Hero Passenger Lands Plane After Her Pilot Suffers Cardiac Arrest
nnPicture it: you’re happily sitting aboard a plane and the pilot falls over unconscious.nnIt’s the stuff of nightmares and Hollywood movies, but for one Californian, it was all too real.nnOn what was supposed to be a flight from Las Vegas to Monterrey, the twin-engine aircraft was diverted to Bakersfield before the pilot went into cardiac […]
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Two Safari Parks Complete Rhino Swap to Unite Sisters for the First Time
nnTwo UK safari parks have completed a rhino swap, trading a captive-born male ready to breed for a feisty female who’s off to where her sister lives.nnThe male is believed to have the necessary genetics to sire many healthy rhinos, which zookeepers said should go a long way towards helping keep the species intact.nnBonnie, a […]
Sharp Increase in the Numbers of Nesting Sea Turtles Rewards a Generation of Hard Work in Greece
nnFrom Spain in the west to Cyprus in the east, the Mediterranean has witnessed a record rise in sea turtle nesting.nnIt’s taken immense dedication, benefited from technological advances, and needed a long time to come to fruition; nowhere is this truer than on the Greek island of Zakynthos, described as the largest loggerhead turtle maternity […]
Decorative Throne Room Unearthed May Have Belonged to an Ancient Peruvian Queen
nnExcavations on a pre-Inca site in northern Peru revealed the presence of a throne room where court was held by a woman.nnUnfairly obscured by the glory of the Incan Empire, the medieval Moche Culture are known as prolific builders and inspired artists, but it was during this season’s excavations that a startling revelation was made.nnnnAmong […]
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
Quote of the Day: “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack DempseynnPhoto by: Katrina BerbannnWith 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, October 7
On this day, 139 years ago, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr was born. In his long and distinguished career, he made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr founded the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen, now known […]