Published: February 23, 2026
Cyclists around the world participated in memorial rides for Alex Pretti, who was also an avid cyclist. A Minneapolis cycling community, of which Alex Pretti was a part, organized a memorial ride in his honor. Thousands of local cyclists joined, and it was one of more than 200 memorial rides organized worldwide.
U.S. forests are storing more carbon than they have in decades. A new analysis shows that for the past two decades, U.S. forests have been absorbing carbon dioxide at a historic rate, increasing storage by about 66 million metric tons per year from 2005 to 2022.
A Florida mother is calling her newborn daughter her miracle baby. The little girl was born via emergency C-section after a good samaritan saved her mom from a car that was sinking into a pond.
There are advances in the search for an HIV cure. Melbourne researchers are moving closer towards an HIV cure after scientists discovered a way to force the virus (which has the ability to conceal itself in white blood cells) out of hiding.
The Antarctic Ozone hole shrinks. The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk to its fifth-smallest size in more than three decades.
A researcher finds a way to help babies with a rare brain cancer. A doctor working with the Institute of Cancer Research in London has discovered a way to help treat cancer tumors in children under the age of one. The discovery was made by Dr. Matt Clarke, who found that existing medicines could help treat high-grade gliomas, a type of tumor found in the brain or spinal cord that can quickly spread, for children under a year old.
US employers added 130,000 jobs last month, the largest increase in more than a year. The healthcare sector drove the gains, and even the beleaguered manufacturing industry added jobs for the first time since November 2024. The unemployment rate pulled back to 4.3%, and average hourly earnings advanced a solid 0.4% from the prior month.
