Frozen in Time: 32,000-Year-old Woolly Rhino Found with Skin, Fur, and Organs Intact
nnFour years ago, someone came across an extraordinary find—a juvenile rhino from the Pleistocene ‘mummified’ in the Siberian permafrost.nnAlerting the relevant authorities, the discovery turned out to be a 4-year-old woolly rhino (Coelodonta antiquitatis) with its fur, skin, and organs intact, offering paleontologists a rare glimpse into the biology of this Ice Age behemoth.nnThe specimen […]
Trending Moms are Leaving Gift Cards in Store Diaper Aisles–For Postpartum Peer Relief
nnA rather unique story is sweeping American social media—moms leaving presents for other moms inside baby products.nnThe story began when Nashville mom Denaesha Gonzalez went to Target and saw a strange yet translatable sight—a silver clutch purse placed on the shelf with the baby supplies.nnA mother, Gonzalez reasoned, had picked out the clutch which retailed […]
Previously Unknown Mozart Song Discovered in German Library After 200 Years
nnImagine if you were flipping through records at a store and discovered an unreleased single from Jimi Hendrix or Freddie Mercury.nnThat’s what archivists must have felt when they held up 200-year-old sheet music for a composition about 12 minutes long.nnThey realized that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was about to drop a new track, more than 200 […]
Gene Therapy at Duke Improves NC Dad’s Failing Vision Just in Time for His Baby’s Birth
nnA touching story comes now from North Carolina of a man who saw a reversal in his progressive blindness just in time to see the face of his newborn son.nnThe new father was born with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and knew even from a young age that it would mean a total loss of vision.nnTyler Wilfong […]
“The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.” – Jerzy Kosinski
Quote of the Day: “The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.” – Jerzy KosinskinnPhoto: 1883 painting by Walter Langley – Birmingham Museums TrustnnWith 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 30
161 years ago, George Bizet’s famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen, debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient times on the Island of Sri Lanka, it tells the story of how two men’s vow of eternal friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman, whose own dilemma […]