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Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Over North American Coming Soon
A solar eclipse is coming on April 8th, 2024, and unlike when it drifts across the Indian Ocean or somewhere equally remote, this year's...
Good News in History, March 26
49 years ago today, the Biological Weapons Convention, (BWC) entered into force. It's considered to have established a strong global norm against biological weapons...
Man Ignores Naysayers to Revive Tiny Sparrow with CPR – Watch the Moment his Patience is Rewarded
In a heartwarming video, a 67-year-old actor from Cyprus became determined to use his CPR expertise to save a tiny, helpless sparrow.
The avian creature...
Good News in History, March 16
184 years ago today, Shibusawa Eiichi was born in Japan. Known as "The Father of Japanese Capitalism" this economist and industrialist introduced Western free...
CAR-T Cell Therapy Achieves Near-Complete Tumor Regression in Brain Cancer After Five Days
Clinical trials for a novel treatment for patients with glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer, have shown rapid success, with some patients experiencing...
Eddie Van Halen’s Son Donates $100,000 to Kickstart Charity that Funds School Instrument Purchases
Through a charity supported by his father, Wolfgang Van Halen has donated $100,000 to launch a special program to support public schools to acquire...
Good News in History, March 12
Happy 68th Birthday to Steve Harris, the bassist, songwriter, and lyricist behind the most famous heavy metal band on Earth, Iron Maiden. A true...
Wasabi Can Be Used as Ecofriendly Preservation Tool for the Ancient Knowledge Contained on Papyrus
Papyrus was the premier writing material of the ancients, and an international team of researchers has discovered that wasabi, the spicy green goop you...
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 24
188 years ago today, one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America, Winslow Homer, was born. Born in Boston to a father always seeking...
Scientists Spot the Brightest Object Ever–500 Trillion Times More Luminous Than the Sun
Quasars are the bright cores of distant galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, and 12 billion light years away, one has been found that...
Politician Declared Winner But Gives Up His Seat When He Learns of Election Interference on his Behalf
In one of the most contentious elections in recent memory, a newly-elected provincial parliamentarian in Pakistan was declared victorious. But, in a display of...
After Mojave Fires, Camels Help Restore Iconic Joshua Tree Groves in the Cherished California Desert
The Mojave National Preserve is having its iconic Joshua trees restored thanks to a crack team of a dozen volunteers, 3 beasts, and 6...
Good News in History, February 15
33 years ago today, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary created the Visegrád Group, a cooperation agreement to reorient their nations away from communism and toward...
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.
New Spiral-Shaped Lens is Massive Improvement for Eyewear: ‘Potentially Revolutionizing Ophthalmology’
Ophthalmologists have developed a spiral-shaped contact lens that maintains clear focus at different distances and in varying light conditions.
The new lens works much like...
Good News in History, February 11
2,684 years ago today is the traditional date for the foundation of the earliest centralized state on the islands of Japan. Descendant of the...
Good News in History, February 7
40 years ago today, astronaut Bruce McCandless II drifted away from the space shuttle Challenger’s payload bay as part of the first untethered space...
353,000 U.S. Jobs Added in January; Monthly Report Smashes Expectations
The jobs report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed much stronger growth than expected to start the 2024 new year.
353,000...
Improving Physical Fitness with Cardio May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk by More Than a Third
Researchers found those who increased their annual cardiorespiratory fitness activity (CRF) by 3% or more were up to 35% less likely to develop prostate...