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Human KindnessGood News Network Reviewed Jul 19, 2026

Daughter Saves Dad’s Struggling Shoe Shop With TikTok Appeal—And Customer Lines Out the Door

A daughter helped save her father’s vintage Italian shoe shop by posting about a pair of Y2K kitten heels on TikTok—and now it has lines outside the door. For over 30 years Rachid Lazraq has owned Rich Collection Italia, but the emergence of online shopping practices, and an aging clientele, left the store in East

Human KindnessPhys.org Biology Reviewed Jul 18, 2026

Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs

If you've driven down two-lane highways in rural parts of North Florida recently, you may have noticed a spate of new signs that designate the grassy knolls bordering the asphalt as wildflower areas. The signs likely feel redundant right about now as thousands of milkweeds produce thick umbels packed full of pentagonal buds and fully developed flowers. Many of these flowers and all the monarchs they attract have the same attention-grabbing orange color as the safety vests worn by workers who carefully planted each milkweed by hand months earlier.

Science and HealthGood News Network Reviewed Jul 18, 2026

Drug May Repair DNA at Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s – And it’s Already Passed Safety Trials

A drug, that has previously been shown to be safe and tolerated by humans, reduces multiple disease-linked features of Alzheimer’s in a lab model of the disease, say neuroscientists in London. The team from King’s College has developed an approach that targets a key protein to tackle several features of Alzheimer’s disease at the same

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Jul 18, 2026

Architects Transform an Industrial Antenna Tower in the Swiss Alps Into a Place for Après Ski

Architects Transform an Industrial Antenna Tower in the Swiss Alps Into a Place for Après Ski Turning something old into something new is at the heart of sustainability and thoughtful design. That’s exactly what architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has done with the transformation of the Titlis antenna tower in the Swiss Alps.

Creative JoyGood News Network Reviewed Jul 18, 2026

Good News in History, July 18

58 years ago today, the Intel Corporation was founded in Mountain View, California. One of the largest manufacturers of computer hardware, Intel was a key component of the rise of Silicon Valley as a high-tech center, as well as a pioneer of random access memory and microprocessors. It was one of the first companies listed

Science and HealthNASA News Reviewed Jul 17, 2026

NASA Awards Facilities Support Services Contract for Ames Research Center

CONTRACT RELEASE NASA has selected Chugach Intelligence Solutions LLC to provide comprehensive operations, maintenance, and repair services for NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The Ames Facilities Support Services II contract ensures that the center’s historic and specialized facilities are properly maintained, fully operational, and capable of supporting the agency’s missions and tenant partners in the NASA Research Park. The hybrid contract has a five-year period

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Jul 17, 2026

Colorado Mayor Mike Coffman Spends Every Friday Night Sleeping in a Homeless Shelter

Colorado Mayor Mike Coffman Spends Every Friday Night Sleeping in a Homeless Shelter Embed from Getty Images Most elected officials wrap up their workweek and head home for the weekend; Mike Coffman, the 71-year-old mayor of Aurora, Colorado, does something else entirely. Every Friday afternoon, he leaves City Hall and heads to the Aurora Regional Navigation Center (ARNC), where he checks into a homeless shelter for the night.

Creative JoyMy Modern Met Reviewed Jul 17, 2026

BTS Tour Stop in London Inspires British Museum To Launch Gallery Trail Spotlighting Korean Art

BTS Tour Stop in London Inspires British Museum To Launch Gallery Trail Spotlighting Korean Art The K-pop boy band BTS is in the middle of their triumphant ARIRANG World Tour, selling out stadiums across 23 countries. As such, their arrival to each different city has been met with widespread excitement not only by fans, but also by local communities who find joy in showing up for their followers.

Human KindnessGood News Network Reviewed Jul 17, 2026

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child, But This Lonely 4-yo First Had to Raise His Neighborhood (WATCH)

There’s an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. That was true for this lonely 4-year-old in North Carolina. What his neighborhood didn’t know, however, was that it sometimes takes a child to raise a village. Roman, from Concord, was a happy enough child who loves sports and athletics. But

Science and HealthPhys.org Biology Reviewed Jul 17, 2026

New method makes epigenetic aging clocks accurate and easier to interpret

Epigenetic clocks are important tools in modern aging research. Typically, they use characteristic DNA methylation patterns in the genome to precisely predict a person's age and infer conclusions about the individual's biological aging processes. However, why this works so well and what biological mechanisms are behind it remain unclear. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) have now investigated the basis of established epigenetic clocks and developed a new model, TFMethyl clock, that combines predictive accuracy with improved biological interpretability.

Community WinsPhys.org Biology Reviewed Jul 17, 2026

How human activities compromise coral health and resilience

Human activities are fundamentally altering the chemical makeup of coral reefs, according to a study led by the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and published in Nature Communications. The research team discovered that 25 contaminants from agricultural, industrial and pharmaceutical sources accumulated in the soft tissues of corals around Maui, Hawai'i. Additionally, in areas affected by human activities, energy and nutrient availability within coral tissue decreases, making corals significantly less resilient to environmental stressors such as warmer or more acidic waters.