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Shells to Sweaters: Sustainable ‘Sea Wool’ Earns Millions for Taiwan Business Spinning Oyster Shells into Yarn
A man in Taiwan is helping reduce fashion waste by creating a sustainable alternative to artificial…
6-Year-old Boy Found in the Forest After 150 Searched for Five Days
Relief flooded Vietnamese social media and news waves when reports that a young boy lost for…
Astronaut’s Jaw-dropping Photos of Powerful Aurora was Also Captured by Airplane Pilot From Another Angle
Two weeks ago, NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) alerted the media of a huge…
Empty Nesters Travel to All 63 US National Parks: ‘Life’s Too Short’ But What is the Perfect Age for Adventures?
It’s American Adventures Month—and in a new survey of 2,000 Americans, over one-third reported that they’ve…
Classical Music Lifts Our Mood by ‘Synchronizing’ Different Parts of the Brain, Says Study of Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Whether Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart, it’s widely recognized that classical music can affect a person’s mood.…
Injured Bald Eagle Plucked From River in Daring Rescue By College Staffers in Maryland (WATCH)
A bald eagle, injured and alone near the Chesapeake Bay, earned an A+ for the staff…
Cone Snail Poison is Deadly But May Now Lead to Better Diabetes and Hormone Drugs
Deadly poison from cone snails could be a newfound key to making better drugs to treat…
Flintstones-like Home is Built Around 200 Million-Year-old Red Rock in Colorado–And is Now For Sale
Check out this real life ‘Flintstones’ home, a property built around a giant 200 million-year-old red…
Second-largest Diamond Ever Found is Unearthed in Botswana: ‘Remarkable find’
The second-largest diamond ever unearthed was found in Botswana last week. Lucara Diamond, a Canadian company,…
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
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Plan a Trip to Alaska and Stay in These Classic Airplanes Converted into Luxury Accommodations – (LOOK)
A flying instructor in Alaska, has taken on a second gig as manager of an “airplane…
First-Ever Coral Crossbreeding Hopes to Mimic This ‘Invincible’ Coral Reef in Honduras to Save Reefs
Mere feet under the waters off the coast of the Honduran city of Tela lies a…
Postcard Finally Arrives in Swansea 121 Years After it Was First Sent–Quest to Find Descendants Begins
This postcard was slipped into a mailbox, or perhaps was supposed to be, over 100 years…
New Evidence of Criminal Fines Reinforces the Surprising Sophistication of the Viking’s Legal Code
A recent reinterpretation of the oldest extant Viking legal text in Scandinavia has shed light on…
Manuka Honey Reduces Breast Cancer Cell Growth by 84% in Human Cells and Mice
Honey has all manner of often-hidden medicine-like qualities, but more eyes will certainly be falling on…
Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Surfaces in California, Just the 20th Discovered in the State Since 1901
A group of what only can be described as ‘brave’ kayakers and snorkelers saw a giant…
The World’s Oldest Human Gives Us the Best Advice, Before She Died at 117 Years
“Order, tranquility, contact with nature, emotional stability, no worries, no regrets;” might these be a string…
Build a Zigzag Pattern onto Walls to Keep Buildings Cool During Heat Waves
Structural engineers have discovered that if you build an apartment building with angled, shark-fin-shaped protrusions on…
Stray Pup Chases a Doggie Day-Care Bus and Gets Adopted
A determined Lab has found a new home in Georgia after galloping alongside a doggie daycare…
Colonial Grass Could Become a Bumper Crop Even with Salty Soil, and Stop Coastal Erosion
Rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening farmers on America’s mid-Atlantic coast, but a crop…
Squirrels Were Struggling in a Heat Wave so She Made Them a ‘Squirrel Spa’
Breyana Elwell never liked rodents, but after it became clear the neighboring squirrels were suffering from…
38,000 Fans Get Free CPR Training While Attending the Euro Championship–to Help Save Other Fans in Cardiac Arrest
Alongside all the other memories taken home from their stay in Germany this summer to cheer…
Virginia Pals Save Flowers From the Landfill, Redeploying Them to Bring Joy
