4-Year-old Girl Told She’d ‘Never Walk’ takes Her First Steps–With Sisters Screaming as They Shoot Video
nnA four-year-old girl, who doctors said would never walk, has defied expectations to take her first steps.nnWhen she was a baby, Scottie Mae Blair was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome—a rare genetic condition that causes severe physical and learning disabilities. Her parents were told to expect that their daughter would not be able to walk, talk, […]
A Positive Outlook on Aging is Linked to Feeling Sharper Mentally, Says New Study
nnYour attitudes about aging, whether positive or negative, can lead to a better—or worse—cognitive experience in your senior years, suggests a new study from researchers at Penn State.nnGetting older comes with certain expectations, from gray hair to wrinkles to forgetfulness. While these beliefs may seem harmless, they may influence how one perceives their own cognitive […]
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Returns to Modern Screens With Hopeful Stories of Wildlife Problems Solved
n Edited from original article by World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. nFor an entire generation of Americans who were glued to their TVs during the moon landing or watched The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom provided the first glimpse of an Amazon […]
AI Detected Her Early Breast Cancer After Annual Test Came Back as Normal: ‘I feel so lucky’
nnArtificial intelligence successfully detected a woman’s breast cancer, after a routine scan evaluated by humans came back as ‘normal’.nnSheila Tooth was given the all-clear after her most recent mammogram was examined by two experienced radiologists who determined that there were no signs of cancer. However, University Hospitals Sussex, where she had her appointment, was participating […]
“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.” – Albert Einstein
Quote of the Day: “We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.” – Albert EinsteinnnPhoto by: Casey Horner / Unsplash+nnWith 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, November 10
101 years ago today, one of the most famous dogs in the world, Hachikō the Akita, was born in Ōdate. He is beloved, revered, and looked at in amazement for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait at the Shibuya Station where they would go home together nine […]
Dad Who Wanted to be a Pilot Builds Incredible Real-Life Simulator at Home–Now his Daughter’s Obsessed (Watch)
nnAn Englishman who was told he “wasn’t clever enough” to become a pilot has built an incredible $25,000 flight simulator in his home using spare parts—and now he and his daughter can ‘fly’ every day.nnCraig Cullingworth spent two years building his accurate model of a Boeing 737-800NG cockpit with mostly second-hand parts he sourced online.nnNow, […]
Astronomers Find Hungriest Black Hole–Consuming Matter 40x Faster Than Theoretical Limit: ‘Having a Feast’
nnA team of U.S. National Science Foundation astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of an early galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang that is consuming matter at a phenomenal rate.nnIndeed, the black hole appears to be consuming matter at over 40 times the theoretical limit, according to data […]
18 Month-old Bloodhound Wins 2024 Hero Dog Awards for Saving Lives And Solving Crimes
nnAn 18-month-old bloodhound has won the top prize in the Hero Dog Awards for 2024.nnThe pup has been saving lives, reuniting families, and solving crimes for most of his young life as a K-9 officer with a North Carolina police department.nnTogether with partner Sgt. David Rowland, the gentle giant named Bo uses his powerful nose […]
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will’ Astrology From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]