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A dog that survived a fall from a tall cliff at a popular Nova Scotia park is back with his family after local firefighters used ropes to raise him back up. Source: Firefighters use ropes to rescue dog that went over cliff at Nova Scotia park Extremely similar to the local organization where I volunteer: […]
A small Finnish town has turned to the world’s largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency. Source: Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery I find these types of solutions fascinating.
For 19 years, Joshua Schneeloch grew up in a German Catholic orphanage wondering why no one had come to take him home. Decades later, a simple DNA test finally led him to the father he had prayed his whole life to meet, and to a family ready to welcome him with open arms. Good news […]
Rosco’s Pizza is in a small Michigan town, but its impact is reaching across the world. Source: Mystery Caller Asks Pizza Shop if It Ever Throws Away Food, Inspiring ‘Meal Wall’ for Neighbors in Need Love this.
97-year-old Westel Creager promised his great granddaughter he would attend her med school graduation. He delivered on his vow this summer. Source: 97-Year-old is Overwhelmed to Attend Great-Granddaughter’s Graduation From Same Med School He Tackled 60 Years ago Awesome.
Sometimes, seeing a problem is all it takes to inspire someone to become part of the solution. That is exactly what happened when Mark Waters noticed women and young children walking alongside a busy road and waiting for a bus in grass that was taller than some of the kids. Source: Man Cuts Grass After […]
Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential. After tracking thousands of genes in wolfsbane and larkspur, they identified six enzymes needed to build a complex compound called atisinium. The team recreated the process inside tobacco plants, offering a sustainable way to produce and test these rare molecules […]
Sage LaJoie is used to seeing animals in need along her running route in Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge — but this one was her biggest challenge yet. Source: Runner saves massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hopelessly flipped upside down in the sand Nice.
Gordon Mellish says he has saved at least 10 people using CPR after being trained in the life-saving technique, but giving mouth-to-mouth to an otter pup was a completely different animal. Source: Otter pup revived by CPR, reunited with family, after choking on net in B.C. Pretty cool…
Binghamton researchers show the drug Vamorolone can treat very young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, preventing muscle loss. Source: New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks Promising.
The new shells incorporating water-soluble resin can dissolve in as little as one day. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. Source: Japan team develops ‘eco-fireworks’ with water-soluble shells to cut debris Nice.
A remarkable horse that went blind is still on his way to becoming a dressage champion after adopting a form of equine “braille”. Source: Blind Dressage Horse Wins Competitions By Using ‘Equine Braille’ Wow.
It was the first publicly-funded trial of the therapy Source: Magic mushrooms can ease depression resistant to other treatments, major study finds Very cool.
