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Tamie Konzier’s simple lunch outing with her son led to a viral TikTok that raised more than $328,000 for Betty, an 81-year-old waitress struggling to retire

Source: An 81-Year-Old Waitress Said She Couldn’t Afford to Retire. Then a Stranger Raised $300,000 for Her

Very cool.

It will boost one of the area’s largest economic outputs and relieve farmers of irrigation pressures whenever the next dry period comes around

Source: Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms–Instead of Dumping into a River

A great idea.

The world’s tiniest pacemaker, smaller than a grain of rice, can be injected by syringe and dissolves when no longer needed. Could this groundbreaking device, which avoids the risks of traditional pacemakers, revolutionize heart care for newborns with congenital defects? #MedicalInnovation

Source: How Will This Rice-Sized Pacemaker Change the Future of Cardiac Care?

Very impressive.

Older adults in Wales who had the jab were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia that those not vaccinated

Source: Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk

Encouraging!

Inside a green orb planted in the German countryside is a high-tech aid to prevent wildfires that have grown more common and destructive with rising global temperatures.

Source: AI-powered drones track down fires in German forests

Very cool concept.

Memory and Aging Program Director Dr. Stephen Salloway, a study co-author, calls the findings a “game changer” in Alzheimer’s research.

Source: New Study: Blood Test Could Predict Alzheimer’s 16 Years Before Symptoms Appear

Impressive.

When a state board voted to pause payments while it determined whether a handful of books were in age-approrpiate sections, the community came to the rescue.

Source: Alabama halted a library’s funding. Supporters raised the cash in days.

Standing up for what’s right.

Some lions rescued from Ukraine had shellshock, says the Big Cat Sanctuary.

Source: Rescued Ukrainian lions touch grass for first time – BBC News

Lovely.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just screamed past the Sun for the 23rd time, once again matching its own records for closest approach and fastest human-made object.

Source: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe: The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Just Skimmed the Sun at 430,000 MPH

Wow.

How much is renewable energy dominating new power capacity worldwide? That’s how much! 92.5% of new power capacity added to the grid in 2024 came from renewable energy sources. This is not even a … [continued]

Source: 92.5% of New Power Capacity Added Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables – CleanTechnica

This is so cool, and so important.