Minnesota Tow Truck Driver Returns Abandoned Vehicles to Families After ICE Arrests
It was only a few months ago that Juan Leon became the proud owner of Minnesota’s newest tow truck service. Not long after, he began to get calls about abandoned vehicles and realized there was a pattern. Whether it was parked on the side of the street or in the lot of a business, their […]
Whiskers on Elephant’s Trunk Are Key to its Amazing Sense of Touch
The whiskers on an elephant’s trunk are key to its “amazing” sense of touch, reveals new research. The 1,000 hairs that cover the trunk have unusual properties that highlight where contact happens along each whisker allowing the largest land animal to grab something as small as a peanut, say scientists. The whiskers of elephants and […]
Monks Arrival After 15 Weeks of Walking Fills DC Streets With Peace and Compassion
It was a day that some locals said was unlike any other they had ever seen when the party of Buddhist monks arrived barefoot on the steps of the National Cathedral, as snow still covered the ground. “This is the moment I will remember for the rest of my life,” said the leader of the […]
CA Nonprofit Buys 6,100-acres of Sacred Land, Ending 10-year Battle Over Proposed Sand Mine
One of the largest private land purchases for conservation in California’s Bay Area was just carried out to save a historic ranch from being turned into a sand quarry. Before it was called Sargent Ranch, it was the sacred home of the Amah Mutsun Indian Band, and now it’s going to be protected for what […]
Good News in History, February 13
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—February 13. The post Good News in History, February 13 appeared first on Good News Network.
Woman’s Prosthetic Leg Swept Out to Sea Is Thrilled its Been Found 10 Months Later
A woman whose new prosthetic leg was swept out to sea is “over the moon” after she found it 10 months later, it having been swept right back to the beach where she lost it. Last April, 69-year-old Brenda Ogden lost her custom-made titanium blade-style prosthesis moments before a swim in the North Sea. She […]
Special Devices Let Crowds at the Deaflympics Feel Power of Judo Slams Like Never Before
While all eyes and ears are on the Winter Olympic games in Milano-Cortina, last summer’s games drew only eyes. At the 2025 Summer Deaflympics, Tokyo event organizers splashed on some cutting-edge technology to help the crowds get closer than ever to the action. Special eyeglasses project holograms featuring athlete bios, previous times and scores, and […]
A Passing ‘Angel’ Rescues Woman 8-Months Pregnant from Her Sinking Car
A woman some 8-months pregnant has a total stranger to thank for her life, and that of her baby. When she was driving down I-95 in Martin County, Shedly Appolon remembered feeling dizzy. It was her 29th birthday; she was probably in a good mood, but biology and fate had a wicked gift in store […]
Highly Fatal Virus May Finally Be Treatable with First Vaccine–Clinical Trials Starting
In January, India recorded a mini-outbreak of the Nipah virus, an often lethal disease spread by contact between humans and animals. There was little that could be done for the victims, as no specialized treatment for Nipah virus exists other than normal supportive care procedures such as the treatment of the resulting symptoms, rest, and […]
Good News in History, February 12
25 years ago today, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) – Shoemaker spacecraft successfully orbited and landed on the asteroid Eros 433, a first for humanity. The second-largest known near-Earth object, Eros was the perfect target for landing as NEAR Shoemaker could orbit its 13 by 33-kilometer bulk—which it did, for a whole year from […]