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Tech & Innovation

New 'bone-inspired' concrete is 560% stronger, without using plastics or fibers

The concrete, inspired by cortical bone, proves how well our bones handle strength under pressure.

Solar panels outside of a residential home.

Tech & Innovation

With 'walkable solar panels,' these inventors just paved the way for new eco-friendly architecture

The company promises to integrate solar technology into the "very fabric of your living and working spaces."

Two photos side by side. On the left, a blond Dylan Mulvaney takes a selfie in a black strappy dress. On the right, the movie poster for the documentary "Will & Harper," featuring Harper Steele sitting passenger to Will Ferrell in a car.

LGBTQ+

Dylan Mulvaney's dad provides a blueprint for supportive parenting at 'Will & Harper' premiere

Dylan Mulvaney took her dad, James, as her plus-one to the Netflix premiere of “Will & Harper.”

A black and white portrait of Frederick Douglass

Racial Justice

What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish anti-slavery activist: 'Agitate, agitate, agitate'

Though Frederick Douglass remains the most well-known abolitionist to visit Ireland in the decades prior to the American Civil War, he was not the only one.

The bamboo coral Isidella displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009

Animals

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years — here's what scientists still don't know about it

At least 94 living organisms produce their own light through a chemical reaction inside their bodies – an ability called bioluminescence.

A photo collage of a kid getting a vaccine, a bottle containing different chemicals to make a protein product, people seated inside a restaurant, a snippet of a line graph of the declining rate of U.S. overdose deaths, and a group of six people planting a tree

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Good News This Week: September 21, 2024 - Proteins, Athletes, & Trees

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A coral reef under the Red Sea, with various fish swimming by

Animals

A new, very 'grumpy' sea creature was discovered, and it's creating climate change awareness

It looks like it woke up on the wrong side of the riverbed.

The cover of Maia Kobabe's book "Gender Queer" sits atop an illustration of broken chains

Arts & Culture

'Gender Queer' is the most banned book in America. Here’s how author Maia Kobabe says you can protect it.

Maia Kobabe published a graphic memoir — "Gender Queer" — in 2019. It has since become the most challenged book in the United States.

On a white table lay a number of red, white, and blue "I Voted" stickers

Arts & Culture

Swing state voters could get free concert tickets just by checking their registration

A number of indie favorites are teaming up with Propeller to give away free tickets to fans who register to vote.

Two photos, side by side. On the left is a promotional image for ABC's "Abbott Elementary," featuring a cast of 7 actors looking to the right and smiling. They include Janelle James, William Stanford Davis, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, and Lisa Ann Walter. On the right is a blue shipping container that reads "Breakthroughs begin with curiosity."

Education

'Abbott Elementary' brings mobile STEM lab to students across the country

Ahead of the newest season of “Abbott Elementary,” students across the country are getting a chance to dive head-first into STEM.