When people go on a trip, they make sure to carry back a suitcase full of memories. From photos to souvenirs, they invest in numerous things to ensure that they have something to remember the good times by. But one thing they always end up forgetting is to carry back the waste and deposit it…
Elizabeth Dickens (Image Credit: Rhode Island Natural History Survey) In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island. What started as a personal habit continued for more than five decades,creating a remarkable record of the island’s birdlife, migration patterns and seasonal changes. Her name was Elizabeth Dickens, a self-taught…
As of 2026, 12 malls have been restored. (Picture: BMA) In the middle of Manhattan, Broadway’s green medians are being transformed into a connected habitat for birds, bees and other urban wildlife. The Broadway Mall Association (BMA), a nonprofit organisation, is replanting the city’s Broadway malls with native plants as part of a long-term project…
Meet Rayhan Papar, the 18-year-old Texas student (Image Credit: Society for Science/Chris Ayers Photography) Surgical robots are already used in operating rooms around the world, helping surgeons perform complex procedures with remarkable precision. But these machines are still controlled by human surgeons. Now, an 18-year-old student from Texas has explored what it could take to…
Robert Moran, former mayor of Seattle and shipbuilding magnate was told in 1905, that he only had a few months to live. Resolved to spend his last days peacefully, he sold his business interests for $3.5 million ($126 million in 2025) and moved to Orcas Island where he eventually acquired about 7,000 acres of forest….
As Bluewater spent more time on Protection Island, he wanted to make it his permanent home. (Picture: Facebook) On Washington State’s Protection Island, Marty Bluewater has an unusual kind of neighbourhood. Gulls fly over the sandy bluffs, harbour seals rest on the beach and tufted puffins can be seen in the water. There are no…
A Florida police officer has been arrested after allegedly using his department’s Flock licence-plate surveillance system 717 times to track a vehicle belonging to his estranged wife over nearly two years. Christopher Goodson, a 31-year-old officer with the Haines City Police Department, allegedly searched the vehicle’s licence plate between September 1, 2024, and June 30,…
Built into nature: The underground home was designed to blend seamlessly into the Missouri Ozarks hillside. An extraordinary underground home in Missouri’s Ozarks is offering viewers a rare glimpse into an unconventional experiment in architecture, engineering and sustainable living. Built by engineer Conway over several years, the house was carved into a hillside without an…
Once a thriving paper mill town, Millinocket is now looking to tourism and small businesses for its future. Millinocket, Maine, was once a quintessential company town built around the paper industry. For generations, the Great Northern Paper Company provided jobs, stability and a sense of community to thousands of residents. But when the mill shut…
An acclaimed American poet laureate, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, environmental activist and literary translator, W.S. Merwin held many titles throughout his life. But what he held even more closely was his love for nature. The poet who moved to Maui in the 1970s, to study Zen Buddhism ended up buying a barren parcel of land…