Antarctica’s Astonishing Rebound: Ice Sheet Grows For The First Time In Decades
by Science China Press, SciTechDaily
The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) plays a major role in global sea-level rise. Since March 2002, the GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) mission and its successor, GRACE-FO (GRACE Follow-On), have provided valuable data to monitor changes in ice mass across the AIS. Previous studies have consistently shown a long-term trend of mass loss, particularly in West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula, while glaciers in East Antarctica appeared relatively stable. However, a recent study led by Dr. Wang and Prof. Shen at Tongji University has found a surprising shift: between 2021 and 2023, the AIS experienced a record-breaking increase in overall mass.
Prehistoric And Critically Endangered ‘Dinosaur Tree’ Bears Fruit For First Time In British Couple’s Garden
by Good News Network
One of the world’s rarest trees—a prehistoric species that dinosaurs used to snack on—is bearing fruit for the first time after a retired couple planted it in their garden years ago. Wollemi pines – dubbed dinosaur trees – date back more than 90 million years and were thought to have died out with T-Rex, but a cluster of the prehistoric conifers was discovered in 1994, in a steep-sided gorge 125 miles west of Sydney, Australia. Saplings and cuttings were sold to help save the critically endangered species—and one was planted at the foot of the Malvern Hills in England by retired couple Pamela and Alistair Thompson.
Teacher Shows What It’s Like To Live Right Next To His Students In Heartwarming Video
by Emily Shiffer, Upworthy
Certain teachers earn the adoration of their students for going above and beyond their professional role in the classroom. It’s something Atlanta teacher Brandon K. Martin has clearly earned. Martin is the founder and CEO of Close Ties Leadership Program, a nonprofit organization created to “equip Black boys with the skills and experiences necessary to lead in the pathways of their choice by providing early exposure to college and career opportunities, in-school mentorship, and individualized social-emotional support.” He shared a heartwarming video with his followers on social media capturing his experience as a teacher who lives in the same neighborhood as his students.
Low Emission Zones Are Successful In Cutting Air Pollution, Study Finds
by Gary Fuller, The Guardian
Low emission zones are successful at reducing air pollution and its effects on health, researchers have found. The team, working for the Belgian mutual health insurer Mutualités Libres, were looking at the best ways to cut air pollution and its impact on health. Christian Horemans, part of the research team, said: “The chronic use of medicines for diabetes, cardiac and breathing problems surged over the 10 years of our study, with almost twofold increases. Air pollution contributes to this increase. It has an important impact on public health, but also on health costs.”
Rent And Teacher Shortages Are On The Rise, So This School District Is Building A Tiny Home Village
by Kamrin Baker, Good Good Good
When leadership at Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado toured a tiny home village for young people in poverty created by local nonprofit We Fortify, they left feeling inspired. “About a week after the tour, they called and asked if we would build two villages for them on school property,” We Fortify founder and CEO Shelley Jensen told Good Good Good. We Fortify offers two kinds of social housing structures: Elevate Villages, which offer affordable housing and life skills, therapy, and job training programming for young people ages 18-25; and Noble Villages, which offer dignified and affordable housing for service professionals.
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