According to researchers, underwater sea grass in coastal parts seems to trap plastic particles in bundles of fibers, known as Neptune balls. Without any human assistance, these plants, growing on sea beds, may be able to trap around 900 m plastic stuff from the Mediterranean on a yearly basis, says […]
This hotel located in D’lberville in Mississippi gives its guests a unique opportunity to foster and adopt the dogs they have. They launched the Fostering Hope program back in 2018 together with the Humane Society of South Mississippi and they take one dog at a time. The program allows guests […]
This New Zealand designer created a new solar-powered skylight which helps desalinate salt water. Now, thanks to this device, people from coastal Chile can easily access safe water for drinking. Saltwater isn’t drinkable because of the high presence of salt it has. In the slums of Chile, where there are […]
With freezing temperatures sweeping throughout the US, both people and pets are experiencing things they never did before. One of these things is their swimming pools being frozen. And, Dan Holmes and his dog named Christi soon realized that this brings whole lot new dangers. Holmes Saves Christi Who Fell […]
Ladies and gents, please meet Odin-he’s the sweetest little dog with small paws, small ears, and a small tail that wags when he’s joyous. However, recently, another thing concerning Odin was anything but tiny. It was his smile! His hooman family in Mexico, since the day they adopted him 3 […]
For the past 8 years, students from the Palma School in Salinas, California participate in a book club at a very unusual location, i.e. the Soledad State Prison. The founders of the book club named Exercises in Empathy, Mia Mirassou and Jim Micheletti said that students go into the prison […]
This preacher and local resident from South Carolina are transforming a once Ku Klux Klan meeting space in a community center where education and fight against racial injustice will take over. The historic Echo Theater in Laurens is located between diners and cafes full of customers and music from the […]
This newly-developed laser system may help surgeons eliminate cancer with more precision. It’s a potent method that’s being developed by scientists in Scotland. The experts from the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh hope that this method will help surgeons distinguish cancerous cells in a better resolution and eliminate them without damaging […]
If you think that playing with dogs is your true calling in life, you may find this job posting your dream-come-true job. Namely, the MUTTS Canine Cantina, a bar and restaurant in Texas, offers a ‘pupternship’ which will pay the lucky winner $100 per hour to play with the dogs […]
This couple from South Carolina has adopted more than 11,000 dogs since 2005 to save them from euthanasia. The pair, Ron Danta and Danny Robertshaw, currently lives in their home with 86 rescue dogs. Danta says that they’re the guests rather than the dogs and they share a king size […]