Haley Moore was walking her one-and-a-half-year old Maremma mix, Clover, through their Stittsville neighbourhood Tuesday morning, when suddenly she began to seize.
Wow.
Newborn adopted by couple that found him in NYC subway is all grown up
In August of 2000, Danny Stewart, then 34, discovered a newborn baby abandoned in a Manhattan subway station and called 911. He and Pete Mercurio, then 32, soon adopted Kevin.
Source: Newborn adopted by couple that found him in NYC subway is all grown up
What a cool story.
the louvre just made its entire art collection available online for free
the louvre has just made its entire collection online, allowing everyone to immerse into the world of art from home, and for free.
Source: the louvre just made its entire art collection available online for free
Wow.
Researchers come one step closer to ‘insulin in a pill’
By using nanomaterial layers to package insulin, researchers have developed a stable and effective method for administering the hormone orally to rats without subjecting it to destruction by stomach acids, solving a long-time problem in pharmaceutical science.
Source: Researchers come one step closer to ‘insulin in a pill’
That could help a LOT of people.
Bioplastic made from wood powder entirely degrades in three months
Motivated by our growing problem with plastics, which are environmentally damaging both to produce and after they’re disposed of, scientists are tinkering away with more eco-friendly forms of the material. Researchers at Yale University have put forward a candidate that ticks a number of important boxes, developing a new bioplastic with high strength but an ability to degrade entirely in the space of three months.
Source: Bioplastic made from wood powder entirely degrades in three months
I love this kinda stuff.
La Verne Wimberly, 82, slays in Sunday best for online church services
She is serving the Lord in style.
Source: La Verne Wimberly, 82, slays in Sunday best for online church services
She takes a great selfie!
Two Dogs Rescued From the Streets Now Live Their Best Life on the Road—Seeing the Sites of Europe
Anne Geier adopted two stray dogs from Romania. Now they travel all over Europe in her van.
Source: Two Dogs Rescued From the Streets Now Live Their Best Life on the Road—Seeing the Sites of Europe
Lucky dogs.
An 8-year-old cancer survivor sold over 30,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. She’s using proceeds to help ‘fellow childhood cancer warriors’
Lilly Bumpus, who has been a girl scout for four years, said she sold 32,484 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, crushing the previous record of roughly 26,000 boxes sold within three months.
Inspirational, for sure.
It’s Now Possible to Diagnose Concussions With Saliva
It’s important to get this diagnosis right. If a person experiencing the symptoms of a concussion gets hit in the head again, they can suffer brain damage or even die.
Source: It’s Now Possible to Diagnose Concussions With Saliva
Of course, we think of football and other contact sports, but this has much broader applicability. Very cool.
Troopers help revive newborn delivered near I-90 in Grant County
Washington State Patrol troopers helped revive a newborn this month after a woman went into labor on I-90 in Grant County.
Source: Troopers help revive newborn delivered near I-90 in Grant County
Impressive.