Not All News is Bad!

Carrying a suite of NASA science and technology, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday near a volcanic

Source: Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon – NASA

So cool.

Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly if misused.

Source: Compound mimics cannabis for pain relief without the side effects: Mouse study points to effective opioid alternative

Progress towards safer pain relief is a great thing.

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.