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US Honors 98-yo Irish Woman Whose Storm Forecast Fortuitously Delayed D-Day Landings, Changing Course of WWII
The day was June 3rd, 1944. In County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, a remote North Atlantic weather station operator noticed that...
12-year-old Gives Grandpa His Dream of Flying in Spitfire By Sending Heartfelt Notes to Airfields
His wife of 57 years had just been moved into a care home last summer due to Alzheimer's disease, and sadness was his only...
For International Dark Sky Week, Here Are Some City-Adjacent Locations For Viewing Celestial Wonders
It's officially International Dark Sky Week, and officially the week of the new moon, which means there's no better time to look up and...
Fun Facts and Strange Customs to Celebrate the Vernal Equinox
As the vernal equinox heralds the first day of spring, all across the world, unique phenomena can be seen on this day alone.
For thousands...
Amazon Launches $2 Billion Housing Fund to Make 20,000 Affordable Homes Available for Working Families in 3 Cities
Amazon this month unveiled a new Housing Equity Fund, investing more than $2 billion to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units in...
“Gran Victoria para los Osos Polares”, el Tribunal Rechaza el Proyecto de Perforación en la Costa Afuera del Ártico
El proyecto petrolero de Hilcorp Alaska en alta mar Liberty en Foggy Island Bay, Alaska, fue rechazado por un tribunal de apelaciones del noveno circuito.
Englishman Grows 500 Types of Edible Foods With Only a Few Hours’ Work a Month
Far from pursuing the American vision of "amber waves of grain," this farmer in England's southwest has, for 20 years, been growing 500 different...
In ‘Huge Victory for Polar Bears’, Court Rejects Arctic Offshore Drilling Project
Now that the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled on an offshore oil drilling project in the Arctic, polar bear protectors finally have a...
With 14,000 Critical Acres Added to Montana Wildlife Reserve, It May Become the Largest in the Lower 48
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
The American Prairie Reserve, one of the nation’s largest and...
Científicos Entusiasmados Después de Encontrar un Enorme Arrecife de Coral, el Primer Arrecife Descubierto en 120 Años
Los científicos australianos están encantados con el descubrimiento del enorme arrecife que se encontró recientemente en la Gran Barrera de Coral.
Planting Handful of Seeds in a Bare Yard Could Reduce Stress Levels As Much As 8 Mindfulness Sessions
Including a few plants in a bare front yard could reduce your stress levels as much as eight weekly mindfulness sessions.
These are the findings...
Fires Have Helped These Endangered Woodpeckers Make a Comeback, and It’s a Reminder of Nature’s Resiliency
It's hard to imagine that the infernos burning in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in California and Oregon would be good for...
World War II Veteran To Get Final Wish: Themed Casket to Match His Passion For Handing Out Juicy Fruit Gum
When 94-year-old Suttie Economy is packed off for the sweet hereafter, his exit strategy is going to be a little sweeter than most. That’s...
Startup Global-PPE Delivers Essential Protective Gear to Native American Reservations
A healthcare startup called Global-PPE based in Virginia delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to underserved Native Americans.
River Running Through Zion National Park Will Be Protected Forever Thanks to the Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy bought the 419-acre property of Sheep Bridge along the Virgin River near Zion National Park, Utah, to protect it from developement.
16-Year-Old Has Been Using His Flying Lessons to Deliver Medical Supplies to Rural Hospitals Fighting COVID
TJ Kim has been using his time off from school to focus on his flying lessons and flying much-needed medical masks and gowns to Virginia hospitals.
Missouri Deer Hunters Donate 350,000 Pounds of Venison to Food Banks Across the State
Missouri’s Share the Harvest program, a goodwill mission that allows Missouri deer hunters to donate part, if not all, of their catch to charity,...
Farming in the Forest: A Chance to Reverse 1,000 Years of Destructive Land-Use Practices
Multi-layered forest farming instead of outdated mono-crop agriculture is a win-win for climate change, ecosystems, wildlife diversity, and human health.
Girl Left Heartbroken By Toy’s Disappearance is Stunned When It Reappears in the Woods 14 Years Later
It has been 14 years since a little girl was left heartbroken by the disappearance of her stuffed cat—and it has suddenly reappeared.
As Wildfires Increase Across The Globe, U.S. Firefighters Will Be Prepared Thanks to $3 Billion in Funding
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, science, health, politics, and travel.
Last month was the hottest July on record,...