Regina Sienra

3 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

Many people are keenly aware of the hard work their parents put in to provide for them. It's not just the physical labor or the long hours; in many professions, it means missing out on key moments due to the nature of their job. Hoping to honor the sacrifices made by her father, a truck driver, a bride in Brazil found a unique and powerful way to pay tribute to him. The sweet gesture touched her dad and moved millions around the world.

4 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

Actor Millie Bobby Brown is known for her role as Eleven in Stranger Things, as well as the titular character in the Netflix movie franchise Enola Holmes. But while she has made a name for herself by acting, there's a cause much closer to her heart. Since 2022, Brown has been living on a farm in Georgia, where she launched an animal rescue organization called Joey’s Friends.

5 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, families within the median income range spend between 8.9% and 16% of their income on childcare. However, lower-income families may spend even larger percentages on these services. It's reported that there are also times when they simply don't have enough money to pay for it. After studying how this impacts both parents and providers, New Mexico made childcare free for many families. The effort ended up lifting 120,000 people above the poverty line.

6 days ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

Astronaut Don Pettit recently returned to Earth, having accumulated 590 days in space. At age 70, he is considered NASA's oldest active astronaut, and the third oldest to ever be in orbit. Across his four space missions, Pettit has shown a knack for orbital astrophotography—that is, images of space shot from orbit aboard the ISS. Just a couple of weeks before flying home, he captured a bright green aurora from his unique perspective.

1 week ago | mymodernmet.com | Regina Sienra

For Barby Keel, animal conservancy is a lifelong commitment. The British woman, who recently turned 90, has devoted over half of her life to rescuing and protecting animals of all kinds. So far, she has saved over 10,000 creatures, big and small, from abandonment and abuse. Despite her advanced age, the nonagenarian does not have plans to retire any time soon. Keel's story of nurturing animals began in 1971, when a soldier asked her to look after his dog while he was deployed to Northern Ireland.