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Tucson Cafe Runs Employment Training Program for People With Mental Health Challenges, Disabilities: “Fresh Food, Fresh Start”

At downtown Tucson’s Café 54, hungry customers can choose between tasty-sounding options like Mediterranean pasta, honey citrus chicken sandwiches, and Impossible burgers — perhaps following up their meals with some chocolate chunk cookies for dessert. But for the employees preparing the food, the Arizona establishment offers far more than good eats. Opened in 2004 by […]

Scientists Find Evidence of Communication in Dozens of Sea Creatures Thought to Be Nonvocal

Communication is a fundamental building block for living creatures to form connections within their communities, and some of that communication is obvious: dogs bark, birds chirp, lions roar, and humans speak. Some animals, however, including turtles, have long been assumed to be silent — until now. A recent study authored by Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen at the […]

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Nonprofit Donates Free Halloween Costumes to Kids in Need

Like jazz music, Mardi Gras, and Creole cuisine, costumes are tightly woven in the fabric of New Orleans culture. As such, Kelsey Meeks was surprised to see so many kids trick-or-treating without costumes on her first Halloween in the city, she told Nola.com. It was 2007, not long after Hurricane Katrina, and many families were […]

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Teaching Self-Regulation in Classrooms Is a Low-Cost Way to Improve Academic Performance, Study Finds

Self-regulation — the capacity to manage and moderate one’s emotions and actions — can be challenging for plenty of adults. And if you have a young person in your life, you’ll likely agree that of all the gifts that come with youth, impulse control is not necessarily one of the most prominent. But a new […]

Happy Feet: Injured African Penguin Gets New Lease on Life With Custom Sandals

A plucky penguin at the New England Aquarium has a new bounce in her step — or should we say her waddle — after being fitted with a pair of custom orthopedic sandals. In 2020, a 24-year-old African penguin named Beach Donkey was diagnosed with pododermatitis, a debilitating and chronic condition common among avian species. Also referred […]

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 10: Sergeant Kirstie Ennis of the USMC (Retired) accepts the Pat Tillman Award for Service onstage during The 2019 ESPYs at Microsoft Theater on July 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

This Former Marine Had Her Leg Amputated — Now She’s Climbing the World’s Tallest Mountains

Looking at a timeline of Kirstie Ennis’ life, it’s clear that to call her a go-getter would be a considerable understatement. The 31-year-old has completed three master’s degrees, worked as a Hollywood stuntwoman, earned a real estate license, walked 1,000 miles across England, and climbed six of the world’s tallest mountains. And if that wasn’t […]

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A Special Lunar Eclipse, Aquatic Constellations, and More: Your Guide to the November 2022 Night Sky

November’s night sky brings us a number of aquatic constellations, Uranus at its closest and brightest, meteor showers, and a special moment Smithsonian Magazine listed as one of its top celestial events of 2022: a total lunar eclipse that happens to accompany this month’s full moon! Read on for more details on all that and […]

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Sleeping Soundly: Scientists Find a New Way to Reduce Recurring Nightmares

We know that certain sounds can improve our overall mood when we’re conscious — but what about when we’re asleep? A recent study out of Switzerland suggests that specific frequencies played while sleeping can reduce the chance of nightmares. It isn’t the sound specifically that may prevent unpleasant dreams, but instead a form of emotional […]

Meet Conan the Bacterium: The Ancient Species That Could Be Slumbering Deep Beneath Mars’ Surface

Billions of years ago, Mars may have been teeming with life. But these days, with its dry, arid landscape, ionizing radiation, and temperatures averaging negative 80 degrees Fahrenheit, the red planet is no longer habitable. However, a new paper published in Astrobiology suggests a certain type of bacteria might have endured the planet’s harsh environment […]

Couple Creates Children’s Book Series Based on Adventures of Their Late Rescue Cat

When Connie and Mark Herrick first brought Ripley home, they knew that the tiny calico kitten had a big personality — so big that she would eventually inspire them to capture her adventurous spirit in a series of children’s books. The couple had adopted Ripley, the runt of a litter of kittens abandoned at a […]

Aviation Angels: Volunteer Pilots Fly Children Across US for Lifesaving Medical Treatments

A Denver, Colorado, nonprofit is soaring critically ill children above the clouds to receive the lifesaving medical treatments they need. Founded in 2010 by aviator and attorney Mark Pestal, AeroAngel and its crew of professional pilots provide the children with private flights to hospitals across the United States — free of cost and often at […]

Roots in the Sky: London’s First Rooftop Forest Will Encourage Biodiversity and Offer “Spectacular Views” — Photos

Plans are underway to transform a 1960s London courthouse into a carbon neutral commercial and community space, featuring what will be one of Europe’s largest rooftop forests — at 1.4 acres with 125 established trees and over 10,000 plants. In 2020, real estate investment platform Fabrix was given the green light to begin development on […]