Youth ingredient, regenerative game-changer, sloths

Happy Friday my friend,

Scientists say they’ve just discovered one of the largest rotating structures in the universe, a “filament” that hosts countless galaxies, all rotating within this elongated structure. Mind blowingly, it’s 140M light years away from Earth! 🪐

ECL TRIVIA: What is the term for the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom or ion? (Answer below)

🌎 Planet Health

🚜 REGENERATIVE MOVEMENT: This week, the USDA announced a $700M Regenerative Pilot Program to “help American farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity.” Farmers and ranchers will be able to apply for 2026 funding through their nearest NCRS Service Center.

🦥 SLOTH PROTECTION: Their cute faces appear to be smiling, but sloths are increasingly torn from their home forests to be tourist attractions or illegal exotic pets. Fortunately, sloths will now be given extra protection after a recent summit in Uzbekistan where global agreements between 184+ countries agreed to give two species of sloths “stringent requirements for their international trade.”

🪶 SAVE THE LAKE: Community voices surrounding China’s largest freshwater lake are sharing their memories and stories to gain support for conservation efforts in this extremely fragile ecosystem. Read here about a local 80-year-old’s “nature classroom,” community porpoise protection, and the lake’s endangered Siberian Cranes.

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🧑‍⚕️ Human Health

🤢 WAKE UP CALL: Did you know there’s over 350k synthetic chemicals on the global market? “The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ amounts to up to $2.2T a year— roughly as much as the profits of the world’s 100 largest publicly listed companies,” this groundbreaking report says.

🍫 CHOCOLATE YOUTH: Could theobromine (the compound that gives dark chocolate its bitter flavor) be the secret to slowing the aging process? This week, scientists at the King’s College in London discovered how theobromine and biological aging are connected. Learn more here.

🌿 WALL OF HEALTH: The Netherlands has implemented these “harvest walls” in playground areas for kids to explore (and nibble on!) live veggies, fruit, and herbs growing at eye level. The seasonal edible gardens are managed by schools and neighbors to encourage. In what ways could something like this work in your community?

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Trivia Answer:

Ionization energy. This property varies by element and plays an important role in chemical reactions and the structure of atoms.

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