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Indonesian authorities have paused the world's largest deforestation project after achieving rice self-sufficiency three years ahead of schedule, potentially sparing around 4 million acres of rainforest, swamps, and peatlands across large Indonesian islands.
Liam Heneghan, a Dublin-born ecologist, set aside two days every week to care for his granddaughter after she was born. Through her eyes, he has rediscovered the natural world and learned that time freely given may be the most meaningful gift one person can offer another.
Chemists at Osaka Metropolitan University have conducted the first experiments producing aviation biofuel from coconut oil and testing it in a jet engine. The co-solvent method works at room temperature and cuts unburned hydrocarbon emissions by 5 to 40 percent, though carbon monoxide increases remain a concern for ground crews.
One year after restoration efforts began on Nu'utele Island in Samoa, native forests, wildlife, and food resources are showing remarkable recovery. The island, a Key Biodiversity Area, had been overrun by invasive rats and pigs.
Dale of Mineral Wells, Texas, has been building a 62-foot steel boat in his front yard since 1987. With the vessel about 75% complete and a steep hill blocking its path to the road, a TikTok creator's GoFundMe has raised more than $41,000 toward a $45,000 goal to finish the job and get it to Alaska.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a practical method that breaks acrylic glass, commonly known as Plexiglas, almost entirely back into its original building blocks. The advance could make high-quality recycling of windows, car taillights, furniture, and protective barriers realistic and affordable for the first time.
Emanuel Kuntzelman traces his life's calling to moments beneath an apple tree, an oak, and a weeping willow — and to the people who appeared along the way. His story, shared with DailyGood, offers a reflection on purpose and the Holomovement.
Students at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School staged a fake cafeteria fight to surprise principal Bobby Davis on his birthday. The prank was organized by 17-year-old De'Zayviun Watkins, who says Davis changed his life.
The Bailiwick of Jersey has extended safeguards against trawling and other damaging fishing methods to 21.7% of its territorial seas, with new rules taking effect September 1. Environment Minister Mary Le Hegerat and marine resources head Francis Binney frame the move as a balance between conservation and a viable fishing sector.
Daniel Zhang and Zachary Tou, both 17, created Tumor Tactics, a Pokémon-inspired card game that teaches children cancer biology. The student-led nonprofit runs workshops in San Diego schools for students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
Nick and Eva Broderick survived a lightning strike in Kettle Moraine State Forest in August 2025, during which Eva performed CPR and restarted Nick's heart twice. Nick proposed upon his hospital discharge, and the couple married nearly a year to the day of the incident. Eva later received a lifesaving award from the Palmyra Fire Department.
A grieving widower sought Sweet William at a stranger's flower stand to honor his wife's final wish. Kristen Freeland and her daughters, unaware of the weight of that summer afternoon, offered the blooms freely — and became part of a sacred goodbye.
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