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World’s Smallest Pacemaker is Made for Newborns, Activated by Light, and Requires No Surgery
Published: April 4, 2025 18:30
Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so small that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe and be non-invasively injected into the body, according to a new study published in Nature. Although it can work with hearts of all sizes, the…
A Treetop Walkway Perched Above Zoo Animals in Minnesota is Winning Awards and Hearts (LOOK)
Published: April 4, 2025 15:30
There’s no better way to observe and enjoy wildlife than when they aren’t aware of your presence, and hoping to create these conditions at the Minnesota Zoo, the administration has converted an old monorail track into a pedestrian walkway that’s winning…
Village Saves its Phone Booth with Campaign to Make More Calls – and Preserve a ‘Lifeline’
Published: April 4, 2025 13:00
When non-Britons imagine the classic red phone box, it would seem like the strangest decision ever to get rid of one, charming and iconic as they are. Yet a rural village called Sharrington, in Norfolk, woke up one morning to find a notice on their…
Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms–Instead of Dumping in River
Published: April 4, 2025 11:00
After 10 years of planning and AUD$120 million in investments, one of Australia’s fastest-growing areas will be diverting 500 million gallons of treated wastewater from being dumped into rivers and eventually the sea. What’s more, the water is set to take…
Good News in History, April 4
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060404/
Published: April 4, 2025 07:00
50 years ago today, Microsoft was founded as a partnership between childhood friends and computer whiz-kids Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company became the largest seller of software in the world, developing MS-DOS for early IBM PCs, and later, Windows,…
Uncovered Plesiosaur Fossil Suggests Multiple Types of Long-Necked Reptiles Prowled Oceans 180 Million Years Ago
Published: April 3, 2025 18:30
The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ancient marine reptiles during the Early Jurassic period. Found in southern Germany, Plesiopterys wildi, a relatively small species…
‘Angel Eye Cameras’ Let Parents of Premature Babies Check-in on Neonatal Ward Whenever Anxiety Strikes
Published: April 3, 2025 15:30
1 in every 10 women in the United States will experience the premature birth of their child. A heroic organization is helping these women keep two eyes on their baby even if they are miles away. Called the AngelEye System, developed by the firm of the same…
Record Number of 736,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in Spring Migration–with No Bird Flu
Published: April 3, 2025 14:17
Fears that Nebraska’s annual spring migration of sandhill cranes could be the avian equivalent of a “superspreader” event have been completely abated, as a record-setting stopover in Nebraska of thousands of birds was enjoyed without any sign of a bird flu…
3-year-old Finds Ancient Egyptian Scarab Seal at the Site of David and Goliath’s Battle
Published: April 3, 2025 11:00
A child in central Israel could have picked up any old stone lying on the ground, but the one she nabbed turned out to be rather more than just an old stone. Believed to have been brought to modern-day Israel by the Ancient Egyptians, 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan…
Good News in History, April 3
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060403/
Published: April 3, 2025 07:00
Happy Birthday to Dame Jane Goodall who turns 91 years old today. The beloved British primatologist first observed chimpanzees creating tools in 1960 (and 2 years earlier had been a secretary). It was the first time that an animal was observed to modify an…
Kazakhstan Efforts to Restore Last Wild Equine Species Receive Huge Boost of 150 Horses
Published: April 2, 2025 18:30
With the imminent arrival of 150 Przewalski’s horses to the Kazakh steppes, the future of the world’s last non-domesticated horse species is poised to bolt. Following up on a successful introduction of 5 mares and 2 stallions from Berlin and Prague,…
Shelved Movie ‘Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme’ Will Finally Hit Screens with a Hilarious Plotline
Published: April 2, 2025 15:30
Few in America will likely be aware that a critically acclaimed live-action/animated Looney Tunes movie starring Wile E. Coyote was wholly made, then shelved by Warner Bros. studios. However, after a raucous outcry from the creative team who fell in love…
Mausoleum with Gladiator’s Epitaph Discovered in Imperial Roman Colony in Southern Italy
Published: April 2, 2025 13:00
In the southern Italian region of Campania, excavations in a known Roman colony called Liternum have uncovered a necropolis of substantial historic interest containing a gladiator’s tomb bearing an inscription in his honor. One of the most romanticized of…
