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Major Win For Elephants As Rides End
Bali Zoo has announced it will no longer offer elephant riding to visitors in a landmark decision that reflects growing awareness that these popular tourist activities cause real harm to elephants and marks major progress for responsible wildlife tourism in Indonesia. The decision follows similar action which also stopped elephant
The Smallest Falcon In America Is Solving A Huge Problem
Michigan cherry farmers are discovering that America’s smallest falcon is becoming their most valuable partner in fighting both crop damage and a hidden food safety threat that has been rising across the state and around the world. The American kestrel, a pint sized raptor that hovers in midair while scanning
3,000 Special Needs Cats Found Forever Homes
When Nancy Engel found two pregnant cats between her home and her mother’s house in Frankenmuth, Michigan back in 2004, she had no idea she was about to start a shelter that would change the lives of 3,000 special needs cats over the next two decades. The day Engel’s mother
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He Fled War To Become A Sumo Champion In Japan
Danylo Yavhusyshyn fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022 and moved to Germany to join his mother who had been working there, but instead of settling into a new life far from home, he pursued his childhood dream of becoming a professional sumo wrestler in Japan where he now
Electric Cars Now Outnumber Diesels Here
Norway set a goal back in 2017 to end fossil fuel car sales by 2025, and while many people thought the target was too optimistic and would get pushed back, the country stuck to its plan and basically achieved the impossible with 97.5 percent of all new cars sold in
Students Teach Seniors To Avoid Online Scams
San Diego County seniors lost more than 130 million dollars in just one year to online scams according to the District Attorney’s Office. Two local high school brothers named Neil and Rohan Chandra are fighting back by traveling to senior centers across the county teaching older adults how to recognize
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Scientists Just 3D Printed Human Organs
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University received 28.5 million dollars from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health in January 2026 to develop functional 3D bioprinted liver tissue that could revolutionize treatment for acute liver failure and potentially end the transplant crisis affecting over 100,000 Americans currently waiting for organs. The
UK’s Bold Ban Could Prevent 20,000 Obesity Cases
The United Kingdom has implemented a sweeping nationwide ban on junk food advertising starting Monday, prohibiting foods and drinks high in fat, salt, and sugar from appearing on television before 9pm and banning them completely from online platforms at any time. The crackdown applies to products considered the biggest drivers
The Positive Benefits of This Diet Will Shock You
A groundbreaking new study published in Frontiers in Nutrition has revealed that switching from a Mediterranean omnivorous diet to a vegan diet can reduce carbon emissions by an astonishing 46 percent and decrease land use by 33 percent, all while still providing almost every essential nutrient the human body needs.