Good News Headlines 2/1/2023
2022 saw major advances, and even victories, as cancer deaths plummet, Guinea worm is eradicated, and we say bye-bye to Ebola — three huge wins for humanity.
2022 saw major advances, and even victories, as cancer deaths plummet, Guinea worm is eradicated, and we say bye-bye to Ebola — three huge wins for humanity.
The recent adoption of a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of nature by 2030, signed by 196 countries at Cop15 in December, marks a turning point. But how can individuals be true stewards of nature?
A biodiversity crisis is reducing the variety of life on Earth. One ambitious proposal is the international initiative known as 30x30: conserving and protecting at least 30% of Earth’s surface, on land and at sea, by 2030.
People have driven their cars to the Ukrainian borders to pick up refugees, opening their homes up to host them; others are collecting medical equipment and sending it to those still in Ukraine.
A local grocery store chain is making a major commitment when it comes to combating climate change. Hannaford Supermarkets says it plans to be fully powered by renewable energy by 2024. That makes it the first large-scale supermarket to make the switch
Most gardeners know how beneficial insects can be for their plots. If you’re a gardener looking for a new challenge this year, consider revamping all or part of your yard to support beneficial insects.
Scientists have discovered a new coral reef that stretches for around two miles off Tahiti that appears untouched by the climate crisis and offers hope that there is more biodiversity to be discovered in unexplored parts of the ocean.
Wilson, who died Dec. 26, 2021, at the age of 92, discovered the chemical means by which ants communicate. And he was the first to understand the evolutionary basis of both animal and human societies.
The Boston Athletic Association, which administers the marathon, said Monday it will honor the legacy of the late Ellison "Tarzan" Brown, Boston's champion in 1936 and 1939.
Behind the Mr. Trash Wheel brand is one of the most important concepts of modern pollution theory—that rivers deposit the bulk of the garbage existing in the oceans. One thousand of the world’s rivers source 80% of all the trash found in the ocean.