On July 29, 2014, a routine fishing trip to Canada for Charles Devowe turned into a series of events he’ll likely never forget. It all started when noticed debris strewn on the side of the road leading to an embankment and almost kept going. But two miles down the road he decided to turn around and …
Forget peanuts and Cracker Jacks at the ball game. A handful of Major League Baseball teams across America have started ‘farming the back 40’ – and, in some cases, their sun-drenched stadium rooftops – to add healthier food choices to their concession menus while improving their operations’ sustainability. In the process, these high-profile urban farms …
The entire island nation of Sri Lanka will soon get internet service – all of it beamed from balloons – thanks to a contract with Google to create internet connections in the sky. Google’s Project Loon uses a network of 13 giant balloons, riding air currents, to deliver smartphone-based internet service to the people below. This …
Feeding the hungry is a time-honored tradition among people of many faiths and backgrounds, all across the world. In Amritsar, India, the Sikh gather in a Golden Temple to serve 100,000 meals every single day of the year in a kitchen that never closes. The langar, or community kitchen, found in this temple is the largest free kitchen on …
Within days of the anniversary that a Spanish fleet wrecked in a hurricane off the coast of Florida 300 years ago, a family of treasure divers uncovered a million dollars in rare gold coins and artifacts hiding in just 15 feet of water. 1,000 feet off the coast of Fort Pierce, Eric Schmitt and his family rejoiced in the discovery after diving …