At one time in history, hunting and trapping were a significant part of the fabric of North American culture. Over the last century, however, individuals and groups have become increasingly opposed to the activities, and farming and conventionally-raised animals have replaced wild game as a food source. One Alaska teacher hunted a moose in order to...

The Piraha people are a tribe that lives along the Madeira in the Brazilian Amazon. They do not think about the past or the future, and they don’t understand the concept of stress. They have been called the happiest people in the world. (1) The Piraha People: The Happiest People In The World The Piraha...

A swimmer went missing off the coast of Ireland for 12 hours. He was finally spotted by volunteers at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), surrounded by a pod of dolphins. In fact, the dolphins managed to alert the volunteers by swimming and jumping around the lost swimmer. The man was in his 30s from...

What do you usually do with the peel after you eat an orange? If you’re like most of us, you simply throw it away. But have you ever considered that that humble piece of kitchen scraps might actually play a role in reviving ecosystems? More than twenty years ago, two ecologists decided to perform an...