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Thousand-Year-Old Viking Hall Fit for the Gods Unearthed By Archaeologists in Denmark
Archaeologists working in Denmark's Jutland peninsula have discovered the foundation and remains of a great hall from the high Viking Age.
Structural features and remains...
Denmark Is Cleverly Repurposing Old Wind Turbine Blades as Bike Shelters
Looking to combine their passion for cycling and environmentalism, the always eco-thinking Danes are taking their old wind turbine blades and upcycling them into...
Denmark Researchers Use Seaweed to Power a Car
Each year, 25 million tons of seaweed is harvested, most of which is in Asia and used for human consumption and cosmetics. But what...
In World’s First Telethon to Fight Climate Crisis, Denmark Raises Millions to Plant Trees
Over the course of just two and a half hours, the event raised enough money to plant 914,233 trees across the European country.
Denmark Buys Country’s Last Remaining Circus Elephants for $1.6 Million So They Can Retire
The four circus elephants will now be able to live out the rest of their days in happy retirement thanks to the Danish government.
Denmark to Ban Sale of New Fossil Fuel Cars in 11 Years and Make EVs Cheaper
The country backpedaled on their original intention of taxing electric vehicles so they could quicken their transition to being carbon-free by 2050.
Denmark May Begin Labeling Food According to Its Effect on Climate Change
Though the task may prove difficult for legislators, it could have a dramatic impact on grocery manufacturing, packaging, and shopping.
Denmark Welcomes First Wild Wolf Pack in 200 Years
After almost two centuries of their absence, Denmark has just welcomed back its first wild wolf pack.
The country's wolf population was essentially diminished due to...
Denmark Rids Itself of Foreign Debt For First Time in 183 Years
As of today, Denmark will be totally free of national debt for the first time since 1834
Denmark’s Near-Zero-Waste Wonder
The small city of Kalundborg, 64 miles west of Copenhagen, was the first municipality to have engineered a symbiotic relationship between all its industries...
Good News in History, April 7
93 years ago today, perhaps the greatest American whistleblower in history, Daniel Ellsberg was born. In March of last year, Ellsberg revealed to the...
Subtle, Imperceptible Tweaks at HarperCollins have Saved 245 Million Pages–Equal to 5,618 Trees
At HarperCollins, a lot of attention and thought is given to deciding exactly what combinations of margin measurements, font, and layout feel most appropriate...
Good News in History, April 2
40 years ago today, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian ever launched into space when he rode aboard the Interkosmos Soyuz T-11 to the...
Rescued Crow Is Boy’s Best Friend, Waiting for Him to Get Home from School Every Day: ‘We’re his flock’
Go find a screwdriver and get ready to screw your jaw back on, because a Danish family has made a video compilation of how...
Good News in History, March 1
Happy 80th Birthday to Roger Daltrey, singer-songwriter for The Who. The band's co-founder put the stutter in My Generation, and the scream in Won't...
Good News in History, February 17
161 years ago today, the businessman and activist Henry Dunant, a Swiss public health society commissioner Théodore Maunoir, lawyer and civic leader Gustave Moynier, field...
Good News in History, January 27
210 years ago today, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was born in Paris. As an architect, his fame blossomed from his work restoring dozens of France's most...
Good News in History, January 22
56 years ago today, the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks were awarded franchise licenses by the National Basketball Association, creating teams for the...
Road Traffic Deaths Have Fallen by Up to 50% Across the Globe Since 2010
The tally of road crash deaths is heading in the right direction—downwards.
The new 2023 World Health Organization report on road safety shows that, since...
He Finds Stolen Bicycles–Then Helps Thieves Change: Iceland’s ‘Bike Whisperer’
In Iceland's capital of Reykjavik, a local man known as the "bike whisperer" works to recover stolen bikes, but he never gets angry or...