“Cultivate a talent for appreciating the joys of helping things grow: a child, a creative project, a tree, a friendship, your bank account.” – Sharon Smith
Quote of the Day: “Cultivate a talent for appreciating the joys of watching and helping things grow: a child, a creative project, a tree, a friendship, your bank account.” – Sharon SmithnnPhoto by: Anna EvansnnWith 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 […]
Good News in History, November 9
48 years ago today, Gary Kasparov won his first Chess World Championship after overcoming his opponent Anatoly Karpov whom he faced inconclusively the year before in what was and still is the only world championship ever abandoned without a result. Kasparov secured the world crown in Moscow by a score of 13–11 making him the […]
Study Raises Hopes of Treating Aggressive Cancers by Identifying Fragments of Rogue DNA
nnA breakthrough in understanding how and why some cancer tumors are particularly aggressive and non-responsive to treatments has placed blame on breakaway strands of roguish DNA.nnThe discovery implicates several documented forms of cancer, including of the breasts, lungs, and brain, and also offered hope for identifying and treating these tumors in future patients.nnThe center of […]
Aging Voyager 1 Restarts a Radio it Hasn’t Used Since 1981–Prompted from 15 Billion Miles Away
nnFacing one obstacle after another, the operators of NASA’s Voyager 1 probe continue to find creative solutions to keep the farthest manmade object from Earth transmitting radio communications.nnLaunched in 1977, it is currently 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, and is now well beyond the heliosphere, the bubble of particles emitted by the […]
14 Luxury Hotels Are Donating Outdated Furniture to Low-Income Families in Need
nnGoing on 10 years, the municipal government of Seoul has been collecting used furniture from luxury hotels and donating it to low-income earners and homeless city residents.nnOver that time, partnerships with 14 different luxury hotels in the Seoul metropolitan area have seen 120,000 used furniture items distributed to low-income housing, homeless facilities, and other shelter […]
NHL Team Owner Is Giving $50,000 to Every Employee–Sharing the Profit from Sale of His Stake in the Franchise
nnIn late October, word broke that the owner of the NHL team representing Tampa Bay—the Lightning—was selling up.nnMillions were coming his way via a pair of money managers from New York set to take over during the next 3 years, and the affair seemed like business as usual.nnBut Lighting Owner Jeff Vinik is anything but […]
Good News in History, November 8
733 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city’s growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth to the tradition of Murano glass, one of the city’s most iconic characteristics. In the following century, exports began, and the island became famous, initially for glass beads and mirrors. Aventurine […]
The Azores Protects Whales and Corals with Marine Preserve as Big as Virginia and Georgia Combined
nnA massive new marine protected area (MPA) has been established in the eastern Atlantic off the coast of the Azores.nnCovering 287,000 square kilometers of ocean makes it the largest MPA network in the North Atlantic—the size of Virginia and Georgia combined.nn15% of Azorean waters are now designated as fully protected and 15% as highly protected, […]
Man Is Overwhelmed with Emotion Trying Color Blind Glasses for First Time–‘My God. This is Amazing’ (WATCH)
nnThis is the moment a man became overwhelmed with emotion after trying on colorblind glasses for the first time.nnKris Sipe, 47, who has been colorblind his whole life, bought the glasses on a whim without knowing whether they would work.nnA video made by Kris shows him trying on the eyewear in his Tulsa, Oklahoma home […]
Britain Celebrates Birth of Baby Bongo Antelope–with Fewer Than 100 Left on Earth
nnIn an English safari park, keepers are celebrating the arrival of a calf from the world’s most endangered species of antelope, the eastern mountain bongo.nnBorn October 16th, first-time mom Othaya welcomed a male calf in the late afternoon marking the first bongo calf born at Woburn Safari Park in over 10 years.nnnnIt’s both a major […]