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What’s Cookin’, Good Lookin’? Watch Wild Animals React to Seeing Their Own Reflections
Humans can spend an hour studying themselves in a mirror, but what about animals?
A strategically placed camera in the Amazon rainforest captured the reactions...
In Just 8 Years, Conservation Measures Increased Jaguar Population by 20%
In an exciting new conservational victory, the Mexican jaguar population has rebounded by 20% over the course of the last 8 years.
Thanks to a...
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...
Obama Deal Increases Fuel-economy Standards for US Cars
President Obama today announced the next phase in the Administration’s program to increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas pollution for all new cars...
Birds Thought Extinct Return to Rain Forest After Deforestation
Many bird species in the Amazon rainforest previously isolated and thought to be extinct in the quarter-century following deforestation have reappeared in these same...
Report: Illegal Log Trade Drops Dramatically
Global efforts to fight the illegal logging trade are paying off, according to a report that found production of illegal timber declining by 22...
“Be Inspired” Week on Good Morning America
We all know people who inspire us with their brains, creativity, compassion and drive -- people who make a difference by changing lives and...
Brazil Nuts Transforming Poor Villages, Forest Preservation
"Help is at hand for the Amazon rainforest and Brazil's poverty-stricken rural people - courtesy of the country's famous native nut. Small communities are...
Brazil Unveils New Technology to Curb Logging
Reuters reports on Brazil's attempt to stop illegal logging. Their environment minister Friday "unveiled an electronic registry for the transport and storage of all...
Conservation Almost Always Provides Incredible Results, First-of-its-Kind Report Shows
In the only study of its kind ever attempted, one which poured over hundreds of papers examining the impact of conservation efforts, scientists from...
‘New Species’ of Frog With Fangs Hunts Crabs Even Though it’s No Bigger Than a Quarter
In a new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers have described a new species of fanged frog: the smallest one ever discovered.
In...
Good News in History, July 28
130 years ago today, the Vizcaya Bridge, Spain's only UNESCO World Heritage Site of industrial heritage was completed. Spanning the two banks situated at...
Ancient Mayan City Hidden for Over 1,000 Years Discovered by LiDAR
LiDAR has done it again: pyramids, a ballcourt, and columns built by the late Mayan Empire over 1,000 years ago were discovered under the...
3 Children and a Baby Likely Still Alive in Colombian Jungle Weeks After Plane Crashed
3 children aged 13, 11, and 4, along with an 11-month-old infant, have reportedly been found alive in the jungles of Colombia after miraculously...
Hundreds of Mayan Cities and Towns with Ball Courts and Roads Discovered in LiDAR Survey in Guatemala
Researchers studying the Mayan Empire have discovered that hidden under the rainforests of Guatemala were more than 900 habitations including at least 4 large...
Tiny New Species of Chocolate Frog is Discovered After Scientists Follow its Unique ‘Beep’ Sound
A tiny new species of burrowing frog has been discovered after scientists were able to find it by its unique "beep" sound.
Identified by biologists...
Retired Banker Devotes His Millionaire Fortune to Restoring Protective Sand Dunes on Island Beaches
Like with spouses, some people lay their eyes on a stretch of beach and are never the same again.
Fortunately for the dunes along the...
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...
Millionaire Turned Quadriplegic Jon Ayers is Giving it All to Save Wild Cats, After Finding a New Purpose
As a quadriplegic, Jon Ayers can't move his limbs, but his voice is filled with excitement. His eyes dart around his office, projecting the...
These African Nations Used Satellite Monitoring to Cut Deforestation by 18 Percent
Deforestation dropped by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations subscribed to receive warnings from a new service using satellites to...