Month: July 2020
83 posts
New mobility device is a guide dog alternative
The work-in-progress mobility device will help the visually impaired to navigate the world. Anthony Camu, an industrial design…
Critically endangered whales get $1.5 million in protection
The U.S. is focusing on the conservation of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. On July 30,…
Trumpet trade: New Orleans kids are turning over their guns
A trumpeter in New Orleans is using music to get kids away from guns. Shamarr Allen just created…
Studies show that book giveaways work for literacy
A meta-analysis confirmed what literacy programs have believed to be true. Merel de Bondt, Ingrid A. Willenberg, and…
Solar-powered animal tracker will aid animal welfare
A newly developed solar-powered animal tracker will help animal conservation efforts. Researchers at the University College Dublin (UCD)…
Social workers join police force and help Kentucky town
In Alexandria, Kentucky, a new law enforcement strategy is creating change. The police department in Alexandria has just…
India sees double the tigers after 12 years
Tiger populations in India are almost twice as large today as they were in the past. In 2006,…
Irreplaceable teddy bear returned to its owner in Vancouver
A priceless stolen bear in Vancouver, Canada, has found its way home. Mara Soriano was moving between apartments…
Esselen tribe in northern California reattains ancestral land
It has been 250 years since their land was taken from them in northern California. Then, a quarter…
Owl stuck in well saved in Germany
Rescuers needed oxygen to liberate the owl in the very deep well in Germany. In Bad Segeberg, a…