A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds

The year was 1915, and before Henry Ford decided to turn a 2,000 acre stretch of land along the Rogue River into one of America’s largest manufacturing centers, he thought of turning it into a bird sanctuary. In a strange, roundabout way, that vision was recently achieved at the gargantuan Rogue Factory in Dearborn, Michigan, […] The post A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds appeared first on Good News Network.

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Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics

Coral dying from heat stress has been revived after scientists successfully applied probiotic and post-biotic treatments in open seas for the the first time. Although probiotics have previously been shown to rehabilitate corals in South Florida and in aquarium environments, the research team explored whether this and other microbial therapy would work in the Red […] The post Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics appeared first on Good News Network.

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India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade

The Asiatic lion populations living in western India have increased 70% over the last decade, while their rangeland has also increased 15%. In a large protected area called the Greater Gir Landscape in Gujurat state, the animals now number 891, up from 523 lions in 2015. Though almost entirely pictured as an African animal, subspecies […] The post India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade appeared first on Good News Network.

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Woman Can See Again After World’s First Transplant of a Central Retina

From Turin comes a surgical world-first: the simultaneous transplant of a complete human macula, along with the cornea, sclera, and connective tissue, from one of the patient’s eyes to the other. It allowed a woman blind for several years to immediately gain enough vision to recognize both her son and her faithful canine companion, Joe. […] The post Woman Can See Again After World’s First Transplant of a Central Retina appeared first on Good News Network.

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