1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (428+ words) A homeless man who was recorded playing piano in a church on a cold January night says his whole life has turned around, in the two years since his performance went viral. Rhys Wynne-Jones had been homeless for a decade…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (487+ words) It’s a beautiful stone no, the Grand Condé diamond? Its presence in the public eye was almost lost 100 years ago, but thanks—of all people—to a hungry cleaning lady, it can still be part of new exhibitions like the…...

1+ week, 45+ min ago   (352+ words) See that red backpack there? Sampson James used it to carry around his meager possessions during a stint of homelessness. This remarkable story of fraternity—philosophical and literal—comes from Steve Hartman’s “On the Road” segment at CBS News, and…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (465+ words) An East Honolulu high school student discovered a fungi in coconut husks that could clean up plastics and sunscreen from the ocean—and her won multiple awards at the Hawaiʻi State Science & Engineering Fair. Vera Wang, a senior at Kaiser…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) A gym equipment company from Finland is bringing physical fitness to the homeless community of Paris. Inactivity is a growing public health concern, but especially in lower income communities. To address this challenge, Omnigym installed an outdoor gym at a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (431+ words) Coral dying from heat stress has been revived after scientists successfully applied probiotic and post-biotic treatments in open seas for the the first time. Although probiotics have previously been shown to rehabilitate corals in South Florida and in aquarium environments,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (504+ words) A record 30,000 coho salmon returned to central California rivers last season—up 10x from an average of 3,000 over the last decade—and double the total of last season. Running up the rivers which empty into the Mendocino coast, the proliferation among…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (430+ words) In New York City, something magical has happened along the sidewalk in Washington Heights that can best be described in a metaphor. In the East, the lotus is not only a food source, an ornamental, and a religious symbol, it…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (392+ words) On Governor’s Island in New York City, a nonprofit is turning wasted oyster shells into new oyster reefs that filter pollutants from the harbor, absorb wave energy, and supply the city’s restaurant industry. Called the Billion Oyster Project, the objective…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (409+ words) A heartwarming story of a community putting values above value comes from the convention floor of Pokémon XP. At the August 29th event in San Francisco, venture capitalist Eric Bahn shared that his son was scammed while trading Pokémon cards with…...