A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Discover how scientists are using genetically modified fungi to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes during mating, offering a new approach to mosquito control.
Source: Genetically Engineered Fungi to Eliminate Malaria Mosquitoes
An interesting approach.
Today’s good news story comes from Springdale, Arkansas. When Brooke Kochel placed a same-day Walmart order for heaters during a snowstorm, she never imagined it would lead to a life-changing friendship.
Source: Delivery Driver Walks Through Snowstorm After Crash To Help Cancer Patient
Nice.
Don’t let the old man get into your head. Don’t think old; think young. Because that’s what will keep you young.
Source: A 100-year-old’s advice on how to find meaning at all stages of life (gift link)
Inspiring.
A Canada goose that had an an arrow lodged in its body for at least seven months has finally been captured and cared for by a team in B.C.
Source: After 7 months, Canada goose with arrow stuck in its body finally rescued in B.C.
Lucky goose.
Now 19 and a nursing student at Boston College, Kiersten is giving back in a big way. Through her nonprofit, Heartfelt Harmonies, she has donated 26 AEDs to organizations, most recently providing three to NewBridge Services.
Source: NewBridge Receives Life-Saving AEDs from Teen’s Nonprofit | Parsippany Focus
Well done.
Normally incidents of birds getting stuck on car grills on the highway do not end up in a happy ending. This time it is different. According to Trooper Brandon Doherty, at just after 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, The Concord Barracks took a call from a motorist who had struck a hawk on Interstate 495
Yikes! A team effort, well done.
But when Charlie Essers found his wife there on the road, she wasn’t alone. There were four cars on each side of her, protecting her from being hit by other vehicles on the road.
Source: A husband honors the 4 women who protected his injured wife from oncoming traffic
Lovely.
Armed with a 3D concrete printer, careful measuring tools, and just the right ingredients, a team at The University of New Mexico has worked hard to design the construction building blocks of the future. Now, their bendable concrete material design is officially patented.
Source: UNM engineers build the future of 3D printing with bendable concrete
Sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s quite interesting.
The business in the rapidly gentrifying Bedford-Stuyvesant district says it can earn a crust while helping the community, despite what social media trolls say
Source: The Brooklyn bakery offering ‘pay what you can’ bread
Lovely concept.
Guitar Center has announced a new initiative that will help musicians and music programs affected by the LA wildfires replace their gear.
Source: Guitar Center launches initiative to replace instruments lost in Los Angeles wildfires
Honestly just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to relief efforts spinning up. The worst brings out the best.