
Many have learned new skills, thanks to free time and less parental supervision.
Source: TreeHugger – Kids prove to be capable and resilient during the pandemic
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Photo: Red-faced spider monkey in the trees

Our photo of the day comes from Suriname.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Red-faced spider monkey in the trees
Wild donkeys to roam the Danube Delta once again

Hunted into near extinction, a herd of kulan has been brought back to the steppe after an absence of hundreds of years.
Source: TreeHugger – Wild donkeys to roam the Danube Delta once again
Coronavirus and the air conditioned nightmare

What happens when it gets really hot and the AC is blasting on full?
Source: TreeHugger – Coronavirus and the air conditioned nightmare
Will expanded patios save the restaurant business?

Cities around the world are having a look at it, but it will be a challenge.
Source: TreeHugger – Will expanded patios save the restaurant business?
Keep your skin safe with the EWG's 2020 Sunscreen Guide

This year’s guide emphasizes the dangers of oxybenzone, a common chemical ingredient with a harmful track record.
Source: TreeHugger – Keep your skin safe with the EWG’s 2020 Sunscreen Guide
Desperate farmers are selling pigs on Craigslist

With slaughterhouses closed, they’re doing anything to avoid mass euthanasia.
Source: TreeHugger – Desperate farmers are selling pigs on Craigslist
Photo: Beautiful mom, two sweet cubs

Our photo of the day comes from Kananaskis, Canada.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Beautiful mom, two sweet cubs
When it comes to working from home, less is more

Keep it simple, keep it light, keep it mobile.
Source: TreeHugger – When it comes to working from home, less is more
Study shows how e-bikes can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions from transportation

This is where there should be some serious subsidy, to help get people out of cars.
Source: TreeHugger – Study shows how e-bikes can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions from transportation
5 ways to make bathing more efficient

Forget cold two-minute showers. You can still enjoy yourself while conserving water.
Source: TreeHugger – 5 ways to make bathing more efficient
How do we save the small farmers?

Chef Dan Barber weighs in on what he says is a “generational catastrophe” for local food production.
Source: TreeHugger – How do we save the small farmers?
Photo: Wood duck and her darling ducklings

Our photo of the day comes from Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: Wood duck and her darling ducklings
Last known footage of extinct thylacine discovered (video)

Filmed in 1933, the 21-second newsreel clip shows the last Tasmanian tiger on the planet.
Source: TreeHugger – Last known footage of extinct thylacine discovered (video)
E-bikes are eating the bike market

Whether it’s the coronavirus crisis or the climate crisis, e-bikes can be part of the solution.
Source: TreeHugger – E-bikes are eating the bike market
Build a transparent face mask out of a soda bottle

Industrial designer Mark Sanders shows us his new improved design.
Source: TreeHugger – Build a transparent face mask out of a soda bottle
Schools should reopen outdoors

It reduces many of the contagion concerns, while boosting students’ overall health and resilience.
Source: TreeHugger – Schools should reopen outdoors
Photo: A cute terrestrial gastropod mollusk

Our photo of the day comes from Victoria, British Columbia.
Source: TreeHugger – Photo: A cute terrestrial gastropod mollusk
Hurricanes are getting stronger, just as climate scientists predicted
Nearly 40 years of hurricane satellite imagery suggests that global warming is fuelling stronger storms.
Source: TreeHugger – Hurricanes are getting stronger, just as climate scientists predicted
Here's what one sugary drink a day can do to women

Even just one sugar-sweetened beverage a day could boost heart disease and stroke risk in women.
Source: TreeHugger – Here’s what one sugary drink a day can do to women