Wife Used ‘Find My iPhone’ to Locate Husband Buried in an Avalanche for Over 4 Hours
A wife used her “Find My iPhone” feature to guide search and rescue to the location of her husband who had been buried in an avalanche. Michael Harris was skiing the Big Chief Bowl at Stevens Pass Ski Resort in late February when the snowpack suddenly gave way beneath him. He was caught in an […]
Schoolboy With ‘Can-Do’ Attitude Has Recycled a Million Cans and Donated the Proceeds to Charity
A 13-year-old boy has raised thousands of dollars for charity by recycling more than a million aluminum cans. Young Ryan Hulance came up with the idea as a way to make money for foodbanks while also caring for the environment. From his home in Solihull in England’s West Midlands, he started contacting businesses asking if […]
Dutch Woman Finds 35 Rembrandt Etchings Hidden in Her Home: ‘You can only dream about it’
It will never cease to be surprising how often it occurs that the works of master painters turn up in people’s attics, basements, and barn sheds. From Amsterdam comes the story of just such an occasion, when a Dutch woman confined to her home by government decree during the COVID-19 pandemic, used it as an […]
Snowmobilers Dig Exhausted Young Moose Out of the snow in New Hampshire Woods
A group of snowmobilers in New Hampshire saved a young moose doe who needed a helping hoof. Returning home for lunch after a morning zipping over the drifts 4 to 5 feet deep, Mike Dion told WMUR news that he and his friends came across an unexpected sight: a moose buried up to its neck […]
Good News in History, March 6
Happy Birthday to musician and singer-songwriter David Gilmour, who turns 80 years old. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he is best known for his work as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was estimated that by 2012 the group had sold over 250 million records […]
Fossil Remains of ‘Weird’ Creature with Twisted jaw and Sideways Teeth Discovered
The fossilized remains of a creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle. Scientists say the plant eating reptiles now called Tanyka consisted of “living fossils” even when they stalked the Earth around 275 million years ago. A international team of paleontologists recently revealed this strange creature based […]
New Elephant Ambulance Marks Inaugural Rescue, Bringing 27-year-old to Hospital with Leg Injury
An animal conservation/welfare organization has had to think big to solve a big challenge: how to transport elephants in need of veterinary care across long distances. Their response is the brand new “Elephant Ambulance,” a specially designed truck built to move elephants in a way that protects both them and everybody else on the road. […]
Scientists Successfully Mine Meteorites for Precious Metals on International Space Station
Last week, GNN reported that fungi were being trailed by scientists in Austria for their potential to extract valuable metals from electronic and industrial wastes. Now from the ISS comes a very similar story where, rather than ‘mushroom mining,’ scientists were able to extract platinum and palladium with ‘microbe mining.’ It’s actually ‘microbe meteorite mining,’ […]
Philly Man Uses Mobile Laundromat to Wash Homeless Residents’ Clothes
A man who felt he needed a more fulfilling line of work began a mobile laundromat surface the wash the clothes of Philadelphia’s homeless population. Joe Richardson admits it feels like second nature to wash and dry people’s clothes, something one supposes was engendered in him after he began work at his family’s laundromat business. […]
Good News in History, March 5
56 years ago today, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty went into effect after ratification by 43 nations agreeing to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The goal was also to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to advance disarmament in general. It took three years for the treaty to be negotiated by […]