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Researchers are training ‘mighty’ marine fungi to quickly eat polyurethane, one of our most common plastics.

Source: Scientists discover ‘hungry’ marine fungi that eat plastic pollution

Hungry, hungry, fungi

The 8-month-old pothole was promptly filled 4 days after the prank

Source: ‘You’ve got to have a laugh,’ says British man who put fake legs in pothole

Cute. Effective, but cute.

Stanford researchers discovered that age-related thinning of the brain’s glycocalyx—a sugar layer on blood-brain barrier cells—leads to increased permeability, neuroinflammation, and cognitive decline. Restoring key glycans improved barrier integrity and brain function, opening new avenues for treating neurodegenerative diseases.

Source: Aging Brains Have a Sugar Problem – And Stanford Scientists May Have Found a Fix

Fascinating research.

3D printing technology is revolutionising the way that blind and low-vision students learn about the world around them.

Source: How 3D models are becoming a ‘game changer’ for vision-impaired students

Very cool use of the tech.

Colton Koonooka-Kowchee jumped out his window and sprinted through deep snow to get help.

Source: 8-year-old boy helps save his family from White Mountain house fire

Well done, kid, well done.

A family’s week-long search for their missing golden retriever, Freddy, ended in a heartwarming reunion—thanks to a kindhearted hiker and his own loyal dog. Today’s good news story comes from Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Source: Hiker’s Dog Leads Him To Missing Golden Retriever Trapped In A Deep Coal Pit

Lucky dog.

Hilda Jackson and fellow residents partied with strobe lights, glowsticks and drum’n’bass from festival-headliner

Source: ‘I’m still dancing’: Derbyshire woman has 105th birthday rave at care home

Lovely.

“He has been in the Army, he’s worked for a trucking company, stuff like that,” she said. “He likes dogs, he likes plants.”

Source: Homeless Army veteran gets help from Woodhaven cafe owner, community

Community. Needed now more than ever.

Over the past 50 years, however, techniques originally developed for oilfields and adapted for “enhanced geothermal systems” (EGS) have offered the promise of tapping deep reserves of natural heat across a broader swath of the planet.

Source: Enhanced geothermal systems promise wider access to clean energy

I’ve always loved the concept of geothermal. It seems a natural source of energy.

Pet miniature donkey being trained as a therapy animal

Source: Seamus the donkey is bringing smiles, good vibes to Bonavista North

Another kind of emotional support Canadian.