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South American Songbird Hailed as Most Expert Musician of the Animal Kingdom (LISTEN)
When it comes to keeping time, an unassuming species of songbird is on a par with professional musicians, according to an audio analysis.
The study...
Sustainable 3D-Printed Ranch House Wins Award and Takes Just Two Weeks to Construct (Watch Time Lapse)
A team consisting of architects and engineers are cleaning up on the homebuilding award circuit with House Zero, a 3D-printed house that seamlessly blends...
Houston Has Housed 25,000 Homeless People With Apartments of Their Own
Houston, the fourth-most populated city in the country, has reduced its rate of homelessness over the last decade by 63%, far and away the...
Cheap Gel Packs Can Pull Many Liters of Water From Even Desert Air
More than a third of the world's population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Now scientists have developed a solution that...
CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool Redesigned to be 4,000 Times Less Likely to Target the Wrong Strand of DNA
One of the grand challenges with using CRISPR-based gene editing on humans is that the molecular machinery sometimes makes changes to the wrong section...
Watch Woman Save Bees By Rescuing Hives From Old Buildings With Her Bare Hands
If an overwhelming sound of buzzing is coming from the siding on your house, or from an old trashcan or other enclosed space, you've...
New Hydrogel Tablet That Can Purify a Liter of River Water in an Hour
As much as a third of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water, according to some estimates, and half of...
Making Clean Hydrogen Energy Is Hard, But Researchers Just Solved a Major Hurdle
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen as a...
Join a Global Gathering of Researchers on the Importance of Self-Compassion – Free Online
Noted researchers are coming together on September 10 to spread one message: “Self-compassion is critical.”
The Global Compassion Gathering will feature a deep dive into self-compassion...
The Yellow Center of the Deadliest Flower is a Lifeline to Farmers – and the Planet
In Kenya, a drive through the Central Highlands will sometimes reveal a landscape covered in a beautiful white-petaled flower with a lethal secret.
The yellow...
A Rose Inspired This Design For the Smartest Way to Collect And Purify Water
The rose may be one of the most iconic symbols of the fragility of love in popular culture, but now the flower could hold...
Nice Or Naughty? The Best (And Worst) Companies During This Pandemic
GNN polled readers on our Facebook page to find out which companies have excelled during the pandemic of 2020, and which ones didn't live...
Instead of Putting Him in Nursing Home, Grandson Brings 95-Year-old WWII Vet on Epic Bucket List RV Trip
When 95-Year-old WWII veteran Johnnie Dimas lost his full-time caregiver and wife of 67 years, there didn’t seem to be many options, other than...
At This Farm, Children With Special Needs Connect With Injured Animals to Form Healing Friendships
Rescuing injured or abandoned animals is one of the most rewarding pursuits we can experience. As those who put themselves on the line to...
Baby Cow Gets to Take Her First Steps, Thanks to a Wheelchair Made Just For Her
This adorable calf has been able to take her first steps, thanks to a custom-made wheelchair that was donated to her.
Ruby Sue was born...
This Nurse Didn’t Just Create a Replacement N95 Mask – Hers Filters More
A Texas "nurse scientist" created a better face mask, in case her nursing staff ever ran out—and Tommye Austin’s TM 2020 is a better one by far.
Dad Drives 1,100 Miles Just to Surprise Daughter With 30-Minute Socially Distant Birthday Lunch
This devoted father from El Paso, Texas drove for 17 hours just so he could surprise his quarantined daughter on her 19th birthday.
Watch Matthew McConaughey Cheer Nursing Home Residents With Rousing Games of Virtual Bingo
The Oscar award-winning actor hosted several virtual bingo games for the Round Rock Senior Living facility—all while respecting social distancing.
‘Sober Bars’ Are Giving More and More Recovering Alcoholics a Social Place for Fun Without Booze
Not only does it give sober patrons a place to have fun, it also helps them become adjusted to traditional bar environments.
Un Hombre de Negocios Usa la Sabiduría de la Naturaleza para Transformar Tierra Árida en un Paisaje Lujoso
Después de hacer una fortuna con la comida rápida, este hombre de Texas usó su dinero para traer agua y vida a un paisaje abandonado de matorrales.