A study found humans might have the genes needed to hibernate. We’d just have to tweak them to do it. Experts say it could unlock all sorts of new treatments for things like diabetes and obesity. Animals that hibernate can lose weight quickly without affecting their health……….. A Maryland woman hit the lottery for 50…… read more »
A Montreal woman is in the news because she’s been walking around picking up trash to raise money for her local SPCA shelter. She calls herself “The Trashy Lady.” At last count, she’d picked up around 4,000 pieces of trash this month and raised almost $4,000 on GoFundMe………….A study found that as we age, musicians…… read more »
A U.K. golfer made a hole-in-one a day after he turned 90 years old. He used his driver on a 200-yard par three. It hit the downslope of a bunker, shot forward onto the green, and went in. He says he doesn’t see great anymore, so he didn’t know it went in at first. He…… read more »
A tortoise named Shelly who escaped from her family’s home in England was found more than two weeks later . . . three miles away . . . outside an ice cream parlor. The only bad thing is that her owners say Shelly ruined her diet while on the run . . . possibly due…… read more »
Brooke Johnson has spent about 100 days on her skateboard as she travels across America, from California to Virginia, raising awareness for spinal cord injuries in memory of her stepfather. Coming into the weekend, she was in Kentucky and Tennessee. Overall, she says the trip will be 3,226 miles. If she succeeds, she’ll set a…… read more »
Earlier this year, a mother’s worst nightmare turned into an unexpected blessing when another mom, a total stranger, saved her 15-year-old son’s life. Her teen, Evan Tucker, was on a baseball field, when he suffered cardiac arrest. The other mother knew CPR. She ran out and performed it for eight minutes until the ambulance arrived…… read more »
Virginia Tech researchers are showing that dogs and their owners can help stop the spread of an invasive insect species. The spotted lanternfly, native to Asia, was first detected in the U.S. in 2014, and it’s spread rapidly to 18 states. Catching the bug early is key, and with their keen sense of smell, dogs can be…… read more »
A guy in Massachusetts bought a Powerball ticket, then lost track and thought the drawing had already happened. So he bought another ticket with the same set of numbers and ended up with $2 million because each ticket hit for a million bucks…………. This couldn’t have been easy: Firefighters in England saved four cows that…… read more »
A sheriff’s department near Denver shared photos after a wildlife official saved a baby raccoon that crawled up into a semi. It was sleeping up inside the engine compartment and didn’t want to come out. They eventually got to it and released it back into the wild……………. Paramedics in Arkansas saved a raccoon that got…… read more »
The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway. If you look up at the night sky over the next month or so, you’ve got a pretty good chance of seeing a shooting star. A good day to view them is Thursday, July 24 during the new moon when the sky is darker. Another good time is Wednesday,…… read more »