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Mom Bought Rare Steiff Teddy Bear at Yard Sale That’s Set to be Sold For $6,000
Jeanette Davies saw two antique teddy bears on a stall at a yard sale in South Wales while browsing with her son Kyle.
One might...
Good News in History, July 29
Happy 70th birthday to one of the greatest American documentarians, Ken Burns. His gargantuan resume of deep dives into uniquely American topics has stirred...
Good News in History, July 18
102 years ago today, John Glenn, the American aviator, politician, and astronaut who became the third American in space, was born. The Ohio-born pilot...
Good News in History, July 2
Happy 34th birthday to the soccer forward and highest-paid women's athlete, Alex Morgan. As of publication, she has won 206 caps for the US...
Good News in History, June 27
On this day 125 years ago, Joshua Slocum completed the first solo circumnavigation in the world, amazingly, on a sailing yacht he built himself...
These Green Books Are Poisonous—and May Be on a Shelf Near You
There are poisonous books—the Communist Manifesto, or Mein Kampf for example—and then there are books that are literally poisonous.
Covered in vibrant green bookcloth, hundreds of 19th-century...
Good News in History, May 12
472 years ago today, the National University of San Marcos was founded in Lima, Peru. It is considered the most prestigious center of learning...
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...
Stargazing in December: Check Out the ‘Mars Ballet’, a Meteor Shower, and The ‘Cold Moon’
If you don't mind the nip of the cold, this month's celestial phenomena are ones to watch, and include a Nutcracker ballet between the...
Astronomers Find A Fluffy Planet With the Density of a Marshmallow
Astronomers have found a planet with the average density of a marshmallow.
Along with being a big softie, scientists found that the Jupiter-sized exoplanet would...
Your Halloween 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...
Huge Gas Bubble is Circling the Only Massive Black Hole in Our Galaxy–at 1/3 the Speed of Light
Scientists recently spotted a hot bubble of gas orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way at 200 million miles...
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...
Rare Chinese ‘Magic Mirror’ That Projects Hidden Image Rediscovered After Decades in Museum Storage
Mirror, mirror on the wall—what is the rarest artwork of them all?
Under special lighting conditions, a plain-looking bronze mirror from the 16th century held...
The World’s First Boat Elevator Helped Turn Scottish Canals Into Green Veins of Joy
After more than a century of disuse, Scotland's old coal barge canals have been transformed into peaceful, green arteries of recreation and birdlife.
Part of...
World’s Oldest Martian Meteorite is Traced to the Precise Crater Where it Originated
Artificial intelligence has traced the world's oldest Martian meteorite to the precise crater on the Red Planet where it originated.
Nicknamed "Black Beauty," it formed...
Scientists Discover Simple Way to Remove Heavy Metal From Water Using Plant Waste
Scientists just announced they have created a membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil manufacturing, which can filter out heavy metals from...
Don’t Miss Celestial Show as Five Planets Align With the Moon for All to See
It's been a long time coming, but this June stargazers are finally getting the chance to see five planets align in the night skies.
For...
Black Hole at the Heart of Our Own Galaxy is 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...
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...