Stir Stick to Detect if Your Drink Is Spiked Developed by Chemists Hoping to See Them on Every Bar Top
Published: April 2, 2025 11:00
After 12 years of research and development, a team of Canadian chemists has created what could be the ultimate tool for detecting if your drink has been spiked. More discreet and accurate than anything else on the market, the simple, innocuous-looking…
Good News in History, April 2
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Published: April 2, 2025 07:00
111 years ago today, Sir Alex Guinness was born, an English actor who would become one of the greatest in a generation who transitioned from theater to film following the Second World War. During the 50s and 60s he experienced great success as Col.…
49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’
Published: April 1, 2025 18:30
A Paralympic gold medalist has become the first blind woman to swim across the English Channel, and she finished under time. She said that being blind has left her feeling “isolated,” but thanks to swimming, she has a “newfound confidence” and hopes her…
6 Expert Parenting Tips for Getting Closer to Your Kids–Try Changing Up These Routines
Published: April 1, 2025 15:30
A therapist has revealed six parenting tips for building a stronger connection with your child. Melinda O’Neil, 37, an associate licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Pleasanton, California, has been a therapist for one year and child counselor for…
How Valerie the Weiner Dog Survived 18 Months in the Australian Bush to Make it Home
Published: April 1, 2025 13:00
On an island south of Adelaide, a strange creature has been seen creeping through the bush. A long cylindrical body and long snout flanked by floppy ears are dead giveaways. But this wiener dog named Valerie isn’t lost anymore. After almost 18 months of…
‘Change Has Been Amazing’ For Depleted Mountain: with New Vegetation Comes Deer, Pumas, Andean Bears
Published: April 1, 2025 11:00
High along the peaks and ridges of the mountains in Ecuador, a 25-year-long conservation program is bearing succulent fruit in the form of cleaner water and abundant wildlife. Established in the year 2000, Quito’s fund for the protection of water has…
Good News in History, April 1
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060401/
Published: April 1, 2025 07:00
49 years ago today, the Apple Computer company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne to sell their ground-breaking Apple I personal computer kits. Their startup is now the most valuable company in the world, becoming the first…
Presumed Extinct: World’s Smallest Otter Found in Busy Nepal River After 186 Years without a Sighting
Published: March 31, 2025 18:00
Though officially classified as vulnerable, no credible sighting of the Asian short-clawed otter, the smallest species of its kind, has been made in almost 200 years. So when forestry officials in Nepal found an injured, juvenile otter at the confluence of…
In East Africa, Rats Have Prevented 400,000 New Cases of Deadliest Infection Using Their Super Sense of Smell
Published: March 31, 2025 15:30
For most people, a rat is at best an unwelcome guest, and at worst, the target of immediate extermination. But in a field clinic in Tanzania, rats are colleagues—heroes even. Far from a trash bin-dwelling NYC street rat, the African giant pouched rat is…
Girl Joins Mensa at 13 After Scoring Higher Than Albert Einstein–Even with No Exam Prep
Published: March 31, 2025 13:00
A 13-year-old girl has been invited to join the Mensa society after getting the maximum score on the IQ test—higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Sofia Kot Arcuri has been accepted into the club after achieving 162, the highest possible score…
When You Board This Philadelphia Trolley, the Driver Makes Sure You Leave with A Smile – (WATCH)
Published: March 31, 2025 11:00
It’s a wise man or woman who treats strangers with kindness because of the old maxim that you don’t know what kind of day they’re having. For Tracey Holms-Williams, a Philadelphia trolley operator, that’s more than just a maxim—it’s her Modus Operandi.…
Good News in History, March 31
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060331/
Published: March 31, 2025 07:00
42 years ago today, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life was released in the United States to modest box office success and enormous cult acclaim. Less of a continuous film like the comedy troupe’s previous Life of Brain, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail…
Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Rapid Liver Regeneration to Restore Damaged Livers
Published: March 30, 2025 22:23
Researchers at the National Cancer Research Centre in Spain (CNIO) have discovered a mechanism that is triggered just minutes after acute liver damage occurs—and it could lead to treatments for those with severe liver problems. The avenues for future…
Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades
Published: March 30, 2025 19:33
