Water, not power, turns out to be the resource that could keep humans off the moon for good — or at least keep them from building anything bigger than a small town. The Study Behind the Claim A paper published 14 September 2026 in Frontiers in Space Technologies, titled "No Cities on the Moon: A Billion Tons of Water Is Not Enough for Sustainability," was written by … [Read more...] about Scientists think humans could live on the moon. One obstacle stands in the way
Army dog was separated from his owner – 3 years later, the best friends finally meet again
Vance McFarland spent two years in Afghanistan working alongside a dog trained to find roadside bombs. When his deployment ended, the Army sent the dog back into the program — and for three years, neither of them knew if they'd see each other again. Partners in a War Zone McFarland, then a U.S. Army specialist, was paired with Ikar, a Czech Shepherd trained as a Tactical … [Read more...] about Army dog was separated from his owner – 3 years later, the best friends finally meet again
A San Francisco Woman Fed Wild Parrots for Years — Then the Flock Brought Its Babies to Meet Her
San Francisco is known for its hills, its bridges, and — less famously — a noisy flock of wild parrots that has nothing to do with the city's native wildlife at all. An Unlikely Flock, Decades in the Making The birds are cherry-headed conures, a species also known as red-masked parakeets. They aren't native to California; the flock descends from escaped or released pet … [Read more...] about A San Francisco Woman Fed Wild Parrots for Years — Then the Flock Brought Its Babies to Meet Her
Scientists Grew Human Brain Tissue Inside Mice — and the Cells Wired Themselves Into the Animals’ Nervous Systems
A mouse brain is not supposed to contain human cells. In a study published in Nature on 16 September 2026, a Stanford Medicine team reported a mouse brain that largely does — and the human tissue inside it didn't just survive, it wired itself into the rest of the animal's nervous system. Mice Engineered Without Their Own Cortex The cerebral cortex is the brain's outer … [Read more...] about Scientists Grew Human Brain Tissue Inside Mice — and the Cells Wired Themselves Into the Animals’ Nervous Systems
Surrendered Shelter Dog Won’t Stop “Crying” At His Kennel Door — Until A Stranger Sits With Him
A newly surrendered shelter dog spent his first hours in an unfamiliar kennel making a sound that stopped viewers in their tracks — and it took a stranger sitting quietly beside him to bring him any comfort. A Rough Start In An Unfamiliar Place The dog, a Siberian Husky named Bear, had just been surrendered when the video was recorded at Benton Franklin Humane Society in … [Read more...] about Surrendered Shelter Dog Won’t Stop “Crying” At His Kennel Door — Until A Stranger Sits With Him