Amsterdam Is The First Capital City In The World To Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Starting May 1, 2026, the billboards, bus shelters, metro platforms, and tram stops of Amsterdam will be cleared of advertisements for flights, cruises, petrol-powered cars, gas heating contracts, and meat products, as the Dutch capital becomes the first in the world to enforce a legally binding ban on fossil fuel and high-carbon advertising across all […]
Independent Bookstores Are Making A Comeback Nobody Predicted
For more than two decades, independent bookstores across the United States were disappearing at an alarming rate, driven out by the rise of Amazon and big-box retailers that could offer steep discounts and instant delivery that small shops simply could not match. The American Booksellers Association had over 5,500 member stores in 1995, the year […]
A Gamer Just Broke A 14-Year-Old Record By Playing Super Mario For 60 Hours Straight
A Japanese gamer named Audrey Mina has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the longest marathon playing games in the Super Mario series, sitting at her gaming desk in Chiyoda, Tokyo and playing from May 2 to May 5 of last year for a total of 60 hours, 17 minutes, and 58 seconds. That […]
Medical Marijuana Got A Major Federal Upgrade
For the first time in more than 50 years, the federal government has fundamentally changed how it classifies medical marijuana, and for millions of patients and researchers, this is a very big deal. Effective April 28, 2026, the Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration officially moved FDA-approved cannabis products and state-licensed medical marijuana from […]
A Pill That Costs Pennies And Has Been Around For 125 Years May Also Fight Cancer
A pill that has been sitting in medicine cabinets for more than a century is showing signs of being far more powerful than anyone originally imagined, as a growing body of clinical evidence points to aspirin as a meaningful weapon against cancer. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden tracked nearly 3,000 bowel cancer patients […]
Doctors Just Gave 133 People Their Sight Back For Free
When a nurse peeled back the bandage from 84-year-old Gladys Khoza’s eye the morning after her cataract surgery, the first word out of her mouth was one that said everything: wow. Khoza had been waiting nearly a year to have the simple 15-minute procedure that would clear her clouded lens and let her see her […]
For The First Time In History 60 Nations Gathered To Discuss Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Something historic is happening right now in the coastal city of Santa Marta, Colombia, where more than 60 nations have gathered for the first international conference ever dedicated entirely to the question of how the world should phase out fossil fuels. The gathering, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, was born out of frustration with […]
A Runner Broke The Two-Hour Barrier For The First Time Ever
Something happened today at the TCS London Marathon that the running world has been chasing for decades. Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe crossed the finish line in 1:59:30 — making him the first person in history to run a marathon in under two hours under official, record-eligible conditions. That is not a typo. One hour, fifty-nine […]
6500 Volunteers Just Built 10000 Beds In A Day For Kids Who Have Never Had One
More than 140,000 children across the United States do not have a bed to sleep in, and this week a group of 6,500 volunteers decided to make a serious dent in that number, gathering at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina and building over 10,000 beds in just 24 hours. The event was organized […]
The FDA Just Approved The First Gene Therapy For Inherited Deafness And The Company Is Making It Free
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever gene therapy for inherited hearing loss, a one-time treatment developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals that has proven life-changing for children born deaf due to a mutation in a gene called OTOF, which the ear needs to transmit sound signals to the brain. In a clinical trial […]