A Burrowing Dinosaur? More Evidence from Utah Suggests that Some Dinos Were Happier Underground
nnPaleontologists recently identified a dinosaur that is believed to have lived at least partially underground—demonstrating that dinosaurs successfully exploited every kind of habitat available to them.nnFona herzogae lived 99 million years ago and possesses a skeleton that bears many hallmarks of animals that burrow.nnDiscovered in Utah by paleontologists from North Carolina State University and the North […]
Dad Attracts Diners from Across the Globe After Building $22k Greek Taverna–in His Backyard
nnMr. Panikos Panayiotou is attracting diners from all over the world after the restaurant he built in his backyard became a local hotspot.nnForking out tens of thousands to bring a slice of the Mediterranean to the industrial heartlands of Walsall, England, all the net proceeds from his delicious Greek menu go to charity.nnIt’s called the […]
Eagle Parents Spend Year Nursing Chick Who Fell Out of a Tree, Forsaking the New Nesting Season
nnIn what seems to be a never-before-seen phenomenon among the species, a white-tailed eagle couple has skipped this year’s breeding season in order to care for a juvenile who broke a wing.nnHatching in April, unseasonably wild weather blew an eaglet from its nest on the Isle of Mull during the July fledging season. Its mom […]
Archaeologists Find Remarkable Marble Statue of Greek God Hermes in Ancient Sewer
nnBulgarian archaeologists undertaking routine excavations found something that was anything but routine in an ancient sewer system.nnA pristine marble statue of the messenger god Hermes, perhaps buried to protect it from overzealous Christianized Romans, was located in the sewers of Heraclea Sintica, a lesser-known ancient site near the border with Greece.nnThe Greco-Bulgarian border region was […]
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Panikos Panayiotou at The Lakis Greek Taverna – SWNS
A dinner crowd at The Lakis Greek Taverna – SWNS
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“We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quote of the Day: “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.nnPhoto by: Hudson HintzennWith 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 12
129 years ago, the architect, visionary, and writer Buckminster Fuller was born. Fuller developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome structural shape, which he most famously used to design the Montreal Biosphere. Soaking with honors, awards, and appointments, Fuller published 30 books in his life, invented numerous words, and […]