Cheap Gel Packs Can Pull Many Liters of Water From Even Desert Air

More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Now scientists have developed a solution that could help people in these areas access clean drinking water. The team at The University of Texas at Austin developed a low-cost gel film made of abundant materials that can pull […]

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One of the Most Beautiful Green Buildings in the World is a Winery

One look at this Hobbit hole-like winery in the country of Georgia and you’ll fall in love with green architecture. Built three years ago in the Kakheti region, the Shilda Winery consists of three artificial caves that gently rise up from the ground, bringing the rows of grapes with them. The 2.5 yard-spacing of the […]

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Millions of Tons of Earth Dug for New London Subway Line Became a New Bird Sanctuary

Multi-billion dollar civic engineering projects tend not to be good news for wildlife, but upon the completion of a new English underground railway line, the upturned earth was used to rebuild a coastal habitat for birds in Essex. The new bird sanctuary instantly became one of the richest in Britain’s coastline for avocets, spoonbills, black-tailed […]

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Arizona Cardinals player Jeff Gladney has been killed in a car crash at age 25

Gladney played for Texas Christian University before being selected as a first-round NFL draft pick for the Minnesota Vikings in 2020.

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Good News in History, May 31

96 years ago today, Kruger National Park is established in Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa. One of the largest game reserves on the continent, it is more than twice the size of Yellowstone, at 7,576 square miles (19,623 square kilometers). Part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, it crosses over the border with […]

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Livin’ Good Currency Ep. 11: Yona Shtern on Changing Lives of the Sleep Deprived with the Next Gen’ of Wellness Wearables

The Lesson: Many major chronic health disturbances like depression and inadequate sleep are treated in the west with self-serving temporary crutches like prescription drugs. When Yona Shtern was taking over the helm of a publicly-traded wellness wearable company, his normal understanding that he could create value for investors flipped after having the first good night of […]

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Till Death Do Us Bark: Inseparable Shelter Dogs Get Married in Adorable Ceremony (WATCH)

Two inseparable shelter dogs got married in an adorable ceremony, with their own specially made mini chapel complete with bubble machine Nine-year-old Peanut and three-year-old Cashew got married at the San Antonio Humane Society (SAHS) in Bexar County in Texas last Wednesday. Both Chihuahuas were surrendered in April 2022 by their families to SAHS as […]

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Young Adults are Turning to TikTok and Instagram to Learn New Hobbies

Gen Z are turning to the likes of TikTok and Instagram to learn new hobbies such as creating portraits of pets, roller-skating, and bubble nails—a fingernail art technique. A poll of 1,500 18-25-year-olds found 72 percent have been inspired to take up a new interest as a direct result of watching clips on popular social […]

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Ancient Cypress in Chile May be World’s Oldest Tree, at 5,000 Years Old

In 1993, a cypress tree stump in Chile was confirmed by tree-ring-counting as 3,622 years old—showing the capacity of these slow-growing relatives of sequoia to endure through centuries. However, another scientist recently found that a living individual, known as the “millennium cypress” or “great-grandfather” could be more than 5,000 years old—which would make it the […]

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Women Who Hug a Loved One Showed a Decrease in the Production of Cortisol

A new study has shown that one hug from a romantic partner is enough to lower a woman’s stress hormone levels. We are social animals, evolved from extremely social apes who spend hours touching each other. Luckily though, we don’t have to spend hours grooming one another in order to relax after a work day, […]

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Good News in History, May 30

On this day in 1906, chocolate tycoon Milton Hersey opened Hersheypark which he built as a leisure park for his employees. Over the years, a Merry-go-Round and boat rides on the creek that ran through the park were added, but It wasn’t until 1923 when the first roller coaster was built, “The Wild Cat.” Over […]

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Painter is Brightening City’s Drab and Neglected Streets Transforming Them into a Rainbow

A talented artist has been brightening up her city’s streets for four years—turning rundown and neglected buildings into a rainbow of colors. Tash Frootko has transformed 25 houses in Gloucester so far, painting her way into residents’ hearts. The huge project, finally unveiled this week, marks a milestone in her mission to inject color into […]

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Bird-Watcher Wrongfully Accused in Central Park Lands a Nat Geo TV Show About Birding

The Black man who was wrongly accused by a White woman in New York City while he was birdwatching is set to star in a new National Geographic TV series—and he intends to inspire viewers with his lifelong hobby. Christian Cooper, the lifelong bird-watcher, has been spying crows, cardinals and catbirds since he was ten. […]

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Incredible Discovery Beneath the Southern Amazon Reveals Urban-Agrarian Society Never Seen Before

Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. If one searches “Casarabe Culture” in a search engine, they won’t find much. Maybe they will see a Wikipedia article for the town of Casarabe in Bolivia less than 10 words long. However a paper published this week in […]

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Champions League final marred by delays and use of tear gas on fans

The soccer Champions League final in Paris was marred as Liverpool fans were sprayed with tear gas as they tried to enter the stadium, delaying the start of the match by 35 minutes.

