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Panther Kittens Spotted in Florida Give Hope for Their Species’ Survival
Trail cameras caught a mother panther trailed by two kittens
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People Piqued by Plans to Place LED Lights in Rome
Foes of the energy-efficient lights take a dim view to the city’s new bulbs
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English-Speaking Cameroon Hasn’t Had Any Internet for 70 Days
The shutdown targets the country’s two Anglophone regions
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Gender-Neutral Pronoun “They” Adopted by Associated Press
The journalist’s bible will finally help reporters talk about non-binary people
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San Diego Breweries Experiment With Recycled Water
Stone and Ballast Point Breweries both created beers made from highly purified waste water
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New Charter Flight Takes Passengers to See the Southern Lights
The first “Flight to the Lights” took 130 skygazers to get up close with the Aurora Australis
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India’s Ganges and Yamuna Rivers Are Given the Rights of People
A few days after a New Zealand river gained the rights of personhood, an Indian court has declared that two heavily polluted rivers also have legal status
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Vandals Deface Rock Art In Chad’s Ennedi World Heritage Site
Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area’s rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
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San People of South Africa Issue Code of Ethics for Researchers
This much-studied population is the first indigenous people of Africa to develop such guidelines
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Wildfires Have Already Charred Over 2 Million Acres This Year
The fire season has gotten off to its fastest start in over a decade, with massive grass fires charring the southwest and plains states
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Norwegians Are Named 2017’s Happiest People
Scandanavian countries take the top spots in the annual World Happiness Report
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New Fund Pledges to Protect Cultural Heritage from War and Terror
Nations and philanthropists join together to safeguard one another’s priceless treasures
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The Sea Turtle That Ate 915 Coins Has Died
Her death comes two weeks after vets tried to save her life with a seven-hour surgery
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France’s Famous High School Exam Will Soon Feature Its First Woman Author
Madame da La Fayette will infuse a much-needed POV into France’s literary curriculum
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This New Zealand River Just Got the Legal Rights of a Person
It’s the end of more than a century of struggle
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Don’t Get Too Excited About That Viral Goldfish “Wheelchair”
The contraption, though surely built with the best intentions, may do more harm than good.
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Utah Chooses New State Works of Art
Ancient rock art and Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” are poised to become state symbols
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Doctors Warn That Climate Change Makes People Sick
Medical associations join forces to sound the alarm on climate change and human health
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Five Things You Didn’t Realize Were Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Since 1965, the agency has bestowed more than 63,000 humanities-related grants
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