When most people think about adding a new creature to the family menagerie, images of “fuzzy” and “cute” spring to mind. Gargoyles and demons? Maybe not so much. But gargoyles and demons need love, too. “Love is like a tree,” wrote Victor Hugo his classic Hunchback of Notre Dame. “It shoots of itself; it strikes […]
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Self-conscious Brits finally stop worrying about what other people think of them at the age of 46, according to a new poll. A survey of 2,000 adults aged 55 and over found they feel comfortable in their own skin when they turn 42, and become content in their careers aged 40. As a result of […]
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A Japanese biologist studying the social structure of sperm whales has discovered that the phrase “Saturday’s for the boys,” translates into echolocation. His research reveals that male sperm whales form strong platonic social bonds among other, normally solitary males—shedding light on the mammalian evolution of bromance. Famous for spending time hunting in the depths of […]
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When the recent volcano eruption in Iceland proved to be substantially more harmless than first thought, people began to visit the crater to see what it was like. For the first time in more than 800 years, Mount Fagradalsfjall began discharging molten lava after Iceland had experienced 50,000 earthquakes in the lead up, bracing locals […]
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A husband and wife were taking in the sights at the Bristol Zoo Gardens when they came upon a tiny creature that stood about eight inches tall, had round dark button eyes, and delicate shell-pink pointed ears. “Is that a mouse, dear?” asked the wife. “No,” the husband answered, “it’s a mouse deer.” While this […]
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1660 years ago today, the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate issued an edict of toleration that legalized and recognized all forms of Christianity, as well as Judaism and Paganism, across his empire. The theosophist, social reformer, notable philosopher, and author in Greek was the last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, and he believed that […]
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A company that sends flowers, cards, freshly baked cookies, and fine chocolates to end-of-life patients is hosting a competition to design the perfect floral arrangement. The competition is a means to raise funds for the “Flower Empower” program from the Dream Foundation, which delivered an unprecedented 25,000 bouquets and orchids to patients and front-line workers […]
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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Kalyn Kahler, who writes for the sports blog Defector, about this year's unusually thin NFL Draft class.
Tiny molecules called nanobodies, which can be designed to mimic antibody structures and functions, may be the key to blocking a tick-borne bacterial infection that remains out of reach of almost all antibiotics, new research suggests. The infection is called human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), and is one of the most prevalent and potentially life-threatening tick-borne […]
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Microbiologists have found a way to use bacteria to trap microplastics, removing them from the environment and making them easier to recycle. The new technique, developed by scientists at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, uses bacterial biofilms—a sticky substance created by micro-organisms—to trap microplastic particles. The biofilm is then processed and dispersed, releasing the microplastic particles […]
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This is the heartwarming moment a group of police officers surprises a boy with a little tractor after thieves stole his favorite toy. 4-year-old Gerald Philbrook was delighted when big-hearted cops gave him a brand new, replica John Deere. Police swung into action after Patrol Sergeant Andrew Brooks read Gerald’s dad’s Facebook post explaining how […]
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The NFL Draft is in person again, and after last year's virtual event, the league wants it to represent a return to normal. But there will be plenty of reminders of a still present pandemic.
70 years ago today, Dale Earnhardt was born—one of the greatest stock car drivers who ever hit the track. He tied the record for seven lifetime Nascar championships, having won a total of 76 Winston Cup races over the course of his 4 decade career, Earnhardt, Sr. died at age 49 in a sudden last-lap […]
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Americans haven’t been able to visit Europe on nonessential trips for over a year, but that now looks set to change. Fully vaccinated tourists from the States will be able to come to the European Union over the summer, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has recently told the New York Times. […]
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A new study reveals a significant association between gardening more frequently and improvements in wellbeing, perceived stress and physical activity. The study from Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) surveyed more than 6,000 people, and results indicate that those who garden every day have wellbeing scores 6.6% higher and stress levels 4.2% lower than people who […]
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What’s 6 years old, zips through the air with gravity-defying ease, and wears a pink princess dress with her crash helmet? Australian skateboarding phenomenon Paige Tobin. For this mighty girl, dizzying 12-foot drops are a piece of cake. The pint-sized powerhouse recently beat out the competition in the 9-and-under category to win the King of […]
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NASA’s Juno space probe has taken some incredible photos of the Red Planet’s super-storms on a recent flyby of the gas giant. With its host of science instruments, the mission of the Juno spacecraft—launched in 2011—is to “investigate the existence of a solid planetary core, map Jupiter’s intense magnetic field, measure the amount of water […]
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A new, more sustainable way to make zinc oxide—a key ingredient in many high end health and beauty products such as sunscreens—has been developed by British researchers. The new technique has the potential to revolutionize the raw materials industry. Many high end personal care products, such as moisturizers, shampoos, soaps, and sunscreens, are made with […]
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The games, already delayed by a year due to COVID-19, are set to begin July 23 despite reluctance by many Japanese to go ahead with the Olympics amid the ongoing pandemic.