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Good News in History, May 29

69 years ago today, New Zealander Edmund Hillary, and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The Kiwi was part of the ninth expedition to summit Everest sponsored by the British Empire. No climber has ever got to the top without the help of the Sherpa people, a […]

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Sisters Find Each Other After 45 Years Apart – Living in the Same City With Sons Going to the Same School

They share the same father, are the same age, and have lived in the same city for over 30 years. Yet, each sister was unaware of the other’s existence, having been born to different mothers separated through unfortunate circumstances 51 years ago. They’ve reunited recently, however, after a DNA test, and it’s absolutely spooky how […]

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Drug Combination Lowers Risk of Asthma Attacks By 24% ‘This Represents a Paradigm Shift’

About 25 million adults and children in the U.S. have asthma. Now a clinical study shows patients worldwide who used a new combination of two drugs dramatically lowered their chances of suffering an acute attack. Results from the trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine, show that a combination of albuterol—which provides relief […]

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New ‘Hometown Heroes Housing Program’ Helps Florida Teachers and First Responders Buy Their First Home

A statewide program launching on June 1 will help Florida residents in over 50 critical professions, including first responders and teachers, to purchase their first home. The $100 million Hometown Heroes Housing Program will be available to law enforcement officers, firefighters, educators, healthcare professionals, childcare employees, and active military or veterans. The program provides assistance […]

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Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our partner Rob Brezsny 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 for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]

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Good News in History, May 28

114 years ago today, Ian Fleming, the writer of the James Bond character, was born in Kent. Serving as a naval intelligence officer during the Second World War, he drew largely on this experience to create the character of James Bond, an international man of mystery, working at the highest levels of British intelligence. READ about […]

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How ‘Frozen Zoos’ Are Helping Save Vanishing Species

Over the last two decades, a secret institution has gone largely uncredited with some fairly remarkably achievements in animal conservation. But as well as potentially offering the only chance for the northern white rhino’s survival, the “Frozen Zoo” at San Diego has already given a second chance to animals as close to and (some times […]

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European Cities Are Turning Rooftops Into Community and Sustainability Hubs: ‘A revolution in urban planning’

Across Europe, intrepid artists, planners, and architects are transforming the flat, grey rooftops of the continent into lively community hubs. From public parks to art venues to rainwater catchments and solar farms, there’s hardly a bad idea about how to utilize thousands of football fields of under-utilized space. The European Creative Rooftop Network connects various […]

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Adventurous Play Helps Boosts Children’s Mental Health, Research Says

Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and were happier over the first Covid-19 lockdown, according to new research. A study led by the University of Exeter asked parents how often their children engaged in play that was “thrilling and exciting,” where they might experience some fear and […]

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This Fruit Could Help Improve Memory and Ward Off Dementia, Study Says

Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol—according to new research. A new study from the University of East Anglia highlights the neuroprotective potential of cranberries. The research team studied the benefits of consuming the equivalent of a cup of cranberries a day among 50 to 80-year-olds. […]

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Good News in History, May 27

72 years ago, Linnanmäki, a very unique kind of amusement park opened in Helsinki, Finland. Along with containing roller coasters, theme parks, carnival food and all that good stuff, Linnanmäki is owned and operated by the non-profit Children’s Day Foundation, which raises and donates money to Finish child welfare work. In 2019 it handed over […]

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Ice at the Moon’s Poles May Have Come From Ancient Volcanoes

Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, blanketing hundreds of thousands of square miles of the orb’s surface in hot lava. Over the eons, that lava created the dark blotches, or maria, that give the face of the moon its familiar appearance today. Now, new research from CU […]

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Iceland Trots Out Service That Lets Horses Reply to Work Emails While You’re On Vacation

Iceland has trotted out a service that lets horses reply to work emails when you’re on holiday. The world-first ‘OutHorse Your Email’ service is designed to encourage travellers to switch off and take an uninterrupted trip to the country. Using a large keyboard mat, the gaited horses are able to walk, trot, canter, tölt, and […]

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Piece of Ancient Graffiti Reveals New Clues About the Day Pompeii Was Destroyed

Pompeii has captured the world’s attention for years, and few sites have revealed more about the life and luxuries of the Roman Empire than it has. Recent clues—scrawled onto walls by ne’er-do-wells, and others uncovered in the ash, are changing the record about exactly when the city met its unfortunate end at the hands of […]

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Wintering Monarch Butterflies Bounce Back in Mexico – Numbers Surge by 35%

Following a massive, 125-fold increase in western monarch butterfly populations in America, a 35% increase has just been recorded in the numbers of monarchs arriving in Mexico. As one of the great migratory species on the planet, entomologists in Mexico don’t bother counting individuals, but rather the acreage of mountaintop pine trees on which they […]

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The Miami Heat urges fans to call their senators about gun law reform

A moment of silence was held before the announcement, made Wednesday night at a playoff game.

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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe talks about finally gaining pay equality

U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe joins Jay Williams on The Limits to talk about the latest ruling that grants the U.S. women's national team an equal payday with their male counterparts.

