In Dakar, Senegal, a surf academy is making waves by combining surfing lessons with education, helping approximately 20 girls return to school. The program, run by the US group Black Girls Surf, is located in the fishing village of Xataxely and requires girls to attend classes if they want to participate in surfing.
The four-month program blends surfing instruction with evening classes for girls who had previously dropped out of school or never enrolled, according to Euronews. The girls primarily come from Lebou households, traditional Wolof fishing communities.
In other news, an experimental surgical procedure is helping cancer survivors have babies. Surgeons are pioneering a solution to the damaging side effects of radiation and chemotherapy on the uterus and ovaries by temporarily moving these organs during cancer treatment, according to MIT Technology Review. Once the treatment is complete, the organs are repositioned. Last week, a team in Switzerland announced the birth of a baby boy, Lucien, whose mother had undergone this procedure. This was the fifth baby born after the surgery and the first in Europe, according to Daniela Huber, the gyno-oncologist who performed the operation (MIT Technology Review).
Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, some immigrant families are living in fear of immigration authorities, impacting their children's education. According to Fortune, 10-year-old Giancarlo still attends school, but his family lives in constant fear of immigration agents. His mother, speaking on condition of partial anonymity, prays for her son's safety, fearing being targeted by immigration authorities. Giancarlo's mother told the Associated Press, "God, please protect my son when he's not at home."
Finally, a new critique has been published in the journal Trends in Plant Science, questioning the findings of a study that claimed spruce trees could sense a solar eclipse. The original paper, which generated media interest, suggested that trees in Italy's Dolomite mountains synchronized their bioelectrical activity in anticipation of a partial solar eclipse. However, other researchers have raised concerns about the initial findings, according to Ars Technica.
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