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Good News in History, February 13
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—February 13.
Good News in History, February 2
53 years ago today, The Ramsar Convention on the Sustainable Use of Wetlands was signed in Ramsar, Iran. When stopping to think about it,...
Good News in History, January 30
104 years ago today, Mazda was incorporated as "Toyo Cork Kogyo Co. Ltd." a cork-making factory, by Jujiro Matsuda. 11 years later, it started...
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 17
63 years ago today, President Eisenhower went on television to deliver his farewell address after two full terms as president. He prepared it along...
New Enzyme Allows CRISPR Technology to Accurately Target Almost Any Human Gene
While the original CRISPR gene editing technology could only target 12.5% of the human genome, a new method developed by engineers at Duke University...
First Remarkable Mapping of Limb Development Shows Stages of Creating the Human Hand Masterpiece
Scientists have uncovered unprecedented insights into the formation of human hands and feet and the intricate processes that govern their development.
Human fingers and toes...
FDA Approves Cure for Sickle Cell Disease, the First Treatment to Use Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR
The first FDA-approved treatment using CRISPR may see hundreds of African Americans cured of sickle cell disease.
Making headlines without end for years, but only...
You Have a Hidden Potential That Only Travel Can Unlock–And You Hold the Key
Soon you may be contemplating New Year's resolutions, and along with desires to read more, learn a language, or stop smoking, finding time to...
Cutting Calories by 12% Can Help People Live Healthier, Longer Lives, Says Study
Cutting calorie intake by 12 percent can extend your life by boosting energy and rejuvenating muscles.
Curbing calories while maintaining vitamin and mineral levels, known...
Large Study of 80,000 Migraine Sufferers Uncovers Commonalities That May Lead to Potential Treatment
Migraine sufferers have been offered fresh hope after research discovered potential new ways of treating the debilitating headaches.
Around one in five women, one in...
Scientists Are 3D-Printing Stem Cells that Can Be Implanted as Brain Tissue
An exciting advance from Oxford Univ. has raised the prospect of tailoring stem cells quickly to treat brain injuries in humans in the future,...
UPDATE—World’s First Drug to Regrow Teeth Enters Clinical Trials
In June, GNN reported on the first evidence of a drug that was able to regrow adult teeth in mice, after it was discovered...
Bats Hold Vital Clues for Cancer Prevention as Scientists Study Their ‘Extraordinary’ Immunity
A new study shows that bats evolved to avoid cancer and the data may uncover how humans can treat or prevent viruses as well...
Tasmanian Tiger RNA Recovered from Preserved Specimen in Groundbreaking World First
A team of Scandinavian researchers has recovered messenger and micro RNA from a Tasmanian tiger specimen kept in a museum collection.
It's the first-ever collection...
Discovered Enzyme Turns Air into Electricity, a New Clean Way to Make Energy Dreams Come True
Australian scientists have discovered an enzyme that converts air into energy by using the low amounts of hydrogen in the atmosphere to create an...
Good News in History, August 26
On this day in 1949, jazz singer Leon Redbone was born in Nicosia, British Cyprus. As American as one might perceive Redbone as being...
Using the Body’s ‘Invisible Scalpel’ to Remove Brain Cancer With Immunotherapy at Salk Institute
A team of scientists at the Salk Institute have found that a particular kind of immunotherapy was able to train the brain's 'invisible scalpel'...
World’s First ‘Tooth Regrowth’ Medicine Moves Toward Clinical Trials in Japan
A drug showing promise in animal trials could provide the world's first method to regrow human teeth, or create normal tooth development in children...
Plants Respond to Touch Sending Different Signals Through Their Cells, Shows New Study
Despite the veins in a leaf appearing like a nervous system, our woody neighbors do not have a nervous system—but that doesn't mean they...