Paleontologists found a partial animal skull at Australia’s Riversleigh World Heritage Area in Queensland, Australia. At first, the fossil was assumed to be a part of a group of marsupial lions that had died out about 35,000 years ago. Then they discovered it was an entirely new genus, which they called Lekaneleo roskellyae, or Leo...

Max Pazak and copywriter Kayli Vee Levitan of M&C were standing on their office balcony watching all of the people walking by. Then the idea of Street Store came to them, a nonprofit movement where volunteers set up a ‘store’ on a sidewalk to give away clothes to the homeless. It’s a rent-free, pop-up clothing...

Cilantro is one controversial plant, I’ll give it that. If it’s incorporated into any meal meant for a large group of people, get ready for an Oscar-worthy drama to unfold. Some people would enjoy the meal and even compliment the chef, while others would turn up their noses at it, walk away or even rush...

Polar bears are an iconic creature, their white fur, and giant size is unmistakable. But humans have been taking these creatures for granted for far too long. To say that the polar bear is in trouble is a bit of an understatement. According to the IUCN red list, polar bears are considered vulnerable [1]. In...

When the news hit that Kobe Bryant’s helicopter had crashed and he, along with his young daughter Gianna and several other passengers did not survive, the world was left in a state of shock. As fans mourned their basketball hero, the internet was flooded with heartfelt tweets, Instagram posts, and Facebook messages from his friends...

Clean water and power are both necessities, and this ingenious company found a way to provide both at once.  The LucidPipe Power System was incorporated into Portland, Oregon, in 2014, and it creates electricity through the water flowing through the city’s pipes. This is a way to get the benefits of hydropower without any environmental...

There’s no doubt that humanity has had a detrimental impact on our planet’s wildlife. Sadly, scientists now estimate that human activity has caused the death of 86 percent of all wildlife and half of all plants. Statistics like these are not just disheartening- they are downright devastating. While Mountain lions, antelope, bald eagles, lions, and...

There really isn’t such a thing as a baby that’s not cute. Whether they are big and rolley-polley or small and cute as a button, they will all make you pause and say “aww!”.  This is why every year, infant nutrition brand Gerber knows that the best place to search for their next baby model...

Levi Strauss & co., an American clothing giant known worldwide for its brand of Denim jeans have found a way to make the super hemp plant to feel like cotton, and they are aiming to produce 100% cottonized hemp by 2025 [1]. Hemp requires far less water and chemicals to thrive and it grows a...

Scientists have recently determined that humanity has killed 83 percent of all wild mammals and half of all plant species. Experts have estimated that the rapid loss of species we are seeing today is one thousand to ten thousand times greater than the natural extinction rate (ie- the rate of extinction if humans did not...

The plastic pollution crisis is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, and it has inspired individuals, organizations, and businesses to come up with innovative solutions for dealing with the plastic waste that is overwhelming our ecosystem. Companies around the world are developing ways to make roads out of plastic, volunteer groups...

A large portion of the CO2 emissions produced by the United States comes from burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. If the US wants to make a serious dent in their carbon emissions, it is imperative that they find an alternative source of electricity generation. Nuclear energy is a great alternative to fossil fuels because...