‘We Didn’t Think Our Little Boy Would Survive’ – Now He’s Saving Lives in English Waters
nnThis is Daniel Kinsella, a 16-year-old Liverpudlian who recently rescued three separate groups of paddleboarders in the family’s dinghy.nnNorth Wales Live in the UK suggested it may have felt to young Daniel like he was settling up for a bill he owed—his own life having been saved twice as a victim of childhood cancer.nnHis love […]
Sicily Will be Reachable Via World’s Longest Suspension Bridge That Italians Have Wanted for Centuries
nnDreamt of since the Roman Empire, the men and women, taxpayers and taxspenders of the Italian Peninsula are preparing for an engineering project unrivaled by any in the nation’s history.nnSet to begin in the waning days of 2024, a suspension bridge linking Sicily with the mainland across the Messina Strait would be the longest in […]
Belgians Grow Heaviest Pumpkin in Europe–Weighing as Much as a Honda Civic
nnIn a Belgian town where the residents are nicknamed “pumpkin eaters,” celebrations are ringing out that a local claimed 1st prize in the European Pumpkin Championship.nnAt 2,539 pounds, (1,152 kg) Mario Vangeel grew the biggest pumpkin of the year.nnHis pumpkin had to be transported from his hometown of Kasterlee to Ludwigsburg in Germany for the […]
Climate Models Need an Upgrade: Plants Absorb 31% More Carbon Than Previously Thought
nnPlants around the world absorb 37 billion more metric tons of carbon than was previously thought, a new study has demonstrated.nnIt means every tree planted to try and prevexnt the worst of climate change goes 31% farther than earlier models on Earth carbon systems have calucated, and it’s believed the research will help contribute to […]
“Fortune befriends the bold.” – Emily Dickinson
Quote of the Day: “Fortune befriends the bold.” – Emily DickinsonnnPhoto by: Andre GaulinnnWith 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 23
Happy 70th Birthday to Ang Lee, the filmmaker who was a stay-at-home dad before gaining fame for directing the Oscar-winning films Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi. The Taiwanese director has been nominated for nine Academy Awards, and won three: Best Foreign Language Film for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Best Director for the other […]