[ad_1] Formerly known as ‘Rat Island’, this beautiful place in the Aleutian Islands has become a new example of how ecosystems can fully recover to their natural state in just over a decade. USFW Along the western edge of the Alaskan archipelago, the land had been inadvertently populated by rodents, leading to the ignominious name…

[ad_1] Border Collies are among the friendliest and most curious dogs out there. But Lucy doesn’t know what to make of the underwater creature that confiscated her tennis ball. Almar Creighton was exploring the tidal pools along the South African coast with Lucy on their daily outing when they came across an octopus who was…

[ad_1] A multinational team at MIT has dispelled the consensus that the most commonly available plastic, polyethylene, cannot be used for clothing. DC. WHAT. Their new yarn spun with normal machinery circumnavigates the problem that polyethylene traps moisture, opening up an industry-changing material for use in eco-friendly textiles. The textile and fashion industry is one…

[ad_1] Across the United States, 69 river dams were removed from American rivers in 2020, opening 624 miles of free-flowing waterways. The work was carried out with the guidance of American Rivers, a national nonprofit organization that works to restore rivers to their natural state. More than 90,000 dams block rivers in the US, but…

[ad_1] Oklahoma’s Native American tribes are moving ahead of the general population toward herd immunity, so much so that they are opening up COVID-19 vaccination to all Oklahomans. @ ChickasawNation /Twitter Having received tens of thousands of doses from the Indian Health Service, the small tribal leadership in Chickasaw, ChoctawThe Osage, Cherokee and Potawatomi nations…

[ad_1] To succeed in any professional sport requires skill, determination and practice. Having someone who believes in you and goes out of their way to help you can make the difference between living the dream or hanging up your skates. Throughout the many years that Graham Nesbitt ran the local skating rink in Seaforth, Ontario,…

[ad_1] We asked Positive News readers how they have grown through the hardships of the pandemic. One year after the first lockdown in the UK, we share the learnings you are taking. Over the past year, Covid-19 has inflicted misery on many. It has isolated us from our support networks, restricted our freedoms and, for…

[ad_1] Typically, this story would start with “Have you ever wondered what type of animal best suits your personality?” But that would be a ridiculous way to start because surely everyone has had that thought at least once. A 10-question personality quiz has skyrocketed since 2018 – appearing on CNN, CBS, the LA Times, and…