Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Retrained As Beekeepers
Non-profit offers free beekeeping classes, bees and equipment to displaced coal miners, improving the local economy and protecting threatened bee populations
Volunteers Form Human Chain to Save Dozens of Beached Whales in New Zealand
Good Samaritans rescue over half of a pod of 50 beached whales, who likely beached themselves to escape the agonizing sound of naval sonar.
World’s First All-Hemp Plane is 10 Times Stronger than Steel and Fueled by Hemp
A Canadian company is working on ultra-lightweight, all-hemp plane that runs on hemp fuel!
Yes, Giant Technicolor Squirrels Exist
Brightly colored, 3-foot squirrels roam the rain forests of Southern India
CREDIT: Kaushik Vijayan
Mother Hen Found Taking Care of Two Small Kittens During Snow Storm
Compassionate chicken keeps scared kittens safe and warm during a storm
“Never Before Seen” Yellow Penguin Photographed in South Atlantic
A yellow-and-white penguin has been photographed for the first time ever
Credit: Yves Adams/Kennedy News
Hermit Crabs are Making Homes in Plastic Instead of Shells and It’s Killing Them
At least half a million hermit crabs have died trapped in plastic “shells” too slippery to climb out of, study finds
Rare White Buffalo Spotted in Missouri’s Ozark Mountains
To Native Americans, the return of the white buffalo represents the dawning of a new age of good fortune and peace on Earth.
STUDY: Traffic Noise Makes It Harder for Birds to Think
Birds’ brains don’t function well near the sound of rushing traffic, making it harder for them to mate, find food and avoid predators
The Spiraling Environmental Costs of Lithium Batteries Could Rival Fossil Fuel
Without a renewable alternative to lithium batteries, electric cars will be no friendlier than fossil fuel
Lithium-rich brine is pumped out of a lake into evaporation ponds in Bolivia.
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