Miscellaneous
Uncovered water sources bring hope to Kenyans
Five water reserves have been discovered in Turkana, one of the driest and poorest regions in Kenya, giving new hope to its nomadic herder population and the rest of the country. A France-based firm, Radar Technologies International (RTI), used satellite imagery and radar technology that is Read More...
Uncovered water sources bring hope to Kenyans
Five water reserves have been discovered in Turkana, one of the driest and poorest regions in Kenya, giving new hope to its nomadic herder population and the rest of the country. A France-based firm, Radar Technologies International (RTI), used satellite imagery and radar technology that is Read More...
National groundwater day
Photo: flickr.com/photos/eyesore9/ Groundwater accounts for 97% of all the unfrozen water in the world, and more than 1.5 billion people across the globe rely on groundwater as their source for fresh drinking water. Constantly threatened by pollution, understanding the importance groundwater Read More...
National groundwater day
Groundwater accounts for 97% of all the unfrozen water in the world, and more than 1.5 billion people across the globe rely on groundwater as their source for fresh drinking water. Constantly threatened by pollution, understanding the importance groundwater plays in our lives is vital for the Read More...
Diana Nyad and the art of realizing your dreams
She could hardly speak when she came out of the water after more than two days of swimming amid sharks and jellyfish. But she did say, “I’ve got three messages: One is, We should never, ever give up. Two is, You never are too old to chase your dreams. Three is, It looks like it’s a solitary Read More...
Your visit to the best example of sustainability, and more
If you want to make a very special trip and witness that sustainability truly exists, you want to go to Gaviotas… (and, by the way, you may discover more priceless opportunities in the current auction of The Intelligent Optimist...) Pessimism about the environment is abundant. There are daily Read More...
India loves Pakistan
Amrit Sharma is a software engineer with one soul purpose in life: to allow love with no boundaries. Sharma, native Indian and entrepreneur, founded IndiaLovesPakistan.com in August 2013 in pursuit his life goal. The India-Pakistan border region of Kashmir is the most militarized border in the Read More...
Noodles help the hungry
Often made popular by college students in the US, ramen noodles are helping a greater cause: fighting global hunger. Ramen noodles are one of the most widespread industrial foods produced, reaching 100 billion servings in 2012. Noodle Narratives, a book written by professors Frederick Errington, Read More...
Say hello to the olinguito, the newest known mammal
Ringeral, an olinguito thought for years to be an olingo, was moved around in zoos across the US, in continual failed attempts to mate her with olingos. But she never wanted to mate, and this discovery helps her express what she’s known all along: that she won’t mate with an olingo because Read More...
Nature and her problem-solving skills
Without knowing it, beavers help the environment by keeping carbon out of the air when constructing dams. According to a recent study conducted by a team at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, beavers’ homes store up carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere as a result. When beavers Read More...