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Good News in History, March 2
125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...
Whimsical Street Art Catches Everyone Off Guard and Delights Downtown Boston at 16 Locations–LOOK
In celebration of winter, a group of Canadian artists have come to Boston and put together all kinds of art installations as part of...
Child Naturalist Discovers a Giant New Stick Insect Then Co-Authors the Paper and Names the Bug
By Ebed de Rosary
In March 2021, Davis Marthin Damaledo set out on foot accompanied by his father, Dantje, to pursue his childhood fascination with...
The Billionaire and Founder of Cirque du Soleil is Donating a $5 Million Piece of Land to His City
As is so often the case, the surpassing of a billion in personal net worth acts as the catalyst for charitable donations of land...
Good News in History, December 4
128 years ago today, Feng Youlan was born. This Chinese academic and philosopher was instrumental in reintroducing the Chinese classics of philosophy to the...
8th Annual Ocean Conference Raises $20 Billion, And Pledges For Marine Protection
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts
International delegates attending the eighth annual Our Ocean Conference in Panama March 2-3 have pledged billions to protect the world’s oceans....
New UN Treaty for the High Seas Finally Drafted After 17 Years of Debate on Language
To ensure the conservation of species and their environment, a new United Nations treaty on the sustainable use and protection of the High Seas...
New Rooftop CO2 Ventilators Funnel Fumes into Fertilizer that Makes Spinach Grow 4x Bigger in Roof Gardens
New carbon dioxide ventilators could turn fumes into fertilizer to bring vegetable patches to high rise rooftops, suggests a new study.
It wasn't just suggested,...
Lettuce is Grown Right Inside the Supermarket to Sell Without Packaging—a Hydroponic Garden in a Fridge
Down in Cairo, a supermarket is taking its produce aisle to a new level of freshness.
A hydroponic fridge grows different kinds of lettuce right...
Ukraine Girl Bereft Without Her Cat is Reunited Thanks to Kind Strangers in 5 Countries and 7,000 Miles–WATCH
A truly astonishing story of war-time goodwill to mend a 10-year-old's broken heart will bring a tear to almost anyone's eyes.
Nearly a dozen people,...
Density of Harmful Chemicals that Damage Ozone Layer Slashed by 50% Since 1980s Levels
Scientists have estimated that at current rates, the hole in the ozone layer will close around 2070.
Levels of chemical emissions from refrigeration and air...
Virtual Trip to Museum ‘Can Help People Stay Mentally–And Physically–Healthy’
Online virtual trips to a museum may benefit older people in surprising ways, suggests a new study.
Researchers identified an association between regular online museum...
Fourth Patient Seemingly Cured of HIV Through Wild Coincidence
The media continues the one-handed count of patients that seem to be cured of HIV as a man who has lived with the disease...
Scientists Make Breakthrough, Stopping the Spread of Cancer by Repurposing Drugs Used for Other Illnesses
The treatment of cancer could be revolutionized by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat depression and heart disease, could reverse key changes...
Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
What Wintering Squirrels Can Teach Astronauts
When bears and ground squirrels hibernate in winter, they stop eating, lasting until spring simply on the fat reserves they've stored up in their...
93-Year-Old in Quebec Donates Cherished Island, After Protecting it From City Sprawl for 50 Years
Near to where the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers meet, a small island teeming with birds and turtles sits surprisingly untouched amid a suburban...
UK’s Largest Vertical Farm that Uses Only Sunlight Begins First Harvest
While hydroponic farms, also known as "vertical farms," swap land use for electricity use— one project is trying to take the best of both...
An Epic Adventure Few have Heard of: ‘The Great Loop’ Circles the Eastern US on Waterways Never Far from Shore
Most tours across America tend to involve a long series of flights, or a road trip of 16-hour driving days plotting a course between...
Canada is Opening Its Borders to Fully Vaccinated Americans in Early August
If you've been dreaming of that next vacation, you'll be excited to know that thanks to Canada's rising vaccination rates and declining COVID-19 cases,...