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Animal RescueIsotope probing shows soil is packed with dormant viruses lying in waitPhys.org Biology · 3 min readA single gram of soil contains between 10 million and 1 billion viruses. Most of those viruses do not infect plants, animals or people, but they do target bacteria and other microbes. Because of their influence on microbial communities, viruses can affect nutrient cycling and soil health. Understanding how they behave is therefore crucial to supporting agriculture, food production and water quality.Human KindnessResearchers install 3D-printed seawall tiles to support coastal protection and marine lifePhys.org Biology · 3 min readAt Morningside Park in Miami, a new installation is testing a simple but urgent idea: What if a seawall could help heal the bay? Researchers at the Institute of Environment recently installed a series of 3D-printed seawall tiles designed and developed at FIU's Robotics and Digital Fabrication Lab.Creative JoyGiant Mirrored Sphere Will Turn the Beach Into a Celebration of Culture at Miami Art WeekMy Modern Met · 3 min readGiant Mirrored Sphere Will Turn the Beach Into a Celebration of Culture at Miami Art Week During Miami Art Week 2026, Faena Art will transform Miami Beach into a stage for large-scale public art. The program includes a new site-specific commission by Christopher Joshua Benton, an American Abu Dhabi-based artist whose practice brings together architecture, science, and community collaborators.Science and HealthNASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis MissionsNASA News · 3 min readNASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Test teams fired the developmental engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. DuringScience and HealthScience on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica WatkinsNASA News · 3 min readNASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3DScience and HealthNASA Welcomes Uzbekistan as Newest Artemis Accords SignatoryNASA News · 3 min readThe Republic of Uzbekistan became the 77th signatory of the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Samarkand on Monday, committing to the practical principles that guide safe, transparent, and responsible civil space exploration. “Uzbekistan joins the Artemis Accords at a pivotal moment,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson. “President Trump has directed NASA to buildCreative JoyNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Vows To Protect Horses by Banning Horse-Drawn Carriages in Central ParkMy Modern Met · 3 min readNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Vows To Protect Horses by Banning Horse-Drawn Carriages in Central Park The Big Apple is iconic for many reasons, including its creative culture, crowded streets, and Central Park. Despite the excitement and energy the city evokes, New York can be a very overwhelming city—not just for the tourists, but also for the horses that can get spooked easily.Good EarthPrimates as Umbrella Species Could Safeguard Thousands of Other Animals and PlantsHappy Eco News · 3 min readHappy Eco News Primates as Umbrella Species Could Safeguard Thousands of Other Animals and Plants Primates as umbrella species could protect thousands of animals and plants, a new study finds, by safeguarding just 30% of China's Yunnan province.Science and HealthGen Z Is Rescuing Millions in Medical SuppliesReasons to be Cheerful · 3 min readIn early August, a freight truck pulled up to an OhioHealth facility in Columbus and took roughly 30,000 pounds of N95 masks and hot-and-cold packs, all boxed, sealed and stamped with expiration dates still a year or two out. Left alone, the estimated $250,000 worth of medical supplies would eventually.Creative JoyWoo Jin Joo Conjures Mythic Tales from Uncanny Sculptures of Fiber and Found ObjectsColossal · 3 min readStumbling upon a battered end table or lost mitten is an opportunity for magic in Woo Jin Joo’s mind. The Seoul-born artist is known to gather furniture, garments, and other objects that have been left behind while walking near her home in London or commuting to her studio in Deptford.Science and HealthNASA Glenn Invites Phase 1 Proposals for Aerospace Power Systems LaboratoryNASA News · 3 min readNASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is seeking Phase 1 proposals for the design and construction of the Aerospace Power Systems Laboratory. The principal purpose of this procurement is to deliver a laboratory facility to support the testing and development of power systems, with associated site work, infrastructure, and systems. The laboratory will provide modernScience and HealthNASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s InfrastructureNASA News · 3 min readNASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastructure is the foundation of the nation’s strong economy, global competitiveness, and daily quality of life. When that infrastructure isCreative JoyThe Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalists Highlight the Sorrowful and SublimeColossal · 3 min read"These photographs don’t just capture what’s beneath the surface; they surface the stories our planet most needs us to hear," says founder and director Will Harrison. Our oceans are places of mystery and biological wonders as much as they are essential to communities’ livelihoods.Good Earth2026 Total Solar Eclipse in SpainNASA News · 3 min readA total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse – the Moon passing between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun – swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner ofScience and HealthNASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 SpaceflightsNASA News · 3 min readNASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and completed nine spacewalks in support of the International Space Station. “Few people have had the opportunity to shape as many chapters of NASA’s history as Mike Fincke,”Creative JoyStuffed Animals and Found Objects Reconfigure in Sungho Bae’s Uncanny SculpturesColossal · 3 min readSungho Bae's uncanny sculptures aremade of a vibrant, fleshy patchwork that resembles organs, tissue, muscle, and more. Like many kids, I struggled with bedtime. I was a naturally anxious child with a vast imagination and siblings who loved to watch scary movies, leaving me capable of generating an endless array of terrifying things that could happen once the lights went out.Creative JoyDeserted Diners and Muted Pastel Scenes Captured on the Roadsides of the American WestMy Modern Met · 3 min readDeserted Diners and Muted Pastel Scenes Captured on the Roadsides of the American West For photographer Helene Havard, travel is a way of exploring how places shape us. Through her signature pastel color palette, she has turned very real and active locations into dreamy, Wes Anderson-like sites where time doesn’t seem to pass.Creative JoyA Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the ’80sColossal · 3 min readBreton coastal residents grew up collecting parts of a 1984 Garfield-themed plastic telephone on the beach—and still do. Amid the rugged, wave-churned shoreline of France’s Breton coast, a surprising tidbit of pop culture has kept beachcombers returning for more than 40 years.Science and HealthAfter Receiving a Custom Experimental Medicine, a Teen With a Rare Genetic Disorder Walked on His Own for the First TimeSmithsonian Smart News · 3 min readThe patient's genetic disorder causes frequent seizures and developmental delays. His progress, along with that of another boy who received a similar personalized treatment, highlights the promise—and challenges—of tailor-made drugsCreative JoyInspired by Fauna, Form Meets Function in Hilarious Pieces by Ceramika MatyldaColossal · 3 min read"I like my work to be open to interpretation," Iwaszkiewicz says. After spending many years painting, Agata Iwaszkiewicz picked up a ball of clay for the first time at 41 and felt a change. “I knew I’d found what I had been looking for,” she tells Colossal.