33-Year-old Discovers Source of an Amazon River and Uncharted Waterfalls Trekking Through ‘Brutal’ Jungle
nnA British explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river, after being stalked by jaguars and ravaged by army ants.nnThe area has only ever been mapped by satellites, leading to solely inaccurate coordinates due to the jungle tree cover.nnThe daring 33-year-old, Ash Dykes, beamed with joy after finding the start of the Coppename […]
New Carbon Fiber Batteries Could Form the Actual Framework of Cars and Airplanes
nnCars and planes could soon be built from the world’s strongest batteries, thanks to a ground-breaking innovation from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.nnResearchers detailed the advance of so-called massless energy storage—and a structural battery that could cut the weight of a laptop by 50%, make mobile phones as thin as a credit card, or […]
“The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
Quote of the Day: “The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts.” – William Makepeace Thackeray (quote often attributed to Buddha)nnnPhoto by: Dollar GillnnnWith 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 […]
Good News in History September 15
Many happy returns to a brilliant Brit, Tom Hardy, who turns 47 years old today. The London actor got his start in Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, and preceded along a course of action and adventure films to rival any actor of the 21st century, including Inception, Dark Knight Rises, and Mad Max: Fury Road. The charismatic Londoner won […]
100 Times Improvement in Sight Seen After Gene Therapy Trial for Disease That Deteriorates Vision in Childhood
n Patients with an inherited disease that caused them to lose much of their sight early in childhood experienced a quick return of vision after they received gene therapy. n The new treatment addressed the genetic mutation that caused their vision’s deterioration, letting them see 100 times better than before. n Some patients even experienced […]