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Happy 80th Birthday to Ann Margret, the actress, singer, and dancer billed as a female version of Elvis Presley. With her sultry voice, she is known for her roles in Bye Bye Birdie (with Dick Van Dyke) and Viva Las Vegas—co-starring with Presley, with whom she had a romantic relationship. For films like The Cincinnati Kid, […]
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Over the course of the pandemic, the landscape of education has drastically changed, but that hasn’t kept one brilliant girl whose dreams have never been earthbound from reaching for the stars. While most pre-teens are navigating the challenges of middle school, at age 12, Alena Analeigh has already earned her high school diploma and is […]
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Twigs are good for starting fires, roasting marshmallows—and it turns out—making art. Using found twigs , London-born Chris Kenny makes dancing figures, famous and not-so-famous saints, even a baby. Kenny is invested in his art. For the past 5 years, he’s been making playful twig portraits daily and posting them on Instagram @twigsaints. In Chris’s […]
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Benjamin Kuo enjoys looking at photos and figuring out precisely where they’ve been taken. He happily admits that being a satellite mapping enthusiast is a “very weird hobby. But recently, his quirky interest may just have saved a California man’s life. Rene Compean was hiking alone in Angeles National Forest when he realized he no […]
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From rice to ragu, maybe you thought you’d cooked up every possible must-try recipe in your Instant Pot. But how about cooking up seeds? Or more accurately, how about germinating everything from tomatoes to peppers and eggplants? In the short video below, watch government scientist and keen Canadian gardener Lyanne Betit show you how to […]
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A British couple who spent nearly $100,000 converting a massive American yellow school bus into a luxury home are now offering the unique dwelling for sale through a raffle. Lucy Stevens and Glen Carloss bonded over their love of American cars on their first date, and even spoke about a shared dream of converting a […]
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78 years ago today, Witold Pilecki, a Polish cavalry officer and Nazi resistance leader escaped from Auschwitz after having voluntarily been imprisoned there to gain information about the Holocaust During World War II, he infiltrated the concentration camp and organized a resistance movement inside that eventually included hundreds of inmates, while secretly drawing up reports […]
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Decades ago, a radical idea was born to protect the Maya Forest in Belize. What if NGOs, the government, community leaders, and businesses could form a coalition to conserve one of the world’s last remaining pristine rainforests? Now that dream is a reality, with more than a dozen organizations coming together to protect 236,000 acres […]
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A new species of dinosaur was recently discovered in a hotel room in Perth, Australia. While the origins of most recognizable dino specimens date back to the Mesozoic Era, the “Bagasaurus” is entirely the product of parental ingenuity in the Age of COVID. Carly Catalano knew that moving from British Columbia to Australia with her […]
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A farmer on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula was surprised to find a stone-lined passageway beneath a rock he had turned over in his fields. Many stone tombs called “dolmans” are scattered across the peninsula, and this one seemed different. It appeared to pass under the ground and was in pristine condition. The tomb is lined with […]
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In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, guards watching for human trespassers are befriending and even caring for the descendants of dogs abandoned when tens of thousands of people had to abandon their entire lives and flee when reactor 4 exploded in 1986. Their interactions, collected and documented through work from the BBC, tell a story of a spark […]
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An interesting new study seems to indicate that monkeys increase the size of their social circles during times of strife or resource scarcity. Researchers observed Puerto Rico’s rhesus macaque populations on Cayo Santiago in the aftermath of 2017’s Hurricane Maria, and observed each individual increase the amount of grooming activities, as well as the number […]
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1,900 years ago today, Marcus Aurelius was born. The wise Emperor of Rome (161-180) was known as much for his philosophical writing as for his reign. He didn’t believe a society should be divided by class or engage in slavery. He believed all men were equal and that the government’s purpose was to serve the […]
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The world’s oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, hatched another chick this season at age 70. Every year, millions of albatrosses return to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to their same nesting site—and reunite with the same mate. In the world’s largest colony of albatrosses, Wisdom and her mate, Akeakamai, have been […]
