Ecosia, a search engine known for its strong ethics and emphasis on privacy has just reached a new milestone. It has successfully planted 100 million trees. This search engine was started in 2009 as a way of curbing deforestation. The way it works is that each time someone uses Ecosia to search for something online, […]
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Something remarkable has happened in Kenya…the elephant population has grown more than twice what it was in 1989. This news came during an event that was held for World Elephant Day. How has this been possible, when the elephant population has been declining all across Africa? The tourism minister Najib Balala boasted about the ability […]
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The Ocean Voyages Institute just broke a world record for the largest amount of plastic removed from the ocean. Focusing their efforts on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, their team was able to remove an astonishing 103 tons of plastic and fishing nets that were capturing and killing marine life. Also, this record-setting haul shattered […]
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In a creative effort to reduce plastic waste, a popular supermarket chain in Chiang Mai, Thailand is now using banana leaves instead of plastic as packaging for their produce. Word of this plastic-free packaging has reached the internet, making the following photos go viral. Rimping is a higher-end supermarket that has already shown commitment to […]
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Dolphins are really advanced beings. In fact, they’re regarded as non-human persons by scientists. It turns out, they even miss us when we don’t visit them. One 29-year-old humpback dolphin in particular, named Mystique, has taken it upon himself to bring gifts from the sea to humans ashore. Everything from old glass bottles, to coral, […]
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While the so-called “ozone hole” is historically known to occur over Antarctica, there has been a massive depletion of the protective ozone in the atmosphere above the Arctic. Up until recently, the size of the hole was up to 10 times the size of Greenland! Incredibly, it has now fully closed. The reason for its […]
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When Patrick Coyne was shooting on his Sony a7Sii in 4K, he expected to see dolphins, but not glowing dolphins. Thanks to him being off the coast of Newport Beach in California under the cover of night, we have this incredible footage where a few dolphins were swimming in bioluminescent waters. It’s like something you […]
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China has started phasing out single-use plastic, with plastic bags becoming banned from every major city by the end of 2020. A total ban on plastic bags everywhere will be in place by 2025. Plastic is a massive problem around the world, with the stuff ending up in places as far as Pitcairn Island, one […]
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It turns out, dolphins become friends with other dolphins when they are interested in the same thing. Just like humans, dolphins form close relationships by sharing similar interests. This is something that has now been proven by a group of international researchers. Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the new findings give […]
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The town of Jalandhar in the state of Punjab in India has seen a nearly-miraculous transformation of its skyline. What used to be a smog-filled sky has now become a beautiful and clear view of the Himalayan Mountains. Locals living in Jalandhar have remarked that this is the first time they have had a clear […]
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