Human Achievements95% Bike Parts: Ben Hogan's Free Prosthetic LegsMichigan prosthetist Ben Hogan builds working legs almost entirely from recycled bicycles and gives the design away free to amputees worldwide.
ScienceGreat Lakes Piping Plovers Fledge Record 184 ChicksDown to just 12 pairs in 1990, the endangered Great Lakes piping plover population fledged a record 184 chicks in 2026, thanks to zoos, volunteers, and decades of beach restoration.
ScienceFrom 9 Left to 1,300 Released: Butterfly's ComebackFewer than 10 Poweshiek skipperlings remained in 2022. Zoo breeding programs have since released over 1,300 a year into restored Michigan prairies.
