In a World First, Surgeons Operate on Rhino’s Broken Leg and Fix Her Limp
nnA 2-year-old female rhino known for her “boisterous” nature has just undergone surgery on her ulna in a world-first procedure.nnUsing equine surgeons’ knowledge of similar procedures done on horses as a template, the team of specialist veterinarians successfully healed the rhino’s leg, and even got her up and about wearing a cast.nnAmara is a southern […]
He Shares the Happiest Moments in People’s Lives While Traveling Through Every Country
n Reprinted with permission from World at Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. n”It’s really just a publicity thing,” says Michael Zervos, a man who’s currently on course to set the Guinness World Record for the fewest number of days needed to visit every country in the world.nnBut as he told […]
Pet Cat Lost in Yellowstone Travels 800 Miles Toward the City Where Owner Still Had Hope 60 Days Later
nnAn incredible story reminiscent of Homeward Bound, recently came out from California—that a cat who had accompanied a family to Yellowstone National Park, was lost there.nnDespite the distance of over 800 miles, the cats’ owners got a call two months after the sorrowful trip that their animal had been found in California, not Wyoming.nnBenny and Susanne Anguiano […]
Peace Treaty Pageant Rehearsal
Overdose Deaths in US Plummet With ‘Declines of 20-30%’ – Saving Thousands of Lives
nnFor the first time in decades, drug overdose deaths in the US fell—by 10.6% while in certain states the decline was 20, and even 30%.nnIdentified in a survey conducted by the CDC, it interrupts a one-way trendline that has been rising higher and higher since 2019, and has given some scientists “so much hope.”nnThose in […]
“Thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.” – Christopher Marlowe
Quote of the Day: “Thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.” – Christopher MarlowennPhoto by: prottoy hassannnWith 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 September 23
163 years ago today, Robert Bosch, founder of the corporation Robert Bosch GmbH, was born in Ulm. One of the most important German industrialists of the 19th and 20th centuries, Bosch and the engineers at his company pioneered the high-voltage magneto ignition system that created the first commercially-viable spark plug for internal combustion engines. Bosch […]
100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Granted Wish to Reunite with Sister One Last Time
nnHelena Stefaniak’s life story is one marked by the bonds of sisterhood growing up in war-torn Warsaw—and she rekindled that spirit of resilience one last time at age 100, thanks to an AARP program that grants wishes for seniors.nnHelena and her sister Barbara protected one another from the horrors of their surroundings during World War […]
Battery Breakthrough Could Give Electric Cars ‘Big Range Boost’ and Create Longer-lasting Batteries
nnAn international team of researchers believe electric cars could go farther on a single charge, and their batteries last longer, now that they’ve made a discovery—the reason batteries lose capacity over time.nnIt is well known that, for example, older mobile phones run out of power more quickly. But, until now, the common phenomenon was not […]
World’s Only ‘Bookstore Airbnb’ Has 2-Year Wait List for Guests Wanting to Sell Used Books By Day
nnMore than 450 guests have enjoyed accommodations in the “world’s only book shop Airbnb” where guests spend the night—and run the store during the day.nnThe village of Wigtown is known as Scotland’s National Book Town, and one of its charming bookshops—The Open Book—rents out its upstairs flat, giving literary-lovers the chance to ‘live their dream’ […]