On this day 210 years ago, Beethoven composed one of his most popular compositions—the famous piano piece, Für Elise. Undiscovered until 40 years after the composer’s death, the Bagatelle in A Minor is commonly performed by young piano students. Schroeder…
A pair of teens in Texas came up with a clever way to reverse the shortage of face masks—and help protect the homeless population in their hometown, at the same time. Matthew and Jeremy Jason had already been volunteering every…
Conservationists are celebrating yet another environmental milestone as the last polluting coal-fired power plants in Austria and Sweden closed their doors. Sweden’s original commitment to stop using coal was a target the country wanted to achieve by 2022, but the recent closure…
A team of Japanese researchers have taken a small step towards creating a treatment method for the currently incurable and largely untreatable Alzheimer’s disease by successfully trialing a nasal spray option in mice. The nasal spray was found to reduce…
From fish returning to the Venice canals to deer in the streets of London, many of the shelter-in-place orders and lockdowns resulting from the coronavirus spread have allowed for nature to come back in some of the least-likely places. Thailand…
On this day 235 years ago, the French-American artist and birdwatcher, John James Audubon was born. As an ornithologist, he documented all types of American birds in great detail and illustrated them in their natural habitats. At age 35 he…
An enterprising young Nebraska woman who recently ‘grew’ her own canoe out of mushroom has proven that the fungus is much more than just a dinner ingredient. While this might sound like the beginning of a fairytale, it’s actually just…
Good News Network recently explained how traditional consumer-driven supply and demand market forces are pushing coal further and further to the edge of the bed (and economic ruin), like a sprawling spouse kicking the blankets toward the cold tile floor.…
Symbiotic relationships in nature are fascinating—and even common. The flower produces nectar so that insects which drink it will be coated in its pollen and carry it to other flowers—both species perform a service for the other in exchange for…
If your parents (or wife) ever told you that playing video games would amount to nothing in your life, you can tell them to think again. In our desperate hour, the drugs needed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 could…
