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Rare Rhino Species Sees Dramatic Population Growth – From Just 100 to 3,700 Today – as Poaching Falls
The populations of several species and subspecies of rhinoceros are increasing, some dramatically, while poaching rates in east Asia have plummeted over the decade,...
Malawi Inventor Lights Up His Whole Village Basically for Free–Starting With a Bicycle and a River
“To invent,” Thomas Edison said, “you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
Colrerd Nkosi had all the junk he needed—and the will...
Nutrient-Rich Human Waste is Poised to Sustain Agriculture and Improve Economies, Say Researchers
The future connection between human waste, sanitation technology, and sustainable agriculture is becoming more evident. According to new research, countries could be moving closer...
Mom Sews Manta Ray for Son’s Birthday When She Can’t Buy One –And a Tide of Kindness Floods in From Strangers
An ocean of kindness has swept over a loving mom and her son after strangers learned about her ingenuity in the face of poverty—and...
The Yellow Center of the Deadliest Flower is a Lifeline to Farmers – and the Planet
In Kenya, a drive through the Central Highlands will sometimes reveal a landscape covered in a beautiful white-petaled flower with a lethal secret.
The yellow...
‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue Disease Rate by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, the harnessing of the mosquito society's own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, is helping Indonesia combat Dengue...
Siri and Alexa Don’t Support African Languages But This Nonprofit Swooped in to Offer 60 New Voices – Including Welsh
Not Apple's Siri, Google Home, Amazon's Alexa, or any other speech platform can hear or respond to a single African language, but as speech...
A Never-Before-Documented Flower Blooms on One of World’s Rarest Trees – A Hopeful Sign For a Comeback
In a greenhouse in Missouri, a tree listed as critically endangered produced a flower which had never been recorded before by science in the...
Scientists Make Microplastics Breakthrough, Devising Method to Trap And Remove Them
Microbiologists have found a way to use bacteria to trap microplastics, removing them from the environment and making them easier to recycle.
The new technique,...
They Counted Endangered Rhinos in Nepal And the Population Has Grown By 16%
A third country has announced some good news for rhinos this year. Populations of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal have increased by 16%...
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...
New Plant-Based Plastic Can Be Broken Down and Recycled With Near-Perfect Efficiency
Hoping to solve the plastic pollution problem, with recycling technology being too often inefficient, there seems to be a new biodegradable, bio-based substitute being...
Startup de Mujer Keniana Recicla Desechos Plásticos y Convierte en Ladrillos 5 Veces Más Fuertes que el Concreto
Nzambi Matee, que fabrica ladrillos de plástico, 5 veces más resistentes que el hormigón, dirige Njenge Makers en Nairobi, donde convierte los residuos plásticos en ladrillos.
Embryos Created at Christmas Are Viable—Raising Hopes For the 2 Remaining Northern White Rhinos
Following up on their success of the last two years, the international collaborative effort to save the northern white rhino from extinction has extracted...
50 Countries Just Joined New Coalition to Protect 30% of Our Planet’s Land and Oceans By Decade’s End
A band of more than 50 countries, chaired by France, the UK, and Costa Rica, have committed to an ambitious push to conserve and...
Global Nonprofit that Trains African Prisoners to Become Lawyers is Featured on 60 Minutes
The most popular television news magazine show in America shared an inspiring story about a group called Justice Defenders this week. The nonprofit trains...
After Intense Flooding, Giraffes Are Being Brought To Safety in Custom Rafts Built By Community
Eight endangered giraffes trapped on a shrinking island in the middle of a flooding lake is peril enough, but the water was infested with...
The Red Cross Reports Massive Surge in Volunteer Numbers Worldwide in Response to COVID-19
The world’s largest humanitarian network has reported that hundreds of thousands of new volunteers have stepped up to work for free this year during...
Additive That Makes Plastic Harmless Has Potential to Be Biodegrading Game-Changer
Branding itself as the only plastic that 'truly' biodegrades, a new materials company is manufacturing plastics that break down into harmless component elements in...
In Remote Areas With No Internet, High-Speed Connections Come from Safe Beams of Light
A tech project has developed a way of bringing fiber optic-speed internet to the most remote and mountainous parts of India and Kenya.
Their plan...