A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, often hears people express sympathy for her role, assuming bookstores are disappearing
Source: Independent bookstores are multiplying, although many people still think they’re dying out
Neat!
“It’s just brought a whole new dynamic to our relationship,” Emily Franklin, a U.K.-based mom of two, told BBC about graduating with her dad
Nice.
Ayra Satheesh has been crowned the European winner for the 2026 Earth Prize for her work on tackling microplastics.
Source: This teenager just created a biodegradable plastic to change the world
Very cool.
The beloved “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” stamps will be available to purchase in June.
Source: USPS brings back Mister Rogers stamps by popular demand
We could all use a little more Mister Rogers in our life.
“Max is one of those good dogs that you never forget,” Senior Airman Alex Jones said
Source: U.S. Air Force Member Reunites with Beloved Military Dog 6 Years Later and Gives Him a Forever Home
Nice.
Asthma-related pathway helps tumors evade immune attack in triple-negative breast cancer, other tough cancers
Source: Asthma drug improves treatment of aggressive cancers in preclinical studies
Very cool.
A great horned owl found covered in concrete has flown to freedom after six months of care—and a feather transplant—at a Utah sanctuary.
Source: Owl Found in Concrete Gets Feather Transplant So it Can Fly Silently Again into the Wild (Watch)
Cool and fascinating.
The new owners said they were in no hurry to get the truck and the robins could finish raising their family
Source: A Ford Truck, Home to Newborn Robins, Is Stuck at a Kansas Car Dealer
Cute.
BNEF’s latest annual New Energy Outlook details a “much changed” global market, spurred by energy security and huge uptake of cheap solar and batteries.
Awesome.
The story is simple, yet powerful, and a reminder that there’s good people all over the country, all over the world.
Source: Florida Man Spends Days Searching for Owner of Lost $30,000 He Found: ‘it wasn’t mine to take’
Breaking the “Florida Man” stereotype at the same time. 