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Boy Draws 99 Animals for David Attenborough's 99th Birthday

23 hours ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

A little Welsh boy has drawn 99 animals to celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 99th Birthday which just passed this week. Spanning across eight A3 sheets of paper, the giant birthday card took Max Evans-Browning 4 days and a lot of research to find each and every animal Attenborough has ever expressed a fondness for.
Priceless Preventative Healthcare Is Now Free in Poland Thanks to New Program

1 day ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

There's an old saying, often ignored in modern Western medicine, that an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. Establishing a new broad-spectrum, 20-year testing program for its younger generation, Poland has passed this Franklinian test of medical wisdom whose value has been recognized since the days of ancient China.
Palm Trees on Lord Howe Island Took an Evolutionary Path Darwin Never Expected

1 day ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

One of Australia's most biodiverse offshore islands enjoys the company to two palm trees that despite appearing quite similar are actually different species. That this happened: that two species evolved from a common ancestor despite no geographical separation, means biologists have confirmed that "sympatric" evolution is possible on Earth. To explain exactly what that means, here's Dr. Vincent Savolainen from Imperial College London's Department of Life Sciences.
Dad Turns 1970s Private Jet into Airbnb Rental Complete with Original Cockpit-Take a PEEK Inside

1 day ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

A man has turned a 1970s private jet into a tiny home and listed it on Airbnb. Aviation enthusiasts are sure to love the original cockpit maintained as was from the days it flew oil executives to and from countries and meetings. The unique home is complete with two bedrooms, sleeps two adults and two children, and has a fully functioning kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, and outdoor seating area.
Boy Had to Go Barefoot for 13 Years After Childhood Injury-But Can Now Wear Shoes Thanks to Free Surgery

1 day ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

A boy who couldn't wear shoes until the age of 13 due to a childhood injury that left his feet deformed has had a life-changing surgery. Courtesy of the floating medical charity that is Mercy Ships, 14-year-old Tera can now wear sneakers for the first time in his life and play football with his friends.
World-First Genetic Index Helps Aussie Farmers Breed Heat Tolerant Cows to Maintain Their Welfare-and Milk Supply

2 days ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

Australian dairies are breeding heat-tolerant cows and seeing big returns on hot days that are making the global industry stand up and take notice. Ever feel like wolfing down a big meal when it's 85°F out with 80% humidity? If you recoil at the thought, that's one thing you have in common with a dairy cow. Australian dairy farmers can lose between 25% and 40% of their herd's milk yield during the summer months.
Antarctica Gained 200 Billion Tons of Ice During Recent Two-Year Period, Surprising Scientists

2 days ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

Antarctica was in the news this week in a surprising way: it was gaining ice, rather than losing it. While Antarctic ice sheet loss has averaged around 147 gigatons per year for the period between 2010 and 2020, a remarkable reversal occurred at the opening of this decade.
European Orchard Bee is Now a Valuable Pollinator in UK-Since the Weather Got Warmer

2 days ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

If you happen to be on a ramble in southern Britain next year, you may see a solitary orangish bee flitting between rising flowers as early as late February. Such days used to be too cold for Osmia cornuta, known as the European orchard bee, a regular pollinator in orchards on the mainland. However, rising global temperatures have allowed this powerhouse pollinator to find the English meadows fit for purpose. O.
Renowned Salk Institute Studies Native Plants for Drug Discoveries in Syphilis, Weight Loss, Allergies, Asthma, and Headaches

2 days ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

Scientists in San Diego are working alongside Native Americans to plumb the genetic depths of medicinal plants in the name of potentially commercializing them as medicines. Researchers from the renowned Salk Institute for Biological Studies work extensively at the Medicinal Plants Nursery in the San Diego Botanic Garden, growing and studying native California plants traditionally used to treat any malady under the Sun.
New Caledonia Bans 'Dangerous' Seabed Mining for Half a Century in the South Pacific

5 days ago | goodnewsnetwork.org | Andy Corbley

The Pacific island territory of New Caledonia has announced a moratorium on seabed mining for nickel across 1.3 million square kilometers of ocean. The rare and sweeping move places the French territory among the most restrictive in the world in terms of seabed extraction, and should enable the protection of roughly one-third of the world's pristine coral reefs. Lawmakers on the sovereign yet-not independent islands adopted the measure on Tuesday with broad support for a length of 50 years.