On the afternoon of December 14, 2023, employees at a Family Dollar store in Lehigh Acres, Florida, noticed a trash bag moving inside their dumpster as they prepared to take out the garbage. Inside was a 16-year-old Shih Tzu named Xyla — alive, with a rope tied around her neck. A Discovery No One Expected Store staff recognized immediately that something was seriously … [Read more...] about A 16-Year-Old Shih Tzu Survived Being Thrown In A Dumpster — Now Her Story Is Changing How Florida Tracks Animal Abusers
He Arrived Weighing Barely a Pound With Wounds Covering Half His Body — Now Archie the Kitten Wears Onesies With Pride
When Archie was handed over to a rescue in upstate New York, nobody expected him to survive. Months later, the little cat was happy, healthy and dressed in tiny onesies, and his story had become a symbol of what rescue work can do. A Skeleton Covered in Fleas Archie was surrendered to Headed For Furever Inc., a rescue based in the Rochester, New York, area, at 10 weeks … [Read more...] about He Arrived Weighing Barely a Pound With Wounds Covering Half His Body — Now Archie the Kitten Wears Onesies With Pride
One Tiny Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Hamburgers, Bacon and Ice Cream — and It’s Spreading Across America
A tick no bigger than a lentil can leave behind something much larger than an itchy bump: an allergy to red meat, dairy and other mammal-derived foods. The condition is called alpha-gal syndrome, and nowhere is its impact clearer than on Martha's Vineyard, where hospitals, restaurants and schools have reorganized around it. The Tick Behind the Allergy The lone star tick … [Read more...] about One Tiny Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Hamburgers, Bacon and Ice Cream — and It’s Spreading Across America
Researchers think they might have actually found remains of Noah’s Ark
For decades, a 538-foot hill shaped like a ship has fueled the search for Noah's Ark. Now a research team in eastern Turkey says its first-ever core drilling has handed critics a problem. The scientific mainstream, however, still regards the formation as natural. The Site: A Ship-Shaped Formation Near Ararat The Durupınar formation lies near DoÄŸubayazıt, in Turkey's AÄŸrı … [Read more...] about Researchers think they might have actually found remains of Noah’s Ark
Researchers Dumped 30 Truckloads of Coffee Waste on Barren Land — Two Years Later, It Was a Small Forest
Every cup of coffee leaves behind a mountain of waste at the other end of the supply chain. A team of scientists in Costa Rica decided to see whether that waste could do some good, and the results surprised even them. 30 Truckloads, One Bold Experiment Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of HawaiÊ»i spread 30 dump-truck loads of coffee pulp across a … [Read more...] about Researchers Dumped 30 Truckloads of Coffee Waste on Barren Land — Two Years Later, It Was a Small Forest