World Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/world/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png World Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/world/ 32 32 120051390 Mumbai Youth Form Volunteer to Hang Out with ‘Grandpals’ to Keep Seniors Present and Valued in Society https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mumbai-youth-form-volunteer-to-hang-out-with-grandpals-to-keep-seniors-present-and-valued-in-society/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mumbai-youth-form-volunteer-to-hang-out-with-grandpals-to-keep-seniors-present-and-valued-in-society/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:30:47 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200730 In India, a group of considerate young people calling themselves the “good fellows” are changing the lives of India’s senior citizens by pairing them with volunteer grandkids. Meant to combat loneliness and help bring these elders back into society, the organization allows members of the elder’s family to nominate them as a “grandpal” in search […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mumbai-youth-form-volunteer-to-hang-out-with-grandpals-to-keep-seniors-present-and-valued-in-society/feed/ 0 200730 Among China’s Gray State-Run Schools, New Campus Wins World Building of the Year for ‘Blurring inside and outside’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/among-chinas-amorphous-state-run-schools-new-campus-wins-world-building-of-the-year-for-blurring-inside-and-outside/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/among-chinas-amorphous-state-run-schools-new-campus-wins-world-building-of-the-year-for-blurring-inside-and-outside/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:00:47 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200720 Set amid the rows of identical block apartments in the background, Huizhen High School is a breath of positive air for the students of Ningbo city, and it recently won one of architecture’s highest honors. Recently hailed as World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Singapore on Friday, it was […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/among-chinas-amorphous-state-run-schools-new-campus-wins-world-building-of-the-year-for-blurring-inside-and-outside/feed/ 0 200720 Pair of Endangered Corpse Flowers Defy Odds to Bloom at Same Time–Now Bearing 700 Seeds https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pair-of-endangered-corpse-flowers-defy-odds-to-bloom-at-same-time-now-bearing-700-seeds/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pair-of-endangered-corpse-flowers-defy-odds-to-bloom-at-same-time-now-bearing-700-seeds/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:00:03 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200705 There is more than one species of ‘corpse flower’ and in an incredible coincidence, two managed to bloom at the same time in a Japanese botanical garden, allowing the two to pollinate naturally. The result of this incredible stroke of fortune is that one of the corpse flowers has now fruited, bearing 736 seeds critical […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pair-of-endangered-corpse-flowers-defy-odds-to-bloom-at-same-time-now-bearing-700-seeds/feed/ 0 200705 Scientist Photographs Once in a Lifetime Sighting of Bird with Half Male and Half Female Plumage https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientist-photographs-once-in-a-lifetime-sighting-of-bird-with-half-male-and-half-female-plumage/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientist-photographs-once-in-a-lifetime-sighting-of-bird-with-half-male-and-half-female-plumage/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:00:31 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200699 A Kiwi professor of zoology was visiting Colombia and got the surprise of his life. The South American country has more birds, both endemic and overall, than any other country, but when his companion spied a curious-looking honeycreeper with blue and green plumage, Professor Hamish Spencer was sure it was a once-in-a-lifetime entry on his […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientist-photographs-once-in-a-lifetime-sighting-of-bird-with-half-male-and-half-female-plumage/feed/ 0 200699 This Grandad is All-Action at Aged 92: ‘I do martial arts daily’ (Watch) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-grandad-is-all-action-at-aged-92-i-do-martial-arts-daily-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-grandad-is-all-action-at-aged-92-i-do-martial-arts-daily-watch/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:00:35 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200673 A wise man once said that aging is the gradual acceleration of comfort-seeking, and Englishman Lew Burja, who’s 92 and still practices kung fu and tai chi, certainly seems to think so. A grandfather with three grandkids, decades of remaining spry has ensured he can keep up with the little ones, and keep up a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-grandad-is-all-action-at-aged-92-i-do-martial-arts-daily-watch/feed/ 0 200673 Ireland Sets Renewable Record of 70% Energy from Wind https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ireland-sets-renewable-record-of-70-energy-from-wind/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ireland-sets-renewable-record-of-70-energy-from-wind/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:00:57 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200668 The Emerald Isle is greener than its reputation holds, as it turns out, since more than half of electricity on some days is generated by renewable energy. Though it’s common to have all four seasons in a single day in Ireland, one can pretty much bet on the wind, which generated an all-time high for […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ireland-sets-renewable-record-of-70-energy-from-wind/feed/ 0 200668 History Enthusiasts Found a Buried 15th Century Royal Palace All on Their Own– ‘Against all odds’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/history-enthusiasts-found-a-buried-15th-century-royal-palace-on-their-own/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/history-enthusiasts-found-a-buried-15th-century-royal-palace-on-their-own/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:00:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200603 In a true underdog story, a group of “amateurs” used historical material to locate the buried remains of Collyweston Palace, owned by the grandmother of Henry VIII, Margaret Beaufort. In the English shire of Northampton, a local historical society had been searching for the palace for 5 years, and located it with the help of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/history-enthusiasts-found-a-buried-15th-century-royal-palace-on-their-own/feed/ 0 200603 Christmas Fairytale Rings out: Mourners Dance at Epic Irish Funeral for Beloved Pogues’ Singer Shane MacGowan–LOOK https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/christmas-fairytale-rings-out-as-mourners-dance-at-epic-irish-funeral-for-beloved-pogues-singer-shane-macgowan-65/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/christmas-fairytale-rings-out-as-mourners-dance-at-epic-irish-funeral-for-beloved-pogues-singer-shane-macgowan-65/#respond Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:28:46 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200557 Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Dublin yesterday to bid farewell to Irish hero Shane MacGowan, the punk rocker who elevated traditional Celtic music to new heights as co-founder of the band The Pogues. After his death at age 65 from months of complications and pneumonia, his horse-drawn carriage cortege wound through two miles […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/christmas-fairytale-rings-out-as-mourners-dance-at-epic-irish-funeral-for-beloved-pogues-singer-shane-macgowan-65/feed/ 0 200557 Tiny Golden Mole Not Seen in Almost 100 Years Rediscovered Thanks to Sniffing Dog and Determined Scientists https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-golden-mole-not-seen-in-almost-100-years-rediscovered-thanks-to-sniffing-dog-and-passionate-scientists/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-golden-mole-not-seen-in-almost-100-years-rediscovered-thanks-to-sniffing-dog-and-passionate-scientists/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:00:34 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200503 A little species of golden mole has been rediscovered in South Africa thanks to an intrepid band of conservationists and a sniffing dog. De Winton’s golden mole was last scientifically documented in South Africa—in Port Nolloth—in 1936. There were no photographs taken of this tiny blind mammal, and little information existed about its behavior. Furthermore, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-golden-mole-not-seen-in-almost-100-years-rediscovered-thanks-to-sniffing-dog-and-passionate-scientists/feed/ 0 200503 World’s Largest Experimental Fusion Reactor Generates First Plasma in Japan https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japan-powers-up-worlds-largest-experimental-nuclear-reactor-and-generates-first-plasma/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japan-powers-up-worlds-largest-experimental-nuclear-reactor-and-generates-first-plasma/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200485 The largest operational nuclear fusion reactor on Earth just produced its first plasma when it came online over the weekend in Japan. A tokamak-style nuclear fusion reactor, the JT-60SA used superconducting magnets to heat and contain a gas to 200 million Celsius, turning it into a form of matter called plasma. Nuclear fusion is billed […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japan-powers-up-worlds-largest-experimental-nuclear-reactor-and-generates-first-plasma/feed/ 0 200485 Immunotherapy for Hard to Treat Cancer Just Granted FDA Fast Track During Promising Clinical Trial https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/immunotherapy-for-hard-to-treat-cancer-just-granted-fda-fast-track-during-promising-clinical-trial/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/immunotherapy-for-hard-to-treat-cancer-just-granted-fda-fast-track-during-promising-clinical-trial/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200435 An Australian pharma company has been granted fast-track status by the United States FDA for cancer treatment trials of bile duct cancer. This rare form of cancer has been found to be resistant to both conventional and immunotherapy treatments, but the firm’s new version of an existing treatment, developed as part of a collaboration with […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/immunotherapy-for-hard-to-treat-cancer-just-granted-fda-fast-track-during-promising-clinical-trial/feed/ 0 200435 76,000 Gold and Silver Artifacts Recovered from Chinese River Charts Infamous 17th Century Warlord’s Conquests https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/76000-gold-and-silver-artifacts-recovered-from-chinese-river-chart-infamous-17th-century-warlords-conquests/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/76000-gold-and-silver-artifacts-recovered-from-chinese-river-chart-infamous-17th-century-warlords-conquests/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:30:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200383 There is a textbook for English readers in Hong Kong universities on 6,000 years of Chinese history. After reading the first part, which documents the political history of the country, a trend