Flying Squirrel as Big As a Cat Discovered in Himalayas, 'One of the least known mammals on Earth'

A reexamination of one of the world's rarest mammals finds it's actually three distinct species, that like in the Himalayas, and Yunnan.

By Blake Isbell

11 June 33 Views

Number of Greater One-Horned Rhinos Reaches New High - Up From Just 100 Individuals

The International Rhino Foundation announced the population now numbers 4,014 individuals-up from just 100 individuals 50 years ago.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 May 36 Views

Simple Bacteria Spray Can Solve India's Air Pollution and Also Enrich Local Farmers

The practice of "stubble burning" on India's farmlands are the major reason for her air pollution. This simple spray could solve that.

By Blake Isbell

14 April 36 Views

Woman Ensures Safety of Passengers By Waving Her Red Sari to Stop a Train After Spotting Broken Track

A brave woman may have saved hundreds of lives in India by waving her sari to stop a train—after spotting broken tracks up ahead.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 April 35 Views

Using the Sun to Fight Food Waste And Stretch Yields

In rural India, an agri-tech company has created solar powered food dehydrators that are saving millions of tons of food and CO2 emissions.

By Blake Isbell

21 February 34 Views

India's Mass Tree Planting Success: Forest Cover Grows by Half-Million Acres in Two Years

Tree-planting in India is paying off, with the country gaining forests faster than it's losing them, totaling half a million acres.

By Blake Isbell

15 February 34 Views

Couple Buys 300 Acres and Restores it as India's First Private Rainforest Sanctuary

This couple has bought up barren farmland and turning it back into a 300-acre rainforest, attracting hundreds of species of animals back to Southern India.

By Jim Stout

11 March 38 Views

Woman Who Escaped Marriage at 17 Returns as a Millionaire

In what is a 'rags to riches' story, Chanda Zaveri fled from the pressures of getting married at 17 and returned home 30 years later as a millionaire. Born in a conservative Marwari family, her mother wanted to force her into a marriage that she did not want and a life that she did not choose.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 February 45 Views

India to Ratify Climate Deal on Gandhi's Birthday; He Left the 'Least Carbon Footprint of All'

India has finally joined the global pact adopted by 195 countries to fight climate change -in honor of the one who left the least carbon footprint of all.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 October 39 Views

Halting a Century of Decline, Tiger Numbers are Now Growing

After a century of constant decline, the number of wild tigers has grown by double digits since 2010..

By Jeanne Goddard

25 July 36 Views

The America I Know, The Humanity I Know

It's been difficult to avoid the deluge of dissonance in the US Presidential election, but I'm protected by a loyal umbrella: my unshakable faith in humanity.

By David Blakeman

06 September 38 Views

#TBT: Muslims Flooded Streets to Condemn Terrorism, 70,000 Clerics Issued Fatwa Against ISIS

Here's how some Muslims around the world have protested ISIS and terror groups in the last year, including 70,000 clerics declaring a fatwa against them.

By Jim Stout

21 July 40 Views

These Folks Worked Together to Claim World Record: 50 Million Trees Planted In One Day

Roughly 800,000 people jostled for spaces to plant 50 million trees in a single day to improve the environment and claim a world record.

By Jim Stout

15 July 38 Views

$600K Awarded to Mobile Tech Innovators Helping Others With Water and Health

Whether it's fixing broken sanitation systems or diagnosing heart trouble, the 2015 Wireless Innovation winners are using mobile tech in extraordinary ways.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 June 36 Views

Wild Tigers Up 20 Percent in 6 Years; DiCaprio is One Reason Why

The Global Tiger Forum kicked off a major tiger conservation meeting this week with exciting news. Leonardo DiCaprio is one reason for the success...

By Jeanne Goddard

12 April 50 Views