A pair of Virginians who found themselves habitually dismayed by the amount of floral waste they…
Water Detected on Mars Could Harbor Life 12 Miles Underground
If you want to get excited about scientific advancements from space, you have to accept sometimes…
Rare Ocelot Caught on Camera in Arizona, the First Sighting in the Area for 50 Years
From Arizona comes the story of a remarkable animal sighting: an ocelot, one of the world’s…
Baldness May Be Treated by Sugar That Naturally Occurs in the Human Body
Only 2 FDA-approved drugs exist for treating male pattern baldness, but a third may have just…
Daredevil 94-Year-old is Oldest Ever to Take on World’s Fastest Zip Line–Going 100mph
A 94-year-old Englishman decided to have a go on the world’s fastest zip line to raise…
2,000-Year-old Roman Mosaic Decorated with Sea Creatures Discovered in England
A remarkable 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic was uncovered during excavations at Wroxeter Roman city, which also uncovered…
Charles Barkley Turns Down $100 Million Contracts to Ensure TNT Sports Staff Keep Their Jobs Another Year
In one of the largest shake-ups in sports broadcasting this century, Turner Sports (TNT) lost out…
Startup Replaces 6 Million Plastic Bags with Prototype Made from Corn Waste That Decomposes in 180 Days
An Indian entrepreneur is using sugar, cellulose, and corn fibers to make a plastic-like carrier bag…
Woman With Fear of Rejection Cures Herself With Self-Esteem by Asking Odd Requests of Strangers
A young woman who was ‘crippled by a fear of rejection’ says she has cured herself…
How Parents Plan to Make Back-to-School ‘Magical’ For Their Kids
Four out of five parents are working to make the back-to-school season “magical” for their elementary…
Newly Discovered Protein Stops DNA Damage and Even Repairs it–Becoming Possible Key to Cancer Vaccines
Researchers from Western University have discovered a protein that has the never-before-seen ability to stop DNA…
Landscapers Spot Unexploded WWII Bomb While Digging in Garden–Saving Themselves and Homes Before Evacuation
A pair of landscape gardeners were left shell-shocked after digging up an unexploded bomb from World…
Historic Negotiations With Big Pharma Will Lower Drug Prices and Save $1.5 Billion for US Consumers–and More
It is well-documented that Americans have been paying a lot more for prescription drugs than people…
She Doesn’t Want Kids But Donated 41 Eggs to Help Strangers–And Celebrates Donor Baby’s Birthday Every Year
A person who doesn’t want kids has donated 41 eggs to help strangers become parents—and celebrates…
FDA Approves Drug That Targets Brain Cancer Gene Mutation That Could Delay Need for Radiation and Chemotherapy
A new drug for a type of brain cancer, called IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, was approved this…
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18-Year-old Uses Her Tracking Skills to Guide Hikers on Wildfire Evacuation Route
Out from the ash and flames of the wildfires that scorched Canada’s Jasper National Park comes…
Hobbyist Hedgetrimmer Transforms His Street into Green Sculpture Gallery in Memory of Beloved Wife
“We’re a tourist attraction on Google Maps now,” local Londener Polly Barker told CBS News, gesturing…
Seven-Foot Mammoth Tusk Unearthed in Mississippi Creek Belonged to Largest Species in North America
A fossil hunter in Mississippi recently unearthed an intact mammoth ivory 7 feet long. Believing it…
The World’s Largest 3D Printer Is Building Cozy Homes from Wood
At the University of Maine, one of the world’s largest 3D printers is using sawdust from…
The Stonehenge Altar Stone Came from Scotland 460 Miles Away–Instead of Wales as Previously Thought
It may have been transported around the coast by sea, or by some sophisticated method the…
Babies Don’t Come with Instructions. But in Oregon, They Now Come with a Nurse
Oregon has recently become the first state in the US to offer free nurse visits to…
This Startup Is Using Dead Leaves to Make Paper Without Cutting Trees
Businesses like to talk about the concept of a closed loop or circular economy, but often…
‘Sponge’ Cities Combat Urban Flooding by Letting Nature Do the Work
In China, a landscape architect is reimagining cities across the vast country by working with nature…
Speedy Desert Tortoise is Finally Safe After Covering 3 Miles and Entering a Highway Following Ranch Jailbreak
