World’s Oldest Cat Celebrates 30th Birthday
Flossie, the world’s oldest living cat, celebrated her 30th birthday on December 29th, reaching an age equivalent to approximately 140 to 150 years in human terms and extending her Guinness World Record run. Born on December 29th, 1995, the British domestic shorthair tortoiseshell cat lived in a feral colony in Merseyside, England, before she was […]
January 10th Offers Best Chance All Year To See Jupiter’s Moons
January kicks off with an incredible opportunity to see Jupiter and its four largest moons with the naked eye, with the best viewing happening on January 10th when the solar system’s largest planet reaches opposition, meaning it’s positioned on the other side of the sky from the Sun from Earth’s perspective. Generally across US time […]
Ancient Pollinators Become First Insects With Legal Rights
Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects anywhere in the world to be granted legal rights, in a breakthrough that supporters hope will inspire similar protections for bees across the globe. Two Peruvian regions passed ordinances giving these ancient pollinators the right to exist and flourish, to maintain healthy populations, to live […]
Stranger Things Finale Helps Dethrone Taylor Swift On Spotify
Joe Keery, who plays the beloved Steve Harrington on Stranger Things, just accomplished something most musicians only dream about: dethroning Taylor Swift on the Spotify charts. After the hit show’s series finale aired on new years eve, fans flooded social media with emotional TikToks and reels celebrating the end of the 10 year Netflix phenomenon, […]
Boss Rewards Employees With Half A Million Dollar Bonus
Graham Walker, the outgoing CEO of Louisiana based Fibrebond, made sure that 15 percent of his company’s 1.7 billion dollar sale to Eaton would go to his 540 full time employees, giving them bonuses worth 240 million dollars. Each worker will receive an average of 443,000 dollars paid over the next five years if they […]
One Birth Brings Hope To A Nearly Empty Italian Town
In Pagliara dei Marsi, an ancient village on the slopes of Mount Girifalco in Italy’s Abruzzo region where cats vastly outnumber people, celebrations erupted in March when baby Lara became the first child born there in almost 30 years. The entire community of roughly 20 people attended her christening in the church opposite her home, […]
Solar Buoys Are Solving A Deadly Problem In Ocean Fishing
Two fishermen from Mexico helped scientists create a brilliant solution that saves endangered sea turtles from getting trapped and drowning in fishing nets. Juan Pablo Cuevas Amador and Felipe Cuevas Amador worked with researchers to design solar powered LED lights that attach to fishing nets like regular buoys, and the flashing lights help turtles see […]
Europe Is ELIMINATING Microplastics From Everyday Products
European Union microplastic regulations started in 2023 through a law called REACH are successfully driving industries to eliminate microplastics from face scrubs, laundry detergent, paints, cosmetics, agricultural products, and many other items by 2035. The rules define microplastics as tiny pieces of synthetic polymer that don’t break down, giving companies a clear target to replace […]
Brewery Makes Beer From Shower Water Using NASA Tech
San Francisco based Epic Cleantec has released the world’s first commercial beer made from recycled building water, with Shower Hour IPA and Laundry Club Kölsch now available in stores across California and online in 12 states. The beer uses liquid recovered from showers and laundry in buildings where Epic operates treatment systems, cleaning this wastewater […]
The Jewelry Made From Century Old Mining Pollution
A Washington based company called Regeneration is cleaning up abandoned mine sites across the Yukon, British Columbia, and Alaska by extracting valuable metals from toxic waste, then selling the recovered gold to Tiffany and Co., Apple, and more. The project tackles a massive problem that typically falls on taxpayers to fix, as abandoned mines litter […]