Castro, a democratic socialist, won a landslide victory in last year’s presidential election after campaigning on a radical agenda to counter years of governance plagued by corruption and scandal.
Xiomara Castro becomes Honduras’ first female president Read more
For decades, fusion power has been thought of as the holy grail of energy generation. Under this proposed form of power, we mimic the nuclear reactions found in the sun to create self-sustaining, limitless, zero-carbon energy.
Scientists achieve fusion power milestone, creating “burning plasma” for the first time Read more
Currently, most violins contain glues made from animal hooves and hides. Violin bows are often also not vegan since they’re made from horsehair.
Master violin luthier invents world’s first vegan violin Read more
The MPA will protect mangrove forests, seagrass beds and coral reefs, and boost the nation’s overall marine protected coverage to 28.5% of its marine continental shelf.
Cuba bolsters conservation efforts with new 271 square mile Marine Protected Area Read more
GM is spending $7 billion to erect a new battery plant and overhaul an existing assembly plant to produce electric trucks. The move will create more than 4,000 jobs.
GM makes largest-ever investment, spending $7 billion on EV manufacturing capacity Read more
Hundreds of shark species worldwide are threatened by extinction due to over-fishing. A new bill makes it illegal to knowingly capture, entangle, or kill a shark in Hawaii’s marine waters.
Hawaii becomes first U.S. state to ban shark fishing Read more
Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that the Narcotics Control Board had approved the dropping cannabis from the ministry’s list of controlled drugs.
Thailand set to become first nation in Asia to decriminalize marijuana Read more
The group of 10 tribes that have inhabited the area for thousands of years will be responsible for protecting the 500-acre parcel dubbed Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ, or “Fish Run Place,” in the Sinkyone language.
California redwood forest returned to Indigenous group Read more
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announced that gender selections on paperwork will now include the options of transgender female, transgender male, non-binary, and other.
U.S. to officially recognize trans & non-binary veterans’ genders Read more
The non-profit organization Glass Half Full collects glass bottles and grinds them down into super soft sand to use for disaster relief, eco-construction, and even new glass.
