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New Camera Trap Survey Sees Nearly 3x More Images of Endangered Sumatran Tigers Than Years Prior
Tigers don’t roam across Asia as they used to, but on one island in Indonesia a…
Autonomous Montreal Metro Completed with Massive Cost Savings–Sets Example for Canada
Cheap, efficient, new and exciting, Montreal’s new automated light rail transit system which recently opened is…
Researchers Dive to Never Before Explored Arctic Ocean Ridge Studded with Volcanoes
One of the most remote and unexplored parts of the planet has been visited by a …
1 Million Turtle Nests Counted Along India’s Coast, ‘Crazy High’ Number 10x Higher Than Decades Ago
Sea turtles continue rebounding all over the world, with a recent report from NPR claiming that…
Diets Rich in Tea, Coffee, Berries and Nuts Linked to Better Long-term Heart Health in New Study
People who regularly consume polyphenol-rich foods and drinks, such as tea, coffee, berries, cocoa, nuts, whole…
Amputee Thrilled With Hand Transplant is Now Left-handed: ‘Feels so incredible, as if I’ve had it my whole life’
A woman who lost all her limbs after contracting an infection and getting sepsis while on…
Mesmerizing Lantern Display Lights Up December With Mile-Long Homage to Wildlife
A stunning display illuminated by more than 2,000 lanterns spread over a mile is being called…
New Underwater Tool Lets Ecologists ID Fish From Their Sounds–46 Species So Far (LISTEN to 5 of Them)
Underwater coral reefs are filled with thumps, pops, and snaps from shrimp and fish, and ecologists…
Retired Cop Rehabs Bus into Mobile Laundry: He Now Washes Clothes for the Homeless
Wade Milyard heard the voice from “out of nowhere” and knew he needed to listen—he thought…
Trucker With 5 Million Accident-Free Miles Wins Custom Semi and $50,000 as the 2025 Road Warrior Champion
Truck drivers are among the most overlooked workers in America, yet almost everything we buy is…
Tiny Disabled Puppy Found in Dumpster Gets New Home in Time for Christmas
An adorable disabled pup that was left in a dumpster has been rehomed in time for…
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900 Acres Bordering Yosemite Returned to Tribe That Was Expelled 175 Years Ago
Nearly 900 acres of land bordering Yosemite National Park have been transferred back to tribal ownership…
Having a Pet Dog Boosts Teenage Mental Health by ‘Changing Microbes in Their Bodies’
Family dogs boost kids’ mental health by changing microbes that live in their bodies, according to…
14-Year-Old Wins $25,000 for Origami That Can Hold 10,000 Times its Own Weight
A young man has folded his origami hobby into to a potential career path as an…
Tonight’s Aptly-Named ‘Cold Moon’ is Final Supermoon of the Year
2025 has been blessed with three consecutive supermoons in the autumn skies, with the final one…
Quick Cancer Breath Test Hailed as Most Significant Step Toward a Lifesaving Breakthrough in 50 Years
A quick and easy breath test to detect the difficult-to-diagnose pancreatic cancer is being trialed nationally…
Mosquitoes Can’t Resist Smell of Fungus That Lures Them to Their Death Inside Trap Patented by Researchers
There are dozens of ways to implement mosquito control, but none have proved a cure-all against…
100 Years After Vultures Disappeared from These Mts, Their Return Completes ‘Europe’s Yellowstone’
Young griffon vultures are set to be reintroduced to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania, around 100…
TikToker Crowdfunds $1.5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment
In time for the holidays comes the incredible story of a stranger using GoFundMe to change…
3 Rebel Nuns Escape Senior Home to Return to Their Abbey Prompting a Win in Showdown with Church
From Austria comes the story of 3 ‘rebel’ nuns who left an elderly care home and…
Wildlife Poachers to Be Targeted Using State of the Art AI Listening Technology
Wildlife poachers can now be located and arrested across the central African forests thanks to state-of-the-art…
Daddy-Daughter Dance in Notorious Prison Turns ‘Worst of the Worst’ into Loving Fathers Again
In a Louisiana state penitentiary, incarcerated men were able to dance with their daughters for one…
Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Parkinson’s Risk–Making it a Perfect Case for Early Treatment
