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Floating scarecrows are helping save seabirds.
10/10/2026

Floating scarecrows are helping save seabirds.

Cornish fishers tested a looming-eyes buoy and a bird-shaped kite on gillnets and cut accidental seabird deaths by up to 71 percent in a two-year trial.

London's busiest shopping street will be fully pedestrianized by the end of the month.
10/08/2026

London's busiest shopping street will be fully pedestrianized by the end of the month.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced Oxford Street will go traffic-free on October 26, closing nearly a kilometer of the West End to all vehicles.

Twelve thousand residents of Berlin are taking their watering cans to the city trees in a project called Gieß den Kiez.
10/08/2026

Twelve thousand residents of Berlin are taking their watering cans to the city trees in a project called Gieß den Kiez.

Berlin's Gieß den Kiez app tracks 900,000 street trees in real time, and lets 12,000 volunteers coordinate watering; any city can access the open-source code.

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri just became Morocco’s first woman prime minister.
10/07/2026

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri just became Morocco’s first woman prime minister.

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister on September 29, making her the third in the Arab world.

Here's how to pick the best running shoe for you.
10/07/2026

Here's how to pick the best running shoe for you.

A physical therapist and run coach break down the running shoe myths, from max cushioning to carbon plates, and what research shows instead.

Eating the same meal with a close companion produces measurably better blood sugar control than eating it alone.
10/06/2026

Eating the same meal with a close companion produces measurably better blood sugar control than eating it alone.

A new study found that eating with a companion leads to better blood sugar control. The science behind why your body regulates itself better in company.

Bring more migrating birds to your garden this autumn with these tips.
10/06/2026

Bring more migrating birds to your garden this autumn with these tips.

An ornithologist shares six simple changes to attract more birds this fall, from fruiting shrubs and moving water to brush piles that migrants genuinely seek.

The DeafCity Hub campaign is aiming to create a building designed from the ground up around DeafSpace principles.
10/05/2026

The DeafCity Hub campaign is aiming to create a building designed from the ground up around DeafSpace principles.

The UK has 18 million people with hearing loss and no dedicated Deaf cultural center. Urban planner Amanprit Arnold is determined to build one.

Eagle River, Wisconsin, now has the state’s first forest bathing trail certified by the Association of Nature and Forest...
10/05/2026

Eagle River, Wisconsin, now has the state’s first forest bathing trail certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, one of roughly 50 certified trails worldwide.

Wisconsin's first certified forest bathing trail just opened in Eagle River. Learn how the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku does more than a regular walk.

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