The Dolmen Dry Out

A drought in Spain this summer, has revealed the 7000-year-old Dolmen of Guadalperal. About 100 large stones, some as tall as 6 feet, stand around an oval space. The stones were mostly covered in water since 1963, when the ValdecaƱas Reservoir was created by flooding the area. The stones will disappear from view once the water returns.

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Bees Welcome Here

Honeybees are getting some community help in North Carolina. The group, Bee Downtown, has created a honeybee corridor through some major cities. They’ve installed over 150 beehives on the property of different corporations, providing homes for 9,500,000 honeybees! The bees from each hive cover a 3-mile radius, so the zones overlap, and create a continuous pathway!

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India Plans Plastic Ban

Starting in 20 22, the entire country of India will ban single-use plastics. Getting rid of plastic bags, cups and plates, straws, and small bottles, will reduce annual plastic use by 14,000,000 tons. It’s a good start, since most of the plastic ever produced on Earth, is still here, resting in landfills or oceans!

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Trading Recyclables for Rice

A new program in the Philippines combines 2 great causes: cleaning up the streets, and feeding the hungry. The village leaders in Bayanan will trade a kilogram of rice for every 2 kilograms of plastic waste. In August, people brought in 471 pounds of plastic, which was then recycled. They hope the program will expand everywhere!

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