Watch This Mushroom Propel a Robot Across the Ground—We’re Not Joking
nnThere’s no question that when most people think of robotics, they imagine a field of metal, mechanisms, and wires.nnYet today, in the growing field of biohybrid robotics, one can watch as a traditional robot is animated to mechanical life at the command of a mushroom.nnA mushroom’s fungal filaments, known as mycelia, are known to carry […]
Lion Rescued in Ukraine from a Tiny Cage Tentatively Walks on Grass for First Time–WATCH
nnAn animal rescue charity has successfully evacuated two lionesses from a war-affected part of Ukraine, and one has just been filmed taking her first steps into a new, calmer world.nnYuna the lioness had never even felt grass beneath her paws—having been raised in captivity in a small concrete enclosure. She had been traumatized long before […]
Quick-thinking 4-year-old Girl Uses Alexa to Call for Help as Mom Suffers Epileptic Seizure
nnWhen Lyla Leathem saw her mom collapse into an epileptic seizure, she remained calm and knew just what to do.nnShe knew she was supposed to call her great-grandmother—but her mom’s phone was locked. The four-year-old ran upstairs and asked Amazon Alexa to make the call instead.nnHer mother, Leah Bigg, had fallen unwell at her home […]
Choctaw Nation Unveils ‘Sister Sculpture’ For Irish People–Honoring the Heart Connection Forged 170 Years Ago
nnIn the Choctaw Nation’s territory in Oklahoma, a knotted statue has been erected by tribal leaders to honor a cross-continental connection over 170 years old.nnThe “Eternal Heart” sculpture, combining a heart with a Celtic trinity shape, was designed to honor the eternal bond forged between the Choctaw Nation and the most unlikely of people: the […]
“The best artists know what to leave out.” – Charles de Lint
Quote of the Day: “The best artists know what to leave out.” – Charles de LintnnPhoto by: Trac VunnnWith 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, September 5
A quarter millennium ago, the First Continental Congress was organized in Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, after the British Navy implemented a blockade of Boston Harbor and the Parliament of Great Britain passed the punitive Intolerable Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party. The result of the Congress was the drawing up of the Continental Association, […]