is immediately identifiable—that ruling dynasties rose from peasant rebellions and fell to peasant rebellions. Now, in southern China’s Sichuan Province, a series of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/76000-gold-and-silver-artifacts-recovered-from-chinese-river-chart-infamous-17th-century-warlords-conquests/feed/ 0 200383 Treasure For 3 Miles: A Scatter Trail from the Most Famous Shipwreck is Uncovered Behind the Maravillas https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/treasure-uncovered-in-3-mile-scatter-trail-from-most-famous-shipwreck-the-maravillas/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/treasure-uncovered-in-3-mile-scatter-trail-from-most-famous-shipwreck-the-maravillas/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 23:44:29 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200348 The Spanish galleon Maravillas was one of the richest treasure ships ever lost at sea when it sank in the northern Bahamas over three centuries ago. Since then it has been salvaged into oblivion—at least that’s what experts thought. Now, after four years of underwater archaeology, Allen Exploration has mapped a sprawling trail of scattered […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/treasure-uncovered-in-3-mile-scatter-trail-from-most-famous-shipwreck-the-maravillas/feed/ 0 200348 10-Year-old Girl’s Idea for a ‘Postbox to Heaven’ is Rolled Out Nationally Across Cemeteries in UK https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10yo-girls-idea-for-postbox-to-heaven-is-rolled-out-across-uk/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10yo-girls-idea-for-postbox-to-heaven-is-rolled-out-across-uk/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 17:06:49 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200295 A young girl’s idea for a ‘postbox to heaven’ so she could write to her grandparents has been realized at cemeteries across the UK. 10-year-old Matilda Handy came up with the suggestion after both her grandparents died, five years apart. Her mother, Leanne, approached the Gedling Crematorium in Nottingham last year with the idea—and they […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10yo-girls-idea-for-postbox-to-heaven-is-rolled-out-across-uk/feed/ 0 200295 All 41 Workers Rescued From Collapsed Tunnel in India Himalayas After 17 Days Trapped https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-41-workers-rescued-from-collapsed-tunnel-in-india-himalayas-after-17-days-trapped/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-41-workers-rescued-from-collapsed-tunnel-in-india-himalayas-after-17-days-trapped/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:24:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200209 All 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel under construction in the Uttarakhand State of India have been rescued. Cameras, politicians, and flower garlands were awaiting them when they finally emerged to the cheers of an awaiting crowd. Like the Chilean miners, or the Thai cavers, there’s something about workmen trapped underground that captures the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-41-workers-rescued-from-collapsed-tunnel-in-india-himalayas-after-17-days-trapped/feed/ 0 200209 Birth of Rare Eastern Black Rhino is Cause for Celebration–Watch the Amazing Birth Caught on Camera, With Only 600 in Wild https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/birth-of-rare-eastern-black-rhino-is-cause-for-celebration-watch-the-amazing-birth-caught-on-camera/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/birth-of-rare-eastern-black-rhino-is-cause-for-celebration-watch-the-amazing-birth-caught-on-camera/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:00:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200193 Keepers at Chester Zoo were left thrilled following the safe arrival of a new eastern black rhino calf when mother Zuri gave birth in the daylight, allowing the staff to record the occasion. Rhino experts say it’s unusual for a calf to be born in daylight, which gave keepers the unique opportunity to witness its […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/birth-of-rare-eastern-black-rhino-is-cause-for-celebration-watch-the-amazing-birth-caught-on-camera/feed/ 0 200193 Crane Operator is Hero for Saving Man From Top of Burning Skyscraper After Seeing Him Wave His Coat (VIDEO) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/crane-operator-is-hero-for-saving-man-from-top-of-burning-building-after-seeing-him-wave-his-coat/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/crane-operator-is-hero-for-saving-man-from-top-of-burning-building-after-seeing-him-wave-his-coat/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:00:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200154 In Reading, England, a worker at the helm of a construction crane managed to save the life of a man trapped on the roof of a burning high-rise building. While admitting it “has not been your average day at work,” the operator played down the Hollywood-like rescue. On that blustery day, crane operator Glen Edwards […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/crane-operator-is-hero-for-saving-man-from-top-of-burning-building-after-seeing-him-wave-his-coat/feed/ 0 200154 Abandoned Wells Turned into Whimsical Sculptures to Irrigate Villages with a Smile in India https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/abandoned-wells-turned-into-whimsical-sculptures-to-irrigate-villages-with-a-smile-in-india/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/abandoned-wells-turned-into-whimsical-sculptures-to-irrigate-villages-with-a-smile-in-india/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:00:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200150 Abandoned water wells are being rejuvenated with a dash of color in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Here, where clean water pulled from small wells is a daily necessity in the semi-arid Virudhunagar district that is entirely irrigated by rain and not by rivers, 163 wells were targeted for the project by local administrators. