Hungary’s Famous Thermal Baths Are Saving the Country’s Famous Grasslands from Desertification
Drought is affecting the Great Hungarian Plain like never before, but a team of concerned citizens have hatched a clever…
Month: January 2026
2025 Was ‘Year of the Octopus’ Says UK Wildlife Trust, Amid Record Cephalopod Sightings
It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as there are now,…
Moss is So Unique it’s Acted Like Fingerprints to Help Solve a Dozen Crimes
Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They’re often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow…
4,500 years ago, Worship of the Sun Took Place in This Recently-Uncovered Temple in Egypt
An Italian-Egyptian archaeological mission has finally excavated a temple for the worship of the sun after it was identified over…
Western Tatami Mat Mania Keeping Alive Japan’s Traditional Woven Grass Flooring Industry
Western admirers of Japanese aesthetic are keeping afloat tatami craftsmen in Japan, where modernity and maintenance requirements are driving down…
‘It Feels Like Me Again’: World’s First Arm Exoskeleton Gives Stroke Patients Independence
An exoskeleton for the entire arm has been invented and designed in Norway to help stroke victims recover the use…
Missing for 200 Years, the Galapagos Rail Reappears Following Floreana Island Restoration
Centuries after they were made famous by Charles Darwin, and a century after they had become plagued by invasive rats…