Five Shouts Out

When Your Land Is Stolen From Beneath Your Feet

EditorMarch 28, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSRY_aYmfFo From 1975 to 1979, millions of Cambodian families were murdered, starved, or displaced by the Khmer Rouge regime. The filmmaker Kalyanee Mam’s family was among those uprooted from their...

Science

Bright skies for plant-based jet fuels

EditorMarch 23, 2019

With an estimated daily fuel demand of more than 5 million barrels per day, the global aviation sector is incredibly energy-intensive and almost entirely reliant on petroleum-based fuels. However, a...

Animals

A Shocking Campaign Uses Graphic Images To Point Out The Damage That Plastic Pollution Has On The Ocean’s Wildlife

EditorMarch 22, 2019March 21, 2019

You might not think using one plastic fork on your lunch break could cause a dramatic impact on the globe but if you imagine all 7.7 billion people do that...

Science

From foam to bone: Plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants

EditorMarch 22, 2019March 22, 2019

[caption id="attachment_62906" align="alignleft" width="800"] Researchers treated nanocrystals derived from plant cellulose so that they can link up and form a strong but lightweight sponge (an aerogel) that can compress or...

Animals

Last Photos Of The Legendary ‘Elephant Queen’ Before Her Death

EditorMarch 21, 2019March 20, 2019

Elephants are, without a doubt, one of the most majestic creatures walking the Earth. Despite being around 3m (9 feet 107⁄64 inches) tall and African elephants weighing about 6000kg (13,227...

Animals

I Hand Paint Your Beloved Pets Into Magical Nature Scenes On Mugs

EditorMarch 21, 2019March 20, 2019

Hi! My name is Polona and I love to paint animals! Two years ago, I started painting pets on mugs and I figured, this is the thing I really want...