Quietest place in US, baby eagle born, man with golden arm

Happy Friday my friend,

Are there any wild spaces left in the United States that are void of train, plane, and automobile noise? Discover “the last best place” for solace and quiet in nature— SPOILER: I live in this beautiful (and quiet) state!

ECL TRIVIA: How many species are estimated to go extinct every day? (Answer below)

🧑‍⚕️ Human Health

🩸 MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM: Credited with saving the lives of over 2M babies, James Harrison, one of the world’s most generous blood donors, passed away this week at the age of 88. After receiving a blood transfusion as a teen, he wanted to give back and began donating his rare “Anti-D” blood plasma every two weeks at age 18 until 81. Read more about this Australian donation hero and his life here. 

🧠 MEDITATION MAGIC: Did you know meditation could strengthen the ability to control your emotional responses? A small but important study shows the emotional center of your brain can actually be rewired through meditation, while researchers investigated brain activity “in the amygdala and hippocampus of epilepsy patients during ‘loving-kindness’ meditation.” These results showed “even a single session of meditation was associated with changes in beta and gamma brain waves, which are linked to attention, memory, and emotional processing.”

🔮 BACTERIA FORTUNE-TELLERS: What if the presence of two specific bacteria in the gut could show you the future? In a new fascinating discovery, scientists say that for MS patients, these two bacteria “might not just be a sign of disease, but could actually predict how severe it will be.” This imbalance “was not only linked to having multiple sclerosis but also with worse disability, making it a stronger predictor of disease severity than any single type of bacteria alone.”

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🌎 Planet Health

♻️ SPEED OF LIGHT: Scientists have discovered a light-activated process that could make plastics fully recyclable! This method uses violet light and a solvent to depolymerize materials like Plexiglass, offering a more efficient and sustainable recycling approach compared to traditional methods. Learn more about this discover here. 

🚌 ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY: In 2024, 49% of new city buses in the EU were zero-emission, surpassing 2023's 36%. Success is credited to “new European regulations established in 2024 as well as more local policies at the city-level.” To see a graph showing how each European country is performing in transitioning to urban zero-emission buses (and which 3 EU countries have 100% zero-emission urban buses) click here.

🦅 EAGLE BABY: High in a nest above Big Bear Lake in California, this live eagle webcam has won the hearts of many all over the world as this eagle duo, Jackie and Shadow, welcomed the hatching of one of their three eggs this week. Read more about it here, or watch this highlight video of the first eaglet emerging from its shell.

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😊 Conscious Corner

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Trivia Answer:

Scientists estimate that between 150 and 200 species of plants, insects, birds, and mammals become extinct every 24 hours. This rate is nearly 1,000X higher than the natural extinction rate.

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