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A historic ocean liner just began its final voyage before it becomes the world's largest artificial reef
On its maiden voyage in 1952, the 1,000-foot SS United States shattered the transatlantic speed record, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in three days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes — beating the previous record for an ocean liner by 10 hours. It still holds that record.
Now, it's begun its final voyage: the aging ocean liner is being towed from south Philadelphia to Alabama for prep work before officials sink it off the Florida Gulf Coast where it will become the world's largest artificial reef.
Officials in Okaloosa County will add the iconic ship to the county's more than 500 artificial reefs, generating tourism money, and supporting local marine ecosystems.
Why is this good news?Coral reefs support vibrant marine ecosystems, stimulate tourism and fishing industries, and protect shorelines from storms and erosion — but reefs around the world have been impacted by pollution, overfishing, and climate change. Artificial reefs like these can help restore those ecosystems, providing benefits for those of us on land, too.
Despite recent tragic, high-profile disasters, air traffic accidents have been declining globally
Between the collision of an airplane and helicopter in Washington, D.C., and an airplane overturning at a Toronto airport, recent high-profile tragedies involving aircraft have led to a decline in consumer confidence in flying.
However, a recent analysis of both U.S. and worldwide data found that there's been a downward trend in air accidents over the past two decades.
In the U.S., there's been a decline in air accidents from 2005 to 2024, despite the overall number of flights significantly increasing. In January 2025, there were 52 accidents, lower than 58 in January 2024, and 70 in January 2023.
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Canada is officially set to build the largest solar farm in North America
Medicine Hat, Alberta has more days of sunlight than any other city in Canada, making it the prime candidate for North America's future largest urban solar park.
Once fully built out, the Saamis project would not only be able to meet the peak load demand for both industrial and commercial buildings in the city — it could also supply demand for its 65,000 residents.
Poetically, the 325-megawatt project will be situated on an old industrial site in "Gas City" — as Medicine Hat, Alberta is known due to the area's extensive fossil gas reserves.
Even better: The project will be built on a 1,600-acre plot of land that had been contaminated by a solid waste byproduct of nitrogen production, so the land had very "limited development potential" — now, instead of sitting there useless, it will help bring clean energy to the community (which has environmental and health benefits of its own).
A group of doctors just became the first in the world to cure blindness in four children with a rare genetic condition
Using a pioneering gene therapy, doctors in London have officially become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition that causes vision loss. Those impacted are legally blind from birth.
Doctors injected healthy copies of the impacted gene into the eyes of four children between the ages of one and two during a one-hour surgery. They can now see shapes, find toys, recognize their parents' faces, and even read and write.
One patient was from the U.S. and while his parents said it may not be the last treatment he needs in his life, the improvements so far are helping him know, see, and understand the world better.
Why is this good news? The outcomes, seen five years after the surgeries were performed, were "hugely impressive" and demonstrate the first effective treatment for "the most severe form of childhood blindness" — opening the door to treatment for young children at early stages of the disease.
Over 1,000 musicians released a 'silent album' to protest a proposed UK copyright law letting AI use their work
A new, proposed copyright law in the United Kingdom could make it easier for artificial intelligence companies to use the work of musicians to train their models without the artists' permission — unless they proactively opt out.
To protest this proposed law, more than one thousand musicians — including Annie Lennox and Imogen Heap — released a "silent album" titled "Is This What We Want?" on Spotify.
The 12-track album features ambient sounds of empty studios and performance spaces to symbolize "the impact we expect the government's proposals would have on musicians' livelihoods." All proceeds from streams will benefit a UK charity that supports working and retired musicians.
What's the nuance? While some artists are excited about the potential of AI (in addition to use cases in health care, climate action, protecting wildlife, and more), critics note that most of the AI models "creating art" were actually "trained on copyrighted work without a license."
And while the new copyright law would allow artists to opt out — that's a "huge burden" for artists to protect their intellectual property, and doesn't protect artists the way many think.
Food gives us a reason to gather, enjoy, create, share, explore, connect, and care. It is our fuel, our culture, and our most connective tie to the planet itself.
The Food Edition celebrates all of that — while exploring the nuances, inequities, and threats to our food systems, and how we can prevail in the face of these challenges.
After reading, you might find yourself a little hungry … but more than anything: energized to make a difference, nurture your community, and even take a bite of something new.
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