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Young adults with physical disabilities find independence

Champions Place is the first shared living community for young adults in Roswell, Georgia. Designed with and for people with disabilities. In addition to providing community living, Champions Place provides year-round volunteer engagements, community outreach, and social activities through programs such as the Titan Community, a wheelchair sports team. With the help of Google assistive technology, Champions residents can live more independently in their new home. Learn more about Champions Place at championscommunityfoundation.org.

About Champions Place: http://www.championscommunityfoundation.org/championsplace.
About Titan Community: http://www.championscommunityfoundation.org/titans-what-we-do.

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Here’s how lockdowns slashed global emissions, according to NASA

Lockdown — seen from space.


Almost as soon as the coronavirus pandemic began, experts started noticing that the global lockdown appeared to be resulting in a sharp drop in worldwide carbon emissions.

The idea generated both memes about humanity’s destruction of the planet and well-intentioned visions of a greener future. Now, NASA scientists have found that overall the lockdown has resulted in a 20 percent global reduction in nitrogen dioxide emissions since February, according to a press release – a shift that left them shocked.

Woman gives birth to daughter who spent 24 years as frozen embryo: ‘She’s perfect’

“Benjamin and Tina Gibson were blessed on Nov. 25 with their “sweet miracle:” Baby Emma Wren, weighing in at 6 lbs., 8 oz., and 20 inches long, the National Embryo Donation Center announced Tuesday.

But what makes Emma a “miracle” child? Having been cryopreserved for twenty-four and a half years, she’s the longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth.”

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New mom gives birth to embryo that was frozen for 24.5 years.

Watch This Indestructible Glass Drop Literally Break a Bullet

You’re crazy for this one, Prince Rupert.


Have you heard of the wild, almost indestructible Prince Rupert’s Drop? Science Alert recently unearthed a video from Smarter Every Day that shows this strong-as-hell glass marvel actually shattering a bullet at a beautiful 150,000 frames per second.

⚗ You love badass science projects. So do we. Let’s nerd out over them together.

In an Unexpected Twist It Turns Out Alligators Can Regrow Their Tails Too

Well
 it seems we can still be surprised. 😃


Cornered by a dangerous predator, a gecko can self-amputate its still twitching tail, creating a fleeting moment of distraction — a chance for the lizard to flee with its life.

Small reptiles such as geckos and skinks are well known for this remarkable ability to sacrifice and then rapidly regrow their tails. Now, to scientists’ surprise, it turns out that much larger alligators can regrow theirs too. But only while they’re young.

Juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) can regrow up to 18 percent of their total body length back. This is about 23 cm or 9 inches of length.