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All-Black Climbing Team Makes History Reaching Top of Everest, Inspiring Diverse Adventurers

This month, seven members of an all-Black mountain climbing team summited Mount Everest, helped along by eight Sherpa guides. Even though hundreds line up to climb Everest every year, only ten Black people have surmounted the highest peak on Earth before, including only one Black woman, and one Black American. “I am deeply honored to […]

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Students Learn at Graduation that Snapchat Founder Paid Off Their College Debt With More Than $10 Million

Graduating seniors at an LA arts school were overwhelmed with joy when, getting ready to make the walk in cap and gown, they heard they would be receiving more than just a diploma. The 284-strong Class of 2022 from Otis College of Art and Design would have their entire student loan debt paid off by […]

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The Adorable Moment a Sloth Reunited With Her Baby After It Was Found Stranded and Crying On Beach

This is the adorable moment a three-fingered sloth was reunited with her baby, after it was found stranded and crying on a beach. The cub was separated from its mother who had already started to climb its way back up the tree and into the canopy this month. Fortunately, staff from Jaguar Rescue Center in […]

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NBA coach Steve Kerr calls out 50 senators on a bipartisan gun background check law

"When are we gonna do something?!" the Golden State Warriors head coach asked Tuesday night. "I'm tired of the moments of silence. Enough."

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Sale of sanctioned oligarch's Chelsea Football Club approved by U.K. government

The government had to be sure that Roman Abramovich, sanctioned over his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, did not profit from the enforced sale of one of football's most successful clubs.

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Good News in History, May 25

45 years ago today, the Chinese government announced the end of a decades-long ban on the works of William Shakespeare, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution—the most destructive socio-political movement in history. Despite Mao Zedong’s ban on the Bard, Shakespeare has been beloved by the Chinese ever since the late 19th century. His plays have been […]

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Remembering 'New Yorker' editor and renowned baseball writer Roger Angell

Angell's writing earned him a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame, when he received a career excellence award in 2014. He died May 20 at the age of 101. Originally broadcast in 2001.

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IKEA Will Start Selling Solar Panels in Some US Stores

IKEA is stepping up its commitment to a green future, as solar panels will soon be available for sale to U.S. customers. Launching this fall in California, members of the IKEA Family customer loyalty program will be able to purchase home solar solutions, available through SunPower, to generate and store their own renewable energy and […]

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Acres of Toxic Chemical Barrels and Rusting Cars Becomes National Park After Amazing Transformation

When President Gerald Ford signed a bill creating Cuyahoga National Recreation Area in Ohio in 1974, the boundaries of the site deliberately included a well-known local garbage dump, assuming it could be easily cleaned. When the National Park Service (NPS) discovered it was a nearly-unmanageable chemical wasteland where even the water and soil were flammable, […]

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Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk when he was fatally struck

The 24-year-old athlete had also taken drugs before he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway just before dawn last month, an autopsy report concluded.

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Watch How Wildlife Officials Reunited Lost Panther Kitten With its Mother in Florida

A six-month-old Florida panther kitten is now mewling for joy having been reunited with its mother after determined conservation work. After the Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC) became alerted back in March to a panther kitten that had been found separated from its mother, she was brought to the zoo in Naples, Florida. “Initially, there was […]

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Good News in History, May 24

48 years ago, Diamond Dogs was released on the label RCA by British pop-rock sensation David Bowie. A thematic, if not concept album, Diamond Dogs was born as an attempt to adapt George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four to music. After being denied the rights by Orwell’s widow, Bowie devised an urban apocalyptic scenario based on the writings of […]

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Dolphins Self-Treat Their Own Skin By Lining Up to Rub on Specific Coral

Amazing footage shows dolphins rubbing against a specific type of coral—possibly to extract healing elements that will keep their skin healthy. Researchers say it is the dolphin equivalent of “showering” after getting out of bed. If a human comes down with a rash, they might put ointment on it. Similarly, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins get skin […]

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Londoner Recruits Real Italian Moms and Grandmas to Be Rotating Cooks at His Restaurant, ‘La Mia Mamma’

A homesick London restauranteur decided to the ditch the employment of culinary school graduates, and start hiring that almost mythical allegory of culinary folklore—the Italian grandmother. For Peppe Corsaro, this return to his roots was met with huge success in the London restaurant scene, and has brought dozens of mammas from all regions of Italy. […]

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The Painting Paid for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches 50 Years Ago – Now Earns the Restaurant Thousands

When John Kinnear bought a selection of paintings for an impoverished Nova Scotia painter, his chief hope was that they might buy him a grilled cheese sandwich. His favorite diner in London, Ontario made an unforgettable grilled cheese, with five-year old cheddar and freshly baked bread. Maybe if they liked one of the paintings he […]

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Parents Are Most Proud of Their Child’s Ability to Show Empathy and Kindness, Says New Poll

Parents are most proud of their child’s ability to be compassionate, display kindness, and go above and beyond to help and support a friend. A poll of 1,000 parents, with kids aged three to seven, also revealed seeing their offspring demonstrate selfless qualities evoked feelings of pride. On average, children left their moms and dads […]

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Good News in History, May 23

Happy 50th birthday to Brazilian racing driver, Rubens Barrichello. In Formula 1, Rubens raced notably for Ferrari, Honda (later Brawn GP) and Williams, winning 11 Grand Prix and making 68 podium finishes. Later he raced in Stockcar Brazil, in which he won 18 championships. Driving for Ferrari between 2000 and 2006, he was the teammate […]

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WNBA Players' Association calls for White House to take action on Griner's release

WNBA athlete Brittney Griner is still detained in Russia. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBA Players' Association, about efforts to get Griner released.

