Science Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/science/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:28:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png Science Archives - Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/category/news/science/ 32 32 120051390 NASA Summarizes What New Mars Rover has Found as it Finishes it’s Mission at Just Over 1,000 Days https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-summarizes-what-new-mars-rover-has-found-as-it-finishes-its-mission-at-just-over-1000-days/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-summarizes-what-new-mars-rover-has-found-as-it-finishes-its-mission-at-just-over-1000-days/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200725 NASA’s Perseverance rover has officially completed exploring Jezero Crater, an ancient crater lake that the agency determined would be an excellent place to search for signs of life. Having just passed its 1,000th day of operations, Perseverance has collected 23 samples of regolith, containing silicates, fine-graned silica, phosphates, and carbonates—in other words, a recipe for […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-summarizes-what-new-mars-rover-has-found-as-it-finishes-its-mission-at-just-over-1000-days/feed/ 0 200725 Vaccine Targeting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Shows Good Response in First Clinical Trial of Patients https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/vaccine-targeting-triple-negative-breast-cancer-shows-good-response-in-first-clinical-trial-of-patients/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/vaccine-targeting-triple-negative-breast-cancer-shows-good-response-in-first-clinical-trial-of-patients/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:00:13 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200723 A drug that targets the deadliest form of breast cancer has recently been found to elicit no side effects, and triggered an immune response in 75% of patients. Conducted at the Cleveland Clinic with funding from the Pentagon, the vaccine was administered to 16 women in three separate doses. The form of the vaccine that […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/vaccine-targeting-triple-negative-breast-cancer-shows-good-response-in-first-clinical-trial-of-patients/feed/ 0 200723 Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Drops Sharply in One Year–Fewest Acres Since 2019 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/deforestation-in-the-amazon-rainforest-drops-sharply-in-one-year-fewest-acres-since-2019/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/deforestation-in-the-amazon-rainforest-drops-sharply-in-one-year-fewest-acres-since-2019/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 12:00:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200639 Deforestation across the Amazon Rainforest has fallen by 55% this year, marking the lowest amounts since 2019, and somewhat of a major victory to recently-elected leftist governments in Brazil and Colombia. The data was provided to Reuters via the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project, which tracks forest cover and loss across all the nations […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/deforestation-in-the-amazon-rainforest-drops-sharply-in-one-year-fewest-acres-since-2019/feed/ 0 200639 Fossil Thought for Years to be a Plant is Really a Baby Turtle–Now Nicknamed after Pokemon Character https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fossil-thought-for-years-to-be-a-plant-is-really-a-baby-turtle-now-nicknamed-after-pokemon-character/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fossil-thought-for-years-to-be-a-plant-is-really-a-baby-turtle-now-nicknamed-after-pokemon-character/#respond Sat, 09 Dec 2023 16:00:04 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200536 A fossil thought for years to be a plant turns out to be a baby turtle—and surprised researchers have nicknamed it “Turtwig” after a Pokemon character that is half-turtle, half-plant. From the 1950s to the 1970s, a priest named Padre Gustavo Huertas collected rocks and fossils near a town called Villa de Levya in Colombia. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fossil-thought-for-years-to-be-a-plant-is-really-a-baby-turtle-now-nicknamed-after-pokemon-character/feed/ 0 200536 These 385 Million-year-old Tree Roots Look Just Like Ours, and Tell a Tale Just Like Ours https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/these-385-million-year-old-tree-roots-look-just-like-ours-and-tell-a-tale-just-like-ours/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/these-385-million-year-old-tree-roots-look-just-like-ours-and-tell-a-tale-just-like-ours/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:19:02 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200506 Trees were one of the oldest dominant life forms on Earth, but the most important component of a tree, the roots, are currently shrouded in evolutionary mystery: when they first evolved, how they evolved; these are unanswered questions. In New York’s Catskill mountain range, a fossilized forest is clueing in paleobotanists as to the origins […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/these-385-million-year-old-tree-roots-look-just-like-ours-and-tell-a-tale-just-like-ours/feed/ 0 200506 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 Exciting Clinical Trials of New Stem Cell Injection Treatment Shows Promise for Halting Multiple Sclerosis https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/exciting-clinical-trials-of-new-stem-cell-injection-treatment-shows-promise-for-halting-multiple-sclerosis/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/exciting-clinical-trials-of-new-stem-cell-injection-treatment-shows-promise-for-halting-multiple-sclerosis/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:00:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200478 A collaborative study involving experts in Europe and