Africa’s Wildfire Season Is Actually Getting Shorter, Scientists Think They Know Why
Africa's wildfire season is becoming shorter due to climate change reducing the length of the dry season, resulting in less land being burned. Africa accounts for 70% of the world's wildfires.
Read full story →David Johnson, the owl man of Umatilla
Burrowing owls have returned to the Umatilla Chemical Depot in eastern Oregon after badgers disappeared from the area, affecting the small owls that depend on burrows for nesting. David Johnson has worked to restore the habitat by monitoring owl populations and addressing the conditions that allowed badgers to vanish from this former weapons storage site.
Lonely North Carolina 4-year-old brings neighborhood of strangers together with his friendly wave
A 4-year-old boy in North Carolina named Roman Butzlaff waved at his neighbors daily from his yard, eventually connecting with multiple people on his block. His consistent friendly gestures transformed a neighborhood of strangers into a community where residents now serve as adoptive grandparents to him.
Montana Teen Uses Rodeo Lasso to Rescue Drowning Man on Yellowstone River
A 14-year-old boy used a rodeo lasso to rescue a man drowning in the Yellowstone River by catching him around the neck and arm. Jory Thomas was spending the Fourth of July weekend at his grandparents' home when he performed the rescue.