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This week, during the international Climate Summit, three governments and nine giant corporations announced a groundbreaking coalition, called LEAF, which is mobilizing to raise at least $1 billion this year, alone, for large-scale forest protection and sustainable development. The coalition already includes the governments of the UK, US, and Norway, and international companies, including Airbnb, […]
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In order to preserve a species threatened by an infectious disease, Saint Louis Zoo scientists have hired an elite team of sleuths—turtle-hunting dogs. Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park is a 425-acre site christened last year to be used as part of the zoo’s extensive conservation programming. Last week, seven Boykin spaniels began sniffing for three-toed […]
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It has long been known that obesity is an inflammatory disease, i.e. a chronic defensive reaction of the body to stress caused by excess nutrients. Based on this knowledge, a group of researchers led by Nabil Djouder, Head of the Growth Factors, Nutrients and Cancer Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), decided […]
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Happy 81st Birthday to actor Al Pacino, whose grandparents came from a town in Sicily named Corleone. Growing up, he was a smoking, drinking teen nicknamed Sonny, but he never skipped an English class. After dropping out of high school, he aimed for a career in stand-up comedy or the theater while working odd jobs […]
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A trucker was at the right place at the right time to become a hero when he rescued a utility worker who was trapped in a raised bucket truck, which had caught fire below. With just minutes to spare before the truck exploded, a police officer ran over to a tractor trailer that was stopped […]
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Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]
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A four-astronaut team launched by NASA and Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX made history by becoming the first humans propelled into space by an entirely reused rocket booster. SpaceX has previously reused boosters multiple times since 2017, but they only transported cargo. ‘Crew-2’ astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Akihiko Hoshide, and Thomas Pesquet were launched […]
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Diseases continue to be a major threat to coral reef health, but a new study by Florida researchers reveals how a common antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in humans is showing great promise. A recent outbreak of an infectious disease called stony coral tissue loss has affected 20 different stony coral species. First discovered […]
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The NCAA may soon find itself in competition with another collegiate league, and some professional teams — the New York Knicks and the Oakland A's — are on a winning streak.
25 years ago today, the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke its pledge that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel. Members of the Palestinian National Council voted 504-54 with 14 abstentions to eliminate all such references from its 1964 charter. The vote was pushed through by PLO president Yasser Arafat, who hoped it […]
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When Arctic gold miners discovered a lost and helpless bear cub whose mother had died, it didn’t take long for her to melt their hearts. As the orphaned cub grew to trust the men, the furry guest soon felt like a friend to the workers on remote Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. She even loved bear hugs. […]
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The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom’s defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom translates into greater happiness and life satisfaction while being less wise results in opposite, negative consequences. Scientists have found in multiple studies that persons deemed to be wiser are less prone […]
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Drinking a certain root vegetable juice promotes a mix of mouth bacteria associated with healthier blood vessels and brain function, according to a new study of people aged 70-80. Certain foods including lettuce, spinach, and celery are rich in inorganic nitrate, and many oral bacteria play a role in turning nitrate to nitric oxide, which […]
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The United States has been at the forefront of land conservation for generations. Now an interactive map has compiled data on all conserved American land near you, from the smallest playground to the largest park, that neatly summarizes that success. It uses data sets on conservation projects completed using money from the Land and Water […]
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New restrictions are being imposed in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, as Japan sees a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases.
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A company that uses gravity to create a ‘giant battery’ has just completed a successful test in Scotland, paving the way for its commercial-scale roll out. The firm is called Gravitricity, and their device, which has a 25-year lifespan, could help prevent the mining of rare earth minerals in the creation of lithium-ion batteries, while […]
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are offering fully vaccinated fans two special sections to sit in at Saturday's game against the Padres. If the test goes well, other sections may be added.
