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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, ‘a symbol of hope,’ arrives in New York City
The new Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, marking the unofficial start of the holiday season. The 75-foot-tall, 11-ton Norway spruce was cut…
Dog dumped at shelter with 3.2-lb. tumor bounces back after successful surgery
After veterinarians removed the giant mass — about a third of the dachshund's body weight — Boo Boo found freedom to run and a happy forever home. Before a dog…
Building bat better: meet the ecologists making development work for nature
They help strike a balance between the needs of wildlife and housebuilding in the UK, but slow down much-needed development? Far from it, claim these ecologists In a typically blustering…
How young people are tackling the climate crisis and five ways to help them
On World Kindness Day we look at how young people are showing leadership in tackling the climate crisis; from restoring habitats to writing their own climate bill On 20 September…
A people-powered green recovery: three ways it will be spurred by the grassroots
People are prepared to do what it takes to help tackle the climate emergency as part of the economic recovery from Covid-19. How might this grassroots commitment be harnessed to…
The female Morris dancers redefining an old English tradition
The Boss Morris group in Gloucestershire is rebooting a pastime traditionally dominated by men – and making Morris dancing cool It’s Morris dancing, but not as you know it. Pictured…
‘Mighty moss chicken’ takes NZ’s coveted bird of the year title
The world’s heaviest, longest-living and only flightless and nocturnal parrot has won the coveted prize of New Zealand’s bird of the year. Conservation group Forest and Bird announced the kakapo…