3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (398+ words) For a philanthropic couple in Oregon, the sighting on a trail camera of one of North America's most elusive animals was both surprising and not. Bill and Sarah Epstein had committed a large plot of family-owned land to conservation, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (445+ words) Okay, so you can't read Japanese, but you'll want to keep scrolling to see what this "almost too kind" 7-Eleven owner had to say to his customers. Located in several cities in Niigata Prefecture, western Japan, signs inviting customers to…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (454+ words) From China's arid Gansu Corridor comes the story of a rural county welcoming thousands of big city volunteers after a viral call for help. Minqin County is on the front line of China's struggle against desertification, but it recently received…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (293+ words) The 62-year-old pals'John Wardlaw, Mark Rumer-Cleary, Dallas Burney, John Molony and JD Dickson'all attended Santa Barbara High School when they were teens. Wardlaw had the idea to duplicate the snapshot five years later when the quintet was again vacationing in…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (476+ words) Beavers had not been seen in New York City for 200 years, after their coveted fur pelts became valuable and habitat was impacted by human activity. But, finally, in 2007 one was spotted in the Bronx River. Then, a second beaver arrived'nicknamed…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (348+ words) Ohio police officers recently saved a suicidal woman threatening to jump from the 5th floor of a parking garage. Captured on the officers" body cameras, the harrowing, yet inspiring moments demonstrate the city"s finest in their finest hour. Multiple bystanders…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (608+ words) A planned community in Arizona has used time-honored Mediterranean strategies to keep temperatures down and attitudes high. Western civilization has grown remarkably climate conscious over the last 20 years, but not when it comes to building, civic planning, and especially zoning....

11+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (621+ words) With the help of one of America's most heroic charities, Arizona's governor has helped eliminate $429 million in privately-held medical debt and hospital bills in the state. 352, 000 Arizonans received a letter in the mail explaining how their debts had been paid…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (417+ words) As green as the Chardonnay grapes they grow, a winery along the base of California's coastal Santa Lucia Mountains run entirely on wind power. The mountains' unique geography keeps the area windy, which powers not only a large private wind…...