Erik Barnes

Photo credit: @theearthprize on Instagram/Canva – Two 17-year-olds made a device that is helping reduce air pollution in Kenya.

Environment, Science

Kenyan teens create award-winning, affordable car exhaust filters made with corn cobs and algae

Erik Barnes

6/25/2026
Photo credit: Canva – 3D printing can help dental patients.

Care, Health

22-year-old gives out toothy smiles by providing free 3D-printed dentures to those in need

Erik Barnes

6/25/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Putting on an alter ego can help boost confidence.

Health, Well-being

Psychologists say the best trick for building confidence is to create a superhero-like alter ego

Erik Barnes

6/24/2026
Photo credit: Muscatine County Emergency Management/911 on Facebook – Two 13-year-olds are being honored for their live-saving deed.

Local, News

Iowa teen bike riders save injured elderly woman that was stranded outside for 16 hours

Erik Barnes

6/23/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Stickers can be beneficial for adults as well as kids.

Health, Well-being

5 ways how stickers psychologically boost the lives of grown adults

Erik Barnes

6/22/2026
Photo credit: Hamilton Health Sciences – Exosomes helped heal severe facial burns with less scarring.

Care, Health

Student with severe facial burns from a frat house fire healed through new innovative treatment

Erik Barnes

6/22/2026
Photo credit: Photo credt: SB Mowing – Spencer mowed her lawn for free and changed her life.

Local, News

‘But you already helped me’: Elderly woman floored as landscaper reveals $625K GoFundMe in her name

Erik Barnes

6/16/2026
Photo credit: Ocean Cleanup on YouTube – The Interceptor boat-barge could significantly clean our waters.

Environment, Science

Solar-powered boat feasts on trash and could solve the ocean’s plastic waste problem

Erik Barnes

6/16/2026
Photo credit: KARE11 News on YouTube – Adam Sandbeck and Mike Gravalin found a woman who was missing for three days.

Local, News

While exploring trails, two friends rescue missing woman trapped in a mud puddle for 3 days

Erik Barnes

6/16/2026
Photo credit: Canva – The check engine light can turn on for a wide range of reasons.

Everyday Economics, Money

5 things to do when the car’s check engine light comes on before spending money at the mechanic

Erik Barnes

6/15/2026

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