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Science and HealthNew Study Finds Avoiding 3 Health Risks in Midlife Could Delay Dementia by 13 YearsMy Modern Met · 3 min readNew Study Finds Avoiding 3 Health Risks in Midlife Could Delay Dementia by 13 Years Neuroscientists still debate the precise origins of dementia. Decades of research confirm one fact, though: several risk factors respond directly to lifestyle choices. A new study in Neurology Open Access strengthens this argument. It also pinpoints an exact window when three specific health measures carry outsized weight for long-term brain health.Animal RescueIndoor moves prove easier than expected for most cats and ownersPhys.org Biology · 3 min readMoving a pet cat from an outdoor lifestyle to living indoors is easier than many owners expect, according to new research that could help improve feline welfare, protect wildlife and ease concerns about keeping cats contained.Animal RescueNew Images Capture the Oldest-Known Sunda Clouded Leopard–an 8-yo Huntress with All Her TeethGood News Network · 3 min readNewly released camera trap footage from a recent study captures the oldest Sunda clouded leopard ever recorded in the wild. 5-year-old female in Borneo’s rainforests offers a new and exciting glimpse into the life of one of the world’s most elusive wild cats. The research is the first to document a female’s lifespan inScience and HealthAquarium sends shark eggs to bolster wild populationsPhys.org Biology · 3 min readShedd Aquarium has sent four zebra shark eggs to contribute to a conservation effort for the endangered species, marking the Chicago nonprofit's first delivery to Raja Ampat, Indonesia. As a founding partner of ReShark, Shedd Aquarium has long contributed expertise to the StAR Project (Stegostoma tigrinum Augmentation and Recovery)—ReShark's pioneering zebra shark, or Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, recovery initiative.Animal RescueInvasive rats are stopping small mammals from returning to Madagascar's regenerating forests: StudyPhys.org Biology · 3 min readIn southeastern Madagascar, patches of forest that were once cut down to make way for farms are slowly regenerating naturally after being left to lie fallow. But recovering a native forest needs more than just gaining tree cover. The animals that once lived in these forests also need to make their way back so that the forest can function the way it used to.Creative JoyGood News in History, August 3Good News Network · 3 min readOn this day 100 years ago, Tony Bennett, the famed jazz and pop singer, who passed away just last year, was born. Winner of 19 Grammys, he grew up in a poor family of Italian immigrants, but his uncle was a vaudeville tap dancer, giving Tony an early window into show business. After singing inCreative JoyNomad 100 marks breakthrough in blown-wing VTOL technologyNew Atlas · 3 min readA radically new concept in VTOL aircraft design has made its debut with the first flight of Sikorsky's Nomad 100 rotor-blown wing prototype. Announced during the Farnborough International Airshow, the milestone marks the official takeoff of the Nomad family.Science and HealthNike Air Zoom Hyperslide offers heated-massage recoveryNew Atlas · 3 min readNike is back adding tech to your footwear with its new massaging slide. Developed in partnership with Hyperice, which makes a range of muscle relief gear, it's aimed at athletes looking for effective recovery after strenuous activity.Good EarthBiosphere reserves: Allies against deforestation in the Western AmazonPhys.org Earth · 3 min readBiosphere reserves help curb deforestation in the Western Amazon and, taken together, have prevented the loss of more than 7,400 square kilometers (2,900 square miles) of forest over the last two decades compared with similar scenarios without this protection status. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Spain, which presents the first systematic assessment of the effectiveness of Amazonian biosphere reserves in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru in deterring deforestation.Good EarthCool it: AI-driven solutions to lower urban heat need community buy-in to workPhys.org Earth · 3 min readA new framework to cool urban areas which integrates AI-driven technical solutions with cooling schemes that are acceptable and doable for the host community, has been proposed by QUT Urban AI Hub researchers.Good EarthA faster, cheaper way to map the world's forests with AIPhys.org Earth · 3 min readNew research from the University of Cambridge offers an easy and readily available solution using AI and satellite data. In a paper published in the journal Science of Remote Sensing, researchers used embeddings by Tessera, a geospatial foundation model, to successfully map tree species across the Trentino region of the Italian Alps.Good EarthTrees and microbes team up to improve nitrogen nutrient processes in higher CO₂ conditionsPhys.org Biology · 3 min readForest trees growing in air containing higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) radically change the way they "cycle" nitrogen, a key plant nutrient, with implications for forests as a nature-based climate solution.Good EarthJapan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat 'bomb'Phys.org Biology · 3 min readFrom "heat wave simulators" to ecological boot camps, scientists and conservationists are trying ways to revive and reinforce the famous coral reefs off Japan's Okinawa, decimated by climate-driven bleaching two summers ago.Animal RescueAn Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Named Pancake Makes a Triumphant Return to the Ocean After Months of RehabilitationSmithsonian Smart News · 3 min readThe cold-stunned turtle was rescued last fall on Cape Cod and has since made a full recovery. The reptile, whose sex remains unknown, is estimated to be between 2 and 5 years old and weighed 11 pounds at the time of releaseGood EarthNew snail species bolster case for protecting Montenegro's biodiversityPhys.org Biology · 3 min readThe descriptions of the two new additions to the European snail fauna, named Cochlostoma komarnica and Cochlostoma dobrido, have been published in the open-access Biodiversity Data Journal.Creative JoyEurope’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves in 10 Years, With 39-59% Drop in Industrial and Road ToxinsGood News Network · 3 min readAir quality continues to improve across Europe, with emissions from most of the major pollutants declining by significant amounts. “The overall picture remains positive,” according to the annual Assessment Report on European Air Quality 2025, released by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), an EU program that has monitored changing air pollution levels for overCreative JoyPlayful Knitted Pillows by Donna Wilson Infuse Interiors with Whimsy and JoyColossal · 3 min readWhat's not to love about a pillow with personality?Science and HealthHeat is coming for Hawaiian corals, but study finds there may be time to adaptPhys.org Biology · 3 min readSince the first major bleaching event in 1996, Hawaiian corals have been subject to increasing heat stress and more frequent bleaching events. New research from oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa used high-resolution modeling that includes small-scale processes to examine projected heat stress on coral reefs over the 21st century.Science and HealthFig-leaf enzyme turns tannery waste into high-value collagenPhys.org Biology · 3 min readTanneries generate large quantities of skin trimmings before hides are tanned. These trimmings contain collagen but are commonly treated as low-value waste. An international research team has developed a method that uses ficin, a protein-digesting enzyme obtained from fig leaves, to recover type I collagen from lambskin trimming waste.Creative JoyGood News in History, July 23Good News Network · 3 min readHappy 55th Birthday to the amazing musician and singer Alison Krauss, who has won more Grammys than almost anyone. A teenage prodigy in Decatur, Illinois, she was attracted to bluegrass music and was winning contests at age 10—and at 16 showed off her extraordinary fiddle playing on a debut album with a major label. Her