South Korean scientists recently determined that patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) showed approximately double the…
Tongue-Zapping Device Does More in 6 Months Than 4 Years of Normal Stroke Rehabilitation
A fall from a 10 foot ladder triggered a cascade of neurological problems that might have…
Syrian Refugee Learning English Brings Food for His Class Every Week–Bringing the Nation’s Legendary Hospitality Home
This screenshot maybe be blurry, but what isn’t blurred is this immigrant’s instincts of the legendary…
Romania Hits 94% Recycling After Launching Largest Return Plan in the World
If you had to guess where in the EU you would find the most sophisticated and…
A Pile of Puppies Treatment Cheers Up Seriously Ill Kids with Bundles of Cozy Joy
Even if cancer can survive chemotherapy, it’s no match, at least for a moment, for the…
Superman No.1 Comic Book Found in Mom’s Attic Bags $9.1 Million in Most Valuable Comic Auction Ever
Their mother often boasted to her three sons that she had very valuable comic books upstairs,…
Popemobile Transformed into Mobile Clinic for Gaza Children: Francis Would Have Loved it
The global Catholic charity organization Caritas, asked Pope Francis in the final years of his life…
Stunning Photo Captures Gaseous Wings of Butterfly Nebula from the Gemini Telescope (LOOK)
There are a lot of nebulae in the universe, and they often get given catchy names…
Sanctuary Takes in Homeless Man’s Pet Pig Adopted by Deceased Wife Until He Recovers
A Portland man found himself homeless at 44 years of age, along with his dog and…
Normal Thyroid Function in Pregnancy Linked to Lower Autism Risk in Large Cohort Study
Persistent hormone disruption during pregnancy trimesters appears to increase the likelihood of autism in children, shows…
Kelly Clarkson Show Fills With Tears When Mom Meets Cake4Kids Baker Who Makes Birthdays Special for Needy Kids
Even the TV show’s host was crying. During the “Rad Humans” segment on her talk show,…
Ultrasonic Device Dramatically Speeds Harvesting of Water from the Air – Drinkable in Minutes Instead of Hours
Even in desert conditions, there exists some level of humidity that, with the right material, can…
He Transformed a Veteran’s ‘Jungle’ Backyard For Free, Then Hands Over $14,000 and a Car
A 63-year-old veteran could barely access his backyard which overgrown with 6-8-foot weeds, until a kind-hearted…
46,000 Knitted Mice Donated to Rescue Cats Setting Guinness World Record for Crafting Community
The readers of Woman’s Weekly magazine have a long tradition of coming together through knitting and…
Baby Otter He Rescued Jumps Into His Boat Every Time She Sees Him After He Returned Her to the Wild (WATCH)
A wild animal is acting like she’s his ‘significant otter,’ after he saved her life, and…
19-Year-old Defeats His Former High School Civics Teacher in Local Election: ‘I’m so proud of him’
A recent local election in Virginia was surprising not only because of its outcome but because…
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AI-Guided Robot Plants ‘Baby Corals’ Across the Great Barrier Reef
At the Australian Institute of Marine Science, artificial intelligence is being leveraged to help restore coral…
Couple Converts Their Home into ‘Hedgehog Haven’ to Rehabilitate Over 500 Spiky Critters
From Scotland comes the story of a couple who have dedicated their hearts and homes to…
1,500 Year-Old Reindeer Trap and Hunting Equipment Uncovered in the Ice of Norway’s Mountains
A hiker in Norway discovered a one-of-a-kind wild reindeer trap that Iron age inhabitants would have…
Boy with Rare Genetic Disorder Amazes Doctors After World-First Gene Therapy
The first child in history has successfully been treated with a new genetic therapy for an…
Scorpion Venom May Provide the Next Breast Cancer Breakthrough
Scientists in Brazil are currently testing to see if the venom of an Amazonian scorpion could…
Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers
One of the most stable and prosperous South American countries has managed to virtually zero-out fossil…
Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married
Everyone knows love works in mysterious ways; but rarely more mysterious than in the story of…
John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television
GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings…
