Laura Kiiroja with support dog for PTSD released by Dalhousie University – SWNS
People-Person Pet Mouse was Lost at Renaissance Fair But Showed Up for the After-Party
nnI have a pet mouse that I hand raised since she was 10 days old. She was originally supposed to be snake food, but the snake wouldn’t eat her so I decided to raise her instead.nnI never believed she would actually pull through— she was so small. But she did survive, and became the best […]
“Great thoughts come from the heart.” – Luc de Clapiers
Quote of the Day: “Great thoughts come from the heart.” – Luc de ClapiersnnPhoto by: Aleksandr PopovnnWith 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, July 14
On this day in 1912, Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma. The folk singer and songwriter who traveled with farmers displaced during the Dust Bowl, became famous for writing “This Land Is Your Land.” He was a major influence on Bruce Springsteen and the young Bob Dylan, whom he mentored before he died in […]
heart in neon-pubdomain Aleksandr Popov
Scientists Have Spotted a ‘Bejeweled Ring’ in Space – Revealing a Sparkling Quasar
nnAn intriguing new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows a quasar sparkling in the cosmos.nnQuasars are the blazing centers of active galaxies, and are powered by supermassive black holes feeding on titanic quantities of gas.nnAstronomers were able to observe the quasar, known as RX J1131-1231, thanks to gravitational lensing.nnOne of the consequences […]
James Webb Space Telescope image shows gravitational lensing of quasar – ESA NASA SWNS
Woman Who Nearly Died After Bacteria Ate Her Nose Says Baking Soda Saved Her Life
nnA woman who nearly died after a deadly bacteria ate away the tip of her nose credits baking soda with saving her life.nnBeatrice Johnson came close to death after falling ill with sickness and an upset stomach six months ago.nnDoctors at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent, England, discovered the 60-year-old was in septic shock—and advised […]
Beatrice Johnson w flesh eating bacteria in hospital-SWNS
Two Rare Parrots Sent From Different Zoos So They Might ‘Fall in Love’ and Save Species With Just 300 Wild Birds Left
nnTwo of the world’s most endangered parrots have been united as part of a breeding program to help save the beautiful species from extinction.nnThe pair of red-fronted macaws have arrived at Twycross Zoo in Leicester, England, with the hope they will “fall in love” and breed—adding to the total number of fewer than 300 remaining […]