by Warp Institute | Jul 16, 2022 | 💡 Innovation, 📈 Human Progress
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...
by Warp Institute | Jul 14, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
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...
by Warp Institute | Jul 11, 2022 | ✍🏼 Essays, 🌟 Premium Content, 📈 Human Progress
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...
by Warp Institute | Jul 9, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
Belize-based nonprofit organization Fragments of Hope helps Belize’s coral reefs come back after 2001, when the devastating hurricane Iris hit and destroyed almost all of the country’s reefs. Lisa Carne, a marine biologist, founded the project with a...
by Warp Institute | Jul 8, 2022 | 📈 Human Progress
Like so many other animals, the very rare Spix’s macaws have been exposed to hunting, destruction of its natural habitat and illegal trade. It’s been 20 years since the last of its kind was seen in nature. There is still hope however. In just a few days...