50 years ago today, the Rolling Stones released their ninth album, Sticky Fingers. The original cover artwork, conceived by Andy Warhol, showed a man’s tight jeans and had an actual working zipper that opened to reveal a underwear—but the cover was expensive to make and the zipper was soon removed because it damaged the vinyl. […]
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How many sandwiches does it take to make a pyramid? Three. How many sandwiches does it take to bring your mom on a trip to see the pyramids? Considerably more. Still, that didn’t stop one devoted son from raising enough bread—and cheesesteak—to make it happen. Gloria Walker always dreamed of traveling to Giza to see […]
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After saving the life of a little boy who fell on the tracks, an Indian railway employee went viral for his kindness on the Internet. Now he’s being praised once again—this time for giving the boy’s family money the Ministry of Railways gave him as a reward. Though he has his own family to take […]
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Despite our efforts to sort and recycle, less than 9% of plastic gets recycled in the U.S., and most ends up in landfill or the environment. Biodegradable plastic bags and containers could help, but if they’re not properly sorted, they can contaminate otherwise recyclable #1 and #2 plastics. What’s worse, most biodegradable plastics take months […]
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The growing list of “firsts” for Perseverance, NASA’s newest six-wheeled robot on the Martian surface, now includes converting some of the Red Planet’s thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen. A toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard Perseverance called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) accomplished the task on Tuesday. While the technology demonstration is just […]
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There are dozens of ways for you to connect with nature while you're stuck in quarantine—but here are just a few methods to celebrate the 50th Earth Day.
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30 years ago today, the Dave Matthews Band played their first–ever live concert when they appeared at the Earth Day festival in Charlottesville, Virginia. The South-African born guitarist/singer-songwriter was bartending at Miller’s bar where he was ‘blown away” by jazz musician LeRoi Moore on saxophone, and approached him, along with local drummer Carter Beauford (left), […]
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Every family has that story it tells a million times. For NPR's student Podcast Challenge winner Miriam Colvin, that story is of a family friend boxing against an unknown up-and-comer: Cassius Clay.
In an effort to curb global warming, Purdue University engineers have created the whitest paint yet. Coating buildings with this paint may one day cool them off enough to reduce the need for air conditioning, the researchers say. In October, the team created an ultra-white paint that pushed limits on how white paint can be. […]
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A small boy is holding his mother’s hand as they make their way across a railway platform. Weighed down by a heavy burden on her back and hampered by limited vision, she loses her grip. The child tumbles onto the tracks just as an approaching train barrels toward the station. But in the blink of […]
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You’ll want to set aside a little moon-gazing time this Monday evening—as April 26 is set to be the night of the Super Pink Moon. The best time to see it is as it’s appearing over the eastern horizon. At that point the Moon will appear a deep tangerine, then a steady gold, then pure […]
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The French government is planning to give citizens who want to trade in their old cars a €2,500 ($3,000) grant towards the purchase of an electric bike. The notion has been approved by law makers at the National Assembly in a preliminary vote, and is part of a more ambitious round of emissions cuts planned […]
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Tasked with helping ensure Utrecht’s canals remain full of life, and convincing everyone it wasn’t an April Fools’ Day joke, two ecologists in the Dutch city have invented the world’s first “fish doorbell.” An underwater, live-streaming camera at the “Weerdsluis” lock door allows residents to ring a virtual doorbell heard by the local lock keeper […]
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Six British teams announced on Tuesday they were stepping back from plans to create the Super League, essentially killing the project altogether.
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Elvis Presley’s first million-seller, Heartbreak Hotel, reached number one on the Billboard Top 100, dominating the charts for 7 weeks. The eight-bar blues tune, co-written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton—with a credit also going to Presley—was inspired by a newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man jumping from a hotel window. […]
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelley talk with Roger Bennett of Men in Blazers about how just two days after the announcement of a new European Super League, Manchester United and Chelsea say they won't join.