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/abandoned-wells-turned-into-whimsical-sculptures-to-irrigate-villages-with-a-smile-in-india/feed/ 0 200150 Artist Decorates Underwater Sculpture Park With 25 Figures of Local Island People in the Caribbean https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/artist-decorates-underwater-sculpture-park-with-figures-of-local-grenada-history/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/artist-decorates-underwater-sculpture-park-with-figures-of-local-grenada-history/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:10:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200118 A British artist has crafted life-size sculptures, all of which have been cast from members of the local community in Grenada. The installation known as the Coral Carnival was created by Jason deCaires Taylor in collaboration with a team of local artists, drawing inspiration from the country’s vibrant annual carnival, Spicemas. “The sculptural procession portrays […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/artist-decorates-underwater-sculpture-park-with-figures-of-local-grenada-history/feed/ 0 200118 Thousands of Years Ago, a Woman Underwent Two Surgeries to Her Head–and Survived Both Procedures https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-years-ago-a-woman-underwent-two-surgeries-to-her-head-and-survived-both-procedures/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-years-ago-a-woman-underwent-two-surgeries-to-her-head-and-survived-both-procedures/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:30:21 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200036 Researchers don’t know why, but a late-Neolithic, early-Copper Age woman underwent two cranial surgeries throughout her adult life—newly found archaeological remains from Spain have revealed. Imagine for a moment everything that a successful surgery requires: orderlies, razor-sharp implements, anesthetic, disinfectant, and anatomical knowledge of the affected are the bare necessities for a procedure, none of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-years-ago-a-woman-underwent-two-surgeries-to-her-head-and-survived-both-procedures/feed/ 0 200036 Scientists Discovered More Than 100,000 Ancient Coins at an Excavation Site in Japan https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-discovered-more-than-100000-ancient-coins-at-an-excavation-site-in-japan/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-discovered-more-than-100000-ancient-coins-at-an-excavation-site-in-japan/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:00:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199982 In the Kanto region of Central Japan, a trove of 100,000 ancient coins has been uncovered by city archaeologists, some of which date back 2,000 years. Stacked like cordwood in the Sojamachi district under a site where a company was planning to build a factory, many were minted in China, some as far back as […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-discovered-more-than-100000-ancient-coins-at-an-excavation-site-in-japan/feed/ 0 199982 College Project Sparks Student to Start Orphanages for Homeless Kids in Philippines: ‘Why haven’t I started this?’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/college-project-sparks-student-to-start-orphanages-for-homeless-kids-in-philippines-why-havent-i-started-this/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/college-project-sparks-student-to-start-orphanages-for-homeless-kids-in-philippines-why-havent-i-started-this/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:30:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199961 Inspired by two mission trips to the Phillippines, Joanna Maniti was standing in front of her Univ. of Southern California class explaining her idea for a hypothetical non-profit to help homeless children and orphans she had met when she had a ‘lightbulb moment’. Rather than hypothesize about a non-profit that would help the archipelago’s orphans, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/college-project-sparks-student-to-start-orphanages-for-homeless-kids-in-philippines-why-havent-i-started-this/feed/ 0 199961 A Forgotten Masterpiece Was Hanging Above a French Woman’s Hot Plate–Now, it’s Heading to the Louvre https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-forgotten-masterpiece-was-hanging-above-an-french-womans-hot-plate-now-its-heading-to-the-louvre/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-forgotten-masterpiece-was-hanging-above-an-french-womans-hot-plate-now-its-heading-to-the-louvre/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:00:15 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199938 A few years ago, the art world was abuzz with news that a painting by the 13th-century master Cimabue was discovered and was going up for auction. At the time, it was found in the house of a 90-year-old French woman hanging above her hot plate. Christ Mocked also known as The Derision of Christ, was identified […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-forgotten-masterpiece-was-hanging-above-an-french-womans-hot-plate-now-its-heading-to-the-louvre/feed/ 0 199938 New Medicines May Lie Under the Sea–This Device Sniffs Them Out https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-medicines-may-lie-under-the-sea-this-device-sniffs-them-out/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-medicines-may-lie-under-the-sea-this-device-sniffs-them-out/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:00:49 