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Scuba Divers Recover 12 Tons of Trash From Lake Tahoe Including Engagement Rings and Wallets

A scuba dive team has completed an extraordinary clean-up of Lake Tahoe after a full year of work, pulling up more than 12 tons of submerged trash. Organized by the nonprofit Clean Up The Lake, the team restored every inch of 72 miles of the crystal blue lake’s shoreline and sub-shore, collecting 24,797 pieces of […]

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The Mechanism Behind Memory Loss During Aging Was Identified By Scientists at Johns Hopkins

Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a mechanism in the brain behind age-related memory loss. The system lies in the hippocampus, the memory control center of the brain, and its discovery sheds fresh light on the causes of dementia and could combat Alzheimer’s and other age-related neurological disorders. “With many memory disorders, something is going […]

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As the World Runs on Lithium, Researchers Develop Clean Method to Get It From Water

Centuries ago, alchemists thought they could turn lead into gold. Today, the prospect of coaxing valuable materials from abundant resources guides scientists who have seen a golden opportunity. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is working with companies to test an approach that uses magnetic nanoparticles to capture critical materials, such as […]

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Good News in History, May 22

12 years ago today, Internazionale, also called “Inter” or “Inter Milan,” became the first Italian association football side in history to win the treble of domestic league, domestic cup, and European cup. Managed by Jose Mourinho, Inter beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final in Madrid with 2 goals from Diego Milito. Not only had […]

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Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our partner Rob Brezsny 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 for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]

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Ashes Scattered After Her Dog Dies Form “Miraculous” Shape in the Wind: ‘They Never Truly Leave Us’

A photo shared on Reddit went viral when thousands of people got emotional at the sight, and others were flooded with memories of pets gone by. The picture (and video below) shows a woman scattering the ashes of her beloved dog, Biscuit, at a local park. She called it a “miracle” after seeing the handful […]

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Good News in History, May 21

12 years ago, solar-sailing technology was successfully demonstrated when the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency launched IKAROS a small observation device attached to a sail of thin reflective polyimide embedded with solar cells. On December 8th 2010, IKRAOS flew past Venus, successfully completing its mission objectives of demonstrated solar sailing flight in interplanetary space. HOW does […]

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Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell has died

Writer Roger Angell died Friday of heart failure, according to The New Yorker.

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Scientists Discover Breakthrough Method of Making Advanced Electronics With H20

Water is the secret ingredient in a simple way to create key components for solar cells, X-ray detectors and other optoelectronics devices. The next generation of photovoltaics, semiconductors, and LEDs could be made using perovskites—an exciting and versatile nanomaterial with a crystal structure. Perovskites have already shown similar efficiency to silicon, are cheaper to make, […]

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An Otter Spotted in Detroit River May be First Sighting in 100 Years

It would have been easy for Eric Ste Marie to mistake the bobbing brown head and body in the Detroit River to be a muskrat, but curiosity drove him to chase it as it swam towards Ambassador Bridge in Southeast Michigan. It turns out, it was the first “straight-up river otter” to be seen in […]

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‘Protein Motors’ Can Swim Around Wounds to Kill Bacteria or Tote Lifesaving Drugs Into the Body

An engineer in Barcelona has been adapting silicon nanobots to deliver things like antibiotics to open wounds, and has even created little “motors” to push them around. It turns out this is much faster than the oral, topical, or intravenous administering of antibiotics for several reasons, and while it may seem like science-fiction, nanobots could […]

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Deaf-Blind Communities Have Created a New Language of Touch

Growing for years out of a special group of humans in Washington state, a new human language—pro-tactile ASL, has gained recognition. Born from the spirit of human connection, those who can neither see nor hear use another person’s body as the canvass on which to communicate a nearly infinite-number of ideas, feelings, or just an […]

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Good News in History, May 20

452 years ago today, Belgian Cartographer Abraham Ortelius published the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first world atlas. It consisted of a collection of uniform map sheets and supporting text bound to form a book for which copper printing plates were specifically engraved, and got pretty much all the shapes of all the continents horribly wrong […]

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X-Ray Explosion of a White Dwarf Star Captured for the First Time

When stars like our Sun use up all their fuel, they shrink to form white dwarfs. Sometimes such dead stars flare back to life in a super hot explosion and produce a fireball of X-ray radiation. A research team has now been able to observe such an explosion of X-ray light for the very first […]

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Scientists Link 5 Bacteria Types to Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Potentially Revolutionizing Treatment

Researchers have found a link between bacteria and aggressive forms of prostate cancer. The University of East Anglia scientists identified five types of bacteria which were common in urine and tissue samples from men with aggressive prostate cancer. It is hoped that these findings could help pave the way for treatments that could target these […]

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Students Create Edible Tortilla Tape to Keep Your Wraps Wrapped

Messy burritos could be a thing of the past—thanks to a new edible food tape. Inspired by their own experiences with sloppy lunches, students at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University have created Tastee Tape, an edible adhesive. It comprises of “a food-grade fibrous scaffold and an organic adhesive” that ensures the ingredients in your wrap are […]

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Hawaii Startup Just Launched World’s First Ocean-Assisted Carbon Removal Plant

A company in middle of the Pacific has created a unique system that takes advantage of existing infrastructure to pull carbon from the ocean. The advantage of taking carbon out of the ocean is simple—it holds more carbon in less space than in the air. Furthermore, plenty of machinery already pulls water out of the […]

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Phil Mickelson skips PGA championship after he made controversial comments

Golf's PGA Championship gets underway Thursday in Tula, Okla., but defending champ Phil Mickelson won't be there after he made inflammatory comments about a new Saudi-backed golf tour.

