European Cities Are Turning Rooftops Into Community and Sustainability Hubs: 'A revolution in urban planning'
Designs have included parks, cultural and event spaces, stargazing platforms, and water catchment areas or gardens.
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EU Smashes 2020 Climate Target, Records 34% Drop in Emissions to Lowest Level Since 1990
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU reached their lowest level since 1990, according to official data reported this week by the EEA.
Power of Internet Reunites Minneapolis Woman With Refugee She'd Given $100 to, Decades Ago
Zugay never let go of the hope that she would see that generous, smiling face again, and with the power of social media, it happened.
Biggest Floating Solar Park in Europe Perfectly Integrates in Portugal Reservoir
Europe's biggest floating solar project is lounging on the surface of the largest artificial lake in Western Europe, powering 1,500 homes.
'Drumroll, Please'… The Top 10 Happiest Countries in the World from 2022 Global Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report for 2022 shows the world's happiest countries after a particularly unhappy year.
Ancient Tomb Found Beneath Notre Dame is 'Remarkable Scientific Discovery' of Sealed Sarcophagus
Tombs and a lead sarcophagus still containing human remains all dated from the 13th to the 14th century, offer insight into Medieval burials.
Danish Company Creates Children's Book to Make Ukrainian Refugees Feel at Home - And it's Adorable (LOOK)
A Danish company Mediabrands Content Studio created a free children's book to welcome Ukrainian refugees-it's warming hearts and going viral.
Europe Realizes its Shepherds and Ranchers Are Key in Preventing Wildfires
The severity of wildfires is often augmented by the absence of grazing animals to create natural firebreaks and reduce flammable plant matter
Seven Lost Artistic Masterpieces That Were Found in 2021
In 2021 seven lost masterpieces were found, their hiding places as varied as their creators' styles, time periods, and lives.
Italy is Changing Laws to Push Stores to Give Away Unsold Food
Italy is joining France in pushing businesses to give unused food to charities–but the Italians are using a carrot approach instead of a stick.
Juvenile Offenders Walk To New Life on Ancient Pilgrimage
A four-month-long walk on the ancient Santiago de Compostela offers young offenders a different pathway -- a route to redemption. Since 1982 more than 350 teenagers have walked the 2,496 kilometers along one of Christianity's most important pilgrimages -- at the end of which lies their own freedom.
World Record Message in Bottle Found After 98 Years
A Scottish skipper has set a new world record after finding a message in a bottle 98 years after it was released. Not only that, he found the bottle while skippering the same fishing boat which had set the previous record, the Shetland-based vessel Copious.
Russian Billionaire Launches Project to Create a Better World
Russia's richest woman, Elena Baturina, is investing $100 million in a new "creative think-tank" devoted to improving the world. Dubbed Be Open, its noble aim is to stimulate innovation and creativity among young designers and improve sustainability while building bridges between Russia and the rest of the world.
Swedish Man Survived Two Months in Snow-buried Car
A 45-year old driver stuck since December survived by hibernating a bit like a bear, doctors say. He was dug out alive from his snow-buried car in which he had survived for two months with no food, during one of the worst winters Europe has ever seen, in temperatures as low as -22F (-30C).
English Teenager is Hero on Stricken Costa Concordia Cruise Ship
A teenager from the West Midlands today told how he led a dramatic rescue of terrified passengers as chaos gripped the stricken Costa Concordia cruise liner. Dancer James Thomas acted as a human climbing frame to help 16 passengers into lifeboats after the luxury liner ran aground off the Italian coast, before toppling on to its side in shallow waters.
Photo of Broom Army Inspires the Web After England Riots
Following the riots in London, crowds of people turned out Wednesday to help clean up the glass and ashes left on the streets of cities across the country. Andrew Bayles' photo of brooms raised in the air has become an internet sensation via Twitter, and used by journalists around the world to underscore the decent citizens, which have come out in full force to outnumber the troublemakers.
Happiness Movement Launches This Week in Britain
A growing band of British economists, politicians and academics is thinking seriously about happiness — and they are putting theory into practice by starting a "mass movement for a happier society." Action for Happiness launched Tuesday in London, encouraging hugging, meditation and random acts of kindness.
Wild Wolves Are Bouncing Back From Extinction in Europe
Just two decades ago there were no wolves in Germany, after they were hunted to extinction a century ago.
Van Gogh Themed Parade Dazzles With Amazing Dahlia-Covered Floats
Every year, a Dutch town hosts an awe-inspiring flower parade of colossal proportions. To celebrate Van Gogh's birthday this year, they went even bigger.
Solar-Powered Pod Allows You to Live Anywhere Off the Grid, Now For Sale
Watch a video introducing this solar-powered pod with wind turbine that lets two people live off the grid anywhere they can park it.
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