Scientists could be a step closer to finding a way to reduce the impact of traumatic memories, according to a new study. Stephen Maren, professor of psychological and brain sciences at Texas A&M University, said the group’s findings suggest that procedures used by clinicians to indirectly reactivate traumatic memories render a window whereby those memories […]
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Sports fans love to root for the underdog, and golf lovers are no exception. At this year’s Masters Tournament when a low-ranked player rose up to take top honors, he became an instant hero here in America, and back home in Japan. Ranked at Number 25, and without a PGA win since 2017, oddsmakers pegged […]
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In the fantasy genre, it’s popular for writers to invent some kind of special, magical material, such as “Valerian steel” from the Game of Thrones series, or Frodo Baggins’ mithril chainmail in J. R. R. Tolkien’s writings. Now in Bangladesh, a lost art of weaving that once created the most spectacular fabric the world had […]
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Increased consumption of flavanols—a group of molecules occurring naturally in many fruit and vegetables—could protect people from mental stress-induced cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart disease, and thrombosis, according to new research. In their study, researchers at the University of Birmingham discovered that blood vessels were able to function better during mental stress when people […]
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When a suspected burglar broke into a restaurant in the early hours of a Saturday morning, the last thing they must have been expecting was a show of kindness from the owner. Owner Carl Wallace is a special sort of person. When he found his restaurant’s front door smashed in, and surveillance footage of the […]
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150 years ago today, the ‘Ku Klux Klan Act’ became U.S. law, protecting Blacks from the abuses being committed in the Deep South. After the Civil War, President Ulysses S. Grant conducted an aggressive—and ultimately successful—campaign against White supremacist hate groups. Thanks to the officially named Civil Rights Act of 1871—championed by two White Republican […]
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Roger Bennett, co-anchor of the Men In Blazers podcast, about the proposed breakaway European Super League and the impact such a move would have on soccer.
Would you exchange $10,000 for a jar of applesauce? Unless the Golden Delicious apples it was made from actually contained chunks of real gold, probably not. But that’s just the reward one Washington state man received for returning ten grand he serendipitously found in the road to its rightful owner. Michael King had just taken […]
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Earth Day is all about making the well-being of the Earth our business. For some people that means something to pay attention to, like being extra diligent with the recycling, or planting a tree. For others it means business, and for two women entrepreneurs who make all-things Earth their business, Earth Day is when most […]
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Want to make someone’s day? It may be as simple as playing them their favorite song, or pointing out a newly blossoming tree to them. 2,000 Americans revealed in a poll that their top simple pleasure is hearing music they love. Seeing flowers bloom also made it into the nation’s top ten simple joys. Others […]
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First celebrated 51 years ago on April 22nd, Earth Day was a holiday born of civic-mindedness, meant to celebrate nature in all her glorious forms, and to take one rotation of the Earth to give something back to her. Sustainability was not so much a buzz word then as it is now, and it’s unlikely […]
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What’s black and yellow, fuzzy, makes a buzzing sound, produces honey and lives on an airport? Don’t let that last part fool you, it’s bees. Bees are being welcomed onto the unkempt land surrounding Pittsburgh International Airport to help rebuild colony numbers in the state. This is after the airport’s wildlife administrator, Ben Shertzer, […]
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The streets are full of skateboarders these days, and skate shops can hardly keep up with the demand. Why now? The answer might put a smile on your face.
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A dozen European soccer clubs have announced plans to break away form their own "Super League." NPR's Noel King asks Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated why.
The Super League's 12 Founding Clubs include some of the most famous professional sports teams in the world, including Liverpool, Manchester United, and Real Madrid.
