Students in Cumberland Community School – credit, Tony Kershaw / SWNS An English school has forked over $150,000 to buy all 270 incoming students a new blazer, tie, and laptop. Located in one of the poorest parts of London, the aid comes off the back of sustained improvements in grades and higher education attainments at…
Katty KayUS Special Correspondent BBC It has been a brutal week in America and I’m not the only one wondering whether the country can pull itself out of this spiral of hatred and violence. After one of the most searing assassinations in US history, the governor of Utah pleaded for Americans to turn down the…
– credit Southern Cross University A unique and beautiful mountain-dwelling frog has been bred in captivity and released in the wild—the culmination of years of work by scientists and conservationists. Dwelling in rainforests at higher elevation in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales states in Australia, the red and yellow mountain frog was one…
Can Josh Kerr defend the 1,500m world title he claimed in Budapest two years ago? Source link
The so-called “Leopard spot” marks a mineral known on Earth for its production by microbes – Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS Two minerals, known almost exclusively to be linked with microbial metabolism, have been found in a recent drill sample by the Perseverance rover. They sparked a flurry of excitement, and NASA Acting Administrator…
BBC “The ego has landed” headlines the Daily Mirror as US President Donald Trump arrives in the UK for his second state visit. Also on its front page, “golden boy and reluctant hero” actor Robert Redford is pictured in a collage as his death is announced. A snap of The Duke of York next to…
Donations from the Good Food Project-by Patrick Hogan / 412 Food Rescue In the late 20-teens, a sort of DoorDash service for good began rescuing donated food in Pittsburgh that was nearing its expiration and diverting to other recipients who could use it. Connecting with hundreds of local businesses, and with the help of an…
Highlights from day 4 of the World Athletics Championships. Source link
GNN graphic – credits, Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata CC 4.0. BY-SA Alan Rockefeller Patients with clinical depression and treated with naturally-occurring psychedelic compounds are still free of symptoms five years later, according to new research. It’s not a surprise considering the scientific literature on psychedelic therapy, with patients suffering from psychiatric distress ranking the therapy among the…
Kristian Johnson and Kate BerryBBC News BBC Elizabeth can spend up to four hours a night in her room watching YouTube videos A group of teenagers from Bradford agreed to take all technology out of their bedrooms for five days to see how they would cope. We followed two of them, Elizabeth and Henry, to…