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199932 Marine organisms are constantly releasing invisible molecules under the ocean’s surface, and much like a million anonymous plants in the Amazon, scientists believe that some of these compounds could be the medicines of the future. A study team at the Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Continental Biodiversity and Ecology has developed a proof-of-concept device that […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-medicines-may-lie-under-the-sea-this-device-sniffs-them-out/feed/ 0 199932 470,000 Glass Bottles Turned into Coating for Slashing Heat – Just Won a 2023 James Dyson Award https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/470000-glass-bottles-turned-into-heat-reducing-coating-for-hong-kong-facades-wins-2023-james-dyson-award/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/470000-glass-bottles-turned-into-heat-reducing-coating-for-hong-kong-facades-wins-2023-james-dyson-award/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:30:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199915 In Hong Kong SAR, air-conditioning to drive away the muggy sub-tropical heat accounts for almost a third (31%) of total electricity consumption. In this megalopolis of 7.4 million, two young engineers looked for a greener solution to cooling buildings, and won the admiration of legendary inventor Sir James Dyson. Hoi Fung Ronaldo Chan and Can […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/470000-glass-bottles-turned-into-heat-reducing-coating-for-hong-kong-facades-wins-2023-james-dyson-award/feed/ 0 199915 Portugal Runs on 100% Renewables Dropping Consumer Electric Bills to Nearly Zero for 6 Days in a Row https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/portugal-runs-on-100-renewables-dropping-consumer-electric-bills-to-nearly-zero-for-6-days-in-a-row/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/portugal-runs-on-100-renewables-dropping-consumer-electric-bills-to-nearly-zero-for-6-days-in-a-row/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:00:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199912 Sunny, windy, wavy, and small, Portugal is uniquely suited to renewable energy; which it just proved by powering the nation of 10 million entirely with the forces of nature for 6 straight days. It all started on Friday the 27th of October when the largest energy company in the nation, Redes Energéticas Nacionais, reported that […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/portugal-runs-on-100-renewables-dropping-consumer-electric-bills-to-nearly-zero-for-6-days-in-a-row/feed/ 0 199912 New Coral Adoption Program by 4ocean to Help Save Reefs–Every Bracelet Plants a Coral and Removes Ocean Plastic https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-coral-adoption-program-launched-by-4ocean-to-help-save-reefs-every-bracelet-plants-a-coral-and-removes-ocean-plastic/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-coral-adoption-program-launched-by-4ocean-to-help-save-reefs-every-bracelet-plants-a-coral-and-removes-ocean-plastic/#respond Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:27:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199847 Today, 4ocean announced a new partnership to help restore damaged coral reefs while removing trash from oceans, rivers, and coastlines. 4ocean has been making bracelets from the 30 million pounds of plastic they’ve remove from waterways—and now Coral Gardeners will plant a baby coral onto a damaged reef with every bracelet purchased. Choose one of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-coral-adoption-program-launched-by-4ocean-to-help-save-reefs-every-bracelet-plants-a-coral-and-removes-ocean-plastic/feed/ 0 199847 National Geographic Unveils Top ‘Pictures of the Year’ Captured From Nat Geo Photographers in 2023 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/national-geographic-unveils-top-pictures-of-the-year-2023/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/national-geographic-unveils-top-pictures-of-the-year-2023/#respond Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:07:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199822 Each year, National Geographic photographers canvass the globe to uncover stories that offer a new understanding of our world; and every day, Nat Geo’s photo editors comb through their images, choosing those that “compel the eye and inspire the heart.” This year, more than 160 National Geographic photographers working across every continent, even Antarctica, submitted […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/national-geographic-unveils-top-pictures-of-the-year-2023/feed/ 0 199822 Satellite Images Reveal Serbia’s Hidden Bronze Age Settlements–100 Previously Unknown Sites ‘Connect the Dots’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/satellite-images-bring-serbias-hidden-bronze-age-settlements-to-light-100-previously-unknown-sites-connect-the-dots/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/satellite-images-bring-serbias-hidden-bronze-age-settlements-to-light-100-previously-unknown-sites-connect-the-dots/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199778 In 2015, a research team got the idea to use aerial surveying and satellite imagery to map the expanse of Bronze Age settlements in Northeast Serbia’s Pannonian Plane. What they found was shocking—over 100 previously unknown habitations that pull the history of the Balkans down squarely into the time of the Myceneans, the ancient Egyptians, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/satellite-images-bring-serbias-hidden-bronze-age-settlements-to-light-100-previously-unknown-sites-connect-the-dots/feed/ 0 199778 Young Inventor Surprised With 2023 Dyson Award for ‘The Life Chariot’ Designed to Save Lives in Ukraine