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Happy Birthday to Tim Curry, who turns 75 today. The British actor and singer is known for his work in theater, film and television, but especially for his break-out role in the 1975 cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Often portraying villainous roles or character parts, Curry was nominated for three Tony awards—for playing […]
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Kevin Mager was born without the part of his brain that connects the two hemispheres—and doctors suggested he would never walk or talk. But today, at 18, he sings, reads, runs, plays sports, and loves life. He has also become an advocate and source of inspiration for those with the same condition, called agenesis of […]
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In celebration of Earth Day 2021, a new documentary “The Year Earth Changed” was released, narrated by Award-winning broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. Produced by the BBC, it is now available globally on Apple TV+, showcasing exclusive nature footage from around the world after an unprecedented year of worldwide human quarantine. “During this most difficult year […]
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Stepping into the future of carbon-neutral freight transportation, Daimler Trucks North America is now accepting orders for its first all-electric freight trucks, which they call the longest-range commercial battery EVs for interstate shipping in North America today. Daimler’s Freightliner manufacturing division has put the eM2 box truck and eCascadia freight tractor into the hands of […]
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Scientists from India and Russia have created edible food wrap for packaging produce, bakery, poultry, meat, and seafood. Designed to replace one of the most un-recycled materials on the planet, the wrap consists of natural ingredients that are safe for the environment and humans. The research, which was published in the Journal of Food Engineering, […]
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Happy 80th Birthday to Michael D. Higgins, the poet, sociologist, and ninth president of Ireland since 2011. Coming from a broken home in Limerick, Higgins learned compassion and used his time in office to address issues concerning justice, social equality, inclusion, anti-sectarianism, anti-racism, and reconciliation. He made the first state visit by an Irish president […]
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A phase 1 clinical trial of an experimental vaccine primed the immune system using a unique approach in order to prevent HIV. The promising results, announced in February by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and Scripps Research, the vaccine showed success in stimulating production of rare immune cells needed to generate antibodies against the […]
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Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]
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Without pollinators like bees, butterflies, birds, and beetles, some of our favorite foods would not exist—and Walmart has announced a set of plans in the U.S. to persuade its grocery supply chain to adopt principles that will protect them. Walmart’s new commitments announced this week, serve as the largest pollinator health effort from a U.S. […]
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NPR's Debbie Elliot talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about allegations that the New York Mets Organization has a toxic workplace and retired Yankee Alex Rodriguez's basketball team plans.
70 years ago today, the Peak District became the UK’s first National Park. Near the center of England in northern Derbyshire, it includes peaks and valleys in Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and Yorkshire. The first of the national parks in England and Wales, it attracts millions of visitors each year. Inhabited during the Mesolithic Stone […]
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Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is known for his spiky bleached hair, a love of barbecue, and doing nice things. When California wildfires hit communities last fall, he went to affected areas to feed thousands of firefighters. And now? He’s helped raise nearly $25 million for restaurant staff facing financial struggles because of the pandemic. Partnering […]
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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal played in 15 All-Star games and has more awards than we can list. After retiring from play, Shaq suited up as a high-profile sports commentator, but for a long while, he’s been earning a reputation as an MVP in another arena—random acts of kindness. As quick with a spontaneous, spur of […]
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It’s been a few months since we had our last meteor shower, but the night sky is about to light up once again—with starry streaks brightening the night. This annual Lyrid meteor shower will begin tonight on April 16, and it’ll peak next week from April 21-22. The Lyrids are one of the oldest known […]
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An ambitious restoration of the concrete drag strip that is the Los Angeles River could welcome back endangered southern California steelhead trout to one of the country’s biggest cities. After dramatic flooding in the 1930s saw flood control measures turn a once-major migration route for the fish into a 49-mile paved waterway hemmed in with […]
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The limitations on travel during the pandemic has given many cabin fever, ad one aviation enthusiast in Scotland is relieving his frustrations in some extra curious ways. Pulling out an authentic airplane trolley, going back over Instagram airplane photos of past trips, and rolling up his sleeves, Nik Sennhauser has been recreating his favorite airplane […]
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100 years ago today, Peter Ustinov, the iconic actor, writer, filmmaker, and diplomat was born in London (just barely because his Russian parents had just arrived there). He won plenty of awards, including two Academy Awards for Supporting Actor (in Spartacus and Topkapi, and a nomination for Quo Vadis); 3 Emmys (Omnibus: The Life of […]
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A house is where people live but a home is where people are loved. Sometimes, the bonds of family have no relation to biology. That’s why when a group of fraternity brothers learned their “second mom” needed help to retire, she didn’t even need to ask. Jessie Hamilton worked as a cook at the Phi […]
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Smartwool designs base layers, baseball caps, leggings—basically every apparel item you could want for an active day out in nature. But what the Colorado brand is really known for is its socks. Super cozy, super quality, Merino wool socks. As of Earth Day on April 22, Smartwool will be recycling your old socks—no matter what […]
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Cognitive motor training helps in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia, as demonstrated for the first time in a study by an international team of researchers. A dementia diagnosis turns the world upside down, not only for the person affected but also for their relatives, as brain function gradually declines. Those affected lose their ability […]
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A woman collecting shellfish was astonished to discover the largest dinosaur footprint ever found on the Yorkshire coast—likely belonging to a ‘Jurassic giant’ megalosaurus. 29-year-old Marie Woods was foraging for her dinner on Saturday when she stumbled upon an enormous footprint, believed to be around 165 million years old. Experts have now documented the find, […]
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Operating at the fuel-guzzling range of 0-35 miles per hour, making continuous stops, and weighing many tons, diesel garbage trucks are prime candidates for an electrified makeover. New York City Department of Sanitation have retrofitted 12 of their garbage trucks with hybrid-electric motors and batteries from a Canadian company called Effenco, whose technology can also […]
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117 years ago today, the Carnegie Hero Fund’s governing Deed of Trust was adopted. The Carnegie Hero Fund recognizes those who perform extraordinary acts of heroism in civilian life, and provides financial assistance to the survivors of those killed or disabled in the act of attempting to save others. It was set up with a […]
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Florida is the latest state to consider a law targeting transgender athletes. The measure would require athletes to compete in school sports according to their sex assigned at birth.