Why did the tortoise cross the road? Or better yet, how did the tortoise outpace its…
Teens Invent Device that Removes Microplastics with Ultrasound Waves, Winning $50k
A pair of high schoolers invented a unique water filtration device that uses a wall of…
One Key to Success For U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team Is a Support Dog to Calm Nerves
The US Women’s Gymnastics team has won 8 medals—which may be down to the excellence of…
Fund for Library Set Ablaze by Rioters in Liverpool Raises Over $250,000 for Books and Repairs
Over 11,000 small donors have managed to raise £245,000 ($270,000) to repair a library in Liverpool…
Honey Added to Yogurt Bolsters its Bacterial Benefits–a Classic Greek Desert Turned Medicine
A new study found that adding honey to yogurt helps the beneficial bacteria in the yogurt…
Woman Gives Birth in Lobby of Welsh Cinema and the Daughter Now Has Free Movies for Life
Welsh news media described it as a “blockbuster” arrival at a local movie theater—no not Deadpool…
First Women’s Sports Bar in California Officially Opens with Line Around the Block
Just off the Pacific Coast Highway, a line around the block heralded the presence of an…
Buddhist Nations Team Up to Use Heavy Lifting Drones to Clear Everest Slopes of Trash
Buddhist nation Nepal and a drone manufacturer in majority Buddhist China, have signed an agreement to…
13,000 Years Ago, These Ancient Builders Carved a Calendar into Stone to Mark Destructive Occasion
Whatever we learned in school about the earliest human civilizations, the discovery of Göbekli Tepe in…
YouTuber Rescues Senior Great Pyrenees Dog During Cross-Canada Canoe Trip
A Kiwi kayaker on a cross-country trip on Canada’s creeks and rivers took a brief detour…
UPDATE: Ghanaian Woman Entrepreneur Set to Revolutionize Transportation for Africa, Not Just Native Home
Early this year, GNN reported on the woman behind the wheels of Wahu!, an electric bicycle…
Student Dreams of Stadiums Harnessing Crowd Noise for Electricity–Inspired by Monsters Inc.
Have you ever been in a sports stadium when the crowd is so loud it shakes…
There’s a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics From Drinking Water: Boil it
Recently GNN reported that the world may be estimating the amount of plastic entering the ocean…
Woman Who Left School at 15 Graduates as a Doctor at 41: ‘You can 100% do the crazy things you’ve always dreamed’
A woman who dropped out of school at age 15 finally studied for her GED (known…
Routine Blood Tests Could Speed Up Early Cancer Diagnosis For People With Stomach Pain
Routine blood tests could be used to more accurately diagnose cancer, even earlier, for people with…
Things Americans Forget Most When Traveling – Thankfully, 23% Have a ‘Mom Friend’ Who Always Remembers
Nine in 10 Americans have had a “Home Alone” moment—realizing they forgot something essential en route…
Lost Altar Discovered on the Site Where Jesus was Crucified: It’s ‘Sensational’ and was Sitting in Plain Sight
Inside one of the most extensively researched historic sites—the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,…
New Electric Bandages Heal Wounds 30% Quicker Than Conventional Dressings
A water-powered electric bandage can heal serious wounds 30% quicker than conventional treatments, according to a…
D-Day Hero Gets Over 200 Cards to Celebrate His 100th Birthday
A D-day veteran who defended landing troops from Nazi fighter planes has received more than 200…
New Way of Protecting Tomatoes From Deadly Bacteria Lets Plants Sniff Out Danger Naturally
A new spray that protects tomatoes from a deadly bacteria has been dubbed the ‘aroma of…
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Scientists Identify 7 Stars That Could be Hosting a ‘Dyson Sphere’–the Sci-Fi Concept Turned Realistic Hypothesis
Astrophysicists recently put one of the great hallmarks of science fiction culture to the test, and…
Visitors of Scotland Can Play ‘Real’ Tennis’ on the World’s Oldest Court Dating Back 500 Years
Twenty miles from the birthplace of golf sits a different kind of sporting pilgrimage site—the oldest…
The UK’s Royal Mint is Now Extracting Gold From Electronic Waste
In 2022, GNN reported that Britain’s Royal Mint began using a patented new chemical reaction to…
More African Girls Can Get Ahead Now Thanks to School Uniforms Designed to Grow with the Student