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Good News in History, May 19

111 years ago today, the world’s first national park department, Parks Canada, was established, 5 years before its counterpart in the U.S. Today they manage the country’s 48 National Parks, 3 National Marine Conservation Areas, 172 National Historic Sites, 1 National Urban Park, and 1 National Landmark. Parks Canada is mandated to “protect and present […]

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Portable Wind Turbine Fits in Your Backpack to Charge All Your Electronics – And Only Adds 3 Lbs

Meet the portable wind turbine for campers, RVers, backpackers, wilderness researchers, or anyone who needs a bit of USB power in the great outdoors. Weighing three pounds, or just under 1.5 kilos, Shine was launched via Kickstarter last year, and Indigogo last week, and has already raised $214,000 ($275,000 CAD). To use Shine, you simple […]

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The U.S. men's and women's soccer teams will now be paid equally

The U.S. Soccer Federation said it has agreed with its men's and women's national teams to pay them the same amounts for all games and competitions and split prize money from World Cup appearances.

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Diving Heroes Find Woman’s 100-Year-old Wedding Ring After it Flew Off her Finger Into a River

A team of scuba diving heroes have reunited a grateful woman with her lost antique wedding ring after it flew off her finger—and into a river. Emma Lyon was watching a regatta from the banks of the River Great Ouse last Saturday when the 100-year-old jewelery flew into the water. The gold wedding ring had […]

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New Hope for Reversing Acute Leukemia Patients’ Resistance to Treatment

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in overcoming drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia, a rare and devastating blood cancer. In a new study, researchers from the University of South Australia and SA Pathology’s Centre for Cancer Biology describe how they have discovered a way to suppress a specific protein that promotes resistance to drugs […]

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Dog Sneaks Into Couple’s Home and Snuggles Her Way Into Their Bed During Storm

It could have been that a door was left ajar, or maybe a window, Julie Johnson from Tennessee isn’t sure; all she knows is that somehow, someway—a stranger was able to freely enter her house one night. This stranger however wasn’t trying to steal, but only to snuggle. A brown bull terrier with a golden […]

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The U.S. men's and women's soccer teams will be paid equally under a new deal

The new collective bargaining agreement will run through 2028 and will also include the "equalization" of World Cup prize money, the organization announced.

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Good News in History, May 18

27 years ago today, Braveheart debuted at the Seattle Film Festival. Featuring Mel Gibson as 13th century Scottish war hero Sir William Wallace, the film introduced one of Scotland’s seminal figures back into the western zeitgeist to critical acclaim, picking up 10 Academy Award nominations, and winning five including Best Picture, Director, Score, Cinematography, and Makeup. WATCH the […]

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South Carolina becomes the latest state to enact a transgender sports ban

South Carolina's governor signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges.

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Bears Topped the List of Americans’ Favorite Children’s Books – How Well Did Yours Do?

More than half (54%) of Americans say they transport themselves back to their childhoods by reading the books they loved as kids—including 62% of people over 77 years old. A new survey asked 2,000 U.S. adults about their favorite picture books in childhood and found that Stan Berenstain’s The Berenstain Bears books came out on […]

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LEGO Brings Van Gogh’s Most Famous Painting Into the Third Dimension With 1,500 Fan-Designed Bricks

Always keeping an eye on its more mature fans, LEGO is preparing to release a set of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh’s great work, Starry Night.  But rather than forming a flat mosaic of bricks to make that most famous of images, Truman Cheng, a 25-year-old PhD student from Hong Kong, built the whole scene as […]

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Number of Greater One-Horned Rhinos Reaches New High – Up From Just 100 Individuals

Confirmation from India came this week hailing a conservation success story for the greater one-horned rhino. The International Rhino Foundation announced the milestone, reporting that the population now numbers 4,014 individuals—up from just 100 individuals 50 years ago. The government of Assam, the province in India that is home to 70% of the population, just […]

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Groundbreaking New Study Finds Possible Explanation for SIDS

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a world-first breakthrough. Researchers at at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead have identified Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) as the first biochemical marker that could help detect babies more at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) while they are alive. The study […]

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Good News in History, May 17

16 years ago, the U.S. Navy created what would become known as “The Great Carrier Reef,” after the USS Oriskany, a long-unused aircraft carrier commissioned after World War II was deliberately sunk to create the world’s largest artificial reef from a single vessel. It’s now ranked by the Times of London as one of the […]

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Check Out ‘Zeus’ the World’s Tallest Dog – Everything’s Bigger in Texas

