Kindness of Strangers Buoys a Family Caring for Their Terminally Ill 6-year-old Girl
nnA saga in Australia’s news media has come to a head in the best possible way, as a struggling family and their terminally ill 6-year-old daughter are being moved into special housing ’round the clock care.nnABC News Down Under originally broke the story on June 23rd that 6-year-old Audrey Wallace, who was born with treatment […]
Crowds Awed by Floating Baby in Colossal Art Installation Over Lake Michigan
nnThis week, a giant, 112-foot-long sleeping infant floated above the shores of Lake Michigan.nnIt wasn’t a collective hallucination—it was “Baby You,” a breathtaking art installation that captured the imagination of Milwaukeeans over the Summer Solstice.nnThe spectacle celebrated the U.S. launch of Przekrój, an iconic 75-year-old Polish magazine. Known for observing the world with a “kind […]
Foster mom family photo supplied to media
Recovery of the Bluefin Tuna Achieves Major Goals A Decade Ahead of Schedule
nnOne of the culinary world’s most prized fish, and one of the sea’s fastest most accomplished predators, has left regulators stunned at the power of its recovery.nnA target for the pan-Pacific stock of bluefin tuna has already been reached a decade in advance, with one federal fisheries policy analyst suggesting the world isn’t far away […]
Two Meteor Showers Peak in the Same Region of the Sky on the Same Night This Month
nnIn a fairly rare cosmic occurrence this month, two annual meteor showers will appear to ‘peak’ at the same time on the night of July 30th.nnBoth will appear in the southern sky, and though they will radiate out from different constellations, it will be difficult to tell which shooting stars belong to which constellation.nnThe first […]
Ashlee Wallace, Justin Wallace, and their daughter Audrey (right) – supplied by the family to ABC News
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“Education is the movement from darkness to light.” – Allan Bloom
Quote of the Day: “Education is the movement from darkness to light.” – Allan BloomnnPhoto by: Rubén RodrigueznnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, July 1
18 years ago today, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway line was opened, connecting the northwestern Chinese city of Xining in Qianghai Province with the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. It is the highest railway line on Earth, with over 960 km (600 mi) of track being more than 4,000 meters (13,123 ft) above sea level. It’s considered one […]