In one of the poorest countries in the world, an American entrepreneur is empowering women and…
Bloomberg Gives Away Another $600 Million to Fund Medical Students–This Time, for HBC and Universities
American billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has announced that a series of grants worth $600 million will…
Archaeologists Find Literal Pot of Gold, but it’s Not in Ireland
It’s one of the best things an archaeologist can hope to find: a hoard of gold…
12-year-old Girl Earns ‘Black Belt’ of Fishing, Becoming Master Angler of Maryland
A story coming from Maryland celebrates the depths of a young girl’s talents, as a 12-year-old…
4th Generation Farmer Helps Youth Flunking Out of School to Grow and Sell Food for Disadvantaged in Minnesota
A fourth-generation Black American farmer is bringing 21st-century agriculture into the lives of youth from marginalized…
The Most Active Meteor Shower of the Year Arrives in Just 5 Days’ Time
The most prolific meteor shower of the year will be at its peak on the morning…
Macgyver-Minded Officer Saves Kansas Toddler from Bottom of 10-Foot Hole with Makeshift Catchpole – (WATCH)
From Kansas comes the story of a quick-thinking rescue that hauled a 14-month-old toddler from a…
Adorable Dutch Webcam of Rescued Seals Is a Big Hit in Japan (WATCH)
This year, GNN has featured a variety of stories showing how viral posts on social media…
K9 Sniffers in Oklahoma Use Their Nose to Convict Child Predators
A doctor who treats children in Ecuador is currently facing a 30-year prison sentence for creating…
Chinese Doctor Removes Patient’s Lung Tumor Using Robot from 3,000 Miles Away
Is the above image the future of medicine? In it, Dr. Luo Qingquan uses a sophisticated…
Community Comes Together to Rebuild Brick Wall of Mosque Damaged by Rioters
England was rocked recently by a spate of riots, vandalism, and violence partly targeting Muslims, but…
Brad Paisley Wants to Open Another Free Grocery Store in Nashville After 5 Years of Dedicated Service
In 2019, GNN reported that country star Brad Paisley had broken ground on a free grocery…
Remains of Ancient Papal Palace Established by Constantine Believed to Have Been Found in Rome
Woe betide anyone who plans road construction in Rome. In late July, news headlines brought the…
Out-of-Place ‘Devil Bird’ Wows Spectators in Maine, the First Anhinga Ever Seen in the State
In winter of 2022, Maine was accorded the honor of a visit from a Stellar’s sea…
Children with Rare Birth Defect Are Breathing Easier with Device Made at Georgia Tech
At Georgia Tech, an incredible piece of biotechnology has cured one lucky child in a groundbreaking…
Nanofiber Molecules Help Repair Cartilage Damage in Joints by ‘Regenerating Tissue’
A team at Northwestern University has come up with the term “dancing molecules” to describe an…
Parents Reveal the Pros (and Cons) of Having Adult Kids Still Living at Home
You may be surprised that fully 85% of parents whose kids previously moved out are delighted…
First Back-to-Back Gharial Crocodiles Born in N. America to Help Save Endangered Species With 650 Left in Wild
A Texas zoo has made history with the first back-to back gharial crocodile hatchlings born in…
Worm Fossil From 520 Million Years ago Solves Mystery of How Modern Insects, Spiders and Crabs Evolved: ‘My jaw just dropped’
A 520-million-year-old worm fossil has solved the mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved.…
Spectacular Endangered ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms in Scotland With Rotting Scent That Leaves Some ‘Feeling Faint’
Known as the ‘world’s stinkiest flower,’ a rare plant that emits a terrible smell has successfully…
Half of Dad’s Face Rebuilt After Dog Sniffs Out Cancer to Save His Life: ‘Do Not Ignore the Symptoms’
Surgeons successfully rebuilt half his face, after a father-of-two was saved by the family dog sniffing…
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Startup Pairs New Homebuyers with Angel Investors to Secure Homes Fast and Help Them Build Equity
A new, socially conscious startup is offering a radically new way for first-time homebuyers to get…
Mercury Could Have A Layer of Diamonds 11-Miles Thick Beneath the Surface
A bi-disciplinary scientific study has revealed the likely presence of a layer of diamonds 11 miles…