Zeus of Texas is now officially the world’s tallest dog, measuring an impressive 3 feet 5.18 inches tall. The two-year-old Great Dane officially achieved the title on March 22, 2022, after his record-breaking height was measured and confirmed by his vet.  “Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted a Great Dane named Zeus,” […]

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Scientists Power a Computer Using Only Algae and Daylight to Make the Electricity

Researchers have used a widespread species of blue-green algae to power a microprocessor continuously for a year—and counting—using nothing but ambient light and water. Their system has potential as a reliable and renewable way to power small devices. Comparable in size to an AA battery, the system contains a type of non-toxic algae called Synechocystis that […]

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We Finally Rid An Island of 300,000 Rats and Mice – Now Everything is Blooming

One of the biggest conservation success stories in the 21st century has been exterminating invasive species from vulnerable islands. Now, Lord Howe Island in Australia has finished eradicating the entirety of their invasive rat and mouse populations, and the recovery of the endemic-Australian ecosystem has been near-immediate. A UNESCO-listed island in the East Tasman Sea, […]

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One Man’s Treasure Hunt Thrilled a Canadian Town, Turning Strangers into Friends

A horror-themed treasure hunt, organized anonymously in a small Canadian town, left the community enriched with funds and friends. The town in question, Miramichi in New Brunswick, has a history replete with scary stories of murder and ghosts, which the hunt’s organizer used as context to keep the spooky search going all the way up […]

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Good News in History, May 16

36 years ago, When Doves Cry is released as a single by Prince, becoming Billboard’s Single of the Year, and was Prince’s first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single, staying there for five weeks. A worldwide hit, it was the top-selling single of 1984. It is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and was […]

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Photo From Mars Curiosity Rover Looks Like We Found a Doorway

It looks like there’s a doorway on Mars. That has been the topic of internet discussion since NASA released a new picture taken by the Curiosity rover on Mars. The intriguing image snapped by the explorer’s Mast Camera on May 7 appears to show a cleanly-cut hole in a rock face. There has been no […]

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Baby Blanket Crocheted by Queen Mary and Surviving WWII Set to Raise Money for Ukraine Children’s Fund

A baby blanket which was crocheted by Queen Mary and survived World War II is being sold to raise money to help children in Ukraine. Great-grandmother Kathleen Pritchard was wrapped in the pink shawl as a baby after her mother Florence won a contest. Two blankets, one pink and one blue, were knitted by Queen […]

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Adjoining Cottages Once Home to Both a Man and His Clever, Beloved Bull Go Up for Auction

A pair of dilapidated farmhouses once home to a man who lived alongside his ‘intelligent’ bull are soon to be auctioned in Cornwall, England. The historic 15th Century ‘Pontious Piece Cottages’ are situated at the heart of a world heritage site in the village of Minions, steeped in Cornish mining history—but their most endearing quality […]

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FIFA and EA Sports end videogame partnership

FIFA, the world's governing body for soccer, and Electronic Arts have announced an end to their partnership that's created best selling videogames.

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Good News in History, May 15

18 years ago today, “The Invincibles” Arsenal FC beat Leicester City 2-1 on the final game of the 2003-2004 English Premier League season to finish as the first side in the highest level of the English game to go unbeaten through an entire season since Preston North End in 1888-1889. There’s so much that can […]

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Anonymous Donor Pays Off Student Debt for Entire 2022 College Class in Texas

Students at a Texas College graduated last week not only with their diplomas but with their balances cleared suddenly by an anonymous donor. More than 100 students assembled for the 133rd graduation ceremony at Wiley College and were shocked to hear President & CEO Dr. Herman J. Felton, Jr. announce that their balances had been […]

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Even in Your 80s, Adopting a Healthier Lifestyle Can Add Years to Your Life

Adopting a healthier lifestyle can add years to your life—even in your 80s, according to new research from Japan. Reducing drinking, not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, and increasing sleep produce the biggest gains, say scientists. They increased longevity by six years in healthy 40-year-olds. The benefits were even more prominent in those twice the […]

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At least 21 people were injured in 3 shootings after a Bucks game in Milwaukee

Officials enacted a curfew for young people and added extra patrols. The shootings took place near an area where thousands had been watching the Bucks play in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals.

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Power of Internet Reunites Minneapolis Woman With Refugee She’d Given $100 to, Decades Ago

23-years ago, a cash gift of $100 from a generous American aboard an airline flight inspired hope in a pair of young women fleeing the former-Yugoslavia during the country’s collapse. After two decades, they wanted to find the mysterious woman again, but they only knew her first name—Tracy. Now, after some amateur sleuthing and their […]

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Your Inspired Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our partner Rob Brezsny 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 for Paranoia: How All of Creation Is Conspiring To Shower You with Blessings. (A free […]

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Saturday sports: Brittney Griner hearing; NBA and NHL playoffs; Rich Strike rests

WNBA star Brittney Griner remains imprisoned in Russia; the latest news in the NBA and NHL playoffs; and a surprise decision to rest the Kentucky Derby winner from the Preakness Stakes.