https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/james-dyson-surprises-young-inventor-inventor-with-the-2023-dyson-award-for-his-offload-medevac-trailer/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/james-dyson-surprises-young-inventor-inventor-with-the-2023-dyson-award-for-his-offload-medevac-trailer/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199749 As he watched the conflict unfold in Ukraine, young Polish inventor Piotr Tłuszcz observed the challenges of medical evacuations across the rough terrain of the frontline. This inspired him to design The Life Chariot, a MEDEVAC off-road ambulance that can attach to any vehicle with a towing hook or eye. The vehicle’s low weight and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/james-dyson-surprises-young-inventor-inventor-with-the-2023-dyson-award-for-his-offload-medevac-trailer/feed/ 0 199749 Bumper Snowfall to Start Early Ski Season in Europe: ‘One of the best starts I can remember’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bumper-snowfall-to-start-early-ski-season-in-europe-one-of-the-best-starts-i-can-remember/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bumper-snowfall-to-start-early-ski-season-in-europe-one-of-the-best-starts-i-can-remember/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199741 Last week, ski resorts from the French Alps right the way down to the Dolomites are reporting over 3 feet, or a meter of fresh powder, kicking off an early start to the skiing season. It was assumed that Europe’s favorite winter pastime was going to be delayed after a persistently warm October, but November […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bumper-snowfall-to-start-early-ski-season-in-europe-one-of-the-best-starts-i-can-remember/feed/ 0 199741 Archaeologists Find 24 Bronze Statues ‘Without Equal’ Preserved in Tuscany for 2,300 Years That ‘Rewrite History’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/archaeologists-find-24-bronze-statues-without-equal-preserved-in-tuscan-spa-for-2300-years-that-will-rewrite-history/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/archaeologists-find-24-bronze-statues-without-equal-preserved-in-tuscan-spa-for-2300-years-that-will-rewrite-history/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:30:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199712 Whilst excavating Roman-era baths in the Tuscan hills outside Siena, archaeologists have stumbled upon what is quite simply one of the most significant discoveries ever found in Italy. 24 bronze statues in perfect condition emerged, sometimes first with a hand, or with a head, from the mud around an area famous for thermal hot springs, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/archaeologists-find-24-bronze-statues-without-equal-preserved-in-tuscan-spa-for-2300-years-that-will-rewrite-history/feed/ 0 199712 Kenyans Flock to Fields and Parks to Ring in 3-Day Weekend for New National Tree-Planting Holiday https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kenyans-flock-to-fields-and-parks-to-ring-in-new-three-day-weekend-for-national-tree-planting-holiday/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kenyans-flock-to-fields-and-parks-to-ring-in-new-three-day-weekend-for-national-tree-planting-holiday/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:00:52 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199718 Kenyans have a new holiday on their working calendar—something like a Kenyan Arbor Day when citizens are encouraged to go plant two tree seedlings. It’s part of the nation of 50 million’s plan to contribute to slowing global warming, and the seedlings will be provided to families for free from sponsored nurseries. While many in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kenyans-flock-to-fields-and-parks-to-ring-in-new-three-day-weekend-for-national-tree-planting-holiday/feed/ 0 199718 Good Samaritan Surprising Strangers with Kindness Every Day for 3 Years Is Crowned UK Hero with a Statue https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-surprising-strangers-with-kindness-every-day-for-3-years-is-crowned-uk-hero-with-a-statue/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-surprising-strangers-with-kindness-every-day-for-3-years-is-crowned-uk-hero-with-a-statue/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199708 Sebbie Hall was just 17 when he decided to dedicate his life to helping others. And it took only 3 years for the nation to recognize him as a hero—as the UK’s kindest person. He works tirelessly to help others and has founded his own charity to encourage others to follow his lead, The Sebbie […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-surprising-strangers-with-kindness-every-day-for-3-years-is-crowned-uk-hero-with-a-statue/feed/ 1 199708 Bison Herd New to Park Uncover Ancient Petroglyphs With Their Hooves Fulfilling Indigenous Prophecy https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bison-herd-new-to-park-uncover-ancient-petroglyphs-with-their-hooves-fulfilling-indigenous-prophecy/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bison-herd-new-to-park-uncover-ancient-petroglyphs-with-their-hooves-fulfilling-indigenous-prophecy/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199637 In a remarkable and inspiring occurrence, the reintroduction of plains bison to ancestral First Nations lands in Canada saw the beasts unearth important petroglyphs, and in doing so fulfill a prophecy held by the elders of the Dakota Tribe. It states that when the bison, extinct in the area for over 100 years finally return […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bison-herd-new-to-park-uncover-ancient-petroglyphs-with-their-hooves-fulfilling-indigenous-prophecy/feed/ 0 199637 ‘Stickman’ on Led Zeppelin IV Accidentally Identified as Lot Long, a Thatcher from Wiltshire