Young girl who had the cops called on her for studying lanternflies wins a major award

[1]( [Young girl who had the cops called on her for studying lanternflies wins a major award]( On October 22, 9-year-old Bobbi Wilson was excited to go out into her Caldwell, New Jersey, neighborhood to see if a mixture she put together would be effective at killing spotted lanternflies. She had learned about the dangers that the lanternflies pose to the local tree population during the summer and created an insecticide that she learned about on TikTok. Spotted lanternflies are an invasive species dangerous to trees because they feed on their sap. “That’s her thing,” Wilson’s mother, Monique Joseph, told CNN. “She’s going to kill the lanternflies, especially if they’re on a tree. That’s what she’s going to do.” While Wilson was peacefully working on her sustainability experiment, her neighbor, Gordon Lawshe, called the police on her. “There’s a little Black woman walking, spraying stuff on the sidewalks and trees on Elizabeth and Florence. I don’t know what the hell she’s doing. Scares me, though,” he said, according to CNN. Lawshe told the dispatcher she was a “real tiny woman” and wearing a “hood.” [Read the story]( [2]( [Boyfriend of woman given ‘week to live’ by doctors is working to make her final wish come true]( A man who lost his girlfriend unexpectedly is now motivated to fulfill her last wish. The couple had been attending a friend's wedding in Italy with her boyfriend Aidan Solan just a few months before Alex Halley passed away. The 27-year-old, who Aidan referred to as a "caricature of a good person," had been unwell, and it was during their vacation that a doctor called to inform them that she had cervical cancer. Although the pair first believed Alex's stomach issues were a result of coming off the pill, Aidan explained that "your mind always goes to the most positive potential outcome", but just eight weeks after she was diagnosed, Alex was dead, at the age of just 27, reported Mirror. The London-based couple got a call from the doctors in August of this year while celebrating a friend's wedding in Italy. Since Alex was not feeling well, the couple had already decided to cancel their trip early with the intention of returning later. Alex started crying right after the call, but Aidan claims it took him two days to realize what had happened. [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( [3]( [Help protect our waterways from contamination with these ingenious wet wipe alternatives]( With a rapidly changing climate, protecting our waterways has never been so important. Not only are they some of our most beautiful natural areas, they also offer tons of amazing recreation opportunities. Who doesn’t love a summer day down by the river? With ever increasing amounts of pollutants, single-use plastics, and personal cleansing wipes making their way into our waterways, our planet’s natural bodies of water face threats of contamination. Wet wipes are especially harmful since many are made with plastic fibers that prevent them from breaking down in plumbing and sewer systems when flushed down the toilet - even those labeled as “flushable” still don’t always break down as required. These flushed wipes can bond together to create giant masses called “fatbergs” (like this giant one found in Maryland), which clog sewer systems and cause raw sewage overflows into our waterways. This major problem affects both wildlife and drinking water sources. [Read the story]( [4]( [New Zealand will be the first country to effectively ban smoking. Here's their plan to do it.]( The dangers of tobacco are well-known throughout the world but no country has been so bold as to try and stamp it out completely, until now. New Zealand passed a new law on Tuesday, December 13, that would phase out smoking throughout the country. The bill was passed by Parliament by a 76 to 43 margin. The new law would make it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, for their entire lives. So, theoretically, by 2050, a 40-year-old will be too young to buy cigarettes. The goal is to effectively ban tobacco products by 2025. Advocates for the law say that it will improve the country’s health and reduce the astronomical cost that smoking has on the country’s health system. New Zealand has universal healthcare and provides services to its citizens for free or at a reduced cost. So, the cost of smoking is shared among all its residents whether they smoke or not. [Read the story]( [5]( [Visually impaired mom can now 'see' her baby's ultrasound, thanks to science]( An ultrasound is typically the first opportunity for a new parent to visibly connect with their unborn child, but some parents don't get to "see" their baby's first image due to being blind or visually impaired. This was the case for Ashton Johnson, an expectant mom from Nebraska, who also wasn't able to see the glossy black and white print-out of the ultrasound due to her visual impairment. Traditional ultrasound pictures are slick when they're printed, and without any ridges or bumps on the image, Johnson wasn't able to visualize what the picture looked like. But her OBGYN, Dr. Katie Sekpe, had a plan to help the mom-to-be "see" her ultrasounds, instead of relying solely on her husband's descriptions. Dr. Sekpe contacted Dr. John Coté, another OBGYN, to ask him to create 3D prints of the couple's ultrasound pictures. Dr. Coté isn't just a doctor who randomly owns a 3D printer, he's an assistant professor and researcher at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He told KETV Omaha that giving moms a 3D print of their ultrasound increases their oxytocin levels and attachment to their babies. The research being done at the university is some of the first of its kind, according to Coté. 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