Happy 80th birthday to Robert Ballard, the oceanographer and shipwreck archeologist who discovered the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, the Lusitania, […]
Good News in History, June 29
267 years ago today, the Medieval epic poem, Nibelungenlied was rediscovered in the library of Hohenems Castle in Vorvarlberg, Austria, […]
Retired Kindergarten Teacher’s Class Return a Decade Later to Surprise Her on Graduation Day: ‘A teacher’s dream!’
A group of high school seniors teamed up with a clever TikToker to give a retired Kindergarten teacher a tearful […]
Scientists Turn Brazilian Tree Bark Into Promising Treatment for Leukaemia
Compounds from a Brazilian tree bark can now be used to treat acute myeloid leukaemia after a new technique that […]
Smell of Desert Rain May Be Good for Health
Desert dwellers know it well: the smell of rain and the feeling of euphoria that comes when a storm washes […]
Eating Oily Fish Like Salmon May Cut Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s by Nearly 50%
Eating oily fish like mackerel or salmon could slash your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by nearly 50 percent, a […]
Viking Age Shipyard Uncovered at Birka is Like Nothing Ever Found Before
Archeologists from Stockholm have located a unique Viking Age shipyard site at Birka. The discovery challenges previous theories about how […]
Cannabis-Fed Chickens May Cut Antibiotic Use on Thailand Farms
The government of Thailand just removed cannabis from its list of narcotic substances, which they hope will benefit the tourism […]
Tunisians Make Generator That Produces Drinking Water From Thin Air – 25 Liters Per Day
A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air. […]
Light Therapy is Harnessed to Target and Kill Cancer Cells in World First
An innovative light-activated therapy could help detect and treat an aggressive brain cancer type, a new study shows.The ‘photoimmunotherapy’ combines […]