Greek runner Ploutarchos Pourliakas completed the 41st edition of the Athens Marathon on Sunday
Source: ‘We all can do it,’ says 88-year-old runner after completing 12th Athens Marathon
I love these stories.
They were preemies in the NICU at the same time. Now they’re married.
As babies, Rachel Gacioch and Hayden Sackey spent three months in a newborn intensive care unit at the same time in Dearborn, Michigan. Last month, 28 years after they were discharged, they returned to Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital to thank a NICU nurse who helped care for them. They also had some exciting news to share: They’d recently gotten married.
Source: They were preemies in the NICU at the same time. Now they’re married. (Gift link)
What a lovely story.
13-year-old uses animal bones to filter water, takes top prize at national STEM competition
Middle schooler Tina Jin was looking for a sustainable solution to clean water filtration and saw potential in the honeycomb-like structure of animal bones.
Source: 13-year-old uses animal bones to filter water, takes top prize at national STEM competition
Cool idea!
World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.
Source: World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
Interesting idea.
14 Luxury Hotels Are Donating Outdated Furniture to Low-Income Families in Need
Over that time, partnerships with 14 different luxury hotels in the Seoul metropolitan area have seen 120,000 used furniture items get donated
Source: 14 Luxury Hotels Are Donating Outdated Furniture to Low-Income Families in Need
A very cool idea.
Strangers joined Talmadge neighbors to help save their homes from Fairmount Fire
The fire, which started Thursday afternoon, rapidly burned dozens of acres, prompting evacuations and threatening homes
Source: Strangers joined Talmadge neighbors to help save their homes from Fairmount Fire
Impressive. (I know many will say never run into a fire unless you’re a trained firefighter, but that doesn’t minimize the heroics here.)
‘Keep moving’: 95-year-old pickleball player dominates the courts in Gardner, Kansas
Dozens of people in their sixties, seventies, and even eighties are suiting up to play pickleball at the New Century Fieldhouse, in Gardner, Kansas. However, Lois White is 95 and she dominates the courts.
Source: ‘Keep moving’: 95-year-old pickleball player dominates the courts in Gardner, Kansas
Love it.
Sunken treasure: McMaster grad reunited with ring lost in ocean 47 years ago
Morgan Perigo ’65 never expected to see his McMaster graduation ring again after losing it in the ocean off the coast of Barbados in 1977.
Source: Sunken treasure: McMaster grad reunited with ring lost in ocean 47 years ago
Love it.
Scientists find way to make leukemia cells kill each other
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to change leukemia cells into leukemia-killing immune cells. The surprise finding could lead to a powerful new therapy for leukemia and possibly other cancers.
Source: Scientists find way to make leukemia cells kill each other
Wow. That sounds pretty intersting.
World’s largest 2 GW geothermal plant to power 2 million US homes
The US has approved the world’s largest geothermal plant in Utah, which can generate 2 GW of energy, enough to power over 2 million homes.
Source: World’s largest 2 GW geothermal plant to power 2 million US homes
Seems like geothermal has great potential.