Two utility workers were successfully rescued after a trench collapse in Wyandotte, Michigan. The men were trapped in a hole exceeding 20 feet deep while working in a residential backyard.
One of the workers was trapped for approximately four hours. Both individuals were rescued and one was transported to the hospital via helicopter. Authorities confirmed that both men are in stable condition.
Researchers Find Brewing Tea Removes Heavy Metals
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that brewing tea naturally removes heavy metals like lead and cadmium from water. The tea leaves act as an adsorbent, trapping the metal ions on their surface.
While not advocating for tea as a water filter, the study's authors highlights its potential to passively reduce heavy metal exposure due to its widespread consumption.
“I’m not sure that there’s anything uniquely remarkable about tea leaves as a material,” says Benjamin Shindel, the study’s first author. “They have a high active surface area, which is a useful property for an adsorbent material and what makes tea leaves good at releasing flavor chemicals rapidly into your water. But what is special is that tea happens to be the most consumed beverage in the world. You could crush up all kinds of materials to get a similar metal-remediating effect, but that wouldn’t necessarily be practical. With tea, people don’t need to do anything extra. Just put the leaves in your water and steep them, and they naturally remove metals.”
Dolphins Sighted in New York City's East River
Two dolphins recently appeared in New York City's East River, a rare sighting that marine experts suggest could indicate a promising season for marine mammal observations. It's also an indication that Clean Water Act has helped clean up the city's waterways to the extent that fish and marine mammals are now visiting.
The dolphins, identified as common short-beaked dolphins, remained in the area for several days, swimming along Manhattan's Upper East Side.
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