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March 8, 2019

Brazilian agency hopes to reunite isolated Amazon tribe with kin, prevent violence with another group

A Brazilian group set off on a risky mission to contact a small, isolated tribe in the Amazon and reunite some members with their relatives in hopes to avoid a bloody battle near the Peruvian border.

October 18, 2018

'Largest living thing,' an 80,000-year-old Utah forest, is dying, scientists warn

An ancient forest in Utah considered to be the largest single living thing in the world is dying, according to scientists. 

August 24, 2018

Incredible drone footage shows isolated Amazon tribe

Remarkable drone footage offers a rare glimpse of an isolated tribe in Brazilian Amazon.

August 17, 2018

Florida's red tide: Scientists seek solution to toxic algae crisis

Scientists are seeking a solution to the red tide crisis that that has been devastating marine life on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

June 28, 2018

'Sonar Anomaly' discovered off North Carolina coast, fascinating scientists

NOAA explorers have discovered a “sonar anomaly” off the coast of North Carolina.

June 7, 2018

Florida's 'city of the future' is first solar-powered town in America

Babcock Ranch, near Fort Myers on state’s west coast, was developed from the beginning with a massive solar power farm generating 100 percent of the electric needs. About 350,000 photovoltaic solar panels stretch across a swath of land the size of 200 football fields.

May 31, 2018

The oldest-known tree in Europe is having a growth spurt

Perched high on a cliff in southern Italy, a bone-white pine tree has watched the Renaissance come and go, seen dozens of wars rage and resolve, and stood by as thousands of less-persistent organisms lived and died on the rocky slopes below. The tree, nicknamed Italus, has seen a lot. You would, too, if you were more than 1,200 years old.

March 21, 2018

4 up-close encounters with sea creatures

Sharks and whales and manatees—oh my! For a kid fascinated by marine life, there’s nothing more exciting than interacting with a finned friend in its natural habitat. Got a water baby in your family? Here are four encounters that let you get up-close and personal with some not-so-scary sea creatures.

March 20, 2018

7 facts you didn't know about coffee production

If you haven't been keeping up with NPR's Coffee Week lineup of stories, you're missing out on a whole bunch of new insight into the cup of coffee you drink every day. NPR's Coffee Week coverage is dripping with news and facts about the culture of coffee, from the journey of coffee production from fruit to cup to the threats facing coffee plant genes, and more. It's not often that we think exactly about how our coffee ends up in our cup, and it's a long, lengthy journey. As writer Dan Charles explains, the coffee exports from the "coffee belt" of the world help prop up many of the tropical countries, where exports of green coffee beans add up to $15 billion per year. And considering that one Arabica coffee tree produces only 1 to 1.5 pounds per year, it takes a lot of care to keep up with the demands of coffee drinkers (in Nordic countries, it can reach up to eight cups of coffee per day). And the complexities of the coffee bean — and the leaf rust that's threatening to wipe out coffee farms worldwide — make coffee as interesting of a crop as any other. And more importantly, as writer Allison Aubrey notes, is how third-wave coffee production is not just giving drinkers a better-tasting cup of coffee; it's allowing farmers to reinvest in their farms and provide better working conditions for those producing the coffee. From sorting and drying the beans to just getting the beans to a port to be shipped to the U.S. and other countries, the process of coffee is labor-intensive. Aubrey puts it best: "So, next time you sip on a latte, remember: It's not just the face of the barista behind those coffee beans." We asked Charles and Aubrey to share with The Daily Meal the most surprising facts they discovered about coffee production; you can click ahead to find out more eye-opening tidbits about your coffee. Let's just say, you'll appreciate your morning caffeine jolt that much more.

February 21, 2018

A new study just rewrote the history book on plants

The arrival of plants on Earth changed the planet and its inhabitants in big ways, and a new study suggests they arrived far earlier than thought.