Joy Milne, for most of her life, seemed to have a “superpower” she didn’t have a clue about. She didn’t know that she had an amazing and a bit scary biological gift that scientists are exploring today. If it hadn’t been for her husband, Les, she would’ve stayed forever unaware […]
Less than 20 percent of the energy that goes into a solar panel is turned into electricity. Global researchers are therefore focused on boosting the efficiency of these panels. Recently, Saudi Arabia researchers used one-of-a-kind hydrogel to make a solar-driven system and successfully grew spinach by using the water from […]
An organization that started in Copenhagen, Denmark has now spread to 40 countries and boasts more than 10,000 participants. The organization, Cycling without Age, is giving the elderly from all over the world a breath of fresh air. They literally do it by driving them on a rickshaw. The organization […]
In another effort to produce clean energy, one engineering student from the Philippines designed solar panels that don’t need direct sunlight to produce energy. He created a revolutionary material with luminescent particles from veggie and fruit waste. The 29-year-old Carvey Ehren Maigue won the James Dyson Foundation Sustainability Award back […]
Scotland’s remotest rivers and streams will have millions of trees planted nearby so that wild salmon is protected from the disastrous effects of climate change. Scientists have concluded that rivers and burns in the uplands and Highlands are too warm in the summertime for the wild Atlantic salmon as they […]
STAR is a partnership between the Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver Health, Denver Police Department, Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, and stakeholders like Caring4Denver. It launched on the 1st of June, 2020 and it’s noted huge success since. This program provides crisis response to community members with […]
This 80-year-old man from Canada helped guide several cars to safety during a strong snowstorm as an act of kindness which the drivers describe as an act of heroism. Shannon St. Onge was coming back from what he thought would be a quick trip to her office on January 31st […]
Metallica stepped in to help out an LA street performer after his drum kit was stolen. The drummer, Sheriff Drumman, plays drums on the back of his truck and got firsthand help from one of the most popular rock bands on the planet. Last December, Drumman’s drum kit and truck […]
One book, a masterpiece of a second-grader, is a hot topic at this library in Idaho. The 8-year-old Dilon Helbig used his trip to the Ada Community Library’s Lake Hazel Branch in Boise with his grandma to leave his work there: The Adventures of Dillon Helbig’s Crismis by Dillon His […]
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, more than 1.5 million people have escaped Ukraine, according to data by the UN Refugee Agency. Many of these refugees are mothers with children. With this in mind, there are fellow mothers from Poland who’re trying to help. One viral photo shows fully-equipped […]