time in the United States
Birders are flocking to Texas to see a bird that lives thousands of leagues to the south make its first ever recorded appearance on...
Why Senegal Winning Africa’s Biggest Sports Trophy is the Ultimate Feel-Good Story
For the first time in their country's history, the talented footballing nation of Senegal has taken home Africa's finest sporting prize: The African Cup.
They...
Full Battery Charge in 15 Minutes: World’s Fastest Electric Car Charger is Launched
ABB has launched an innovative all-in-one Electric Vehicle charger which provides the fastest charging experience on the world market.
The new Terra 360 is a...
In World First, Top Beef Supplier Approves Methane-Busting Feed Additive That Reduces Gas by 55%
In response to global warming concerns across the planet, the world’s largest beef exporter has approved the sale of a feed additive that cuts...
Amaranth is a Health Trend 8,000 Years Old That ‘Could Feed the World’
“Nutritious ancestral plant of the Mayans, its flowers a treasure, a small but
powerful grain; eat the leaf and the grain, which is ideal for...
Biodegradable Algae Solar Panels Clean The Air While Growing Green Energy
What can generate clean energy, biomass for fertilizers, convert CO2 into oxygen, and be used in space? Algae.
Pursuing this incredible organism's potential is young...
Young Man Overcomes Illness by Learning Skills From a Near Dead Art: Watchmaking
After Reuben Schoots contracted a series of wasting tropical illnesses while on an eight-month backpacking trip through Latin America, he found himself with nothing...
We’ll Drink to That—Caffeine May Offset Several Health Risks of Diets High in Sugar, Says New Study
If you are a religious tea or coffee drinker, this new study says you may be more protected from dietary health risks than others.
Billionaire Who Promised to Pay Off College Debt for Grads is Now Paying Off Their Parents’ School Debt Too
This billionaire philanthropist is paying off the student loan debt of an entire graduating class AND their parents.
After Success of First 3D-Printed Home in US, 50 More Homes Are Being Built for Poor Families
Anyone with basic construction experience can build the 3D-printed homes in less than 48 hours.
German 12-Year-old Boy Plants 1Million Trees, Takes Over UN Program to Plant a Trillion More
The world is a lot greener thanks to this 20-year-old and his army of “climate ambassadors” who have pledged to plant trees and use...
El Salvador Becomes First Country to Ban Toxic Metals Mining
The smallest country in Central America has just passed a pretty big law regarding metal mining.
El Salvador has just become the first country in the...
Jailed Youth Now Have Hope Competing in Olympics of Math
Convicts may carry a bad rep for being in prison, but that hasn't stopped these teenage convicts from competing in a national mathematics competition.
These Teens Developed a Seed That Can Cleanse Polluted Water
They may be young, but these Brazilian students are doing big things with their magic water-filtering seed that won them the Google Science Fair award.