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Meet Naoto Matsumura, The One Man Who Cares For Fukushima’s Abandoned Animals

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, panicked citizens evacuated the nearby towns. At first, Naoto Matsumura was one of them. But with nowhere to go, he went back home to his pets.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 11, 2020

Meet Naoto Matsumura, The One Man Who Cares For Fukushima’s Abandoned Animals

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, panicked citizens evacuated the nearby towns. At first, Naoto Matsumura was one of them. But with nowhere to go, he went back home to his pets.

By Erin Kelly • February 11, 2020

Cherokee Nation Will Be First U.S. Tribe To Donate Historic Seed Samples To “Doomsday” Vault

The historic deposit will take place at the end of February and will make the Cherokee Nation the first U.S. tribe to deposit its heirloom seeds in the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 11, 2020

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Cherokee Nation Will Be First U.S. Tribe To Donate Historic Seed Samples To “Doomsday” Vault

The historic deposit will take place at the end of February and will make the Cherokee Nation the first U.S. tribe to deposit its heirloom seeds in the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 11, 2020

Scientists Find Radiation-Eating Fungi At Chernobyl — And Now Seek To Harness Their Power For Space

Scientists hope to use the fungi's powers to help people who are routinely exposed to radiation like cancer patients and astronauts.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 7, 2020

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Scientists Find Radiation-Eating Fungi At Chernobyl — And Now Seek To Harness Their Power For Space

Scientists hope to use the fungi's powers to help people who are routinely exposed to radiation like cancer patients and astronauts.

By Natasha Ishak • February 7, 2020

Ireland’s Great Blasket Island Is Seeking A Seasonal Caretaker — Room And Board Included

After being left virtually uninhabited, Great Blasket Island has now accepted more than 38,000 applications from around the world for the position of its next caretaker.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 31, 2020

Ireland’s Great Blasket Island Is Seeking A Seasonal Caretaker — Room And Board Included

After being left virtually uninhabited, Great Blasket Island has now accepted more than 38,000 applications from around the world for the position of its next caretaker.

By Erin Kelly • January 31, 2020

Welcome To The Yangtze: A Source Of Life, And Now Death, For 400 Million Chinese Residents

China's Yangtze River, the third-longest in the world, is now so polluted that nearly half the people who depend on it are without safe drinking water.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 30, 2020

Welcome To The Yangtze: A Source Of Life, And Now Death, For 400 Million Chinese Residents

China's Yangtze River, the third-longest in the world, is now so polluted that nearly half the people who depend on it are without safe drinking water.

By Erin Kelly • January 30, 2020

From Dogs To Radioactive Boars, Animals Are Thriving Inside’s Fukushima’s Nuclear Exclusion Zone

Despite the danger from radioactive fallout inside the Fukushima Evacuation Zone, animals from wild boars to feral cats are living their best life free from human interference.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 20, 2020

From Dogs To Radioactive Boars, Animals Are Thriving Inside’s Fukushima’s Nuclear Exclusion Zone

Despite the danger from radioactive fallout inside the Fukushima Evacuation Zone, animals from wild boars to feral cats are living their best life free from human interference.

By Erin Kelly • January 20, 2020

Peru To Plant 1 Million Trees Around Machu Picchu To Protect It From Environmental Disaster

The trees will help protect the site from mudslides in the winter, fires in the summer, and will provide necessary habitat for local flora and fauna.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 15, 2020

Peru To Plant 1 Million Trees Around Machu Picchu To Protect It From Environmental Disaster

The trees will help protect the site from mudslides in the winter, fires in the summer, and will provide necessary habitat for local flora and fauna.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 15, 2020

Australia Has Lost 1 Billion Animals To Wildfires — Now It Will Kill 10,000 Feral Camels

A government spokesperson said the camels have caused "significant damage to infrastructure" and become a "danger to families and communities."

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 10, 2020

Australia Has Lost 1 Billion Animals To Wildfires — Now It Will Kill 10,000 Feral Camels

A government spokesperson said the camels have caused "significant damage to infrastructure" and become a "danger to families and communities."

By Natasha Ishak • January 10, 2020

Prehistoric Chinese Paddlefish Is The First Species Of The New Decade Declared Extinct

"Loss of such unique and charismatic megafauna representative of freshwater ecosystems is a reprehensible and an irreparable loss," one scientist said.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 7, 2020

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Prehistoric Chinese Paddlefish Is The First Species Of The New Decade Declared Extinct

"Loss of such unique and charismatic megafauna representative of freshwater ecosystems is a reprehensible and an irreparable loss," one scientist said.

By Natasha Ishak • January 7, 2020

33 Science Pictures That Amazed The World In 2019

From a 40,000-year-old wolf head preserved in Siberian ice to the first black hole ever fully visualized, this year's best science pictures left us astounded.

By Leah Silverman • Dec 31, 2019

33 Science Pictures That Amazed The World In 2019

From a 40,000-year-old wolf head preserved in Siberian ice to the first black hole ever fully visualized, this year's best science pictures left us astounded.

By Leah Silverman • December 31, 2019