U.S. Gives First Ever Approval to Gut Microbiota Transplant Therapy
Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals' procedure is meant to treat Clostridium difficile, a deadly bacterial infection.
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Historic Italian Town Will Pay You $30,000 to Move There - Near Turquoise Seas and Olive-Clad Hills
The Italian town of Presicce will pay you $30,000 to move there and buy a house in the historic district, just a short drive from the sea.
Good News for California Bees: Governor Signs Law to Help Protect Pollinators From Toxic Pesticides
California has passed a new law to ban over-the-counter sales neonicotinoid pesticides by 2025, limiting their use to trained professionals
California Passes Right-to-Repair Act Guaranteeing Seven Years of Parts for Your Phone
California, the seat of so much of American technological hardware and software, the third state in the union to pass right-to-repair laws.
Oldest Fossilized Human Footprints in North America Over 20,000 Years Old: New Study
It has long been hypothesized that humans arrived in North America while the last Ice Age was waning perhaps as many as 16,000 years ago
How a New Member of Congress Used Toffee to Thaw Frozen Relations Between Democrats and Republicans
Rather than internalize the animosity between Democrats and Republicans, Hawaiian member of Congress Tulsi Gabbard used toffee to bridge the divide.
Norway Rewilds Arctic Coal Mining Town in Largest Operation of its Kind, Gives New Hunting Ground for Polar Bears
Polar bears, reindeer, Arctic fox, and many sea birds are now moving back into the Sveagruva mining town where coal was mined for 100 years.
NASA May Have Just Cracked the Code for Replacing Lithium in Batteries: 'Double or even triple the energy'
Inside the battery, sulfur and selenium cells stacked directly on top of one another without casings allow for greater weight savings
Thousands of Acres of Koala Haven Forest to Come Under Logging Bans in New South Wales
The parcel is just one part, though key, of the 315,000 hectares that a coalition of conservation organizations is hoping to protect forever.
Royal Navy Warship Outsmarts Traffickers to Seize Ton of Cocaine Using Missile-Tracking for First Time in Caribbean
A Royal Navy warship seized more than a ton of cocaine worth $175 million in a Caribbean drug trafficking snare with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Montana Youths Sue State Over Climate Change-And WIN-Citing the State's Constitution
In an historic first, 16 youth sued Montana and won, asserting the state violated their constitutional right to a healthy environment.
India Approves $7 Billion For 10,000 Electric Buses to Clean Air in 170 Cities
The plan aims to help cut down on air pollution from vehicle exhaust, a major factor in Indian cities' poor air quality.
60% of Ecuadorians Vote Against Continued Oil Drilling in Critical Amazon Biosphere
The 3,700 square mile park has long been known to contain oil resources, which the government hoped to keep in the ground in 2007.
New National Monument Spans 1 Million Sacred Acres Linking Indian Reservations to the Grand Canyon
Twelve tribes joined the lobbying effort to get three separate parcels totaling 1 million acres turned into a nat. monument.
She Lost Her Father's Ashes but a Stranger Digs 4 Hours Through Trash to Find Them
Dickerson's father died when she was just 7 years old. She wears the ring continuously, knowing that he is always there with her.
In Frigid Maine So Many Heat Pumps Were Sold the State Passed its Clean-Energy Target Two Years Early
To continue Maine's momentum, Governor Mills also unveiled a new target: installing another 175,000 additional heat pumps in Maine by 2027
India Succeeds in Reducing Emissions Rate by 33% Over 14 Years, on Track to Meet all Targets
The measurement in the report is referred to as "emissions intensity" which describes a measure of emissions against a ratio of GDP.
After Denver Hired Homeless People to Perform Day Labor For the City, More Than 100 Landed Regular Jobs
The Denver Day Works program pays homeless people to work for the city, no strings attached. One year later, the initiative has already paid off greatly.
Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness Back to Aboriginals in Australia
With the purchase of 131,000 hectares of land in Australia's Queensland state, the state continues its commitment to restoring native land.
California Military Base is Being Transformed Into one of the Largest City Parks in the U.S.
Expected to take another 10 years to complete, the park will span 1,300 acres and include several museums, sports facilities, and two lakes
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