https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/anonymous-stickman-on-led-zeppelins-iv-accidentally-identified-as-lot-long-a-thatcher-from-wiltshire/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/anonymous-stickman-on-led-zeppelins-iv-accidentally-identified-as-lot-long-a-thatcher-from-wiltshire/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199604 4 days on from the anniversary of its release, the identity of the man on the cover of Led Zeppelin’s IV was revealed recently by a rural English history researcher. Lot Long was his name, and he was a roof thatcher born in 1823, and died a widower in 1893, years after getting his picture taken […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/anonymous-stickman-on-led-zeppelins-iv-accidentally-identified-as-lot-long-a-thatcher-from-wiltshire/feed/ 0 199604 Native American Headdress Set to be Returned to Blackfoot Homeland After Century in UK Museum https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/native-american-headdress-set-to-be-returned-to-blackfoot-homeland-after-century-in-uk-museum/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/native-american-headdress-set-to-be-returned-to-blackfoot-homeland-after-century-in-uk-museum/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:43:28 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199536 A sacred Native American headdress is set to be returned to its original owners, after being displayed in a UK museum for more than a century. Exhibited by the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter since 1920, the origins of the stunning ceremonial headdress traces back to the Blackfoot Nation of Alberta, Canada. Known as […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/native-american-headdress-set-to-be-returned-to-blackfoot-homeland-after-century-in-uk-museum/feed/ 0 199536 Boy Invents Smart Spoon for His Uncle’s Trembling Hands that Is Affordable in India https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-invents-smart-spoon-for-his-uncles-trembling-hands-that-is-affordable-in-india/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-invents-smart-spoon-for-his-uncles-trembling-hands-that-is-affordable-in-india/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199484 A schoolboy in India has invented a mechanical spoon that automatically stabilizes itself to help his uncle eat through his hand tremors caused by Parkinson’s. It was the sight of the 70-year-old retired government employee trying to eat and splattering his food on his trousers, and a 10-year fascination with mechanics that started when his […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/indonesia-says-a-half-million-acres-of-palm-plantations-will-be-turned-back-into-forests/feed/ 0 199475 School Teaches Students on Opposite Ends of Violent Conflicts – Reconciliation Over Revenge https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/school-hosts-students-on-opposite-ends-of-violent-conflict-teaching-reconciliation-over-revenge/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/school-hosts-students-on-opposite-ends-of-violent-conflict-teaching-reconciliation-over-revenge/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199478 In Italy, a one-of-a-kind school sees Palestinians graduating alongside Israelis, Americans with Tribal origins alongside those with European origins, and Bosnian Muslims next to Orthodox Serbs—all in the name of creating a generation of interfaith peacebuilders. The Swallow Citadel of Peace, located in a medieval campus in the hills of Tuscany near the city of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/school-hosts-students-on-opposite-ends-of-violent-conflict-teaching-reconciliation-over-revenge/feed/ 0 199478 Painting Stolen in a Heist 30 Years Ago Returned to its Native Scotland https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/painting-stolen-in-a-heist-30-years-ago-returned-to-its-native-scotland/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/painting-stolen-in-a-heist-30-years-ago-returned-to-its-native-scotland/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:00:30 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199438 A painting stolen from a Scottish castle museum over 30 years ago has finally been returned after it emerged in a Yorkshire auction—and an art database was able to prove its status as hot property. It was back in 1989 that the Haggs Castle Museum of Childhood lost some dozen or so artworks and other […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/painting-stolen-in-a-heist-30-years-ago-returned-to-its-native-scotland/feed/ 0 199438 Barcelona Church Under Construction for 141 Years Finally Gets its 4 Towers–Named Matthew, Mark, Luke, John https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/barcelona-church-under-construction-for-141-years-finally-gets-its-4-towers-named-matthew-mark-luke-john/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/barcelona-church-under-construction-for-141-years-finally-gets-its-4-towers-named-matthew-mark-luke-john/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:00:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199416 It’s one of the most famous buildings in Europe: partly because it isn’t finished yet more than 100 years since it was started. Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona is just a few years away from completion, however, as the towers of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have been fully erected. When the ultimate tower is […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/barcelona-church-under-construction-for-141-years-finally-gets-its-4-towers-named-matthew-mark-luke-john/feed/ 0 199416 Endangered New Zealand Bird Chooses Airport as Nesting Sanctuary, With Tall Fences to Keep Out All Their Predators https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-new-zealand-bird-chooses-airport-as-nesting-sanctuary-with-tall-fences-to-keep-out-all-their-predators/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-new-zealand-bird-chooses-airport-as-nesting-sanctuary-with-tall-fences-to-keep-out-all-their-predators/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:00:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199384 Endemic to New Zealand, this sweet little bird is called the tūturiwhatu, or New Zealand dotterel, and though endangered, it has found a unique sanctuary where it can nest and feed in relative peace. Relative, because it comes with a significant amount of noise pollution. It’s the Auckland Airport, and 4 pairs of dotterel have […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-new-zealand-bird-chooses-airport-as-nesting-sanctuary-with-tall-fences-to-keep-out-all-their-predators/feed/ 0 199384 Epic ‘Floating’ Science Fiction Museum is Erected in One Year to Wow Fans at 81st World Sci-Fi Convention-LOOK https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/epic-floating-science-fiction-museum-is-erected-in-one-year-to-wow-fans-at-81st-world-sci-fi-convention-look/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/epic-floating-science-fiction-museum-is-erected-in-one-year-to-wow-fans-at-81st-world-sci-fi-convention-look/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:00:30 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199382 A spectacular seven-pointed spaceship seems to be touching down on a lake in Chengdu for the 81st World Sci-Fi Convention, but in reality, it’s a new museum designed especially for the event that will go on to host future tech and pop culture events for years. It’s a far cry from a flat, rectangular convention […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/secret-room-where-michelangelo-hid-out-beneath-trap-door-opens-to-public/feed/ 0 199268 ​​Good Samaritan Dodges Cars to Clear Large Debris From Highway in Dubai, Video Goes Viral https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-dodges-cars-to-clear-large-debris-from-highway-in-dubai-video-goes-viral/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-dodges-cars-to-clear-large-debris-from-highway-in-dubai-video-goes-viral/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:30:57 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199249 From Dubai comes the story of an ordinary man being singled out for honors by the police department after a selfless display of civic-mindedness. An unnamed Dubai resident was driving when he saw some debris on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. It’s a situation we’ve all been in before, and almost always simply passed by, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-dodges-cars-to-clear-large-debris-from-highway-in-dubai-video-goes-viral/feed/ 0 199249 Scientists Engineered a Bacteria to Eat Plastic Bottles and Transforming Them into Useful Liquids https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-engineered-a-bacteria-to-eat-plastic-bottles-and-transforming-them-into-useful-liquids/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-engineered-a-bacteria-to-eat-plastic-bottles-and-transforming-them-into-useful-liquids/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:00:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199222 Plastic-chomping bacteria could transform plastic bottles into make-up, drugs, and perfumes, according to a new study. University of Edinburgh scientists engineered a simple E. coli bacteria to eat our litter and regurgitate it into something else. Writing in ACS Central Science, the researchers announced it was the first “one-pot” solution for making plastic waste useful, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-engineered-a-bacteria-to-eat-plastic-bottles-and-transforming-them-into-useful-liquids/feed/ 0 199222 11th c. Monastery Gets Back Statues from Two US Museums–And Discovers Hundreds of Treasures in the Process https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/buddhist-temple-receives-statues-stolen-decades-ago-uses-them-to-create-unique-museum-with-hunderds-of-hidden-artifacts-newly-discovered/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/buddhist-temple-receives-statues-stolen-decades-ago-uses-them-to-create-unique-museum-with-hunderds-of-hidden-artifacts-newly-discovered/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:00:29 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199182 A Buddhist monastery in Nepal is experiencing a true renaissance following a series of museum repatriations that brought about an increased interest in the monastery’s 900-year history. The revival in interest led to a hidden trove of Buddhist artifacts being discovered “buried in layers of dust and dirt and mud and sand,” the earliest of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/deaf-children-are-first-humans-to-have-hearing-pathway-restored-in-dramatic-demonstration-of-new-gene-therapy/feed/ 0 199145 Farmers Were Organized to Collect Eggs of Endangered Wildfowl, Which is Saving a Species in Australia https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/farmers-were-organized-to-collect-eggs-of-endangered-wildfowl-which-is-saving-a-species-in-australia/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/farmers-were-organized-to-collect-eggs-of-endangered-wildfowl-which-is-saving-a-species-in-australia/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199141 There are 25,000 Malleefowl left in Australia, but only 2,800 in the densely-populated state of New South Wales. But an unlikely group of heroes are stepping up to be the rescuers of these endangered birds: farmers. Whatever natural balance existed in the ecosystem that these ground-nesting birds evolved into, the presence of feral cats and […]

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