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US: Bringing the Indigenous flavor
2 April 2025 - One Indigenous chef has become part of the fabric of downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Renetto-Mario Etsitty, commonly referred to as Mario, is a citizen of the Navajo. Etsitty is the business owner of The REZ an Urban Eatery, a catering and popup of traditional, vegan, and world-fusion Navajo cuisine in Phoenix, Arizona. Etsitty has extensive training and work experience with Indigenous food. He started from an early age and has led him to where he is now. (more)
US: ''Accomplishing a little something.'' Cape rescuers learn released turtles return to Cape
1 April 2025 - Researchers at New England Aquarium are using acoustic tags to track movements of loggerhead sea turtles that were rescued from Cape Cod beaches and rehabilitated at the aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy. Data from the tags shows that the turtles are not only surviving, but they are also returning to local waters to feed. (more)
''Wellness rooms'' are claiming space in many homes
31 March 2025 - ''Small sophisticated home gyms, music rooms, meditation rooms, and Zen gardens are some of the wellness spaces we've designed recently,'' says designer Gonzalo Bueno, who owns the firm Ten Plus Three in Dallas, Texas. ''Spaces for wellness, retreat, and recharging are all really popular right now.'' (more)
International Day of Zero Waste 30 March
30 March 2025 - This year's International Day of Zero Waste emphasizes the need for action in the fashion and textile sector to reduce waste and advance circular solutions with the theme Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles. Consumers can significantly reduce environmental harm by adopting practices like reuse, repair, and recycling. Shifting away from fast fashion and investing in durable, high-quality clothing not only conserves resources but also honors traditional sustainability approaches (more)
Jane Goodall reaches the heart with storytelling about chimps and conservation
30 March 2025 - World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has spent the last 40 years of her life traveling the world, sharing her experiences with chimpanzees in an effort to save them from extinction. Goodall said, ''It's really, really important as we move forward, that people begin to understand that we who are not the only thinking, feeling beings on the planet, and because chimpanzees, logically, are so like us, we share 98.7% of our DNA with them, it became obvious that we're part of -- and not separate from -- the amazing animal kingdom.'' (more)
Record-setting black hole 'echo' accidentally uncovered by high-school student
26 March 2025 - While sifting out signatures of supernova remnants, a high-schooler stumbled upon the afterglow of a dormant black hole. It may be one of the largest ever seen. (more)
'All the birds returned': How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
25 March 2025 - The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action and reversed decades of damage from grazing and farming. (more)
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
24 March 2025 - Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas -- thousands of miles and one giant ocean away. They thought maybe they scurried there through Asia or Australia before volcanic activity pushed Fiji so far away. But new research suggests that millions of years ago, iguanas pulled off the 5,000 mile (8,000 kilometer) odyssey on a raft of floating vegetation -- masses of uprooted trees and small plants. (more)
Iguanas floated a whopping 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on rafts of plants in a record-setting trip, study suggests
24 March 2025 - Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote Pacific island in the first place. Iguanas inhabit tropical, subtropical and desert regions of the Americas -- but surprisingly, they're also found on a few incredibly remote Pacific islands, such as Fiji. Exactly how iguanas could have reached these islands in the first place is a hotly debated topic. (more)
Netherlands: Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions
23 March 2025 - The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a 'fish doorbell' on a river lock that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawning grounds. ...Now in its fifth year, the site has attracted millions of viewers from around the world with its quirky mix of slow TV and ecological activism. (more)
Electric tricycles are a ticket to respect and prosperity for some rural women in Zimbabwe
22 March 2025 - Anna Bhobho, a 31-year-old housewife from rural Zimbabwe, was once a silent observer in her home... Today, she is a driver of change in her village, thanks to an electric tricycle she now owns. In many parts of rural sub-Saharan Africa, women have long been excluded from mainstream economic activities such as operating public transportation. However, three-wheelers powered by green energy are reversing that trend, offering financial opportunities and a newfound sense of importance. (more)
Use of pesticides on UK farms to be cut by 10 percent by 2030 to protect bees
22 March 2025 - The use of pesticides on UK farms is to be reduced by 10 percent by 2030 under government plans to protect bees and other pollinators. Campaigners welcomed the news . . . The EU's target for pesticide reduction is more ambitious; its member states aim to reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides, as well as the use of more hazardous pesticides, by 50 percent by 2030. (more)
'Uncle Adem' meets up with 'Yaren stork' for 14th time
