A local nurse and her boyfriend saved a man’s life on their flight home from the Bahamas.
Source: ‘A hero in the skies:’ Baltimore nurse saves man’s life during mid-flight emergency
Wow!
He rescued a pregnant woman. 18 years later, he saw her baby graduate.
Firefighter Raymond Sikes saved Mary Majcunich-Beasley, who was pregnant, from a stuck elevator in 2005. He recently attended her daughter’s graduation party.
Source: He rescued a pregnant woman. 18 years later, he saw her baby graduate.
Nice story.
Breakthrough in disease affecting one in nine women
Australian researchers have made a major leap forward, paving the way for the treatment of endometriosis, which could rapidly change health outcomes for women.
Source: Breakthrough in disease affecting one in nine women
Hope for a lot of women.
Record solar power generated in New York state -grid operator
New York state’s power grid met about 20% of its electricity demand with energy from the sun for one hour last week, marking the highest ever output from solar generation, the grid operator said on Tuesday.
Source: Record solar power generated in New York state -grid operator
Impressive.
Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate
An experimental treatment developed at Israel’s Hadassah-University Medical Center has a 90% success rate at bringing patients with multiple myeloma into remission.
Source: Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate
Wow!
Students find $5K during cleanup, return it to rightful owner
A Wisconsin small business owner was reunited with his work portfolio and $5,000 thanks to a group of students who were in the right place at the right time.
Source: Students find $5K during cleanup, return it to rightful owner
Well done, all!
A new material creates clean electricity from the air around it
Engineers have created a thin film that can generate millivolts of electricity from ambient air humidity thanks to water’s ‘mean free path.’
Source: A new material creates clean electricity from the air around it
Electricity out of thin air? Sounds interesting!
Super mom gives birth and walks at doctorate graduation within 24 hours
Abby Bailiff said it was “overwhelming” to walk at graduation just after giving birth.
Source: Super mom gives birth and walks at doctorate graduation within 24 hours
Impressive. 🙂
New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI
The drug can target one of the three most dangerous bacterial superbugs, say researchers.
Source: New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI
Very exciting!
Wanted: Lost Crab Traps. Reward: $5 | Hakai Magazine
A pioneering project is cleaning up ghost fishing gear one crab trap at a time.
Source: Wanted: Lost Crab Traps. Reward: $5 | Hakai Magazine
What a cool idea.