The recent discovery of Australia’s most endangered reptile surviving in colder temperatures has inspired conservationists in Perth to continue trying to save the species thought to have only 400-500 individuals remaining in the wild. Introductions of the Western swamp tortoise into other areas are now on the docket, as scientists look…
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In Los Angeles County, a new, low-emissions commuter train is helping combat local and global smog by powering itself with hydrogen fuel cells. Liquid or gaseous hydrogen is considered the best green alternative to the heavy fuels that power society’s largest machines, and this ZEMU train is just a few months…
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Every year, 300 million tennis balls are manufactured for the beloved sport, and almost all are throw out. A Belgian eco-designer has begun to repurpose some of these into bespoke furniture in a circular way that ensures the rubber and felt balls don’t end up in landfills. Mathilde Wittock and her…
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“Tucked away” in a home attic in Maine alongside a “collection of heirlooms and antiques” art appraisers found a lost Rembrandt portrait. Depicting a teenage woman in 17th-century Dutch attire, it recently sold at auction for $1.4 million, delighting the handlers who know it will be preserved and shared with the…
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A California tribe has become the first indigenous group in the Lower 48 to be named co-stewards over a National Marine Sanctuary. Extending out into the waters between the technology capital of the world and the Hollywood Hills, the Chumash Tribe have been campaigning for decades to achieve it. Since 1969,…
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A tad late for Grandparent’s Day, a man in Scotland recently found the hives tended by his grandfather that were presumed sold or lost for over 14 years. Locating them in a quarry, he took up beekeeping in order to assume responsibility for his inheritance and his business now sells honey…
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One of our closest and largest neighbors, the Triangulum Galaxy, was recently imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope, proving it’s still useful in the face of the James Webb Telescope’s incredible infrared resolution. Located within the triangle-shaped constellation Triangulum and about half the size of our Milky Way, this galaxy called…
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