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Chico the Beagle Bear Brawler 🐢🐻πŸ’ͺ

An adopted dog shows its love and affection when it mattered most.Read more about Chico the beagle here

Water Window 🚰

Researchers at MIT have tested out a passive device that can grab water out of the air in one of the driest places on earth. Read more about the project hereΒ 

Waste Mining πŸ“±πŸ’»β›βš’, Repeat

From the archive, gold is getting pulled out of old electronics. Recently, it seems like the process may get refined even more- leading to safer, cleaner gold extracti...

Detention in the Trees 🌳

A new detention option could get more kids outside and soaking up some tree time.Read more about these hiking detentions here

Gas Butter 🌫🧈, Repeat

From the archive, a science-y food startup called Savor is building the butter of... the FUTURE! Now, it seems like folks are eating (and enjoying) this new butter and...

Buffalo Bike 🚲

An innovative bike design is built for people who need the most reliable possible bike.Learn more about the bike hereΒ 

Land Back Along the Klamath

Along the Klamath River, the Yurok Tribe is back in their rightful role as stewards and conservationists of forests in California. Read more about the land back deal here

Portuguese Beavers

Beavers are so back baby! It's a good sign for Portugal and it should help the area rivers too!Read more about the work of tracking Iberian beavers here

Ojisan TCG

A new game helps connect younger and older people and share accomplishments. Seems like a great idea!Read more about the game here

Salty Plastic πŸ§‚

Researchers in Japan have created a plastic-ish material that is strong and flexible, but dissolves when it gets salty... like in an ocean!Read more about this cool ma...

Update: Future Chocolate? Cocoa Gel! 🍫

An update to a story from about a year ago. Researchers have found a way to use more of the cocoa pod to make delicious, delicious chocolate!Read more about the new ch...

National Park Cities πŸžπŸ™

A new designation encourages people to think about their cities differently.Read more about National Park Cities hereΒ 

Incognito Bear Care 🐻

Caretakers in California are dressing up to help a young bear get ready to face the wilderness.Read more about the bear and its caretakers hereΒ 

Less Splashy Urinals 🚽

Engineering, science, and mathematics have all been leveraged to design less-gross urinals, that's good news!Read more about the urinal designs here Β 

Streaming Streams 🎧, Repeat

From the archive, if you like to listen to nature sounds like rain to relax, you can do that and help the planet at the same time.Read more about the project hereΒ 

Better Glass for Birds 🐦

A giant, glassy building in Chicago has upgraded it's windows to make them safer for birds flying on by.Β Read more about the glass and the birds hereΒ 

Ronan Has the Rhythm πŸ₯

Ronan, a 15yr old sea lion has great rhythm and it's raising questions about music and what it means to be musical. Read more about the research hereΒ 

Voyager 1: Thrusters Thrusting πŸ“‘πŸ›°

Another update from Voyager 1 and 2 out in interstellar space. A 20-year-old bug needed to get figured out- and fast!Read more about the repair effort here

Lasocados ⚑πŸ₯‘, Repeat

From the archive, avocados get a high-tech new label and it could save a lot of plastic! Also, the avocado producer making these laser-etched avocados has also recentl...

Guerrilla Gardening

Guerrilla gardening is a pretty fun act of rebellion that I can totally get behind. Learn more about guerrilla gardening hereΒ 

Space Out Competition 🌌🧠, Repeat

From the archive, an international competition to see who can space out... best? The most? The... farthest?There is a competition coming up! If you're in the area and ...

Moving Books πŸ›£πŸ“š

Two stories of communities coming together to move books- books to be sold and books to be borrowed!Read more about the library move here

Moose TV

A popular TV show in Sweden is something you can watch for hours- technically 24 hours for days if you'd like!Read more about slow TV and the moose migration here

Turtle Trio 🐒

Three stories about turtle: old parents, turtle rescue, and conservation successes!Read more about the sea turtle survey here

Olo: A New Color πŸ‘πŸŸ¦πŸŸ©

Scientists have zapped retinae with lasers and described a color never before seen by the human eye.Read more (and see an un-lasered) version of the color here

Sloth Dentistry πŸ¦₯🦷

A sloth named Rico has undergone a novel surgery to help with a toothache.Read more about the surgery here

Stumpy: Replaced and Cloned 🌸, Repeat

Stumpy's clones are alive and well one year later and Stumpy fever is still going strong- it even has a theme song now!Check out the Stumpy song hereΒ 

We Hope You Fail Better

An art exhibit about failure and getting better has a phone number you can call to inspire others- so cool!Read more about the exhibit here

Friendship Benches

A cool and useful project that leverages the power of listening for improving mental health. Read more about the project here

Ronin the Rat πŸ€

A new rat is on the scene, sniffing out dangers and helping humans stay safe. Good work Ronin!Read more about Ronin hereΒ 

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