Lonely Birthday Boy Receives Big Surprise When Convoy of 40 Truckers Come to Parade Him Through Town
Oliver Johnson turned 8 years old yesterday. Lonely by nature, his mother had just the idea of what might cheer him up.
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Fire Department Intern Finds Out His Mentor Helped Deliver Him as a Baby 18 Years Ago
Unbeknownst to him, some of the firefighters already had had the pleasure of making his acquaintance—when OT had just been born.
Dolphin Moms Use 'Baby Talk' with Their Calves, Research Shows
A new examination of dolphin vocalizations found that mother bottlenose dolphins whistle at a higher pitch when talking to their offspring, exactly like human mothers do with theirs. While difficult to confirm in theory, a number of highlights from the study reveal the finding to be a robust one, including that the dolphins only used […]
Finally Rid of Invasive Shrubs, Scientists Use Lichen to Regrow the Celtic Rainforest in Loch Lomond, Scotland
The hope is to encourage massive propagation to give the forests in Trossachs the tangled emerald mess that makes them so fantastical.
World's First 'Tooth Regrowth' Medicine Moves Toward Clinical Trials in Japan
A drug showing promise in animal trials could provide the world's first method to regrow human teeth, or create normal tooth development in children with congenital anodontia. The breakthrough came from the identification of a gene-protein interaction in mice that resulted in the growth of fewer teeth. An antibody medicine that inhibited the protein's ability […]
Indian Man Quits Tech Job and Becomes Environmentalist-And Turns Infamous Dump into Green Oasis
After leaving his IT job, Jeeth started greening city parks, growing food forests, and saving trees destined for the chop.
Robotic Glove that 'Feels' Lends a 'Hand' to Those Relearning to Play Piano After a Stroke
Using AI to help coordinate the fingers, they programmed the glove to detect twelve different errors that can occur when striking a piano key.
Plant Brought to the Office 14 Years Ago Has Grown into 600-Foot Monster
Bringing in the ivy in 2009, they merely wanted to brighten up the workspace. Now 14 years later, the plant has grown to almost 600 feet long
10,000 Bricks With Built-in Bird Homes Installed in UK Homes to Give Nest Holes to Swifts
It wasn't urbanization that caused a 58% decline in the small migratory birds called swifts, but rather the renovation of old buildings.
Prehistoric 'Axe Factory' Found in Britain Triggers Search for More Artifacts
Over 1,000 large sarsen boulders have been identified in England, but this is only the second polishing boulder of its size.
Ex-Guerrillas Turn into Citizen Scientists Using Their Knowledge of the Colombian Jungle to Protect Biodiversity
In the jungles of Colombia, former FARC guerrillas become citizen scientists, protecting the biodiversity of the jungles where they once fought.
Ancient Mayan City Hidden for Over 1,000 Years Discovered by LiDAR
The discovery began with LIDAR surveys in March of 2023, revealing multiple prehispanic structures in an area bigger than Luxembourg.