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Afghan Mom Who Gave Birth on Air Force C-17 Named the Baby ‘Reach’ After the Aircraft That Rescued Them
A pregnant Afghan woman who boarded a U.S. evacuation aircraft gave birth in the plane—and the baby girl was named ‘Reach’ after the C-17...
Yemeni Fishermen Hit Jackpot With $1.5 Million Find in Belly of Floating Sperm Whale Carcass
As described by anyone who experiences an unexplainable stroke of luck, "it was just another day" for a group of poor Yemeni fishermen heading...
10 Ornamental Flowers You Can Cook With or Eat in Salads
Beautiful to look at, flowers are a welcome addition to almost any environment, including the kitchen or restaurant. Avant-garde cuisine often features edible flowers,...
Saudi Arabia Plans to Plant 50 BILLION Trees – And Reduce Carbon Emissions by 60%
Saudi officials have announced a massive initiative aimed at protecting the Middle East from climate change.
Home to some of the world's largest, driest, and...
A Team of Maverick Engineers Want to Roll the Geological Clock Back on Sinai and Replace Desert with Lush Greenery
A pioneering Dutch land engineer wants to turn the Sinai Desert into the Sinai Forest, using techniques demonstrated on a mass scale in China.
Theorizing...
This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our friend Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Research Shows Babies Are Relaxed By Lullabies Even in Foreign Languages: The Frère Jacques Response
Virtually all new parents quickly discover that a lullaby will in fact help an infant unwind, but they might be surprised to learn that...
Deaths From Terrorism Reach Five-year Low – Falling For Fifth Straight Year
Globally deaths from terrorism fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2019—a 15 percent decrease from the prior year, continuing a positive trend.
The 2020...
U.S. Government Plans to Reduce Number of Troops in Iraq by Nearly Half This Month
The US Central Command has recently announced they will be withdrawing roughly half of their troops from their current deployment in Iraq.
According to a...
Chef Andrés’ Charity is Injecting $50 Million into Restaurants By Paying Them to Feed the Hungry
This is just one of the ways that Chef José and World Central Kitchen have been working tirelessly to feed people during the COVID crisis, too.
Lebanon Becomes First Arab Country to Legalize Medical Marijuana
The legislation could bring in as much as $1 billion in annual revenue, which would be a much-needed financial windfall for the nation's struggling economy.
Exciting New Data Says Renewables Accounted for Almost Three Quarters of New Energy Capacity in 2019
Not only did renewable energy sources make up more than 70% of new global power capacity, solar and wind accounted for 90% of it.
When Kids Were Making Fun of Her Son At School, Mom Deploys Her Creative Hospitality
Listen to the inspiring storytelling from The Moth about a mom’s creative diplomacy when she learned students were making fun of her son’s ethnic lunch.
LEGO Converts Their Instruction Manuals into Audio and Braille, Inspired by Blind Man’s Website
What started as a kind gesture between two friends is now being rolled out as a global pilot program that will allow thousands of...
Millionaire Helps Boy After Viral Photo Shows Him Doing Homework on a Sidewalk Under Street Lamp
Bahrain millionaire Yaqoob Yusuf Ahmed Mubarak helped a boy after viral photo shows him studying on a Peruvian sidewalk under a street lamp.
Customers Line Up On Black Friday to Buy Gifts for Refugees From Special Pop-Up Store
Instead of spending their money on electrics or new clothes, these customers are waiting to buy resources and gifts for refugees.
One of the World’s Biggest Power Plant Developers Just Gave Up On Coal
The Japanese company's initiative is being hailed as a watershed moment in the global fight against climate change.
Solar-Powered, Weed-Killing Robots Could Save Farmers Billions of Dollars on Herbicides
Instead of charging farmers money for blindly spraying an entire crop field with herbicide, these autonomous robots are ready to disrupt a multi-billion dollar agrochemical industry.
Instead of Motherhood Claiming Crucial Physicians, Tech Connects Stay-at-Home Doctors to the Poor
The innovative project has already helped female doctors treat over 550,000 needy patients across the country.
Cameroon Girl Shatters Engineering Gender Gap, Now Employs Thousands of Women to Erect Healthier Buildings
GNN.org is the exclusive media partner for the 2018 ‘Global Good Fund’ Fellows—12 extraordinary young social entrepreneurs who are making the world a better...