On this day, 138 years ago, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr was born. In his long and distinguished career, he made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr founded the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen, now known […]
The post Good News in History, October 7 appeared first on Good News Network.
Scott and ESPN's Michele Steele remember Dick Butkus, preview the WNBA Finals and a very special installment of the Red River Rivalry.
A school in Peru is part of a wave of community-based projects around the world that uses a perhaps surprising method to help kids: surf therapy. And it's not just about physical well-being.
(Image credit: Peter Yeung for NPR)
It's been years since Baltimore Orioles fans have seen a season like this. They say it's been worth the wait.
(Image credit: Keren Carrión/NPR)
The Baltimore Orioles have clinched a spot on the playoffs for the first time in years. The new, younger team has revived the city's hope for a World Series.
A poll of 2,000 adults found many are unaware of the innovations and famous faces that have emanated from America’s northern neighbor. The pacemaker, alkaline batteries, and the more obvious maple syrup are among the top inventions from Canada, along with the walkie-talkie and again unsurprisingly, the snowmobile and the snowblower. Favorite celebrity exports include […]
The post The 30 Best Things to Come Out of Canada Include Insulin, Peanut Butter–and Ryan Reynolds appeared first on Good News Network.
Rough seas are no place for the uninitiated, and it couldn’t get more uninitiated than a pair of hooves. From New Jersey comes the story of a Good Samaritan rescuing a deer that had somehow found itself battling the surf off the coast of Belmar. Adrienne Tully was on the scene taking pictures with a […]
The post Hero Surfer Rescues Stranded Deer in Ocean – Photographer Captures Moment appeared first on Good News Network.
A heavy-lifting drone is now on sale in Europe that can haul loads in excess of 200 pounds. Called the FB3, it’s the first heavy-lifting drone with this level of versatility the market has seen, and the company envisions it as an irreplaceable asset for delivery and logistics companies, forestry and logging, and disaster relief. […]
The post Heavy-Lift Drone Can Haul 220-Pounds of Cargo for Delivery, Aid, or Construction Companies appeared first on Good News Network.
Butkus, a middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears whose speed and ferocity set the standards for the position in the modern era, died Thursday, the team announced. He was 80.
(Image credit: AP)
Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school, saying it wrongfully fired him in the wake of a hazing and abuse scandal that has engulfed the athletic department.
(Image credit: Carlos Osorio/AP)
In California, prison inmates are preparing to make their second chance count by studying towards a college degree while incarcerated. Yesterday, 24 inmates in caps and gowns at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego graduated with associates degrees in sociology and liberal arts before a ceremony honoring their commitments. The degrees were […]
The post 24 Prison Inmates Get College Degrees, Graduate Together Thanks to UC Program: ‘I literally feel free’ appeared first on Good News Network.
An exciting advance from Oxford Univ. has raised the prospect of tailoring stem cells quickly to treat brain injuries in humans in the future, by essentially 3D printing brain cells. In experiments, the implanted cells integrated into the animals’ brains both structurally and functionally. The innovative study, published in the journal Nature Communications, marks the […]
The post Scientists Are 3D-Printing Stem Cells that Can Be Implanted as Brain Tissue appeared first on Good News Network.
An off-duty Air Force Captain proved himself worthy of rank and regalia after conducting a daring rescue of a fallen hiker on the shoulder of Yosemite’s Half Dome. Capt. Joshua Haveman, 60th Air Evacuation Squadron, was hiking the famous peak in September when he saw a climber slip in wet conditions and fall perhaps as […]
The post Trapped on Tiny Ledge, Fallen Hiker with Mangled Legs Rescued by Off-Duty Air Force Hero appeared first on Good News Network.
In LaPorte Indiana, a pair of police officers are being recognized as life-saving heroes after they rescued a suicidal woman who was just a hand’s breadth from perishing. Ryan Helmecy and Taylor Atkinson arrived at the I-35 overpass in northwest Indiana where a woman was threatening to jump. The bridge over a series of railroad […]
The post Cops Jump a Fence to Catch Suicidal Woman’s Arms Just in Time on Indiana Overpass appeared first on Good News Network.
Happy 65th Birthday to popular science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Born in the Big Apple without a star in the sky to look up at, Tyson nevertheless became a face for astronomy and astrophysics as Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of the television special Cosmos: a Spacetime Odyssey. READ more about Tyson… (1958) From 1995 […]
The post Good News in History, October 5 appeared first on Good News Network.
The U.S. women won a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships. The team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong edged out Brazil and France.
(Image credit: Virginia Mayo/AP)
A bride received a letter and card from her dad from beyond the grave on her wedding day. 32-year-old Freya Rosati was just 11 when her dad, Philip Hargreaves, died from oesophageal cancer at the age of 53. They used to do everything together. He’d take her to dance classes, they would watch films, and […]
The post My Dad Sent Me A Card on My Wedding Day–20 Years After His Death appeared first on Good News Network.
Six countries across three continents will host the matches, with a special ceremony being held in Uruguay, where the first FIFA World Cup match was held in 1930.
(Image credit: Gaston Brito/AP)
An Australian-Canadian science and engineering team has discovered a way of turning mine waste into arable soil that is already being used to grow maize and sorghum. ‘Tailings’ is the official industry term for mineral waste leftover after separating away all the useful metals from mined material. Typically toxic from heavy metals and unusable for […]
The post Researchers Invent Way to Turn Harmful Mine Waste into Healthy Soil appeared first on Good News Network.
It was a normal commuter day for Prateek Kumar who jumped off the train to New Delhi to buy biscuits and a cold drink when it was stopped at Bagaha railway station, West Champaran, India. But when the train began to pull away without him, he ran to jump onboard and slipped under the moving […]
The post Man Miraculously Survives Falling Under Moving Train by Lying Flat Between the Tracks (Video) appeared first on Good News Network.