the US found the treatment of stem cells appears to protect the brains of MS patients from further damage. In the first-ever clinical trials in humans, the researchers found patients injected with the stem cells exhibited no increase in disability or worsening of symptoms. The promising study, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/exciting-clinical-trials-of-new-stem-cell-injection-treatment-shows-promise-for-halting-multiple-sclerosis/feed/ 0 200478 Groundbreaking Wearable Device Takes Ultrasound Images of Muscles During Exercise for Better Diagnosis, Treatment https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/groundbreaking-wearable-device-takes-ultrasound-images-of-muscle-injuries-during-exercise-in-real-time/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/groundbreaking-wearable-device-takes-ultrasound-images-of-muscle-injuries-during-exercise-in-real-time/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:00:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200409 A George Mason University bioengineer has developed a wearable ultrasound system that can detect immediately if that twinge or tweak in your back or shoulder that you got in physical rehab is a muscular or skeletal injury or not. It does so by using ultrasonic monitoring through a skin patch, and could provide real-time information […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/groundbreaking-wearable-device-takes-ultrasound-images-of-muscle-injuries-during-exercise-in-real-time/feed/ 0 200409 Ancient California Redwoods Defy Scientists’ Expectations and Sprout New Shoots From Blackened Trunks https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-california-redwoods-defy-scientists-expectations-and-sprout-new-shoots-from-blackened-trunks/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-california-redwoods-defy-scientists-expectations-and-sprout-new-shoots-from-blackened-trunks/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:00:12 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200404 A devastating fire sparked fears that California’s redwoods would never recover, but these old timers had a trick up their trunks, and utilized deep stores of energy in their roots to sprout new growth weeks after they were charred. The story begins after lightning sparked a fire in California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park during […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-california-redwoods-defy-scientists-expectations-and-sprout-new-shoots-from-blackened-trunks/feed/ 0 200404 Fishing Nets and Carpets Can Be Recycled Molecularly Thanks to Genius Chemist and Brand New Catalyst https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fishing-nets-and-carpets-can-molecularly-recycled-thanks-to-genius-chemist-and-brand-new-catalyst/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fishing-nets-and-carpets-can-molecularly-recycled-thanks-to-genius-chemist-and-brand-new-catalyst/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:00:58 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200389 A team of chemists has developed a low-cost, non-toxic catalyst that can easily deconstruct the complex plastic polymers of fishing nets, promising that a method to decisively remove these sources of ocean pollution may only be a few years away. The team from Northwestern University explained that the main issue with Nylon-6, the plastic inside […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fishing-nets-and-carpets-can-molecularly-recycled-thanks-to-genius-chemist-and-brand-new-catalyst/feed/ 0 200389 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 Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of ‘Resonant Orbits’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/6-exoplanets-demonstrate-cosmic-beauty-of-resonant-orbits/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/6-exoplanets-demonstrate-cosmic-beauty-of-resonant-orbits/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:23:51 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200303 Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness. Scientists have discovered 6 exoplanets orbiting in perfect resonance around a star, meaning their orbits are synchronized. Such a phenomenon is only known to occur during the initial phases of star-and-planet system formation, indicating that little […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/6-exoplanets-demonstrate-cosmic-beauty-of-resonant-orbits/feed/ 0 200303 NASA Turns Light into Sound Frequency Creating a Milky Way Symphony (LISTEN) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-turns-light-into-sound-frequency-creating-a-milky-way-symphony-listen/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-turns-light-into-sound-frequency-creating-a-milky-way-symphony-listen/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:00:23 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200272 A collaboration between NASA and musicians has seen a photograph of the Milky Way from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory turned into a musical piece after they matched the wavelengths of light to wavelengths of sound in order to show our home galaxy in a whole different light—namely a musical one. While astronomers working with Chandra […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-turns-light-into-sound-frequency-creating-a-milky-way-symphony-listen/feed/ 0 200272 Looking On the Bright Side of Life Could Help Cut Your Risk For Dementia https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/looking-on-the-bright-side-of-life-could-help-cut-your-risk-for-dementia/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/looking-on-the-bright-side-of-life-could-help-cut-your-risk-for-dementia/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200234 A study of the ‘big five’ personality traits has found that positive, extroverted, and conscientious people are less likely to get a dementia diagnosis than those with neurotic or negative