Despite anecdotal evidence, there wasn’t a robust body of research into how service dogs might boost mental health. But that’s changing.
Source: 4-legged lifesavers: Service dogs are working wonders for veterans with PTSD, study shows
Very cool.
Training comes in handy for Beaver teens who use CPR to save the life of friend’s father
Three teenagers in Beaver acted quickly to save a man’s life, and two of them were honored with the highest award given by the American Red Cross on Wednesday.
Source: Training comes in handy for Beaver teens who use CPR to save the life of friend’s father
CPR saves lives.
Climate change: UK breakthrough could slash cement CO2 emissions
Scientists from Cambridge University find an ingenious way to decarbonise one of the world’s most polluting materials.
Source: Climate change: UK breakthrough could slash cement CO2 emissions
Cement. Who knew? This seems promising.
Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found
Scientists have found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease.
Source: Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found
Big news for a lot of people.
Perspective | Seven years ago, he was working at Chipotle. He just sang opera on the National Mall.
Anthony Anderson left college early, unable to pay for an education in opera. We wrote about him, top schools noticed and 7 years later, he sang on the National Mall.
Source: Perspective | Seven years ago, he was working at Chipotle. He just sang opera on the National Mall.
Wow!
This 27-year-old keeps taking day laborers to Disneyland. One thing always catches his attention | CNN
Jesús Morales, known as juixxe on TikTok, takes day laborers who rarely get time off to Disneyland and shares videos of their visits on social media.
Very cool.
Carved 40,000 Years Ago and Found in a Cave, These Are the Oldest-Known Animal Sculptures
The carver is believed to be part of the Aurignacian, an Upper Paleolithic group whose people lived between 43,000 and 35,000 years ago
Source: Carved 40,000 Years Ago and Found in a Cave, These Are the Oldest-Known Animal Sculptures
These are pretty cool.
Sand Batteries Could Be The Next Frontier In Renewable Energy–And it’s Already Heating Homes in Finland
A battery storage breakthrough utilizes an unexpected but abundant resource—beach sand—for efficient renewable energy grids, even at night.
That’s pretty cool! (No pun intended.)
Student who lived in homeless shelter during high school graduates as valedictorian
A Louisiana student has beaten the odds and graduated high school at the top of his class while living in a homeless shelter.
Source: Student who lived in homeless shelter during high school graduates as valedictorian
Very impressive.
Cancer all-clear inspires woman to retrain as nurse in Wolverhampton
Businesswoman Eve Howard says she applied to retrain as a nurse after her cancer treatment.
Source: Cancer all-clear inspires woman to retrain as nurse in Wolverhampton
Inspiring.