Lost Chopin Music Unearthed 200 Years After Composer’s Death Is His Most Intriguing Waltz
nnA museum curator uncovered a previously unknown waltz written in the hand of composer Frédéric Chopin, something which hasn’t happened since the late 1930s.nnFound in the Morgan Library & Museum’s Satz Collection, the manuscript music sheet consists of twenty-four notated measures that the composer asks the pianist to repeat once in their entirety.nnChopin famously wrote […]
Newly-Found Metropolis with Pyramids Shows We’re Not Even Close to Discovering Every Mayan City
nnA major Mayan urban center has been found in a recent lidar survey on the Yucatan Peninsula that includes pyramids and ball courts.nnThe archaeologists triumphantly declare that the world is yet far away from the last major discovery under the jungles of Central America.nnThe survey was published in a recent study wherein the authors sought […]
This Innovation Could Extend Little-Used Zinc Battery Lifespan Hundreds of Times to Create Battery Revolution
nnGerman scientists have found a way to extend the lifespan of zinc-ion batteries more than 100-fold, allowing the fringe battery technology to potentially replace the controversial lithium-ion standard found in today’s mobile phones and EVs.nnThis means instead of just a few thousand charge-discharge cycles, a zinc-ion battery could last hundreds of thousands of cycles—exactly the […]
Boston Hospital Is Treating Food as Medicine with its Own Rooftop Garden
nnIt’s a paradox found all over the world: why is it so common for hospital food to be essentially bad for you?nnTackling the problem head-on, Boston Medical Center—already one of the greenest hospitals in the nation—has opened two large rooftop gardens, giving patients and physicians alike access to fresh food while adding green space to […]
“When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.” – Saul Bellow
Quote of the Day: “When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.” – Saul BellownnPhoto by: ePi.Longo, CC BY-SA 2nnWith 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 31
On this day, 74 years ago, the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid was born. Described as the “Queen of Curves,” who “liberated architectural geometry, giving it a whole new expressive identity,” Hadid was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to world architecture. The firm she founded in London, Zaha Hadid Architects, continues to innovate […]