Good News in History, July 4
20 years ago today, in quite unbelievable fashion, Greece beat Portugal 1-0 to become European champions for the first time in her history. Several pundits labeled Greece’s tournament win the greatest upset in the history of the European Championship; among these was BBC Sport’s John May, who cited Greece’s record of never having previously won […]
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Scientists Studying Asteroid Sample Say it Could Have Come from Ocean World
nnAmong the possible origins for the asteroid Bennu, which recently became the first asteroid ever sampled by a NASA mission, a surprising indication is that it may have come from a water world.nnThe development arose after researchers analyzed the mixture of rocks and dust from bodies beyond Earth, collectively called ‘regolith’, scooped up from Bennu […]
‘Give Nature Space and it Will Come Back’: Rewilding Returns Endangered Species to UK Coast
nnA broad coalition of natural trusts, farmers and businessmen, and conservationists are looking to turn the southern English coastline and the lands beyond into a biodiversity hotspot—and success can be seen and felt in the numbers of aquatic species that are returning to the Sussex coast.nnThe effort follows two major turning points for English nature—one […]
Toddler Saved from Train Tracks After Falling Seconds Before it Thundered Past
nnThis is the heart-stopping moment a toddler was saved by a hero commuter after falling onto a railway line seconds before a high-speed train thundered past.nnCCTV footage captured the dramatic near-miss at Newark Northgate railway station in Nottinghamshire last month.nnThe 36-second clip shows the three-year-old boy walking behind two adults before running to the edge […]
88-year-old ‘Proud’ Foster Mom Retires After Raising Over 40 Children
nnSpecial recognition has been paid to a senior foster mom from Maryland: senior because she’s 88 years old, and senior because she’s one of the most experienced long-term foster moms in the American foster home system.nnSince opening her home in Montgomery County in the 1980s, she’s fostered over 40 children, and was recently presented with […]