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Good News in History, May 14

Happy Birthday to Talking Heads singer, songwriter, and musician David Byrne, who turns 70 today. Before high school, Byrne had been diagnosed on the Asperger’s spectrum and now calls it his creative superpower for hyperfocusing his creativity. He taught himself to play guitar, accordion, and violin, but was rejected from his school’s choir because they […]

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Breaking: Black Hole at Heart of Our Galaxy Pictured For First Time

The gargantuan black hole which binds our galaxy together with its powerful gravity has been imaged for the first time. The capture relied on the collaboration of telescopes from all over the world acting in sync, collecting several millions of gigabytes of data to present the burning accretion disk of Sagittarius A—our black hole’s official […]

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New Tool Shows You the Weekly Local Mosquito Forecast

What’s on the to-do list for a late-spring barbecue? Go shopping, sweep the deck, clean the grill, and check the mosquito forecast… That’s right, Google Earth Engine and SC Johnson are using weather and climate data to provide Americans with a mosquito-forecast to help better plan yard parties and camping trips, by mapping the mosquito’s […]

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Standup Comedy Classes For Men at Risk of Suicide Wins NHS Funding

The UK’s public health services are officially prescribing stand-up comedy classes to men at risk of suicide from mental trauma or depression—after a pilot program proved outrageously successful. While stand-up is one of the hardest, and scariest things most people could think to do, humor is also one of the most innate ways human beings […]

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Plants Have Been Grown in Lunar Soil For The First Time Ever

Food has been grown in soil collected from the moon for the first time, paving the way for human migration across the solar system. Pioneers would be able to cultivate crops on other worlds—mirroring the plot of The Martian. In the film, Matt Damon’s stranded astronaut character grows potatoes on the Red Planet to survive. […]

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WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention in Russia is extended by a month

The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month.

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Good News in History, May 13

16 years ago today, Liverpool FC’s captain and star midfielder Steven Gerrard led the Reds to victory against West Ham United in the 2006 English FA Cup Final, in a game which came to be known as “The Gerrard Final,” due to the skipper’s irresistible impact on the game. Victory for the Reds came in […]

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The U.S. is named a Rugby World Cup host

The sporting event is coming to the U.S. for the first time in 2031.

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Memory Loss Was Reversed in Mice Using a Brain Liquid From Younger Peers in ‘Groundbreaking’ Study

Memory loss has been reversed in mice by injecting them with a brain liquid from younger peers in a “groundbreaking” new treatment.. The substance, called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), washes in and out of grey and white matter in waves—helping clear out waste. It bathes the tissue with proteins, or growth factors, that are vital for […]

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Tennis star Naomi Osaka is launching her own sports agency

The 24-year-old tennis champ is leaving IMG to start an agency of her own.

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Extremely Rare Pigs That Can Fight Off Bears Saved From Extinction by Farmers

A farmer says an extremely rare pig has successfully been brought back from the brink of extinction. 40-year-old Michelle Burley-Hodge has joined a small group dedicated to saving a rare ‘hardy’ porker breed known as the wooly Mangalitza—that is able to fight off bears. She said she was inspired to rescue the curly haired pigs after […]

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Minor League Baseball announcer is attracting a lot of attention

Joey Zanaboni uses the full range of the English language to call games in Virginia for the Fredericksburg Nationals. His trademark homerun call: "Lock it, cock it, rock it, restock it."

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Good News in History, May 12

55 years ago today, Are You Experienced, the debut studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was released. The LP, which came out first in the UK, was an immediate critical and commercial success, and it is widely regarded as one of the greatest debuts in the history of rock music. Ranked 30th on Rolling Stone’s 500 […]

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Handheld Device Painlessly Identifies Skin Cancer

Skin biopsies are no fun: doctors carve away small lumps of tissue for laboratory testing, leaving patients with painful wounds that can take weeks to heal. That’s a price worth paying if it enables early cancer treatment. However, in recent years, aggressive diagnostic efforts have seen the number of biopsies grow around four times faster […]

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NBA Hall of Famer Bob Lanier dies at 73

The eight-time All-Star, who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA's top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. Lanier had worked for the league as a global ambassador.

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Little Boy Finds Massive Ancient Shark Tooth Millions of Years Old

A six-year old sifting for shark teeth on a British beach found the four-inch long tooth of a megalodon, buried for at least three million years. Sammy Shelton found the tooth with his dad Peter on Bawdsey Beach, at Gorleston-on-Sea in Suffolk; it’s a spot where many people come to look for different shells, sharks’ […]

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Tom Brady will be Fox Sports' lead analyst whenever he decides to really retire

Fox Sports announced the deal and Brady confirmed the plans. But before he begins calling some of the biggest games, Brady said he has "unfinished business" on the field with Tampa Bay.

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Good News in History, May 11

118 years ago today, Salvador Dali was born. Known for his striking and bizarre images, he is one of, if not the most famous surrealist painter in history. Inspired by the Renaissance masters, Dali nevertheless gravitated to the surrealist movements in the early 20th century. He would live in France for the duration of the […]

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The Red Planet Has a New Zen Garden After Mars Rover Leaves Peaceful Tracks

The Red Planet just got even more peaceful, as the Mars rover made an accidental Zen garden. NASA’s Perseverance rover left some picturesque track marks around a rock—creating a scene resembling a meditation landscape in Japan. Zen gardens usually feature carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees, and bushes, and use gravel […]

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Tiny Bomb-Sniffing Jack Russell is a National Hero, Sporting a Presidential Medal

Helping to sweep 200 explosive devices in Ukraine, Patron the Jack Russel recently received a presidential medal from President Zelenskyy. Meaning “Ammo” in Ukrainian, Patron’s handler, Mykhailo Iliev of the Civil Protection Service, accepted the medal on the two-year-old pooch’s behalf in a news conference that included Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. “Today, I want […]

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Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several others to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars.