China ‘Angel’ Stops 469 Suicidal People Jumping off Bridge Over 21 years
Provided that China hawks in Congress haven’t convinced you the Chinese people are all diabolical communist…
Historic Prisoner Swap Frees Americans Held in Russia After Years-Long, Multi-Nation Diplomacy
Just before midnight on Thursday evening, a plane touched down in the US carrying several Americans…
How LEGO Is Being Used to Reduce Stress, Combat Childhood Trauma, and Manage PTSD
All the pieces of your life do, or will, fit together, no matter how many are…
Art Historian Discovers Long-Lost Portrait of Henry VIII in Background of Social Media Post
Social media allows for the darndest things: like this story from the UK where an art…
Lost Dog Finds Way Home Across 150 Miles of Neighboring State, Villages Hold Feast in His Honor
Yamagarni village in the Karnataka state of India recently witnessed a strange sight. A jubilant crowd…
Titanium Maglev Heart Implanted Successfully in a Patient for First Time May Help Others Waiting for a Transplant
In a highly-anticipated world-first, the Texas Heart Institute has successfully implanted an artificial titanium heart that…
Trees Reveal Climate Surprise: Bark Removes Methane from the Atmosphere
A surprise discovery from the University of Birmingham shows that we may be significantly underestimating the…
When Tornado Interrupts Wedding They Had First Dance in Basement Shelter: ‘Restored my faith in humanity’
Fleeing to the basement shelter of a hotel during a tornado isn’t exactly a mood-setter for…
Uranium Mine Leased for Years Becomes Part of National Park in Historic Win for Native Activists
In a major win for the traditional owners of Australia, the federal government has ordered the…
Missing Horse Reunited With its Family After ‘Crazy Journey’
A horse that bolted from the trail in a remote countryside area of Alberta has been…
Armed with Backpacks of Seeds, Local Pooches Enlisted to Help Rewild Urban Nature Reserve
Inspired by an innovative Chilean forest restoration effort, the English town of Lewes is enlisting the…
LA Zoo Breaks Record for Condors Hatched in a Season with 17 Ugly-Cute Chicks Poised to Bolster Species
The Los Angeles Zoo is capping off its 2024 California condor breeding season with a record-breaking…
A Recipe for Zero-Emissions Fuel: Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine
A team from MIT has discovered a fascinating chemical reaction that could allow ships or submarines…
Indebted Indian Laborer Finds Life-Changing $100,000 Diamond
In central India, a hardworking family man who found himself atop a mountain of debt also…
Severe Shaking in Parkinson’s Patient Calms Down in Just 6 Days With New Drug –Watch the Transformation
A 52-year-old Parkinson’s sufferer is celebrating a ‘life-changing’ transformation after receiving a new drug treatment—and a…
A Real Life Barbie Dreamhouse For Sale on Zillow Goes Viral For Happy Seller in New Jersey
Check out this positively pink full-sized ‘Barbie Dreamhouse’ for sale in New Jersey… The bungalow includes…
Third Grade Teacher Crocheted Mini Versions of Every Student in Her Class for End-of-Year Gift
An elementary school teacher crocheted a miniature version of all the pupils in her class to…
New AI Task Force Led By Michigan and Arizona Combats Deep Fakes and Election Misinformation in US
In January, during a Democratic primary, thousands of voters received a robocall that used artificial intelligence…
A Third of American Sports Fans Believe Their Pre-Game Ritual Increases Chances Their Team Will Win
A recent poll of 2,000 American sports fans revealed just how emotionally invested they are—and how…
Grandad Rehearsed His Funeral 10 Years Ago – Now His Final Wishes Come True After his Passing
A British senior who pre-planned his funeral and rehearsed it on TV in 2013, had his…
Lightest-Ever Running Shoes Are Made by a Spray–to Win Marathons and Shake up Olympics
When Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri takes to the track in Paris this summer to equal or…
Stunning Ancient Roman Mosaic Found Submerged in the Sea off Naples
A stunning underwater mosaic dating to the late Roman Empire has been discovered under the sea…
Honest Uber Eats Driver Working to Pay for Wedding Earns Hundreds After Viral Leaving Letter in Chipotle Bag
When a driver for Uber Eats humbly asked for a little generosity in order to give…