Whoever said, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” has obviously never met a 10-year-old Norfolk collie named Peggy. A working dog, Peggy was unable to continue the job she excelled at—herding sheep—when at age 8 she lost her hearing. No longer able to communicate with her, Peggy’s owner subsequently relinquished her to the […]
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Colorado is working hard to ensure mental health support is there for young people struggling in the pandemic. Bill 21-1258 was introduced to the House last week—and would provide people under 19 with free therapy sessions if needed. With kids facing increased isolation and instability because of COVID-19, a program to help youth get through […]
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A COVID-19 patient in Japan has received the world’s first lung transplant from living donors. Receiving transplant lung tissue from her son and husband, the patient underwent an 11-hour operation at Kyoto University Hospital to receive her transplant last Wednesday. The woman who underwent the operation contracted COVID-19 late last year. According to Kyoto University […]
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In spending his twenties dealing drugs in southeast Washington D.C. during the crack epidemic, Rodney Stotts would be the last person one would imagine as being interested in falconry. The ancient sport of capturing juvenile raptors and helping them survive to adulthood when they can take care of themselves, falconry mirrors his own experiences on […]
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A group of art historians has discovered the exact location where Vincent van Gogh painted his final masterpiece before his death in 1890. When Wouter van der Veen, scientific director of the Institut van Gogh, found an early 20th-century postcard featuring a scene including tree trunks and roots growing on a hillside, he immediately sent […]
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40 years ago today, the first NASA Space Shuttle made a picture perfect landing on a desert runway demonstrating the genius a reusable rocket. Columbia, successfully launched two days earlier on the 20th anniversary of the first human spaceflight (Russia’s Vostok 1), orbited the Earth 36 times before making its beautiful ‘unpowered’ landing on the […]
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When it comes to “where babies come from” some tales of impending parenthood can be pretty farfetched: babies delivered via stork, tots turning up under cabbage leaves, infants arriving on the subway. But as hard as it might be to believe, that last one’s true—at least in part. In August of 2000, Danny Stewart was […]
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A three-Michelin-star chef in Spain has discovered that sea grass, a diminutive and little-loved marine plant, produces what is in effect, rice. His adoption of this grain into cooking techniques is now simply one part of his mission to repair sea grass ecosystems around the world—which he says could serve to not only stop the […]
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The softball pitcher from the University of North Texas made NCAA Division I history on Sunday by throwing a perfect game in which she registered all 21 outs by strikeout.
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An out-of-the-ordinary request made to the Make-a-Wish Foundation saw a teenage cancer survivor get a trip to a medieval castle to train a dragon. Belle Cress was even able to take the dragon home with her, since it was built and designed specifically to respond to her touch, face, and voice. Make-a-Wish Denver teamed up […]
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Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider’s home and hunting ground. If humans could enter the spider’s world, they could learn about web construction, arachnid behavior, and more. Yesterday, scientists reported that they have translated the structure of a web into music, which could […]
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Homesickness is a malady with only one known cure. Going home. But sometimes the circumstances are against you. When that happens, people can resort to some pretty bizarre schemes to get themselves back where they long to be. At age 19, an unhappy Brian Robson was working in Melbourne, Australia but sorely pining for his […]
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It's the hardest shot in bowling: the 7-10 split. Two pins are left standing on opposite sides of the lane. The feat hasn't been seen on TV since 1991. Neuer accomplished it on Sunday.
