Not All News is Bad!

Nature – In animals, the molecule automatically reduced blood-sugar levels without causing them to dip too much.

Source: ‘Smart’ insulin prevents diabetic highs — and deadly lows

Pretty cool.

Gun violence rose less in the summer of 2024 than in years past—another promising sign that the nation is getting safer—but work still needs to be done.

Source: 2024 Sees Smallest Summer Surge in Gun Violence Rates in 6 Years

It doesn’t make headlines, though.

A Southwest captain made a new friend in kitten Avery while flying 145 shelter animals affected by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene to the Midwest

Source: Pilot of Rescue Flight for Pets Impacted by Hurricanes Adopts Kitten After Finding ‘Love at 30,000 Feet’

Very cute.

“I am starting to count again after the age of 100, so I am only 6”

Source: ‘I’ve just turned 106… here is my secret to a long life’

Wow.

Rescues, shelters, and boarding kennels across the country have stepped up to help animals impacted by Hurricane Helene — and now by Milton.

Source: As Florida braces for Milton, area shelters jump into action to rescue animals in the hurricane’s path

I’ve seen several articles like this. People are really coming together to help the critters.

Exclusive: Global trial finds treatment with amivantamab and lazertinib halts progression for average of 23.7 months

Source: ‘Amazing’ trial shows drug combination stops lung cancer advancing for longer

Wow!

MIT engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations in sunlight throughout the day. Because it requires no extra batteries, it offers a much more affordable way to produce drinking water, compared to other solar-driven designs.

Source: Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries

Exciting for many reasons. I predict desalination systems are going only rise in imporance.

More and more people are using this form of travel to get around the continent, using high-speed routes and a network of night trains that continues to expand. We traveled from Madrid to Prague and witnessed how the future of European transportation is clean and fast

Source: Europe jumps on the train

It’s so great when a system like this just works. I experienced this myself on trips to The Netherlands.

A lot of schools receive donations, but not usually in Box Elder County. People don’t often think of rural areas when they’re doing donation projects. That’s why a recent, large donation was such an important gift for three small schools.

Source: Rural schools overwhelmed with huge donation of supplies

“Overwhelmed” in a very good way.

A “brave” female passenger took the helm and received instructions from Kern County air traffic control tower at the airport at Meadows Field.

Source: Hero Passenger Lands Plane After Her Pilot Suffers Cardiac Arrest

Yikes!