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Costa Rica just held the first legal same-sex marriage in Central America
In August of 2018, the Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled that the country’s gay marriage ban was unconstitutional. Now, two years later, Costa Rica has witnessed its first same-sex marriage after the country’s ban on such unions was lifted. That makes Costa Rica the first Central American Read More...
How COVID-19 helped de-stigmatize virtual therapy resources
COVID-19 has exacerbated mental health struggles for many people, but seeking help can be difficult while social distancing. This combination of factors is why we are seeing online therapy tools hit their stride as safe, reliable, and affordable resources for individuals coping with mental health Read More...
New agreement helps protect migrating monarch butterflies
Every year millions of monarch butterflies migrate from northern and eastern U.S. and Canada to spend winter in southern California and Mexico. Now, these threatened species are getting a little more help along the way, thanks to an agreement between The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Read More...
US graduates are turning their regalia into PPE to help front-line workers
Virtual graduation ceremonies will be the norm this year, but front-line physician assistant Nathaniel Moore, doesn’t want graduates to let their hard-earned regalia to go to waste — he’s urging recent graduates to wear the cap and donate the gown. Moore founded a charity called Gowns 4 Read More...
Researchers find regular exercise improves memory
Researchers have pondered the connection between exercise and brain health for years. While it seems clear the two are related, researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have now identified a concrete connection between aerobic exercise and memory. Aerobic exercise Read More...
To save the Amazon rainforest, scientists turn to reverse-engineering
With software, taking something apart and putting it back together again can help engineers improve their understanding of the underlying source code of their software. In structural engineering, the same methods can determine the cause of potentially fatal design flaws. This is known as Read More...
Albanian beekeepers expect a record year as bees thrive during the pandemic
Dressed in a protective bee suit on the base of Morava mountain in southeast Albania, 68-year-old Gezim Skermo had a wonderful declaration to make: “It’s been a golden year for bees.” At least, in Albania that is the case. With factories and farms silenced by the coronavirus shutdown, Read More...
Captain Tom Moore knighted for his inspiring fundraising campaign
Last month we shared the story of Captain Tom Moore, a 99-year-old veteran who raised over £32 million for NHS charities by walking laps in his garden. Moore’s goal was to walk 100 laps before his 100th birthday at the end of April. Not only did he achieve this, but he has also been awarded a Read More...
Giant media publisher pledges to become carbon-neutral by 2030
The coronavirus pandemic may have infused the world with uncertainty, but one thing remains clear: the climate crisis is not going away. With that in mind, global media company Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Wired, and others, has recently committed to becoming carbon-neutral Read More...
An extremely rare white grizzly bear has been filmed in the Rocky Mountains
Cara Clarkson and her family were driving down a remote highway in Canada’s Rocky Mountains when a figure glimpsed against the dark evergreen forest left them in disbelief. Nuzzling through the snow for food was a white grizzly bear (no it wasn’t a polar bear), which Clarkson managed to capture Read More...