Study Finds Bad News Overrepresented in Media Coverage by Many Times, Disguising its Minimal Impact
For almost 30 years, GNN has been busting global media’s 24-hour gloom and doom cycle with…
10th Grader Saves Stepfather’s Life with His Newly-Learned CPR Skills Taught in Schools
Less than a year after Anthony Killinger attended a CPR course in his school gymnasium, his…
Tribe Releases Native Elk Back onto 17,000 Sacred Sierra Nevada Acres
A California Indian nation celebrated the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral lands by releasing several…
Always Smiling Amphibian Featured on Mexican Money Is So Cute it’s Being Hoarded and Never Spent
It’s always interesting to see what images states put on their money. Mexico recently redesigned its…
Egypt Becomes 26th Country to Eliminate Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness with Triumph Over Trachoma
Egypt has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern, building on…
Lost Bach Pieces Performed for First Time in 320 Years: ‘Great moment for the world of music’
Two musical pieces written by Johann Sebastian Bach were recently performed for the first time ever,…
‘Special Needs’ Can’t Stop These Kids from Being a Cowboy at Rodeo Day Camp
In the Bay Area, California, a day at the rodeo for children with developmental challenges leaves…
Birds Start to Show Signs of Recovery After Bee-Harming Pesticide Ban in the EU
The first large-scale study to investigate the impact on bird populations from the 2018 European Union…
Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in its Amazon–an Area the Size of Sweden
It’s 42% of Colombia’s territory. It’s 7% of the total Amazon Rainforest. It’s the same size…
These Rare Whales Had Never Been Seen Alive, Then Scientists Saw Two Near California
A lifelong whale researcher recently encountered a living pair of gingko-toothed beaked whales for the first…
Exoskeleton Walker Allows Children to Take Their First Steps After Doctors Said They Couldn’t
At a Canadian wellness center, a unique robotic exoskeleton is allowing children with developmental disorders to…
Play These Mobile Games Designed to Help Save Dying Aboriginal Language and Culture
An Australian Aboriginal community with only 8 fluent speakers left has launched a mobile phone game…
Root Canal Treatment Reduces Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk
Successful root canal treatment can reduce inflammation linked to heart disease, according to new research. The…
Stray Mutt Just Won 2025 Hero Dog Award for Soothing Families After School Shooting
A stray mutt that turned into a service dog soothing kids after a school shooting has…
Fisherman Creates First Program that Let’s Doctors Give Angling Prescriptions for Anxiety – Now Wins King’s Award
After fishing turned out to be the saving grace during his recovery from a decade of…
Gen Z is Turning Out to be More Financially Strategic Than Their Stereotype Portends
Is Gen Z the strategic generation? A new poll shows they are shunning impulse spending in…
Husband’s Bouquet Arrived After His Death, Now His Wife has Lined an Entire Street with Daffodils as a Memorial
The bouquet arrived unexpectedly, six months after her husband passed away. Before he died, Stephen Cudmore…
Former Inmate Who Received Contraband Book While in Solitary Has Now Built Hundreds of Prison Libraries
Reginald Betts was only 17 years and imprisoned in solitary confinement when the lifeline arrived that…
Tesla Autopilot Swerves to Avoid 75mph Head-on Collision Saving Lives (WATCH)
A man says his Tesla saved his life by swerving in self-driving mode to avoid an…
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Good Samaritans Stop Theft of a Purse from A Woman Who Wasn’t Even There
From NPR’s Unsung Heroes column comes the story of a woman whose purse was saved from…
2,000 Year-old Razor That Shaved Ancient Romans Is Unearthed and Up for Auction
A 2,000-year-old razor used to keep Romans looking sharp is set to go up for auction…
Windows Broken Into Become Earrings in One Woman’s Quest to Keep Glass Out of Landfills
Car break-ins in the Bay Area are down, but not out. From each one of these…
Canadian Burger Joint Gets Cash Apology When Alabama Man Mistook it for His Local Restaurant
A couple from Nova Scotia was left with their jaws on the floor after they received…
