Last weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement was deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina in an effort to ramp up operations at the behest of the Trump administration. With over 250 arrests in the ...
A 13-year study has led to the discovery of 13 new species of mushrooms in the province of Alberta, Canada. The lengthy study was led by lichen scientist Diane Haughland — a lecturer in the Faculty of ...
The world’s largest vacuum sits atop a dormant volcano in Hellisheiði, Iceland. As a carbon dioxide capture and storage facility — dubbed “Mammoth” — the vacuum sucks in air and strips out the carbon, ...
Architect Kamal Sagar, owner of Total Environment, typically designs single-family and apartment homes in India. But as a frequent visitor to the United States, he decided to build his first project ...
In the winter of 2023, Chris Hyde of Olympia, Washington, said he felt “borderline depressed.” He had recently retired, felt isolated at home, and the dark Pacific Northwest days didn’t help. So, he ...
Over 15 years ago, Cassie Carney founded Broken Biscuits, a charity in the United Kingdom that supports disabled dogs, the ones often left behind at the shelter. She, along with a crew of volunteers, ...
Earlier this year, heavy-handed budget cuts gutted the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. In February, the USFS announced it would be firing around 3,400 recent hires, and the NPS would ...
It’s no secret that homosexual behavior is natural in the animal kingdom. Bonin flying foxes, a type of bat, curl up in same-sex clusters to keep warm during mating season. Male zebra finches form ...
As electrification infrastructure expands across Europe, Austria encountered a problem: the general public is not fond of how the new pylons — which resemble traditional power lines — look. So, the ...
As an estimated 1.4 million federal workers enter a third week either furloughed or working without pay, private nonprofits continue to show up in support of those impacted by the government shutdown.
Scientists already know that nature is medicine, with some doctors even prescribing visits to national parks as a way to reduce stress and inflammation. But researchers at the University of Copenhagen ...
Sometimes, hope can have a reputation for being a symptom of wishful thinking, or an unserious pursuit of positivity. But according to a new study from the University of Missouri, hope is a powerful ...