Nature
May 12, 2022

Colorful South African Succulents Have Evolved To Look Like Real Stones

If you love unusual plants and are looking to add to your garden, you may want to consider a lithops. This genus of succulents is native to southern Africa and the plants are quite a sight to behold. Nicknamed living stones, they do actually look like smooth pebbles. Really, these succulents look so much like stones, that you may be tempted to pick one up and skip it across a body of water.

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Art Supplies
May 12, 2022

10 Best Eco-Friendly Sketchbooks for Artists and Designers

Even though drawing on a tablet has become more accessible, it is hard to replace the tactile quality of working with a pencil on paper. Fortunately, paper-lovers can find an array of eco-friendly sketchbooks and sketch pads that make working traditionally both sustainable and fun. We've put together a selection of 10 eco-friendly sketchbooks that use recycled and natural materials.

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Science
May 11, 2022

High Schooler Invents an Affordable, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

People took on all types of interesting projects in their down time during the pandemic. Bread baking, gardening, knitting—these were common hobbies that were taken up, but there have been a few others with far more ambitious projects. Benjamin Choi, a high schooler in Virginia, began working on an invention that would quickly go beyond the scope and scale of a “pandemic project.

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Good News
May 11, 2022

Law School Grad Celebrates With Dad Who Got Out of Prison in Time To See Her Graduate

Our experiences can set us on certain paths in life. For Teeanna A. Brisco, her desire to go to law school was cemented when her dad was sentenced to life in prison for non-violent drug offenses. Brisco was just 4 years old when he was incarcerated, and she grew up wanting to help him. This led her to attend Howard University Law School, where she did what she could to get him out of prison.

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My Modern Met

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