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Former NBA and Michigan State basketball star Adreian Payne is shot and killed

Payne, 31, was known for the bond he formed with a young girl who had become ill with cancer. A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder in the Orlando shooting and is in custody.

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An anti-abortion activist scales skyscrapers to spread his message

Maison Des Champs has climbed massive buildings — without the safety of a rope or harness — to raise money for groups that work to convince women to not have abortions.

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Good News in History, May 10

728 years ago today, Timur Khan was proclaimed Great Khan of the Mongol Empire and emperor of Yuan Dynasty China. The 6th man from the line of Genghis Khan to hold power in Mongolia, Timur’s control of the Khanate was good news, as he fully-applied the parking break to the greatest conquering army the world […]

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Meet the new boss? At 19, Carlos Alcaraz beat Nadal, Djokovic and Zverev

In the past week, Alcaraz turned 19 — and then outplayed three of the world's top five players.

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A New Dimension for Coral Restoration — 3-D Printed Reefs Recreate the Natural Diversity

An innovation interface tailors 3D-printed reefs to their marine environment and may curb reef devastation plaguing global coral ecosystems. In a new paper, researchers from four of Israel’s leading universities highlight a 3D printing method they developed to preserve coral reefs. Their innovation is based on the natural structure of coral reefs off the southern coastal […]

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Space Company Successfully Catches Earth-Bound Rocket by Helicopter in ‘Supersonic Ballet’

A space company has successfully caught an Earth-bound rocket—by helicopter. The launch, last Monday, saw Rocket Lab deploying 34 satellites to orbit before the ‘Electron booster stage’ was successfully snagged on its return to Earth. The mission eventually saw the helicopter release the booster into the sea after the “pilot detected different load characteristics than […]

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Owl Mother Immediately Adopts Two Rescue Chicks the Moment She Meets Them After Her Eggs Failed

A wildlife artist in Britain captured on film the very moment when, seeing a pair of owlets in her nest, a tawny owl whose eggs had failed immediately adopts them with a cuddle and a clean. Raptors are often some of the animal kingdom’s most devoted parents, spouses, and homemakers—and the video is a touching […]

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This Bronx Housing Complex Comes With Giant Machine Stomach to Turn All Food Waste Into Fertilizer

A new community housing development in the Bronx will feature a cool piece of kit: an on-site aerobic digester that can turn 1,100 pounds of food scraps into 220 pounds of high-quality fertilizer every single day. Built by Harp Renewables, it’s basically a big stomach filled with bacteria that breaks down food scraps and wasted […]

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Good News in History, May 9

100 years ago today, the International Astronomical Union voted to formally and universally adopt Annie Jump Cannon’s Harvard Stellar Classification system, a system of assigning a variety of numbers and letters to classify each star in the sky, and that with minor changes is still used today. Nicknamed “Int” for “Intensity” Cannon was probably the […]

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Watch the Moment of Rescue for a Little Dog Trapped Down Hole And Missing For Days

Flossie the pooch suddenly vanished from her home in Devon, England—and several days went by before anyone heard anything. On Monday, Bracken Jelier posted a plea on Facebook, telling friends and family to keep an eye out. Finally, on Thursday afternoon, Flossie was located—but she was stuck down a rabbit hole in a neighbor’s garden […]

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A climber scaled Everest for the 26th time. He broke his own world record — again

Kami Rita Sherpa has set and broke his own world record for the most successful Mount Everest ascents multiple times in recent years. He's now summited Everest for the 26th time.

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More Than Half of Americans Think They Handle Their Finances Better Than Their Parents

More than half of Americans feel they handle their finances better than their parents, according to a surprising new survey. The poll of 2,000 adults looked at how different generations perceive money and found that 58% believe they’re better financial managers than their parents. But 65% admitted being uncomfortable when talking to their parents about […]

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Call of Duty Game Hits Milestone of 100,000 Veterans Placed in Meaningful Jobs–And Blizzard Gives $30 Mil More

In 2003, video gamers began learning about World War II battles from the realistic launch of Call of Duty. Released to universal acclaim, the ongoing series holds the Guinness World Record as the best-selling games of their kind. But the charity work done by the game’s publisher Activision Blizzard is also deserving of a Congressional […]

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Mother’s Day Funny: Watch a Dog Help Teach the Baby How to Say ‘Mom’

Today in the USA, we are celebrating Mother’s Day—so there’s no better time for this sweet video. It’s the perfect day to meet Oswald, the 150-pound Colorado Rottweiler who loves talking to his mom—and anyone else who will listen. Watch two-year-old ‘Ozzy’ becomes a teacher’s assistant, stepping up to show his baby sister Amy how to […]

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