A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Nearly 16 years after an EF-5 tornado tore through Parkersburg, one family learned a priceless piece of their history, thought to be lost to the storm, was safe
Source: Priceless Reunion: Parkersburg family recovers photo lost during 2008 tornado
Lovely.
The advance may help users feel a greater sense of human connection through touch
Source: In a First, a Prosthetic Limb Can Sense Temperature Like a Living Hand
Very cool. (No pun intended.)
“I literally cried when I held that cat and comforted him to let him know it was okay,” said Steven Murrow, a professional tree climber.
Source: Yes, cats do get stuck in trees. This climber rescues them for free.
We love our cat rescuers.
A former Royal Air Forces pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old. Jack Hemmings, an ex-squadron leader with Britain’s air force, is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly the World War II plane.
Source: 102-year-old British veteran flies a Spitfire on a delightfully bumpy ride for charity
Love it.
The movement, known as “scarf bombing,” is the act of leaving handmade scarves in public places when it’s cold out.
Source: ‘Scarf bombing’ is helping keep people warm in the winter months (Gift link)
Neat idea.
Boosting the KIBRA protein reversed memory impairment in mouse model of Alzhheimer’s despite the presence of toxic tau.
Source: Buck Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Repair Synapses Damaged in Alzheimer’s Disease – BUCK
Fascinating.
WordStumble uses artificial intelligence to create a customizable reading program for children.
Source: Las Vegas parent creates reading app using artificial intelligence
Love that AI is enabling this kind of thing.
K9 Biza and her partner, Auburn Police Officer David Ljunggren, followed the scent of a missing 12-year-old and helped find the child safe miles from home.
Source: Massachusetts police K9 tracks scent for over 2 miles to find missing 12-year-old in freezing cold
Good girl!
During a routine day at the Port of Houston, four marine inspectors heard barking from amid 10,000 containers
Source: ‘It’s scratching, dude’: US Coast Guard inspectors rescue stowaway dog from shipping container
Lucky dog!
An exciting new study from PHS, in collaboration with the Universities of Strathclyde and Edinburgh, shows that no cervical cancer cases have been detected in women vaccinated at age 12-13 since the Human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme started in Scotland in 2008.
Source: No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
Vaccines work.