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Congolese Nun Overcomes Blackouts by Becoming Electrician to Create Hydroelectric Plant
Occasionally swapping sandals for wading boots, but keeping their veils tucked under their hard hats, a group of Congolese nuns has been trained in...
New Mesh for Crops Keeps Out Insects, But Lets in Sun and Rain for up to 3x the Yield
Researchers have designed a textile called Plant Armor that forces insects to navigate a maze-like path if they want to reach a farmer's crop.
Based...
Canadian Millionaire Donates His Life Savings to Plant 100,000 Daffodils – And They’ve Just Begun to Bloom
More than 100,000 daffodils planted in a town as part of a generous gift from a Canadian banker in his will are finally beginning...
Using the Sun to Fight Food Waste And Stretch Yields
Farming households in rural India are earning extra money for their food that goes unsold by putting it through solar food dehydrators. In a...
Watch Breathtaking Alpine Ski Run Through Forest, Ice Cave, and Rooftops By Extreme Free-Skier
The word 'extreme' doesn't go as far as a thrown snowball to describe Red Bull's latest dip into extreme sports filmmaking. Markus Eder's The...
Working at His Father’s NYC Motel, Actor Now Gives Free Rooms to Those in Need – And Has Fun Along the Way
If you’re having a hard time seeing the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, we suggest trying the view from a different...
China’s Artificial Sun Just Broke a Record for Longest Sustained Nuclear Fusion Ten Times Over
At the headquarters of China's most powerful nuclear fusion reactor, Chinese scientists rang in the new year by setting a world record for the...
Spectacular Time Lapse Shows the Hypnotic Flames on the Surface of the Sun (WATCH)
These spectacular time lapse images taken with a powerful telescope show the hypnotic flames on the surface of the sun
39-year-old Deddy Dayag used two...
Monarch Butterflies Employ a Sun Compass on Their Long-Distance Migration
Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual long-distance migration, which takes them over several thousand kilometres from the north of the USA to their...
Fun Facts to Celebrate First Nobel Prizes 120 Years Ago: Youngest Laureate, First Woman, Most Wins, Who Declined?
PHOTO CREDIT: Robert Fisher Rare Book Library
120 years ago tomorrow, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded, including the first one in Physics for the...
Keanu Reeves Gifts His 4 Stuntmen With $20,000 Rolex Watches Engraved With Fun Messages
News of Keanu Reeves’s thoughtfulness, as the latest John Wick film wrapped, proved once again that he is one of the best human beings...
Un Mapa te Permite Ver Como tu Hogar se ha Movido por el Continente en estos 750 Millones de Años
El mapa interactivo de la tierra antigua te permite ver donde tu ciudad natal se ha movido durante el proceso de extensión de las placas tectónicas durante 750M de años.
Las Playas han Visto un Incremento Enorme en Anidación de Tortugas Laúd Después de las Restricciones a los Turistas en Tailandia y Florida
Desde peces volviendo a los canales de Venecia hasta venados en las calles de Londres, muchas de las órdenes de aislamiento y restricciones sociales...
From Cheeky Bears to Goofy Gophers, See the Fun Finalists of the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards
The finalists for the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards have just been unveiled.
The chosen images, from smiling seal pups to secretive racoons, are quite...
Premature Baby Becomes a Prodigy at 3, Joining Mensa After They Run Out of Questions For the Toddler
This story was submitted to GNN by one of our readers. If you have an interesting story of kindness or positivity, be sure and...
Out of Ideas For Entertaining the Kids? Here’s Some FREE Family Fun to Try While on Vacations
After a year of lockdowns, six in 10 families want to spend more quality time together outdoors this summer, since enjoying nature became more...
Father and Daughter Put Cicadas Into Cute Poses for Fun Photos in Virginia
Gen Xers are folks born between 1965 and 1980. There are roughly 65.2 million of them in the United States. Brood Xers are also...
Resurrecting an Ancient Fabric More Precious Than Silk That Hasn’t Been Spun for Centuries
In the fantasy genre, it's popular for writers to invent some kind of special, magical material, such as "Valerian steel" from the Game of...
India Donates 200,000 COVID Vaccinations to Protect UN Peacekeepers Around the World
200,000 donated AstraZeneca vaccines left Mumbai for Denmark last week—where they will be safely stored and distributed to UN peacekeepers serving in various mission...
Fun Facts and Strange Customs to Celebrate the Vernal Equinox
As the vernal equinox heralds the first day of spring, all across the world, unique phenomena can be seen on this day alone.
For thousands...