Women make up less than a third of the U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and earn about 15,000 less than their male counterparts, according to the American Association of University Women. There have been various movements to help end this STEM gender gap in recent years, and Jessica Wade is […]
The Dalai Lama is the highest spiritual leader and head monk of Tibet, considered a living Buddha. Dalai Llama, on the other hand, is the oldest living llama in the world. And he just turned 27. Guinness World Records confirmed Dalai’s title in February. Born in January 1996, the animal lives on a ranch in […]
Whales are majestic creatures that have fascinated humans for centuries, inspiring art and poetry. Not only do multiple species top the list of the largest animals currently on the planet, whales also have the distinction of being the most massive creatures in existence since the Earth was formed. (Specifically, the blue whale can weigh up […]
The number of fish species on Earth is greater than that of amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles combined — totaling more than 33,000. And now, another 201 freshwater fish have been added to that tally. The 2022 New Species report, a collaboration between SHOAL, the IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, and the California Academy of Sciences, […]
Erin Castillo, an English and peer counseling teacher in Fremont, California, came up with a unique way for her students to disclose how they’re doing mentally and shared it on social media — and now, fellow educators from North Dakota to New Zealand are following suit. Castillo put up a “mental health check-in” chart in […]
Fast fashion is not traditionally known for being made with the health of the planet in mind, but researchers have discovered a practical and powerful way to mitigate the ecological damage of the industry. They’ve designed a slippery, silicon-based fabric coating that helps reduce the amount of microplastics entering the waterways from washing machines — […]
Meet the machine that’s transforming heartbeats into music — and sharing a deeply heartfelt expression of a struggle. The CHD-4 is a unique drum-like machine that decoded electrocardiograms from four children with heart defects and transformed the patterns into sequences, which ultimately produced sounds based on their unique heartbeats (the individual shape, pace, and beats […]
A small and sponge-like implantable device strengthened the body’s ability to fight cancer cells — and prevent them from coming back, according to a recent study. Scientists at UCLA created this device to help solve the problem of tumors that resist treatment due to regulatory T cells. These cells are involved in protecting healthy tissues, […]
Seawater often varies in hue — from crystal clear to chlorophyll-tinted green, and sometimes even neon blue thanks to bioluminescent plankton. But for three brief periods in early 2023, one small part of the Pacific Ocean sported a more novel shade: Waves were crashing against the shore looking pretty in pink. Though some bodies of […]
“My first big job in beauty and fashion came when I was at the tender age of 90,” late interior designer and fashion icon Iris Apfel wrote in her book Accidental Icon. We couldn’t be more inspired by this sentiment that life’s not a race, but something worth savoring and celebrating at every age. […]
More than 500 years after Michelangelo Buonarroti finished painting the ceiling fresco of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, a chalk sketch has been identified as a study for the masterpiece. The red chalk drawing of a nude man on a sheet of paper that measures about 11 inches by 8 inches has been “linked […]
Teddi, a 19-month-old girl, was the first person in the U.K. to receive a new, potentially “life-saving” gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a fatal genetic disorder, outside of a clinical trial. About six months after treatment, she is “a happy and healthy toddler showing no signs of the devastating disease she was born with,” […]