Category: GoodNews


  • US pauses offshore wind projects over national security concerns

    The US is immediately pausing leases for offshore wind energy projects currently being built near the Atlantic coastline, citing security concerns. In a statement, the Department of the Interior said it was pausing five large-sale projects to look into how windmills could interfere with radar and create other risks to east coast cities. President Donald…

  • Samsung’s 600-Mile-Range Batteries That Charge in 9 Minutes Ready for Production/Sale Next Year

    A mock-up design of Samsung SDIโ€™s solid-state battery โ€“ credit, Samsung, released In late October, Samsung announced that it was preparing to take its long-anticipated solid-state batteries to market with a trilateral agreement between itself, BMW, and American battery expert Solid Power. It was January of last year that industry outlets began to get some…

  • US reportedly pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela

    The US Coast Guard is in “active pursuit” of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela as tensions in the region continue to escalate. US authorities have already seized two oil tankers this month – one of them on Saturday. Sunday’s pursuit related to a “sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal…

  • Fussy Girl Overcomes Vegetable Phobia and Now Loves Brussels Sprouts Thanks to Eating Disorder Specialist

    Emie Williams at home -SWNS A fussy five-year-old girl has overcome her phobia of vegetables and now loves Brussels sproutsโ€“just in time for her motherโ€™s Christmas dinner. Emie Williams would scream and cry if her mom, Hayley, tried to give her anything except crackers, french fries, or other beige-colored foods. It meant family meals were…

  • ‘Hearts have arrived’… but boss Derek McInnes warns they can get better

    But what of Hearts’ head coach himself? McInnes is stressing his side need to get better if they are to remain in the title hunt. “I certainly hope we can make this a special season,” he said. “I am always hearing we are only at the top of the league because teams not being as…

  • Science Mixed With Holiday Magic Safeguards Century-old Legacy of โ€˜Christmas Tree Laneโ€™

    First cedar tree on Christmas Tree Lane โ€“ Courtesy of Belmont Nursery in Fresno, CA Modern science has mixed with Christmas magic to safeguard the legacy of a 100-year-old holiday tradition in Fresno, California. The story of Christmas Tree Lane began in 1920 as a way to transform a family tragedy into something much brighter.…

  • Australian PM announces intelligence review as country mourns Bondi attack

    Watch: ‘You can’t let fear win’ – Bondi beachgoers return after fatal attack Katy Watson,Australia Correspondent at Bondi Beachand Harry Sekulich Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a review into the police and national intelligence agencies after the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney. “The ISIS-inspired atrocity last Sunday reinforces the rapidly changing security environment…

  • Simply Shining Light on Skin Can Replace Finger Pricks for People With Diabetes

    Blood-glucose monitor uses light to spare diabetes patients from finger pricks โ€“ Credit: Christine Daniloff / MIT A new method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The MIT team used a technique that reveals the chemical composition of tissue…

  • Engineer becomes first wheelchair user to go to space

    Watch: Moment German engineer becomes world’s first wheelchair user to go into space An engineer from Germany has become the world’s first wheelchair user to go into space. Michaela Benthaus, who suffered a spinal cord injury in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, had reached out to a retired space engineer online to see…

  • Microscopic ‘Christmas Tree’ is Remarkable Highlight of Science Project Comparing the Vast and Small

    Cluster of young stars known as the Christmas Tree Cluster and Collagen fibers and fat cells appearing under a laser microscope Credit: Chandra X-ray Observatory and Nikon Small World contest -SWNS A microscopic โ€˜Christmas treeโ€™ is a seasonal highlight of a remarkable science project that found eerie comparisons between the vast and the tiny. Curated…