Mosquitoes Are Finally Useful For Something
Scientists in Montreal have discovered what researchers are calling the first beneficial use for mosquitoes ever by demonstrating that the insect’s needle can function as a precision nozzle for 3D printing machines. The breakthrough published in Science Advances in November 2025 came from an unexpected place when Megan Creighton and Changhong Cao were originally developing […]
Scientists Just 3D Printed Human Organs
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University received 28.5 million dollars from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health in January 2026 to develop functional 3D bioprinted liver tissue that could revolutionize treatment for acute liver failure and potentially end the transplant crisis affecting over 100,000 Americans currently waiting for organs. The breakthrough project called Liver Immunocompetent […]
Sharing Inherited Land With The Community
The Éprinchard family in France looked at their inherited field that had been sitting empty for years with nobody living there or caring for it and asked themselves a simple question: what is the point of keeping this land if it cannot serve anyone else? Their answer took the form of a remarkable promise to […]
Forty Wedding Guests Happily Trapped At Hotel For Days
A historic snowstorm dumped more than 10 inches of snow across the Pittsburgh area on Sunday January 25, marking the snowiest day in 16 years. Wedding guests who had traveled to celebrate their friend’s special day found themselves completely snowed in at the Hampton Inn in North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania with their cars buried and […]
Major Win For Elephants As Rides End
Bali Zoo has announced it will no longer offer elephant riding to visitors in a landmark decision that reflects growing awareness that these popular tourist activities cause real harm to elephants and marks major progress for responsible wildlife tourism in Indonesia. The decision follows similar action which also stopped elephant riding in 2024, showing that […]
The Smallest Falcon In America Is Solving A Huge Problem
Michigan cherry farmers are discovering that America’s smallest falcon is becoming their most valuable partner in fighting both crop damage and a hidden food safety threat that has been rising across the state and around the world. The American kestrel, a pint sized raptor that hovers in midair while scanning the ground for insects, mice […]
He Fled War To Become A Sumo Champion In Japan
Danylo Yavhusyshyn fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022 and moved to Germany to join his mother who had been working there, but instead of settling into a new life far from home, he pursued his childhood dream of becoming a professional sumo wrestler in Japan where he now goes by the name Aonishiki. […]
Electric Cars Now Outnumber Diesels Here
Norway set a goal back in 2017 to end fossil fuel car sales by 2025, and while many people thought the target was too optimistic and would get pushed back, the country stuck to its plan and basically achieved the impossible with 97.5 percent of all new cars sold in 2025 having a plug. The […]
Students Teach Seniors To Avoid Online Scams
San Diego County seniors lost more than 130 million dollars in just one year to online scams according to the District Attorney’s Office. Two local high school brothers named Neil and Rohan Chandra are fighting back by traveling to senior centers across the county teaching older adults how to recognize AI generated scam texts and […]
Students Fix Cars & Give Them To Single Moms
When Jessica Rader received the keys to a fully refurbished 2007 gold Prius from students at Louisa County High School in Mineral, Virginia, the 40 year old single mother of three couldn’t hold back tears. It wasn’t just about getting a car, it was about discovering that kids who had never met her cared enough […]