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Scientists found the gene that makes muscles age. Exercise turns it off

Jul 10, 2026

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Scientists found the gene that makes muscles age. Exercise turns it off

Plus: Oregon's 5 years with zero pesticide-related bee deaths, Colorado school buses that power the grid after drop-off, and hidden gold discovered inside America's oldest basilica

A painting salvaged for its frame turned out to be worth a fortune

Jul 9, 2026

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8 min read

A painting salvaged for its frame turned out to be worth a fortune

Plus: an 11-year-old who dove in alone to save a drowning stranger, the Outback barber who flew to a remote island to teach hairstyling, and Canada drilling for clean hydrogen beneath existing mines

She rowed solo from California to Hawaii in 43 days. No crew. No motor. Just her

Jul 7, 2026

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She rowed solo from California to Hawaii in 43 days. No crew. No motor. Just her

Plus: how Pakistan's rooftop solar revolution changed everything, the Ugandan coffee farmers who shrugged off drought, and the Montana volunteers leaving surprises on the cars of designated drivers

Stem cells just rebuilt retinal blood vessels in mice with eye disease. Blindness may never look the same again

Jul 7, 2026

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8 min read

Stem cells just rebuilt retinal blood vessels in mice with eye disease. Blindness may never look the same again

Plus: a Picasso worth €12 million found in a drug dealer's house, the Shell EV that charges in under 10 minutes, and the 250-year-old Australian tree you can climb again after 3 years of repairs

They broke down a door at midnight to save a stranger. The doorbell camera made them look like criminals

Jul 6, 2026

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They broke down a door at midnight to save a stranger. The doorbell camera made them look like criminals

Plus: the phone app that predicts asthma attacks 3 days early, a crow who adopted a starving orphan bird and taught it to eat, and the water trick that cuts diesel pollution by 67%

A 3-year-old survived 6 days under rubble. Jordanian rescuers pulled him out alive

Jul 3, 2026

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A 3-year-old survived 6 days under rubble. Jordanian rescuers pulled him out alive

Plus: the solar tech that makes clean drinking water cheaper than bottled water, Southeast Asia on the verge of eliminating malaria, and two meteor showers lighting up July's night sky

Scientists identified 64,000 square miles of coral reefs that may survive climate change

Jul 2, 2026

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Scientists identified 64,000 square miles of coral reefs that may survive climate change

Plus: rhinos back in Mozambique after a civil war wiped them out, bison calves born wild in Azerbaijan from one surviving male, and the Michigan law that finally protects kids' lemonade stands

A car pinned him to the ground. Strangers lifted 3,300 pounds with their bare hands

Jul 1, 2026

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9 min read

A car pinned him to the ground. Strangers lifted 3,300 pounds with their bare hands

Plus: 600 new acres protecting the Great Smoky Mountains, a son who tracked down the exact Mustang his dad gave up to raise six kids, and the drones saving hundreds of fawns from mower deaths in Germany

50 million people in 40 countries just got electricity for the first time

Jun 30, 2026

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9 min read

50 million people in 40 countries just got electricity for the first time

Plus: record low child mortality across India, China, and Indonesia, a critically endangered vulture spotted in Cambodia for the first time in a decade, and England's biggest farming overhaul since World War II

Two deaf twins heard their mom's voice for the first time. Together

Jun 29, 2026

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8 min read

Two deaf twins heard their mom's voice for the first time. Together

Plus: Italy's forests are larger than its farmland for the first time since the Middle Ages, a London hospital that built an ICU on its roof, and the jacket that pulls drinking water from thin air

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

Scientists found the gene that makes muscles age. Exercise turns it off

A painting salvaged for its frame turned out to be worth a fortune

She rowed solo from California to Hawaii in 43 days. No crew. No motor. Just her

Stem cells just rebuilt retinal blood vessels in mice with eye disease. Blindness may never look the same again

They broke down a door at midnight to save a stranger. The doorbell camera made them look like criminals

A 3-year-old survived 6 days under rubble. Jordanian rescuers pulled him out alive

Scientists identified 64,000 square miles of coral reefs that may survive climate change

A car pinned him to the ground. Strangers lifted 3,300 pounds with their bare hands

50 million people in 40 countries just got electricity for the first time

Two deaf twins heard their mom's voice for the first time. Together

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