Swedish Company Pays Employees to Form Bonds in ‘Friend Care’ Trial
A pharmacy chain in Sweden has started running a trial across its locations with a simple aim: can a few minutes a day of free time help reduce loneliness? Sweden’s government recently commissioned a large social study about loneliness across its citizenry, and what it found made for heavy reading. 8% of adults don’t have […]
Exquisite Underground Roman Villa Open to the Public for the First Time Via Livestream Tour
In a bid to combat overtourism in the Eternal City, the Colosseum Archaeological Park is allowing visitors to virtually access the House of Griffins, the remains of an elite mansion which though well-documented has always been closed to visitors. The House of Griffins, thusly named for a pair of white stucco griffins decorating an internal […]
Bison Return to Illinois Prairie to the Sounds of Drumming After 200 Years of Absence
A herd of 6 American bison—3 males and 3 females—have been released onto native Illinois prairie. There, to the sound of drumming, songs, and cheers, they began to acclimate to their new surroundings—surroundings that had missed them for 200 years. A large crowd of Santee Sioux, herded together in their woven blankets and synthetic down […]
4 Sisters Invent Electric Tractor with Mom and Dad and it’s Selling in 5 Countries
A big Swiss family has invented Europe’s first all-electric, solar-assisted tractor, and is now selling the vehicle in 5 countries. The Knüsel Family lives in the canton of Schwyz, where patriarch and father of 4, Sepp Knüsel, has been building tractors for over 20 years under the brand name Rigitrac AG. In 2019, with the […]
Colorado Begins Planning Return of Wolverine Across its Parks, Absent for More Than 100 Years
Colorado wildlife authorities have introduced a plan to reintroduce the wolverine, one of the largest members of the weasel family, back into the state where it’s been absent for a century. Hunted to extinction, small populations of this solitary scavenger survived in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Canada, from where they’ve gradually moved south to Utah […]
Delta Shares $1.3 Billion with its Workers–Averaging 4 Weeks’ of Salary Coming Directly from Profits
One of America’s largest airlines is also its most generous. Delta Airlines will pay out around $1.3 billion in profit sharing payments, representing not only one of the largest payouts in the company’s history, but a larger sum than the whole industry together. Celebrated on Valentine’s Day, Profit Sharing Day sees Delta employees receive a […]
Gallop into the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse When Chaos Must Be Balanced with Bold Action
This year will invite many of us to gallop forward with blazing speed and boldness as the year of the horse arrives under the heavenly branch of fire. It will be a time when reserved action and meekness will be replaced with aggressivity and passion, which invites some to show caution, and others to take […]
Woman’s Severed Ear Was Saved by Grafting it Onto Her Foot Before Reattaching it 5 Months Later
In a medical story that has to be seen to be believed, a Chinese woman whose ear was torn off in an industrial accident had it grafted onto her foot as a way of keeping it viable for later transfer back to her head. And that’s exactly what happened, 5 months after doctors at a […]
Incredible Results from 20 Years of Cancer Research Boost National Survival Rates to 7 in 10
In what is being called a major milestone in American cancer research and treatment, 5-year survival rates averaged across all cancers have never been higher, with 7-in-10 cancer patients living past 5 years post-diagnosis. This average was pumped up by large survival rate increases in leukemia (20%), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (18%), and ovarian cancer (9%) over […]
4 Exciting Space Missions Launch This Year Including NASA’s Return to Moon, Japan’s Jump to Mars
From a return of humans to Lunar orbit, to Japan’s first crack at Mars, the trend of humans spending more and more time and money on and in space is set to continue in 2026. Here are a few of the events to look forward to. Artemis II and a return to the Moon Since […]