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[ad_1] Urban bee schemes in the Netherlands Small-scale conservation projects in Dutch cities are sowing the seeds for the recovery of bees, according to a nationwide bee census conducted in April. Some 11,000 volunteers participated in the annual survey, which appeared to show an increase in the number of bees in urban areas. In recent…
[ad_1] May 20, 2021– Every sunrise, millions of Tamil women create intricate, geometric, ritual art designs called ‘kolams’, on the doorsteps of their homes, as a tribute to Mother Earth and an offering to Goddess Lakshmi. A Tamil word meaning beauty, form, play, costume, or ritual design: a kolam is based on the Hindu belief…
[ad_1] A cat in Chicago has survived unscathed after jumping from the fifth-floor window of an apartment building that was on fire. Chicago Fire Department personnel were filming firefighters as they worked to fight the fire when a black feline appeared through smoke coming from a broken window. CHECK: Newly discovered species of saber-toothed cat…
[ad_1] Aaron Wylie If you found out that someone you love only had a few months to live, you would probably move heaven and earth to be with him. Unfortunately, in the complex era of the coronavirus, heaven and earth are often caught in a sea of red tape. Bus driver Aaron Wylie lives in…
[ad_1] Moriah Angott, North Carolina Zoo The birth of three litters of critically endangered American red wolves recently occurred in North Carolina, and they were born just three days apart. All cubs and their mothers are healthy and well, this being the first time in the history of the North Carolina Zoo’s red wolf breeding…
[ad_1] A company that set out to become the most sustainable spirits brand in the world has created a drink that it says really benefits the planet. When the report came in, Avallen co-founder Tim Etherington-Judge needed a strong drink. “I just said, ‘What the fuck?’” He says. The results were better than expected. The…
[ad_1] Far Our Ocean Institute Off the coast of New Zealand, a group of marine biologists has discovered a mother bottlenose dolphin that had adopted a pilot whale calf. The one based on kiwi Far Out Ocean Research Collective discovered the mammals sailing in the Bay of Islands in northern New Zealand, and has now…
[ad_1] Each of the women in the photo has been affected by cancer, but they have gathered here not as patients but as dancers. This is a session of Move Dance Feel, a community interest company that offers dance to women living with and beyond cancer, as well as those caring for someone with cancer….
[ad_1] A group of activists and artists have come together to launch a major key in the workings of a venture capital firm’s takeover of a historic London foundry. Plans to turn the site into a boutique hotel with offices for “creatives” and a cafe and restaurant have drawn the ire of artists, former foundry…
What’s the single best way to train in order to build muscle? Ask this question to a room full of fitness experts, and your ears will soon be bleeding from the raucous response. Listen closely, though, and you’ll notice that most of their answers can be bracketed into one of two camps: You should train…