Hope Trautwein pitched a perfect game over the weekend for the University of North Texas. She faced 27 batters and struck out each one.
501 years ago today, the final masterpiece from the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael was hung on display at the Vatican one week after the artist’s death. The culmination of his career, The Transfiguration became one of the most famous oil paintings in the world. Commissioned by a Catholic cardinal for a French Cathedral, Raphael worked […]
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A landmark human trial testing a vaccine that’s designed to help the immune system target brain tumors has shown promising results—and Phase 2 of the trial is now being planned. According to a Nature article published by the researchers leading the trial, the vaccine was safe for all patients, and showed the hoped-for immune response […]
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In positive news, Nepal’s population of endangered one-horned rhinoceros has shown a promising 16% increase over the past six years. According to the National Rhino Count 2021, the current population of the species stands at 752 individuals compared to the 2015 estimate of 645. The National Rhino Count 2021 took place from March 22 to […]
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While the prospect of an empty nest is bittersweet, most parents look forward to some uninterrupted couple time when their kids finally fly the coop. But for one California husband and wife, rather than a cozy retirement, they found themselves feathering their nest all over again—with seven adopted kids. The odyssey began back in January […]
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Since the pandemic began, churchgoers have mostly been joining virtual Sunday services via Zoom and Facebook Live. Naturally, many have staying in their pajamas or comfy workout clothes to watch. La Verne Ford Wimberly, however, has not been one of those people. 82-year-old Wimberly has been joining her fellow parishioners at Tulsa’s Metropolitan Baptist Church […]
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A Russian fashion brand is trying to tackle St. Petersburg’s mountains of garbage by creating an entire supply chain out of them. Sifting through the trash mountains, workers collect all kinds of different recyclable materials before turning them into bespoke recycled accessories and school products. 99Recycle won Recycle/Upcycle Project of the Year as part of […]
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That spectator was McIlroy's father, who was standing on the fairway at the Masters. The ball bounced off his dad's leg and then went in the hole. McIlroy's dad wasn't hurt.
60 years ago today, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space, orbiting the Earth aboard Vostok 1. Out of 20 trained cosmonauts, the short Russian pilot—at 5 ft 2—was the best candidate to fit into the tiny capsule. He became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including […]
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Matsuyama entered the tournament ranked 25th in the world and emerged as the first Japanese person to win a golf major.
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Seismologists at Caltech working with optics experts at Google have developed a method to use existing underwater telecommunication cables to detect earthquakes. The technique could lead to improved earthquake and tsunami warning systems around the world. A vast network of more than a million kilometers of fiber optic cable lies at the bottom of Earth’s […]
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A new fabric developed by a Chinese team of scientists that works like a smartphone could have applications in communications, navigation, healthcare, and safety. The hi-tech garment could improve safety for cyclists, motorists, and emergency responders. For instance, the brush of a sleeve could display a ‘textile map’ on their arm—in an instant. The inexpensive […]
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More than 60% of Americans say they feel optimistic that the pandemic will end before 2022, and they’re preparing themselves for a better future. A study of 2,000 adults found 58 percent of Americans also said that being at home during the lockdowns has motivated them to focus on self-improvement. 60% of respondents have dedicated […]
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140 years ago today, Spelman College, the oldest historically black college for women, was founded as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary. The liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded by two teachers from the Oread Institute of Worcester, Massachusetts: Harriet E. Giles and Sophia B. Packard, lifelong friends who traveled down south specifically to […]
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Over a million people from over 100 countries will take part Sunday in International Good Deeds Day. Launched 15 years ago in Israel as a small local event, the true spirit of dreaming big and getting things done has helped the project expand to include participants in 108 countries unifying for a day of good. […]
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Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]
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There’s nothing cuter than a bucket of puppies, right? It was after dinner and time for a nap in Sebastopol, California—and none of these guys wanted to be left out of the veritable ‘dog pile.’ When five of them succeeded at fitting inside the plastic pail, the sixth one of the litter was not to […]
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