🏈 The No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, Fernando Mendoza, announced a $500,000 donation to support MS research and created a foundation, the Mendoza Family Fund, in partnership with the National MS Society and in honor of his mother, who has MS.
Governments doing good
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After a French city cut its marine pollution, its critically important seagrass grew back
A new study found that after Marseille, France introduced stronger environmental regulations and practices in the mid-to-late 1980s, Neptune seagrass repopulated at “exceptional” and “remarkable” rates.
The species had been on the decline for decades, with a number of efforts to restore it via replanting, but nothing was as effective as removing the pollutants causing the issue in the first place.
The authors of the study said the results showed the effectiveness of “passive restoration” — letting seagrass meadows regrow on their own after removing the human-caused reasons for their decline, rather than continued active interventions like replanting or transplanting.
Why is this good news?Neptune grass is considered the most ecologically important seagrass and is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It provides a critical shallow-water habitat, and seagrasses are renowned for their superior ability to capture and store carbon dioxide, making them a critical partner in fighting climate change.
After ‘988’ replaced the ten-digit crisis hotline in the United States, suicide rates fell
According to a new study, suicide deaths among U.S. teens and young adults dropped by 11% after the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched in 2022.
Researchers estimate that from mid-2022 through the end of 2024, there were more than 4,300 fewer suicides than expected among people aged 15 to 34.
Although experts say many factors could contribute to the decline, they think it is likely that the ten-digit number dropping to just three — “988” — made the life-saving resource both easier to remember and easier to use.
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