Community Rallies to Protect Local Cobbler Until Supermarket Cancels Plans to Expand
When a corporate shoe repair chain wanted to open a location in a Gloucestershire, town, locals…
Would Your Helmet Actually Protect You? VA Tech’s ‘Helmet Lab’ Is Testing Every Sport
In 2011, Steve Rowson and his fellow engineering students at Virginia Tech were asked by the…
Timbuktu’s Medieval Manuscripts Return Home After a Decade Away Safe from Insurgents
Thousands of ancient Arabic texts have returned to their rightful place in the legendary Saharan trade…
Seal Flops onto Photographer’s Boat to Escape Hunting Orca Pod–She Captured it All on Camera
An experienced wildlife photographer with a penchant for marine mammals like whales recently bore witness to…
‘Offline’ Trend Sees Thousands Attending Phone-Free Concerts, Dates, and Events Where You Can ‘Find Your People’
One of the realities of social media addiction is the self-awareness of the addicted. A recent…
More Efficient Way to Defrost Cars Using Electricity to “Zap” Ice Without Heat
There are large swaths of America where in order to have a safe drive into work,…
Rock Band Opens $35,000 in Bar Tabs for Their Fans After Melbourne Gig Was Canceled for Safety
An Australian punk rock band picked up the bar tabs for hundreds of people after a…
Mountain Goat-Inspired Robot Offers a New World of Mobility to the Wheelchair-Bound–WATCH
Toyota recently unveiled a four-legged mobility robot that can go where wheels cannot, and specializes in…
Baby Sea Otter Named Caterpillar Rescued off Central California Coast
Conservationists recently reunited a mother otter with her baby and caught it on film. It seems…
Western South Africa Sees Leopards Returning to Ancestral Habitat After 170 Years
For an astonishing 170 years, there hasn’t been a leopard sighting on the western coast of…
Incredible Glass Cabin Will Let Mountaineers Shelter from High-Altitude Peril in the Alps–LOOK
An incredible new glass cabin will let mountaineers shelter from high-altitude perils with the same chic…
Heart Transplant Survivor Has Best Day Ever as Traveling Fan for Carolina, Meeting Panthers Legend
From a chilly Green Bay comes a heart-melting story via Charlotte, where a heart transplant survivor…
‘Music to my Ears’: New Malaria Drug Succeeds in Large Clinical Trial to Combat Resistance
Among the world’s manifold disease burdens, antibiotic resistant bacteria hold a special place of concern. But…
Nobel-Worthy Prime Minister Attempts to End Century of Ethnic Hatred for Armenians
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5-9) It’s a…
Stolen 18th-Century Painting of St. Francis Returned to a Mexican Church
7 years ago, a Mexican fine art auctioneer submitted their upcoming auction catalogue to a database…
Shut Eye Without Shutting Off Lights and Devices Increases Risk of Heart Disease
A street lamp outside your window, the orange charging light on a plug adapter next to…
Dog ‘Remarkably Unscathed’ After Plunging 100ft Down Cliff Face After a Team Rescue
A pet dog was left “remarkably unscathed” after plunging 100ft down a rocky cliff face in…
Impressive Nonprofit Marks 40 Years of ‘Delivering Good’ by the Billions to Kids and Families Who Need it Most
An impressive nonprofit is marking its 40th anniversary, distributing billions of dollars of new merchandise from…
Artist Creates Striking Portraits Out of Old Denim Jeans Cut into Tiny Pieces (WATCH)
Meet the artist who is turning old denim jeans into striking works of art. Cristiam Ramos…
British Surgeon Saves Baby’s Life by Removing Tumor the Size of her Face – For Free
A British surgeon removed a life-threatening tumor from a baby’s neck that was as big as…
Hero Saves Golf Buddy’s Life When Heart Attack Hits During Video Call
A quick-thinking woman saved her friend’s life after witnessing him having a heart attack during a…
Bumblebees Have Learned to Read Simple Morse Code–an Ability Seen Only in Humans and Vertebrates
A new study is the first to show that an insect can differentiate between different durations…
Giant 7’9” French Canadian is Tallest Player in College Basketball History, Dunking Without Jumping (WATCH)
He was the same height as his kindergarten teacher and had eclipsed seven-feet-tall by the time…
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Holland Will Return a Looted 3,500-Year-Old Stone Bust Following Lavish Egyptian Museum Opening
