📈 Human Progress
🦬 Wild bison reintroduced in England – after thousands of years
For the first time in thousands of years, there is now European bison in the English wilderness, writes The Guardian. Three female bison were recently released into a five-hectare forest area in south-east England – and when the bull that is planned on being...
🌸 Rare orchid thought to be extinct is rediscovered
A rare orchid, Isotria medeoloides in latin and also known as a small whorled pogonia, that has been considered extinct since 1902 have been rediscovered by botanists from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. This orchid is a globally-rare orchid and in the past...
🐳 150 Fin Whales spotted off Antarctica
In 1982 commercial whaling was banned after bringing many species to the brink of extinction. Now, that ban has proven useful. A study published in Scientific Reports reports the first scientifically documented observation of fin whales feeding en masse outside of...
🗳️ The Age of Communities
The world we live in is dominated by central institutions: Governments, G8, G20, central banks, IMF, the World Bank, the Security Council, financial institutions, banks, multinational corporations, and municipal boards.To a varying degree, they are elected by the...
