Toronto Man Tries to Make Public Transportation Less Lonely: ‘Little Gestures Can Shift the Whole Mood’
In Toronto, one man and his glasses are making the city a friendlier place by wishing people a great week, or even just outrightly declaring to whoever he sees that they make the world a better place. Minjae Cho is once just like thousands of other Torontonians: he took the bus and the subway, went […]
Secrets of 800-year-old Chinese Mummy’s Excellent Preservation Revealed
A team of Chinese scientists recently conducted a DNA analysis and autopsy of a 13th century Song Dynasty nobleman who was embalmed not unlike an ancient Egyptian. The quality of the preservation was such that, if the reader can bear the thought, his mortal remains emitted a pleasant fragrance 800 years after his entombment. But […]
How Mississippi Moved from the Bottom to the Top in Student Reading Achievement Scores
You won’t find a more literate bunch of 4th graders anywhere in the nation than if you go and stand in a Mississippi elementary school. Over the last few years, the Magnolia state has risen from 49th in the country for 4th grade reading level to number 1 in both reading and math at the […]
Divers Rescue Ray Tangled in Deadly Fishing Line–Once Freed, Encircled Them with a ‘Thank you’
Underwater photographers and free divers recently rescued a mobula ray tangled in a rope while being circled by sharks. After swimming away, the injured ray unexpectedly returned, circling the divers in what they described as a “thank you” moment. The mobula ray was trapped more than 30 feet below the surface, completely wrapped in rope […]
Good News in History, January 19
419 years ago today, the church of San Agustin in Manila was completed. The seat of the archdiocese of the city, it is the oldest house of worship still standing in the country, and together with four others from the Spanish colonial period, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Surviving independence […]
Missing 66-Year-old Hiker is Found–Even After 2-Week Search was Called Off in New Zealand
A 66-year-old man who had been missing in the rugged backcountry of New Zealand for over two weeks has now been found, even though rescue officials called off the search three days ago. Graham Garnett was discovered alive yesterday sheltering in a hut in the Kahurangi National Park by a crew of contractors who were […]
Tiny ‘Pouch-Cam’ Provides Rare Glimpse of Endangered Tree Kangaroo Developing Inside its Mother (LOOK)
Amazing “pouch cam” images provide a rare glimpse into the hidden world of an endangered baby kangaroo after he was born the size of a jellybean at a UK zoo. Experts say the special arrival marks a major conservation milestone for one of the world’s most threatened marsupials—the endangered Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo. Keepers at the […]
Frenchman Battling Cancer Named Sailor of the Year After Winning Treacherous Around-the-World Race
After all he’d been through, battling three-story waves didn’t seem that daunting. French sailor Charlie Dalin started feeling intense abdominal pains in 2023 and was diagnosed with a six-inch tumor on his small intestine. And it was cancerous. He’d been planning to race in the Vendée Globe, a famously dangerous 24,000-mile race to circumnavigate the […]
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
Good News in History, January 18
83 years ago today, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosted its first-ever jazz concert. A star-studded lineup of performers was acquired from around the country to bring the once-discriminated musical genre to the highest echelons of American society, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Lionel Hampton, Jack Teagarden, Mildred Bailey, and Benny Goodman. […]