🌞Scotland's first baby sloth

I don’t know about you… but I am eagerly awaiting the judge’s response to Aussie Delta Goodrem’s incredible performance at Eurovision. Go Delta, go!

Following on from last week’s Attenborough edition, we bring you a fresh, feel-good story: 

Scotland’s first ever baby sloth has been named Atty, after David Attenborough.

The two-toed sloth was born in Edinburgh Zoo on Monday to first-time parents Feira and Nico.  

For the next six months, Atty will be gripping tightly to his mum,. 

Jess Brown, head keeper said: “This is groundbreaking not just for Edinburgh Zoo, but for Scotland. Seeing a sloth baby clinging to mum for the very first time has been so special for the whole team… he’s already showing plenty of personality.” 

I’m still not over David Attenborough turning 100, just in case you couldn’t tell.

Me, telling my best friend about my favourite TV show for the 43rd time.

If you’re already ordering Zambrero, you may as well get rewarded for it

Meet ZAM FAM Rewards, Zambrero’s new digital loyalty program that gives you 10 points per $1 spent – plus 250 bonus points when you join. Redeem points on your favourite menu items, earn on delivery orders placed through the app, and unlock birthday treats and exclusive member-only offers along the way.

It’s completely free to join, easy to use in-restaurant with your digital rewards card, and every qualifying order still supports Zambrero’s Plate 4 Plate initiative.

If you’re missing the Artemis II crew already, I have another wholesome space fix. 

While doomscrolling (we all do it, no judgement!) I discovered a website called Your Name in Landsat.

It takes images from Earth-observing satellites from different locations and splices different pictures together to form your name. The Landsat series is managed by NASA and the US Geological Survey. 

I know my description isn’t making much sense, so try it out yourself and you’ll see what I mean.

A new study from University College London suggests engaging with the arts may slow the pace of biological ageing. 

Listening to music, reading, or visiting a museum all had positive impacts.  

The study is based on a survey of more than 3,500 adults in the UK, as well as their blood test data. Researchers found participants who engaged in arts and culture more frequently, and engaged with a diverse range of arts, appeared to have a slower pace of ageing and a younger biological age, suggested by changes to DNA.

People who did an arts activity at least once a week seemed to age 4% more slowly than those who rarely participated in the arts. Interestingly, this was the same result as comparing those who exercised at least once a week to those who did no exercise at all. 

In other words, it seems like engaging with art has comparable effects to exercise for the brain. 

Lead author Professor Daisy Fancourt said: “These results demonstrate the health impact of the arts at a biological level. They provide evidence for arts and cultural engagement to be recognised as a health-promoting behaviour in a similar way to exercise.” The study was funded by a government funding agency and a charity foundation. 

An actor who plays a football-obsessed player in Ted Lasso, a dramatised TV series about an English team, has become a professional player in real life. 

In the show, Cristo Fernández plays Dani Rojas, a relentlessly cheerful Mexican striker whose catchphrase is "football is life." 

This month, Fernández signed a professional soccer contract with American second-tier club El Paso Locomotive FC. Fernández grew up in the youth system at Mexican club Tecos FC before a knee injury at 15 forced him away from the sport and into acting. 

He earned the deal after a two-month trial and is listed as a forward.

American tennis legend Billie Jean King, known for winning the ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ is graduating college at the age of 82. 

King will be graduating from California State University, where she had been studying around 60 years ago when she left to pursue tennis.

Early last year, she went back to finish what she started. Like many uni students today, she’s also been posting studying content on her social media. 

King told USA Today that earning her degree is “important to me” because it means she will be the first in her immediate family to graduate uni.  As part of her coursework, King told USA Today that she had to write an essay on Title IX, which King actually had a role in setting up. 

Title IX is a U.S. law preventing sex-based discrimination in publicly-funded schools and universities. 

Her decision to pursue higher education has inspired others to finish their education or share their stories. If you need a reminder that learning doesn’t have an age limit, read the comments on this post.

She’ll be delivering a speech at her graduation on Tuesday.