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Canada Schoolteacher Finds Fossil that May Be 300 Million Years Old and Could Re-Write Fossil Record
A discovery which paleontologists are calling the find of a lifetime was recently turned up by a school teacher in Canada.
It could be 300...
Little League Batter Hit in the Head Embraces Devastated Pitcher in Inspiring Display Sportsmanship –WATCH
At the Southwest Region championship in Little League Baseball, the crowd was treated to not only the best performances from the boys aged 10-12,...
Archeological Dig Starts at 5,000-Year-Old Tomb Linked to King Arthur
Archeologists from the University of Manchester have started a dig at a 5,000-year-old tomb linked in legend to King Arthur, hoping to answer some...
The Smell of Desert Rain May Be Good for Your Health
Desert dwellers know it well: the smell of rain and the feeling of euphoria that comes when a storm washes over the parched earth.
That...
How Fog Nets Are Making Water Abundant in Arid Africa – And May Be Useful in California
During the Moroccan desert summertime drought, fog nets are being used to provide drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people in remote mountain...
Incredible Discovery Beneath the Southern Amazon Reveals Urban-Agrarian Society Never Seen Before
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
If one searches “Casarabe Culture” in a search engine,...
Pluto Has Giant Ice Volcanoes that Could Hint at Existence of an Underground Ocean With Life
As spacecraft New Horizons recently sauntered past Pluto, images sent back to Earth made their way into the hands of a team that confirmed...
Canadian Millionaire Donates His Life Savings to Plant 100,000 Daffodils – And They’ve Just Begun to Bloom
More than 100,000 daffodils planted in a town as part of a generous gift from a Canadian banker in his will are finally beginning...
Mexican ‘Tequila Fish’ is Successfully Reintroduced Where it was Once Extinct – After 5 Pairs Are Sent From UK
A project to save a tiny fish which began all the way back in 1998 has seen it finally reintroduced back into the rivers...
Alien-Like Sculptures Sliced By Ice and Winds on Lake Michigan Beach – LOOK
Dr. Seuss-like spires whipped into formation by icy winds along the shore in Lake Michigan have caught the eye of nature photographers—and fed the...
Who Needs Turkey? Most Would Be OK With Thanksgiving Meal That Was Only Side Dishes, Says Poll
While the turkey was likely the main attraction on the Thanksgiving dinner table, three in four Americans agree that a holiday dinner sans turkey,...
Royal Air Force Lifts Off With Guinness World Record for First Flight Using 100% Synthetic Fuel
As nations get more and more serious about climate change, certain sectors are finding it a more difficult subject than others. Commercial and military...
Washington, DC Sewage Plant Spins Human Sewage into Fertilizer Gold
In Washington D.C., a sophisticated sewage treatment plant is turning the capital's waste into a form of capital: living capital that is fertilizing the...
Virgin Births Have Been Documented in Rare Bird Population – The Endangered California Condor
The temptation to quote Jurassic Park must have been irresistible for conservation scientists at a San Diego Zoo breeding program for critically-endangered California condors,...
Lifeboat Volunteers Rushed From Crew Member’s Wedding to Rescue Six People in 7 Minutes
Lifeboat volunteers in the UK rushed from their crew member's wedding to rescue six people—and took just seven minutes to get from venue to...
How to See Meteor Showers from Halley’s Comet This Month
It's almost time to look up, because the Orionids are coming to the Northern Hemisphere from October 16-24.
You'll be able to see the shooting...
New Treatment For Eczema Could Emerge After Possible Cause Was Identified by ‘Surprised’ Scientists
A study led by UT Southwestern dermatologists suggests that a common inflammatory skin condition may stem from poorly regulated hormones. The finding could offer...
This Asteroid is a $10,000-Quadrillion Lump of Iron and a Potential Opportunity to Study an Exposed Planetary Core
Out between Mars and Jupiter in the solar system's asteroid belt, there's a lump of iron and nickel called 16 Psyche that has a...
Mexico Led the Way For 7 US States to Cooperate in Sharing Water Amid the 22-Year Drought
The story of the Southwest suffering under the second-driest period in 1,200 years is being turned into another one, of cooperation and dedication to...
World’s Biggest Factory to Suck Carbon from the Sky and Store it For Millions of Years Turns on in Iceland
The “world's largest” factory built solely for the purpose of drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it, has just come online in...