Rare sighting of a female blanket octopus in the great barrier reef
Marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton had an extraordinary encounter when she spotted a female blanket octopus just off the coast of Lady Elliot Island, in Australia’s…
The novel coronavirus is talk on every page – here’s some short positive reads for you.
Kerala woman helps blind man catch a bus, Twitter says, ‘World Exists Due to Such Kind Souls’
People are starting to realise that kindness and compassion are a few of the major elements that will save humanity from itself. There’s hope in…
Germany bans single-use plastics like straws
Germany bans the sale of single use plastics. A large range of single-use plastics that comes from straws, cotton buds, food containers and more will…
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USA: Connecticut Sophomore makes ‘thank you’ signs raising funds – buying food for healthcare workers
15 year old Mitchell Wollen found more time on his hands due to the novel coronavirus lockdown. He is a competitive swimmer in the relay…
India: Telangana mother drove 1400 Km (868 miles) to bring home trapped son – due to lockdown
“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dates all things and crushes…
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Portuguese soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent finance hospitals in Portugal
According to ESPN (link) Ronaldo and his agent, Jorge Mendes, are financing North Lisbon’s University Hospital Centre (CHULN) and two more intensive care departments. The…
India: Akshay Kumar releases #MuskurayegaIndia* song to motivate Indian people while under lockdown
Many Indians have not been taking the lockdown, due to the novel coronavirus, seriously enough and have been seen flouting emergency rules. Bollywood actor, Akshay…
UK: A Flock of Lambs Are Seen Playing in A Childrens Playground Roundabout
With a lockdown in full effect in England due to COVID-19, a flock of 10 lambs take their chance at a deserted children’s playground. The…
Indian Mountain ranges become visibly clearer from Jalandhar, Punjab due to reduction in pollution after lockdown
Locals in Jalandhar, Punjab, (200 kilometers away) shared many images of the snow-capped Himalayan mountain range claiming that they can now see them after a…
UK: Just another goat day at the Welsh town of Llandudno during novel coronavirus lockdown
Llandudno, a small town in Wales had new friends move in for a couple of days. Great Orme goats have been taking advantage of the…
New Plastic Eating Bacteria discovered breaks down plastic
Plastic eating bacteria breaks down toxic by-products
A team of scientists lead by Marie Espinosa et al. have tested soil samples near waste sites where plastic has been dumped and found a…
Thousands of Pink Jellyfish appear near a deserted beach in the Philippines
The Philippines had announced a lockdown on 12th March 2020. One of the beaches called Corong Corong Beach, Palawan saw a sudden appearance of the…