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Inside the History of Small Business Saturday and How It Started the Shop Small Movement

In the classic 1998 rom-com You’ve Got Mail, a small independent bookstore owner and a high-powered executive who runs a wildly successful chain of mega bookstores (played by Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, respectively) meet in an anonymous online chat room. They proceed to fall in love via a wholesome exchange of heartfelt (and still […]

“America’s Top Young Scientist”: 14-Year-Old Creates Low-Cost Headphones to Treat Ear Infections

On October 19, 3M and Discovery Education crowned the first place winner of the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge: an annual competition that’s been awarding middle school science enthusiasts for their creative problem-solving for the past 15 years. This year, Leanne Fan from San Diego, California, took home the grand prize with her innovative approach […]

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A Detroit Nonprofit Developed a Heartwarming Program to “Test Caring Power” — And It’s a Success

Founded in 1971, social service outreach organization Crossroads of Michigan is on a mission “to care for any person in need.” The Detroit-based nonprofit serves 15,000 low-income or unhoused residents each year, and in 2021 alone, it distributed over 190,000 pounds of food, as well as medical supplies, clothing, and monetary assistance. But due to […]

Read more about the article Inner Explorer: Nonprofit Bringing Mindfulness to Schools Reports Increase in Grades, Decrease in Behavioral Problems

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Inner Explorer: Nonprofit Bringing Mindfulness to Schools Reports Increase in Grades, Decrease in Behavioral Problems

About 30 years ago, Laura Bakosh was feeling overwhelmed by the demands of her corporate job, and began experiencing increased anxiety and insomnia. After several unsuccessful attempts at addressing these issues, she turned to a concept she’d read about: mindfulness. It worked. She felt calmer, more focused, and happier — so much so that people […]

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Giving Tuesday: What It Is, How It Started, and How You Can Take Part

Giving Tuesday — widely heralded as a global day of giving back — takes place annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. What was once a simple altruistic idea launched by two organizations has become a beloved holiday tradition that has spanned the world within a decade. The first Giving Tuesday took place in 2012, a […]

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Scientists Develop Alternate Positioning System That’s “More Robust and Accurate Than GPS”

The Global Positioning System, widely known as GPS, is a free satellite-based service that people and industries use daily for myriad reasons, including for location services and to navigate the world. As of 2019, there were over 900 million GPS receivers in the United States alone, a number expected to increase annually. Now, through a […]

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Mars at Its Brightest, Winter Solstice, and More: Your Guide to the December 2022 Night Sky

December’s night sky brings us Mars at peak brilliance, a lunar occultation, and two meteor showers to look forward to, along with Winter Solstice heralding the first official day of winter (which is actually not weather-related). Of course, we can’t forget the December night sky event: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will begin tracking […]

This Micro-Thin “Smart Bandage” Monitors Wound Healing While Repairing Tissue

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a micro-thin bandage that they say speeds up the repair of skin tissue by simultaneously monitoring and treating the injured area — a small wireless patch that could provide hope and healing for those who suffer from chronic wounds. According to the scientists’ study, published in Nature Biotechnology, the […]

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Oldest Cat Flossie the cat from Orpington, London achieved the Guinness World Records title Oldest Cat at 26 years and 316 days old on the 10th November 2022. Credit: Cats Protection / Guinness World Records NO ARCHIVE/NO SALES

Meet Flossie: The World’s Oldest Cat Is Almost 27 — And She Never Misses a Meal

The secret to a long life is good food and lots of naps. At least, it is for a British cat named Flossie, who — at the impressive age of 26 years and 316 days (as of November 10) — was named the world’s oldest cat by Guinness World Records. Flossie is in good health […]

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Celebrate the Holiday Season — And Mother Nature — By Renting a Living Christmas Tree

For those who celebrate Christmas, the scent of pine is inextricably linked with the holiday season. And while artificial trees have surpassed live trees as the most popular Christmas tree of choice in the U.S., there are 25-30 million real Christmas trees sold in the U.S. annually, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. With […]

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First Human Genome of a Pompeii Resident Sheds Light on Ancient City’s Inhabitants

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the citizens of Pompeii took the secrets of their lives and what happened that tragic day to their graves. But a team of researchers from Denmark and Italy has been able to find answers in extracted DNA from the bones of a man and a woman who lived […]

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Caring for Grandkids and Volunteering Can Reduce Loneliness in Those Over Age 50, Research Finds

New research has found that caring for grandchildren — including simple acts like picking them up from school and attending play dates — may combat loneliness in senior citizens. Publishing their findings in the journal Aging & Mental Health on November 23, a team of experts from Germany and the U.K. systematically reviewed data from […]