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  • fart, science discovery, gut health, bacteria, digestion
    Photo credit: Canva – Analyzing the times you pass gas helps scientists study gut bacteria.
    Science

    Scientists invent ‘smart’ underwear that tracks gut bacteria health through your farts

    Erik Barnes

    2/15/2026
  • clive wearing, amnesia, memory loss, deborah wearing, herpesviral encephalitis, musicology, anterograde amnesia, neurology, diary of note, viral stories
    Photo credit: Canva – An older man writes in his journal
    Culture, Past Events

    His memory resets every 30 seconds. A look inside his 1990 diary shows what he never forgot.

    Adam Albright Hanna

    2/14/2026
  • memory loss reversal, FTL1 protein, brain health, cognitive decline, UCSF research, aging breakthroughs, MIND diet, neuroscience, alzheimers prevention, neuroplasticity
    Photo credit: Canva – A neurologist looks at brain scans on a computer
    Past Events, Science & Tech

    Scientists say reducing one brain protein may reverse age-related memory loss

    Mark Wales

    2/14/2026
  • Cities, Politics, US politics, Mayors, Polarization, Partisanship, Local counties, Nonpartisanship
    Photo credit: NHLI/Eliot J. Schechter via Getty Images – Local officials get to participate in events such as ribbon cuttings, celebrating projects they may have helped make happen.
    Culture, Politics

    Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable

    Lauren Hall

    2/14/2026
  • History, Archaeology, Mummy, Ancient Egypt, 3D scanning, Artifacts, Museum collections Egyptology, Provenance, Digital archaeology
    Photo credit: Array – The 3D scan of a mask fragment matches up with the scan of a different well-preserved mask.
    History, Science

    3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

    Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo

    2/14/2026
  • Charity, Volunteering, Hunger, Gentrification, Homelessness, Philadelphia, Business, Nonprofits, Opioid crisis, Philanthropy and nonprofits, Case study, Local, soup kitchen, Uncommon Courses, Kensington, Character virtue
    Photo credit: Timothy Swift, CC BY-SA – Guests line up for a hot meal at St. Francis Inn on Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia.
    Culture

    How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

    Tim Swift

    2/13/2026
  • bamboo, bioplastic, BM-plastic, cellulose, sustainability, biodegradable, innovation, eco-friendly
    Photo credit: Photo credit Canva – A bamboo forest.
    Environment

    Plastic pollution is a global mess and bamboo could be our way to dig out of it

    Mark Wales

    2/12/2026
  • Children, Psychology, Neurology, Literacy, Reading, Creativity, Empathy, Teaching creativity, Bedtime Routine, Play and creativity, Bedtime story, Early literacy, empathy training, readers
    Photo credit: Lambert/Getty Images – A father reads a bedtime story to his daughter in 1955.
    Family, Science

    Reading to young kids improves their social skills and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

    Erin Clabough

    2/12/2026
  • relationship advice, healthy marriage, conflict resolution, communication skills, marriage therapy, arguing in relationships, emotional intimacy, Gottman method, happy couples, mental health
    Photo credit: Canva – A happy couple playing with their dog
    Uncategorized

    Experts reveal the sweet spot for how often healthy couples fight and it’s more than you think

    GOOD Staff

    2/12/2026
  • anesthesia recovery, funny hospital videos, BBL, tonsil surgery, TikTok viral, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, medical recovery, ScienceDirect, patient stories, healthcare humor
    Photo credit: Canva – (L) A confused doctor looks at paperwork; (R) A patient getting a butt lift
    Humor, Past Events

    Doctors stunned after ​groggy woman wakes up from surgery and asks why they forgot her Brazilian butt lift

    Adam Albright Hanna

    2/12/2026

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