Not All News is Bad!

A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states.

Source: When food banks need bread, 900 home bakers answer the call

I know someone who does this … it’s REALLY good bread, too!

Discover the innovative use of streetlights for EV charging, offering a practical alternative to traditional stations.

Source: Scientists turn streetlights into EV charging stations in bold move

Cool idea.

The clinical trial also showed that early consumption may ease allergy symptoms and benefit long-term health.

Source: Common fruit found to boost babies’ immune systems

That’s kinda cool.

A new AI tool called DOLPHIN exposes hidden genetic markers inside single cells, enabling earlier detection and more precise treatment choices. It also sets the stage for building virtual models of cells to simulate disease and drug responses.

Source: DOLPHIN AI uncovers hundreds of invisible cancer markers

Very cool.

A Cochrane, Alta., man’s 10-year-old Doberman has been inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame after saving him from a charging grizzly bear last spring.

Source: ‘A very brave dog’: Alberta Doberman honoured for saving owner from grizzly bear

Well done!

Solar and wind represent about 11% to 12% of the energy mix each, while coal sits just under 15%. Developers brought online 16 GW of solar out of a total 21.5 GW electric generation capacity cumulatively added through July in 2025, said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. There is currently about 5 GW more wind than solar actively deployed in the United States.

Source: U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after

Very cool.

The Earth’s protective ozone layer is on track to fully recover by mid-century, according to a report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization released Tuesday. The bulletin hailed the success…

Source: The Bright Side: Earth’s ozone layer is healing thanks to international action, UN says

Pretty cool what we can do when we set out minds to it.

After 20 years, Reading Rainbow is back! The new host is Mychal the Librarian, who has been spreading library joy online for years.

Source: Meet the New Host of Reading Rainbow: Mychal the Librarian

Great news!

“You guys all really just came together in a really cool way,” comedian Drew Lynch told his audience between tears. “You saved that guy’s life.”

Source: Comedian spots man in cardiac arrest during show, finishes set at hospital

So cool in so many ways.

“We both had tears in our eyes and I knew this was a big moment for him even if he didn’t say it,”

Source: Grandfather, 100, Fulfills Bride’s Dream by Walking Her Down the Aisle and Dancing

Lovely.