Japan’s New Fireworks Shells Dissolve in a River Within a Day
A Japanese firework shell that dissolves in river water within a day could clear the debris left after displays.
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Curiosity Rover Found a Martian Valley Cracked Into a Honeycomb of Palm-Sized Tiles
Fourteen years into its mission, NASA’s Curiosity rover reached a Martian valley cracked into a honeycomb of palm-sized tiles that scientists are working to explain.
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A 950-Foot-Deep Former Coal Mine in Spain Is Now a Lake People Swim In
The As Pontes lignite mine left a hole 3.7 miles long and 950 feet deep. Fifty months of river water later, it is a lake with a sandy beach.
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A Powerball Winner Is Rebuilding the Altadena Neighborhood Where He Bought His Ticket
An Altadena native who won a record Powerball jackpot has spent about $10 million on 15 fire-damaged lots in his hometown, building family homes and donating three lots to a housing nonprofit.
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Global Hunger Fell Below 8 Percent for the First Time Since the Pandemic
A UN report finds global hunger fell for a third straight year in 2025, dropping below 8 percent for the first time since the pandemic.
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A Small Fish Nobody Notices Is Why Dolphins Are Back in the Hudson
A walker spotted dolphins surfacing in the Hudson off Brookfield Place. The reason traces to a small forage fish and years of fisheries policy that let New York Harbor heal.
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How Atlanta’s Library Dads Turned Story Hour Into a Brotherhood
In metro Atlanta, Khari Arnold turned solo library trips with his baby daughter into The Library Dads: a growing group of fathers who gather for free, high-energy story hours built around reading aloud.
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A Grieving 87-Year-Old and a Senior Shelter Cat Found the Companion Each One Needed
When an 87-year-old woman lost her husband of more than 65 years, her family helped her adopt a 12-year-old shelter cat that also needed someone.
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Decades of Predator Control Pulled Western Australia’s Numbat Back From the Brink of Extinction
In the late 1970s only about 300 numbats survived in the wild. After decades of predator control and careful breeding, there are now as many as 3,000.
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Chile’s Food Warning Labels Are Starting to Lower Childhood Obesity
Chile’s food warning labels helped make young kids less likely to be overweight within 18 months, a new Lancet study finds. Early proof the policy works.
