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Don’t Worry, Birds Won’t Become Dependent on You Feeding Them, Says Study
Oregon State University researchers have some good news for the well-meaning masses who place bird feeders in their yards: The small songbirds who visit...
Premature Baby Becomes a Prodigy at 3, Joining Mensa After They Run Out of Questions For the Toddler
This story was submitted to GNN by one of our readers. If you have an interesting story of kindness or positivity, be sure and...
Blind For 15 Years She Now Has 20/20 Vision And Sees Her Grandchildren For the First Time
A woman left blind for 15 years has finally regained her sight after a life-changing operation.
Doctors believed 59-year-old Connie had glaucoma when she rapidly...
Maine Becomes First US State to Make Corporations Pay for Recycling if They Don’t Use Sustainable Packaging
By putting the recycling costs on the producer rather than the consumer, Maine becomes the first U.S. state to hold companies responsible for the...
Shade From Solar Panels Increases Abundance of Flowers, Benefiting Pollinators
A new study has found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of...
Animator Makes Adorable Short of Dog and Stray Cat Who Are ‘Better Together’ Than Sad Alone (MUST-SEE)
A Portland man's adorable animated short about friendship, love, and ‘getting through tough times’ is generating thousands of smiles.
Born of grief, when his nephew...
Endangered Humpback Whales Gain New Protections in Pacific Ocean From the U.S
The U.S. administration has announced it will be officially protecting 116,098 square nautical miles of the Pacific Ocean as critical habitat for three populations...
In Learning to Use Her Left Hand Following a Stroke 60-Year Old Chen Lie Discovers She’s an Expert Painter
At the age of 60, Chen Lie suffered a hemorrhagic stroke which arrived "without my invitation or permission." But the temporary paralysis of her...
Endangered Trout May Soon Return to Los Angeles
An ambitious restoration of the concrete drag strip that is the Los Angeles River could welcome back endangered southern California steelhead trout to one...
Travel Agent Helps Aging Veteran Pilot Pals Go On Dream Boys’ Trip – Without Costing Them a Dime
A big-hearted woman has helped three nonagenarian veteran pilot chums go on their dream “last hurrah” boys' trip—without costing them a dime.
Julie Pflaumer got...
After Massive Wildfires, DroneSeed is Replanting Forests 6x Faster By Using Special Drones
When a wildfire destroys the forest on your property, what are your options for restoring what has been lost?
DroneSeed will fly a squadron of...
Millionaire Turned Quadriplegic Jon Ayers is Giving it All to Save Wild Cats, After Finding a New Purpose
As a quadriplegic, Jon Ayers can't move his limbs, but his voice is filled with excitement. His eyes dart around his office, projecting the...
Cannabis Compound Inhibits COVID-19 Replication in Human Lung Cells, Study Says
In a study undergoing peer review, the CBD compound from cannabis has been found to stop COVID-19 replication in lung epithelial cells, suggesting the...
One of the First Publicly-Traded Psychedelic Wellness Companies is Mapping the Mental Health Revolution
It took decades of cultural change mixed with legislative progress and increasing commercial viability to bring widespread use of cannabis and cannabis derivatives to...
Labradoodle Has Incredible Bond With 7-Year-old Who Was Adopted Into the Family at the Same Time – LOOK
Meet the labradoodle who acts like a human thanks to his incredible bond with his best friend, a seven-year-old boy who was adopted into...
How One Interior Designer Is Helping The Homeless With Her One Percent Project
Non-profits need profits, and one Portland interior designer has found a subtle, effective way to fund projects looking to alleviate the Oregon homelessness epidemic.
A...
Instead of Staying Home, American Youth Are Answering the Call to Serve With AmeriCorps
230 energetic young adults from across the nation have piled into vans to begin a new adventure serving others through the AmeriCorps’ National Civilian...
Healthcare Workers Stuck in Snowy Traffic With Expiring COVID Vaccines Go Car to Car Offering Them to Drivers
With COVID vaccines in short supply, waiting times are not unusual—but not for those stuck in traffic alongside these dedicated healthcare workers who made...
Bernie Sanders Memes And Mittens Have Now Raised Over $1.8 Million for Charity
The weather for President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony was blustery, with snow flurries and a wind chill making the temperature drop to near-freezing. But,...
Air Pollution Laws May Have Saved Over 1.5 Billion Birds in American Skies, Finds New Cornell Study
Countless human lives have been saved in the last forty years since pollution regulations were signed into U.S. law—but tackling dirty air has also...