Having identified a 3,500-year-old bust of a pharaoh among the nation’s antiquity dealers, The Netherlands are…
A Free Pop-Up Apple Orchard in the Big Apple Invites You for Free Fruit and Hot Cider
A pair of local organizations are inviting New Yorkers to skip Upstate for Midtown for a…
NYC Innovation Sees Century-Old Bridge Replaced Currently $93M Under Budget, Without Stopping Trains
New York City had to replace a 132-year-old railway line along Park Avenue, and the contractor’s…
Speaking Two Languages Seems to Slows Aging, Speaking Three or More Augments the Effect
Speaking two or more languages is associated with a reduced risk of accelerated aging, according to…
New Gel Regrows Dental Enamel–Which Humans Cannot Do–and Could Revolutionize Tooth Care
Chemists in England have created a gel that can repair and regenerate tooth enamel, opening up…
Delta Airlines Treats Teens to Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many to Become Pilots and Engineers
Every year, Delta Airlines hosts a special, one-of-a-kind trip to place the heads of ambitious Black…
Scientist Discovers New Bee Species with ‘Devil-like’ Horns–Names Her ‘Lucifer’
She’s got devil-like horns, but she ain’t after your soul: she’s only looking for pollen. She’s Megachile…
Three Bob Ross Paintings Sold for $600,000 at Auction in Fundraiser for Public Television
Three works from Bob Ross’ classic public television show The Joy of Painting raised over half a…
Boy’s Great Tagline Helps Raise Thousands For Underprivileged Kids to Afford Hockey
A hockey-loving boy from a hockey-loving family is selling special hockey merch to help other hockey…
Man Returns Dad’s ‘Souvenir of Parthenon’ and Turns Out it Was Even Older Acropolis Relic
In 2022, an elder Chilean man walked into the Greek embassy in Santiago on a mission:…
Shipwrecked Cargo of Roman Lead Bars Provides a Chance to Observe of Dark Matter on Earth
What do dark matter, the Roman Empire, and a toxic heavy metal have in common? The…
Dog Rescued from Boston Tunnel During Rush Hour After Playing ‘Will I Won’t I’ with Police – WATCH
There’s something truly wonderful about the sympathy we humans have for dogs—such that when a rambunctious…
Recyclers Switch from Smelting to Solvents, Recovering Precious Metals from E-waste with Fewer Emissions
A startup in the UK is recovering important manufacturing metals without energy-hungry smelting methods. Using an…
Concealed for 100 Years by Empress Who Defied Hitler, Royal Jewels Thought Lost are Set for Public Exhibit
A collection of jewels belonging to arguably Europe’s greatest ever royal dynasty is now set to…
Innovative Tapeless Zipper Saves Tons of Fabric While Creating a Better Fit on Your Clothes
For a company that makes half the world’s zippers, new ideas have big impacts. At Japan’s…
Unique Antibody from Camels and Alpacas Could Be Used to Treat Alzheimer’s
An antibody-like compound known on land to be exclusively to be found in camelids like alpacas,…
Grand Egyptian Museum Finally Opens in Sight of the Pyramids After Decades of Setbacks
A $1 billion museum built to showcase the finest of ancient Egyptian artifacts has finally been…
‘Macronesia’ Sanctuary to Protect Waters of 4 Atlantic Islands and Critical Habitat for Whales
Governments and conservation NGOs celebrated the passing of a resolution to create the world’s most ambitious…
Teen Rewarded with Cash and Job After Turning in Wad of $3,500 Cash ‘Without Hesitation’
From Australia’s Gold Coast comes the story of an honest young man who handed over $3,500…
Woman Who Never Watched Football Loves New Condo with Epic View Inside Stadium
Noemi Oberhauser was never a fan of soccer despite living in the country that invented it.…
Animal Origami: The Physics of Nature’s Folds – and How Technology is Adapting Them
(Article by Rohini Subrahmanyam originally published by Knowable Magazine) As the microscopic, tear-shaped Lacrymaria olor swims…
Prostate Cancer Patients Offered Fresh Hope by Promising New Drug Combination
Men with advanced prostate cancer have been offered fresh hope thanks to a “promising” new drug…
World War I Message in a Bottle Found in Australia and Delivered to Families More Than a Century Later
Australian soldiers slipped the letters into a bottle, closed the cap, and pitched it overboard from…