Hundreds of Madison-area residents are expected to attend the 28th annual Second Alarm Scholarship Benefit on Saturday, Feb. 18 at The Tributary Hub to raise money for the Jones-Robinson Scholarship and support community networking and programs.
Ponterra announced a project finance loan and partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation to support La Esperanza, a large afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation project in Mexico; the initial 10,000-hectare phase will plant more than 6 million native trees.
A three-orca pod not previously recorded in Salish Sea catalogs was seen near Vancouver and Seattle in March; researchers matched photos to Alaska sightings and assigned them identifiers T419, T420 and T421.
Researchers at the University of Guelph are studying honey bee gut microbiomes to learn how they affect digestion, immunity and overwintering success, and that work is expanding to focus on domestic queen bees as Canada faces high colony losses and depends on imported queens.
Savannah Guthrie used an Easter message to reflect on faith and uncertainty while her mother, Nancy Guthrie, has been missing for 63 days.
Four participants — an astronaut, an astrobiologist and two Opinion editors — discuss Artemis II, lunar geology and the scientific, economic and geopolitical questions around returning humans to the moon.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has selected Rebecca Jones Gaston to lead New York City's Administration for Children's Services; Gaston previously headed the federal Administration on Children, Youth and Families and spent time in foster care as an infant.
This roundup lists local announcements for Plum and Oakmont the week of April 6, 2026, including the Oakmont Carnegie Library’s A Taste of Two Towns on May 3 and Plum High School’s Air Force JROTC receiving an “Exceeds Standards” rating.
A special issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology reviews current studies on AI across gastroenterology, reporting mixed results for polyp detection, faster AI‑assisted capsule endoscopy review, LLM‑based decision tools, and discussions of ethical and legal concerns.
Volatile, higher gold prices have pushed up engagement ring costs and led some couples to delay purchases, increase use of financing or repurpose heirloom gold; jewelers report faster quote changes and shifts toward lower‑karat or alternative metals.
