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Chinese New Year Offers Hope and Prosperity in Year of the Dragon
Chinese around the world will be wearing lots of red today, to celebrate the Lunar New Year marking the end of the disaster-filled "Year...
Newsweek Ranks the World’s Greenest Companies
Even in this weak economy, many of the world’s largest companies are tackling green projects -- emissions, energy efficiency and recycling -- with increasing...
Scientists Find New Penguin, Extinct for 500 Years
Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.
(Associated Press story via...
New Agreement Governing High-Seas Fishing in Indian Ocean
Faced with a marked increase in fishing on the high seas, six countries and the EU have signed an agreement covering a vast area...
World’s Rarest Wading Bird is Making a Comeback as Its Population Rises By 30%
A decades-long fight to help the kakī, the world’s rarest wading bird, is succeeding with a massive effort in New Zealand to prevent extinction.
Boss Welcomes Back 14 Employees With Surprise $1,000 Bonuses For Spending on Local Businesses
Jenny Beck, an attorney who runs a law office in Dunedin, New Zealand, welcomed back each of her 14 employees with $1000 cash to spend on local businesses.
Parents Recreate McDonald’s Drive-thru in Lockdown to Give 2-Year-old Her Favorite Birthday Treat (WATCH)
These parents got creative to make their daughter’s 2nd birthday special, recreating a McDonald's drive-thru at home in New Zealand.
Need to De-Stress? Watch This Video of Alpacas Peacefully Grazing While Enjoying a Stunning Sunset
If you have never been exposed to the soothing sights of an alpaca herd grazing in front of a New Zealand sunset, then you're missing out.
When Man Gets Ominous Email From His Boss, He Hires Clown to be His Invited ‘Support Person’ at the Meeting
Rather than bring a therapy dog or doting friend to his job termination meeting, this cheeky New Zealand man decided to have some fun and hire a clown.
Airline to Stop Using 55 Million Plastic Items On Flights
Air New Zealand announced it was cutting 55 million plastic items from flights, starting this month—which will cut 3.5 million tons of CO2 from the skies.
Now You Can Drink Beer to Save Beaches Worldwide
This New Zealand brewing company has invented a way to save receding beaches worldwide by having a cold one with your buddies.
Dad and Daughter Missing at Sea Found One Month Later
Alan and 6-year-old Que successfully sailed 1,200 miles from New Zealand to Australia after a storm damaged their yacht rudder.
First Spacewalk Performed by Private Citizen Proves Smaller Flexible Spacesuit Is Winning Design for Polaris Dawn
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
Early Thursday morning at 7:58 a.m. ET, members of...
Tiny Fossil Reveals Penguin’s Surprisingly Useful Wings and How They Evolved
Sometimes, certain aspects of an animal's biology can seem completely redundant, such as the tiny arms of a T. rex, or wings on a flightless...
Manuka Honey Reduces Breast Cancer Cell Growth by 84% in Human Cells and Mice
Honey has all manner of often-hidden medicine-like qualities, but more eyes will certainly be falling on Manuka honey after it was recently shown to...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
YouTuber Rescues Senior Great Pyrenees Dog During Cross-Canada Canoe Trip
A Kiwi kayaker on a cross-country trip on Canada's creeks and rivers took a brief detour to rescue a man's dog who was trapped...
Adorable Dutch Webcam of Rescued Seals Is a Big Hit in Japan (WATCH)
This year, GNN has featured a variety of stories showing how viral posts on social media do a world of good, all around the...
Thar’ Be a Kraken! First Video Footage of a Possible Colossal Squid in its Own Habitat Captured
Last year, a group of scientists attempting to capture footage of a colossal squid, the largest invertebrate on Earth, in its natural habitat may...
Paleontologists Hunted for This Giant Bird Skull for Over a Century–Finally, a Complete ‘Thunderbird’
The first complete skull ever found of a gargantuan flightless bird that lived 100,000 years ago in Australia is helping paleontologists understand more about...