[ad_1] The devil-eyed frog and the satyr butterfly, species that had not been seen for 30 and 100 years, join a plethora of creatures never before seen for field guides on a recent expedition to the Bolivian jungles. Devil-Eyed Frog, Steffen Reichle / Conservation International At a time when most magazines are writing about the…

[ad_1] General smartphone use is a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress, say the researchers, who recommend caution when it comes to digital detoxification. The study published in Technology, mind and behavior It was led by Heather Shaw and Kristoffer Geyer from Lancaster University with colleagues from Bath and Lincoln Universities. They measured the…

[ad_1] Does locking yourself somewhere just for a week and just watching movies sound like your idea of ​​happiness? Then we have a film festival for you. Gothenburg Film Festival The Gothenburg Film Festival is running a “pandemic film experiment” in the form of a competition. A candidate chosen from applicants from around the world…

[ad_1] Raphael Warnock became Georgia’s first black senator The pastor of a church that was at the heart of the civil rights movement has become the first black senator to represent Georgia, a former Confederate state that fought for slavery during the American Civil War. The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated his Republican rival,…

[ad_1] In Jewish tradition, a mitzvah is a good deed done with a good heart simply because it is the right thing to do. And this is how Evelyn Topper described the kind act of a homeless stranger who had struggled to return his lost wallet. Topper probably dropped the wallet as she and her…

[ad_1] Newark police and city officials say their de-escalation training program is working and that no officer fired his weapon while on duty in 2020. The New Jersey police force faced enormous challenges this year, with officers exposed to COVID-19 while on the job and protests against police brutality of the summer took their toll….

[ad_1] Deforestation fell by 18 percent in two years in African countries where organizations signed up to receive alerts from a new service that uses satellites to detect declines in forest cover in the tropics. Carbon emissions avoided by reducing deforestation were worth between $ 149 million and $ 696 million, depending on the ability…

[ad_1] Statins, common cholesterol-lowering drugs, may protect women’s hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “Two types of anticancer drugs, anthracyclines and trastuzumab, are effective treatments for many women with breast cancer, yet the risk of heart muscle…

[ad_1] From the cancer charity founder who wants you to find your greatness to people of color who are making access to nature more inclusive, articles in the latest Positive News magazine offer hope and inspiration. If 2020 showed us anything, it’s that things can fall apart unexpectedly. For this issue’s cover star, Kris Hallenga,…