quote [ By quarrying rock for the statues, the people of Rapa Nui fertilized the soil. ]

quote [ Now Arp finds himself in a vicious circle: he is constantly battling to keep enough bees alive to meet the requirements of his almond contract. But if he was not pollinating almonds, maybe his bees would be healthier. ]

quote [ Nematodes moving and eating again for the first time since the Pleistocene age in major scientific breakthrough, say experts. ]

quote [ As COP 25 wound down, with key issues unresolved, Thunberg was named Time magazine?s Person of the Year. In a speech at the U.N. the same day, she referenced the way corporations and politicians have co-opted her words. ?Those phrases are all that people focus on. They don?t remember the facts, the very reasons why I say those things in the first place,? she said. ?I still believe that the biggest danger is not inaction ? the real danger is when politicians and CEOs are making it look like real action is happening when, in fact, almost nothing is being done apart from clever accounting and creative PR.? ]

quote [ Quietly, the group steers their dogs across Chambers Street west of the park, Reynolds leading the way. Susan Friedenberg, a dog breeder from Staten Island, brings up the rear with her spotted auburn cairn terrier named Tanner. Reynolds stops at the opening to a cobblestoned side street while the others bring their dogs around to the back entrance of Theatre Alley, which George Washington once used as a private entrance to the Park Theatre. ]

quote [ Moments before one of New Zealand's most active volcanoes erupted on Monday, tourists were seen walking inside its rim.

The privately-owned White Island, or Whakaari, is a popular destination for day tours and scenic flights. It has been dubbed by some tour operators as a "living, breathing, geological giant" and "the world's most accessible active marine volcano".

Five deaths have been confirmed since Monday's eruption. Twenty-three people were rescued but others are reported missing and police have said there is "no sign of life" on the island. ]

quote [ Amateur botanists seek to bring back heritage fruits in Northwest U.S. ]

quote [ The koala Ellenborough Lewis, who was saved by a woman who wrapped him in a shirt, died Tuesday after veterinarians put him to sleep. ]

quote [ ?The evidence that light pollution has profound and serious impacts on ecosystems is overwhelmingly strong,? said Matt Shardlow, the chief executive of the conservation charity Buglife. ?It is imperative that society now takes substantial steps to make the environment safer for insects. ]

quote [ This little fella was rushed to the hospital after being rescued from a brush-fire in Australia. ]