Hector Aubertin went on a cross-Canada roadtrip with his pet goat named Jimmy (www.cbc.ca)
Jimmy the goat was rejected by his mother, so Hector Aubertin stepped up and became his best friend […] “Everywhere we go, people are doing double takes,” Aubertin told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. “He’s probably had his picture taken easily 100 times.” […] “After the first week or so, we formed a bond. I...
Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret location (www.bbc.co.uk)
A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.
It's now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law (www.advocate.com)
Scientists grow diamonds from scratch in 15 minutes thanks to groundbreaking new process (www.livescience.com)
Non-invasive zaps to the spinal cord can treat paralysis—but no one knows why (arstechnica.com)
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'Extraordinary' device could let paralysed people regain movement in arms and hands (news.sky.com)
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leaders (www.abc.net.au)
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For the first time since 2004, the narwhal has been designated as Not at Risk by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (www.cosewic.ca)
Munywana Conservancy in South Africa Receives Donation of 40 Southern White Rhino in First Step of Continent-wide Initiative to Rewild 2,000 Rhino (www.africanparks.org)
Dog spared being put down by animal shelter joins ranks of first responders in Prince George's (www.nbcwashington.com)
Afghanistan: Child taken by floodwaters saved by a stranger (www.bbc.com)
Chinese doctors treated an end-stage type 2 diabetic patient by implanting islet tissue derived in vitro from his own endoderm stem cells. The patient has been insulin-independent for 33 months. (www.nature.com)
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Teen walks at graduation after completing doctoral degree at 17 (abcnews.go.com)
`Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital (abcnews.go.com)
UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial (www.theguardian.com)
Belgian sex workers to get health insurance, pensions and maternity leave in world first (www.yahoo.com)
Maternal deaths have halved in the last 35 years (ourworldindata.org)
The world's biggest carbon removal factory just opened in lceland (www.fastcompany.com)
School bus driver on a mission to spread positivity to students (abcnews.go.com)
Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply (www.theguardian.com)
'Medically, I Was Gone': Two High School Students Save Their Teacher's Life (www.sunnyskyz.com)
Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes (apnews.com)
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Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
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