Two Tigers Couldn’t Be Apart–A Love Story Born of Restoring Big Cats in Russia After 50 Years
Reprinted and altered with permission from World at Large nConservationists have succeeded in restoring tiger populations in a region where they were virtually absent for more than 50 years in Russia.nnIt took a decade; from 2012 to 2021 in the Pri-Amur region of Russia, but more than a dozen members of the largest subspecies of […]
These Tiny Implantable Sensors Helped Broken Bones Heal in Weeks Rather Than Months
nnScientists have invented a set of tiny sensors that can help tailor rehabilitation programs for those recovering from broken bones.nnProper rehabilitation is key to ensuring the natural repair process is carried out correctly, and the devices offered crucial feedback that sped up this process in lab rats, allowing them to recover from femur fractures months […]
18-year-old Is Youngest World Chess Champion–Besting Garry Kasparov Who Did it in 1985 at Age 22
nnThe FIDE World Championships have just concluded in Singapore having seen an 18-year-old become the youngest chess champion in history.nnGukesh Dommaraju has earned the title a full four years ahead of the legendary Gary Kasparov who became World Champion at 22 years of age.nnDommaraju won the title in 58 moves with a final score of […]
Saddest Dog in Town Spent Over 2 Years at Shelter But Finally Gets a Home for Christmas
nnYou wouldn’t know it from this photo, but this Doberman was nicknamed the “saddest dog in Warwickshire” after spending a heartwrenching 850 days in a shelter.nnThis included the past two Christmases, and despite the shelter’s best efforts, no one seemed interested in adopting him.nnAccording to local outlet Coventry Live, Jake the Doberman was scared of […]
“Love has no age, no limit; and no death.” – John Galsworthy
Quote of the Day: “Love has no age, no limit; and no death.” – John GalsworthynnPhoto by: James WheelernnWith 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, December 17
Happy 80th Birthday to English actor Bernard Hill, most known for his portrayal of King Theoden in The Lord of the Rings. Hill has the distinction of being the only actor who has been part of two films that have won 11 Academy Awards, with the first being The Titanic, in which he played Captain Edward Smith, and […]
Tiny Planet Makes Big Splash as Surprise Study Shows it May Be Producing its Own Organic Compounds
nnIn 2017, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft sent data back to Earth from the dwarf planet Ceres, located in our solar system’s main asteroid belt, that the body contained deposits of organic compounds.nnAt first, it was hypothesized that these were deposited by comet or asteroid impact, but a new analysis of the data has suggested that, in […]
Three Children Receive ‘the Best Christmas Present Ever’ – Bionic Arms
nnThree children were overjoyed after receiving ‘the best Christmas present in the world’—bionic arms.nnZoey Hampton-Pigeon, Finley Jarvis, and Colette Baker were given their new ‘life-changing’ Hero Arms on December 12th thanks to the fundraising work of a woman whose own child needed a prosthetic years ago.nnSarah Lockey saw her daughter Tilly lose both hands to […]
US Passes HEARTS Act to Fund Defibrillators For Schools–Urged By NFL’s Damar Hamlin Who Almost Died on Field
nnIn Washington, the Senate recently passed a bill to fund training programs for CPR and defibrillator use in schools.nnIt had been advocated for months by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who in 2023 suffered cardiac arrest on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.nnCalled the HEARTS Act for ‘Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Research, […]
Stanford Scientists Transform Ubiquitous Skin Bacterium into a Topical Vaccine Against Tetanus
nnImagine a world in which a vaccine is a cream you rub onto your skin instead of a needle a health sector worker pushes into one of your muscles.nnEven better, it’s cheap, entirely pain-free, and not followed by fever, swelling, redness, or a sore arm. No standing in a long line to get it either.nnThis […]