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New study discovers blood test can predict dementia more than a decade before official diagnosis

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Scientists have discovered a blood test detecting specific proteins could predict dementia before a person receives an official diagnosis.
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How Good News Gets Lost To the 'Orphan-Crushing Machine'

While the “orphan-crushing machine” can be a helpful metaphor for heartwarming stories that lack depth, the term requires nuance.
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New investigation calls for accountability: Amazon's plastic packaging isn't as recyclable as it claims

Feeling guilty about all those blue-and-white plastic Amazon bags piling up around the house? Fear not — they can be recycled! At least, that’s what the packaging says.
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Researcher: 'Negative emotions' like anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety can be useful

Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were so anxious about an upcoming event that you couldn’t concentrate for days?
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3 million shipwrecks around the world have become helpful habitats for underwater life — from microbes to sharks

Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, coastal waters and the deep ocean.
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Coming to a park near you: This clever phone mount frames up a stunning photo... and helps you save local wildlife

Community-built time lapses are providing citizen-backed data to scientists so that they can improve wildlife conservation efforts around the world.
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A rebooted community solar program provides support for for lower-income Minnesotans

A new state law is ushering in several changes to the state’s community solar program, with developers seeing new rules and requirements, as well as new opportunities.
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The World Has More Trees Than It Did 35 Years Ago

This might come as a surprise: Worldwide tree cover has grown — not shrunk! — by 2.24 million square kilometers — the size of Texas and Alaska combined — in the last 35 years, according to a paper in the science journal “Nature.”
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8 Famous Animal Conservationists You Might Not Know Yet

There are dozens and dozens of people you should know about who are protecting wild species and their habitats, and our hope is that today you’ll learn about someone new who inspires you to find your own way of helping animals in your corner of the world.
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New study discovers blood test can predict dementia more than a decade before official diagnosis

Scientists have discovered a blood test detecting specific proteins could predict dementia before a person receives an official diagnosis.
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24 Best Quotes About Good News

These quotes about good news remind us of the importance and power of good news. And they might even remind us that, in addition to celebrating good news, each of us has the power to become good news.
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These dog-powered goose patrol teams humanely 'harass' Canada geese & protect the environment

Nature lovers are making use of herding dogs to humanely move pesky geese out of their way and protect natural ecosystems.
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Gloria Steinem, a trailblazing feminist, journalist, and social-political activist, has been a leading voice in the women’s liberation movement for decades. 
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This 'ghost bird' is going viral on TikTok, raising awareness of a species on the decline

A clip of a rare daytime sighting of a potoo - or 'ghost bird' - is making the rounds online. Here's the scoop behind the bird and why we should protect it.
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LGBTQ+ folks can now text a new mental health hotline

The new service is a partnership between Crisis Text Line and FOLX Health, hoping to reach more LGBTQ+ youth in crisis.
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