Two longtime English neighbors are celebrating their joint 101st birthday, born on the same day in 1924. Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill have lived side-by-side in Oxford since the 1980s, and the great-grans have celebrated their birthdays together…
76-Year-old Metal Detectorist Discovers Ultra-Rare Roman Coin After 6 Years of Searching in Farmer’s Field
Published: March 30, 2025 16:55
A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain fetched thousands at auction after being unearthed by a devoted metal detectorist. Ron Walters finally struck gold after six years of searching the same farmer’s field near…
Boy Starts Nonprofit and Recycles 625,000 Batteries by Age 15 With Hundreds of Youth Joining in
Published: March 30, 2025 15:46
When Nihal Tammana was just 10 years old, he heard a news report about a lithium-ion battery exploding at a waste disposal plant—and when he learned about the environmental risks of batteries being left in landfills, he decided to do something. Tammana…
Good News in History, March 30
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060330/
Published: March 30, 2025 07:00
Happy 80th Birthday to Eric Clapton, the blues-rock musician, singer, and songwriter that Rolling Stone magazine named the second greatest guitar player of all time. The British rocker was a founding member of the Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos, and…
Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras Are Captured for the First Time–While Revealing a New Mystery
Published: March 29, 2025 17:47
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope was finally able to capture bright auroras on Neptune—the most distant planet in our solar system. “In the past, astronomers have seen tantalizing hints of auroral activity on Neptune, for example, in the flyby of NASA’s Voyager…
Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten
Published: March 29, 2025 16:26
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn’t know what they were looking at. The day-old bird, smaller than a pinky finger, had brown fuzz all over its body.…
Dad Drove Around With 1M Lottery Ticket in His Car for 4 Months–Until He Needed Chips
Published: March 29, 2025 15:01
A lottery player has been driving around with the EuroMillions winning ticket in his car for over four months, until it was so crumpled it was unscannable. Darren Burfitt finally claimed his jackpot after checking multiple tickets that had been left in his…
Your Weekly Horoscope from ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-3-29-2025/
Published: March 29, 2025 10:00
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in…
Good News in History, March 29
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060329/
Published: March 29, 2025 07:00
154 years ago today, the Royal Albert Hall opened in London and quickly became one of the world’s most prestigious concert spaces. It hosts more than 390 shows in the main auditorium annually, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film…
Green Startup Boston Metal Now Has All the Ingredients Needed to Make Steel Without Emitting Gobs of CO2
Published: March 28, 2025 20:33
An MIT-startup has found a way to commercialize steel production by the ton using electricity rather than a CO2-emitting blast furnace, promising the beginning of decarbonization in one of humanity’s most carbon-intensive industries. Called Boston Steel,…
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Published: March 28, 2025 19:08
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‘Exceptional’ Hoard of 800 Iron Age Artifacts Found Mysteriously Burned and Buried in UK Field
Published: March 28, 2025 15:30
One of the “largest and most important” hoards of Iron Age artifacts ever found in England has recently been cleaned, studied, and presented to the media. It demonstrates a previously unknown level of wealth and trading connections typically associated…
This Painting of Lounging Lions Was Hanging in a Family’s Living Room. It Turned Out to Be an Original Delacroix
Published: March 28, 2025 13:00
Up for auction today at a swanky Parisian auction house will be a slightly lazy paint sketch of some lions. But these relaxed beasts are more than they appear. As it turns out, the work entitled Study of Reclining Lions was a lost creation from one of…
Rainforest Oil Exploration Stopped as Court Rules Uncontacted Tribes Have Right to Remain in Isolation
Published: March 28, 2025 11:00
A recent court ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights marks the first time an international judicial body has decided that indigenous peoples living in “voluntary isolation” have a right to do so, and that governments must act to ensure that…
Good News in History, March 28
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060328/
Published: March 28, 2025 07:00
115 years ago today, Henri Fabre became the first man to fly a seaplane. Called the Fabre Hydravion, it was the first craft ever to take off from water under its own power. Powered by a French-made Gnome Omega rotary engine driving a two-bladed Chauvière…