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Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

Since wolves’ return, Yellowstone’s aspens are recovering, study finds The researchers found a 152-fold increase in sapling and young-tree density.

Aspen trees are growing taller in Yellowstone thanks to wolves that prey on elk, which graze on trees.

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Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
"On this beautiful Friday, we are so excited to introduce you to #Kimani – the little elephant with a big story!"

Hard to keep a weightless guitar in place to play - and not kick my lunch velcroed to the wall.
That Larrivee guitar was put up on the space station by NASA psychologists and is still there - 139,500 world tours!

If you know any aspiring, young filmmakers, please encourage them to apply for this workshop — brought to you by the fine folks at Sag Harbor Cinema and NBC Universal. 🙏🏼

sagharborcinema.org/summer-filmm...

The children lost in the Texas floods, remembered by their loved ones The flooding that ravaged Central Texas before sunrise on the Fourth of July was the country’s deadliest catastrophe for children in recent memory.

Relatives of the young victims lost in the Texas floods have sought to celebrate what made them special — and hinted at the adults they might have become.

The memories shared here offer a glimpse of these lives.

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