Metro Detroit man scores big at Transplant Games
Transplant recipient David Galbenski scored big at the Donate Life Transplant Games. “I did go out and compete and I did do my very best,” he said. David won medals … Keep Reading…
Science & Medicine
First local baby of 2022 arrives at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1 at Beaumont in Royal Oak
Samirah Nura Ahmed arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day, the first baby of 2022 born at the Beaumont Health System — and maybe even the first born in the entire … Keep Reading…
Archeologists dig up Detroit museum site: Here’s what they found
Pieces of a clay pot. An old medicine bottle. These random household items, plucked from the grounds of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) by Wayne State history sleuths, … Keep Reading…
Get Caught Up: The fireball from space that lit up the sky over Michigan
A large, mysterious fireball lit up the sky early Wednesday morning across Michigan, the Midwest and even Canada. Was it a meteor, like we saw a few years ago in Metro Detroit? Experts … Keep Reading…
Detroit Physician Celebrates Major Milestone
Dr. Richard Brown, who is celebrating 60 years as an inner-city physician, commemorated the milestone with his family on a bus tour of his lifelong personal, professional and Jewish journeys. … Keep Reading…
Metro Detroit Youngster is an Ambassador for Cochlear Implants
By 8 weeks old, Yehuda Klein was diagnosed with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD); sounds weren’t being transmitted from his inner ear to his brain. When Yehuda Klein of Oak … Keep Reading…
Delta Aquariids, Perseid Meteors In Metro Detroit: Peak Dates
If you’ve been longing since spring for meteor showers, you’re about to be rewarded as the rambling Delta Aquariid meteor shower gets underway Monday. The peak isn’t for a couple … Keep Reading…
New senior medical centers to open in Detroit
Dedicated Senior Medical Center is not just a name, it’s a play on words on how the new facilities are committed to seniors in the underserved communities they are serving. … Keep Reading…
‘Glad they only come once every 17 years’ — Ann Arbor residents deal with noisy cicadas
The cicadas are here (in Metro Detroit). Well, they’ve been here for 17 years. But now they’re emerging. The sheer number of cicadas has caused car crashes in Ohio, grounded the White House press plane in … Keep Reading…
City launches new program specifically to vaccinate Detroit’s homebound residents and their families
City launches new program specifically to vaccinate Detroit’s homebound residents and their families New Partnership with Detroit Health Department, Detroit Area Agency on Aging & Wayne Health and others to … Keep Reading…
Lakeland Fresh Farms launches indoor farm in metro Detroit
Veteran business executive Joe Corace announces the launch of Lakeland Fresh Farms, a local producer of hydroponically grown greens. The products are grown in an 80,000-square-foot indoor farm in Chesterfield … Keep Reading…
What’s the biggest freshwater fish in the world?
It took three biologists to haul a 240-pound (109 kilograms) fish out of the Detroit River in Michigan last month. The nearly 7-foot-long (2.1 meters) “monster’ sturgeon,” caught and released … Keep Reading…
Michigan Science Center Brings Traveling Science Program Back To Metro Detroit
With support from Aramco Americas, the Michigan Science Center (MiSci) brings back its popular Traveling Science Program. Starting June 1, MiSci will take online requests for reservations for this program … Keep Reading…
Metro Detroit students win Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
Michelle Hua took home the top spot in a major international science competition. Hua is a sophomore at Cranbrook Kingswood School. She found out on Friday that she was a … Keep Reading…
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peak: How To See It In Metro Detroit
The Eta Aquariid meteor shower that’s firing off shooting stars right now isn’t the best shower of the year, but there won’t be another one until July. So, if the … Keep Reading…
2 Metro Detroit teens help nonprofit bring smiles worldwide
Two teen girls from Metro Detroit are working hard to help people around the world smile again. Jade Xu and classmate Anum Latif, both high school students in Ypsilanti, are … Keep Reading…
Company teams with Uber to bring prescription delivery to metro Detroit
You’ve likely heard of Uber Eats, the food delivery app, and of course, Uber, the ride-sharing app, but you may not know the company now delivers prescription medicine. Uber has … Keep Reading…
Warren commits to Monarch Pledge
With spring officially underway, it seems timely that the Warren City Council voted unanimously to commit to the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. The pledge asks cities and municipalities … Keep Reading…
Capuchin priest aims to help homilists use science, ‘imagination’ in preaching
Priests deliver hundreds of homilies each liturgical year. After a while, even the most insightful and creative priest can use some added inspiration to help him bring the word of … Keep Reading…
Dream realized: Rochester Hills native named NASA flight director
When I was seven years old, I dreamed of becoming a “Channel 4 weatherman” someday. So I know from firsthand experience what it’s like to realize a lifelong dream. Ask anybody … Keep Reading…