21 March 2025 - In the rural Eskikaraagac Village, located by the picturesque Uluabat Lake in the Karacabey district of Bursa [Turkey], a symbolic and touching reunion took place for its 14th year. Yaren, the stork that has become a beloved figure in the area, once again landed on the fishing boat of Adem Yilmaz, the man with whom it shares an extraordinary bond. This marks the 14th year of their friendship, a unique and heartwarming story that continues to captivate both locals and nature enthusiasts alike. (more)
The fisherman and the stork: fourteen years of bonding
19 March 2025 - A longstanding friendship between a stork and a fisherman in Turkey blossomed once again as the majestic bird returned for its 14th consecutive year of migration, gracefully resting upon the fisherman's boat. (more)
Storrington in West Sussex named UK's first European stork village
18 March 2025 - The Saxons knew the West Sussex village of Storrington as Estorchestone, the 'abode of the storks'. But the graceful white birds disappeared from its skies more than 600 years ago, when they became extinct in Britain. Now, after the white stork's successful return, Storrington and the nearby Knepp estate have been designated a 'European stork village'. (more)
Ireland: Crowds pack Dublin's streets for national St. Patrick's Day parade
17 March 2025 - Hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets of Dublin on Monday to watch Ireland's national St. Patrick's Day parade, as crowds in green flooded cities and towns across the country to honor the country's patron saint. ...Some 4,000 people and 12 marching bands from across Ireland, North America, and Austria took part in the parade this year. (more)
St. Patrick's Day brings boisterous parades and celebrations to New York and other cities
17 March 2025 - St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, was marked by parades throughout the United States on Monday, from a procession through Manhattan to a rolling spectacle through Savannah's historic streets. ...The New York City celebration, in its 264th year, dates to 1762 -- 14 years before the U.S. Declaration of Independence. (more)
St. Patrick's Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America's most Irish big city
16 March 2025 - Throngs of green-clad, shamrock-festooned revelers filled the streets of America's most Irish big city on Sunday [16 March] for the South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade. ...Parade floats and marchers wound through the neighborhood of South Boston, a center of Irish-American heritage in a city where more than 1 in every 5 people are of Irish descent. (more)
Who was Vera Rubin? Dark matter astronomer's legacy continues through new observatory
15 March 2025 - In the decades to come, budding scientists will credit discoveries and new findings to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, building on the work of a celebrated astronomer. The Observatory's LSST is the world's largest digital camera, and it will create the largest astronomical movie yet of the southern hemisphere sky over 10 years. In March, the LSST was installed at the mountaintop observatory in Chile, and the facility has entered the final stages of testing before operations begin in the coming months. (more)
What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies, and more
14 March 2025 - Math enthusiasts around the world, from college students to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day, which is March 14 or 3/14 -- the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical uses. ...Simply put, pi is a mathematical constant that expresses the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It figures into numerous formulas used in physics, astronomy, engineering, and other fields, dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, Babylon, and China. (more)
Pi Day: Celebrating brilliant African American women mathematicians
14 March 2025 - Happy Pi Day! Cheers to black female mathematicians. Today, March 14 (3-14), marks the annual celebration because the date represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi, approximately 3.14159. The history of Pi Day dates back to 1988 when physicist Larry Shaw at the Exploratorium in San Francisco organized the first official celebration. ...Over the years, Pi Day grew in popularity, becoming a global celebration of mathematics. (more)
AP PHOTOS: With a kaleidoscope of colors, the festival of Holi signals the arrival of spring
14 March 2025 - Millions of Indians on Friday [14 March] celebrated the festival of Holi, dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink, and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color. Widely known as the festival of colors, Holi marks the arrival of the spring season in India, Nepal, and other South Asian countries as well as the diaspora. (more)
Millions of people celebrate Holi, the festival of colors
14 March 2025 - Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday [14 March] by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music, and feasting on traditional sweets prepared for the occasion. (more)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory installs giant camera in Chile
13 March 2025 - After scientists at Menlo Park's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory spent over two decades developing and constructing a car-sized camera, it has now been installed at the new, nearly complete Vera C. Rubin Observatory in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. ...According to SLAC scientists, the data from the camera and the Rubin observatory will be used to advance humanity's understanding of the evolution of the universe and the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. (more)
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