personality traits. Scientists from Northwestern University and the University of California, Davis said that the difference wasn’t due to pathological changes, but rather how traits […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/looking-on-the-bright-side-of-life-could-help-cut-your-risk-for-dementia/feed/ 1 200234 Complete Stegosaurus Fossil Found With Skin Still On in Northern China https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/complete-stegosaurus-fossil-found-with-skin-still-on-in-northern-china/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/complete-stegosaurus-fossil-found-with-skin-still-on-in-northern-china/#respond Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:00:04 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200219 One of the great dinosaur centers on Earth has produced another marvel, as a complete Stegosaurus skeleton with fossilized skin imprints has been unearthed in China. The animal was discovered in 2017 in the Fengning Manchu Autonomous County in Northern China’s Hebei Province along with a primitive ancestor of Triceratops. Years of painstaking excavations revealed […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/complete-stegosaurus-fossil-found-with-skin-still-on-in-northern-china/feed/ 0 200219 Quiet New ‘Concorde’ Could Fly from New York to London in 1.5 Hours – It’s a Step Closer to Take-off https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/son-of-concorde-that-could-fly-from-new-york-to-london-in-1-5-hours-is-a-step-closer-to-take-off/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/son-of-concorde-that-could-fly-from-new-york-to-london-in-1-5-hours-is-a-step-closer-to-take-off/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:27 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200158 NASA is developing a quiet supersonic jet in order to replace the dreams of the Concorde with one that is significantly less deafening to the people down below. The supersonic passenger plane, called the X-59 aims to fly faster than the speed of sound, at almost twice as fast as the Concorde. Engineers are aiming […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/son-of-concorde-that-could-fly-from-new-york-to-london-in-1-5-hours-is-a-step-closer-to-take-off/feed/ 0 200158 Ten New Species of Trilobites Discovered in Ancient Ash Reveal Missing Pieces of World Puzzle https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ten-new-species-of-trilobites-discovered-in-ancient-ash-layer-reveal-missing-pieces-of-world-puzzle/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ten-new-species-of-trilobites-discovered-in-ancient-ash-layer-reveal-missing-pieces-of-world-puzzle/#respond Sun, 26 Nov 2023 20:57:57 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=200128 Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied part of Thailand, could be the missing pieces in an intricate puzzle of ancient world geography. Trilobites are extinct sea creatures with half-moon-shaped heads that breathed through their legs. A 100-page article in the British journal offers great detail about the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ten-new-species-of-trilobites-discovered-in-ancient-ash-layer-reveal-missing-pieces-of-world-puzzle/feed/ 0 200128 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 Scan of 27 Million Compounds Identified a New One that Outperforms Pain Medications https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scan-of-27-million-compounds-identified-a-new-one-that-outperforms-pain-medications/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scan-of-27-million-compounds-identified-a-new-one-that-outperforms-pain-medications/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:00:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199955 Scanning a library of 27 million different molecules, a bi-institutional team identified some that work more effectively than the existing pain medications gabapentin and pregabalin. Prescribed to nearly 50 million Americans in 2020, gabapentin is used to treat pain and dysfunction related to restless leg syndrome, epilepsy, hot flashes, and neuropathy or nerve pain, while […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scan-of-27-million-compounds-identified-a-new-one-that-outperforms-pain-medications/feed/ 0 199955 NASA Sends Data Over 10 Million Miles for the First Time Using a Laser https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-sends-data-over-10-million-miles-for-the-first-time-using-a-laser/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-sends-data-over-10-million-miles-for-the-first-time-using-a-laser/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:00:23 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199958 NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment has succeeded in sending and receiving communications via laserbeam, and is now set to transform how spaceships communicate with each other and with Earth in the spacefaring future. The test data was beamed about 40 times farther than the Moon is from Earth, from the recently-launched Psyche spacecraft […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-sends-data-over-10-million-miles-for-the-first-time-using-a-laser/feed/ 0 199958 New 10 Minute Treatment Restores Sense of Smell and Taste in Patients with COVID Parosmia https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-10-minute-treatment-restores-sense-of-smell-and-taste-in-patients-with-covid-parosmia/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-10-minute-treatment-restores-sense-of-smell-and-taste-in-patients-with-covid-parosmia/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:00:37 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199951 Using an image-guided, minimally invasive procedure, scientists may be able to cure the loss of smell, known as parosmia, occasionally found in people who were infected with COVID-19. While most COVID patients did recover their sense of smell over time, some patients however continue to have these symptoms for months, or even years, after infection. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-10-minute-treatment-restores-sense-of-smell-and-taste-in-patients-with-covid-parosmia/feed/ 0 199951 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/astronauts-shoot-for-the-moon-trying-out-new-camera-made-for-space/feed/ 0 199828 Removing Just One Spoon of Salt from Diet Can Lower Blood Pressure as Well or Better Than Medications https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/removing-just-one-spoon-of-salt-from-diet-can-lower-blood-pressure-as-well-or-better-than-medications/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/removing-just-one-spoon-of-salt-from-diet-can-lower-blood-pressure-as-well-or-better-than-medications/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199785 Even patients already on blood pressure medication can bring theirs down further by not adding additional salt above a certain limit to their food, scientists from a trio of universities found in a new paper. Consuming one less teaspoon of salt a day resulted in a systolic blood pressure decline comparable to the effect achieved […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/removing-just-one-spoon-of-salt-from-diet-can-lower-blood-pressure-as-well-or-better-than-medications/feed/ 0 199785 Robotic Hand with Bones, Ligaments and Tendons Created for First Time Using 3D Printing https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/robotic-hand-with-bones-ligaments-and-tendons-created-for-first-time-using-3d-printing/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/robotic-hand-with-bones-ligaments-and-tendons-created-for-first-time-using-3d-printing/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:00:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199776 Using new innovations in 3D printing, scientists at ETH Zurich have succeeded for the first time in printing a robotic hand with bones, ligaments, and tendons—all made of different polymers in one go. The various polymers can be fine-tuned to replicate the elasticity or rigidity of a human hand, representing a major advancement over existing […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/robotic-hand-with-bones-ligaments-and-tendons-created-for-first-time-using-3d-printing/feed/ 0 199776 First Advanced Parkinson’s Patient to Walk Again with New Spinal Implant, ‘It’s Incredible’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-advanced-parkinsons-patient-to-walk-again-with-new-spinal-implant-its-incredible/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-advanced-parkinsons-patient-to-walk-again-with-new-spinal-implant-its-incredible/#comments Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199665 A Frenchman who received a new spinal implant has regained significant motor functions including the ability to walk unaided for miles after losing all such faculties to advanced-stage Parkinson’s Disease. In the latter stages of the moto-neuron disorder, patients lose the ability to correctly use their muscles, and at some points movement can shut off […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-advanced-parkinsons-patient-to-walk-again-with-new-spinal-implant-its-incredible/feed/ 1 199665 The Hubble and Webb Telescopes Join to Create Unprecedented Photo of Universe https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-hubble-and-webb-telescopes-join-to-create-unprecedented-photo-of-universe/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-hubble-and-webb-telescopes-join-to-create-unprecedented-photo-of-universe/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:00:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199653 In a tour de force of techno-stargazing, NASA trained both the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes on the same patch of galaxies to create an unprecedented view of the universe. The resulting panchromatic image combines visible and infrared light of the galaxy cluster MACS0416—4.3 billion light-years from Earth. It includes a bounty of galaxies […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-hubble-and-webb-telescopes-join-to-create-unprecedented-photo-of-universe/feed/ 0 199653 Instead of Corn and Soy Farming, Use Lab-Grown Oil to Help the Planet, Scientist Says https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/instead-of-corn-and-soy-farming-use-lab-grown-oil-for-the-planet-scientist-says/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/instead-of-corn-and-soy-farming-use-lab-grown-oil-for-the-planet-scientist-says/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00:57 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199613 Lab-grown meat has been all over the news over the last 3 years, but one scientist at UC Irvine believes food scientists are missing the point—it’s monocropping soy, corn, and palm for the purposes of making cooking oils that have the hardest climate impact. By synthesizing cooking fats, which is already done at a global […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/instead-of-corn-and-soy-farming-use-lab-grown-oil-for-the-planet-scientist-says/feed/ 0 199613 12-year-old Develops Fire Detection System That Wins Her $25,000 and Top Junior Scientist Award https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/12-year-old-develops-fire-detection-system-that-wins-her-25000-and-top-junior-scientist-award/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/12-year-old-develops-fire-detection-system-that-wins-her-25000-and-top-junior-scientist-award/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199610 A 12-year-old girl from Miller Middle School in San Jose has won $25,000 in a science fair for her invention of a new fire detection system that’s faster, cheaper, and more reliable than smoke detectors. The Thermo Fischer Junior Innovator’s Challenge claims to be the nation’s premier STEM contest for middle schoolers, and Shanya Gill won […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/12-year-old-develops-fire-detection-system-that-wins-her-25000-and-top-junior-scientist-award/feed/ 0 199610 New Pacemaker Developed that Uses the Heartbeat to Recharge its Battery https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-pacemaker-developed-that-uses-the-heartbeat-to-recharge-its-battery/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-pacemaker-developed-that-uses-the-heartbeat-to-recharge-its-battery/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:00:30 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199449 By generating electrical energy from the heartbeat, a new pacemaker developed by scientists in Seattle was able to partially recharge itself. Although the beat only generated 10% of the energy needed for the next heartbeat, the researchers hope that their breakthrough will become the standard, since changing a battery in a wireless pacemaker requires heart […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-pacemaker-developed-that-uses-the-heartbeat-to-recharge-its-battery/feed/ 0 199449 New Species of Mosasaur Discovered–Proves Key Fossil Link, Named for Mythical Norse Serpent https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-species-of-mosasaur-discovered-proves-key-fossil-link-named-for-mythical-norse-serpent/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-species-of-mosasaur-discovered-proves-key-fossil-link-named-for-mythical-norse-serpent/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:00:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199442 In Norse Mythology 101, there would certainly be a section on the Midgard Serpent, known as Jormungandr, which encircles the Earth and holds up the oceans by fitting its tail in its mouth. It was in honor of that mythical beast that a new species of Mosasaur, a huge and terrifying ancient marine reptile, entered […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-species-of-mosasaur-discovered-proves-key-fossil-link-named-for-mythical-norse-serpent/feed/ 0 199442 Pristine Coral Reefs Discovered Are Thousands of Years Old And Teeming With Life https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pristine-coral-reefs-discovered-are-thousands-of-years-old-and-teeming-with-life/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pristine-coral-reefs-discovered-are-thousands-of-years-old-and-teeming-with-life/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:00:44 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199423 Everyone knows of the Galapagos Islands’ biodiversity and scientific value on land, but a recent deep-water expedition has revealed that this biodiversity carries on fathoms below the bellies of the islands’ giant tortoises. An international expedition from the Schmidt Ocean Institute has revealed the presence of two pristine, cold-water coral reefs growing alongside the walls […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pristine-coral-reefs-discovered-are-thousands-of-years-old-and-teeming-with-life/feed/ 0 199423 Cats Make Nearly 300 Different Facial Expressions to Communicate Feline Feelings https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cats-make-nearly-300-different-facial-expressions-to-communicate-feline-feelings/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cats-make-nearly-300-different-facial-expressions-to-communicate-feline-feelings/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199412 Cats sometimes get a bad rap as loners and antisocial furballs with cold, indifferent looks. But, unsurprisingly for a domesticated hunter, they are very socially active according to a new study that counted their facial expressions. While recording video footage of the 53 residents of a Los Angeles cat cafe, researchers Lauren Scott and Brittany […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cats-make-nearly-300-different-facial-expressions-to-communicate-feline-feelings/feed/ 0 199412 New ‘Super Melanin’ Cream Heals Skin From Sun Exposure And Even Chemical Burns https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/super-melanin-cream-heals-skin-from-sun-and-chemical-burns/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/super-melanin-cream-heals-skin-from-sun-and-chemical-burns/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:29:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199343 A new ‘super melanin’ skin cream developed by scientists at Northwestern University shows the ability to continuously heal sun damage and chemical burns. The synthetic, biomimetic melanin cream demonstrated the potential to heal damage occurring throughout the day when skin is exposed to sunlight or environmental toxins. It mimicks the natural melanin in human skin, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/super-melanin-cream-heals-skin-from-sun-and-chemical-burns/feed/ 0 199343 Pieces of the Planet That Collided With Earth and Formed the Moon Are Still Buried Deep Inside Our Core https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pieces-of-the-planet-that-collided-with-earth-and-formed-the-moon-are-still-buried-deep-inside-our-core/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pieces-of-the-planet-that-collided-with-earth-and-formed-the-moon-are-still-buried-deep-inside-our-core/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:00:07 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199252 A proto planet the size of Mars called Theia may have collided, and remained, inside the Earth after ejecting enough material to form the Moon. But in an expansive new study, researchers say there’s reason to believe that Theia’s impact on the solar system hasn’t concluded because it’s still influencing the forces of the Earth’s […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pieces-of-the-planet-that-collided-with-earth-and-formed-the-moon-are-still-buried-deep-inside-our-core/feed/ 0 199252 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 ‘Cat-ching Criminals’ Just Became a Lot Easier Thanks to New Method for Analyzing Cat Hair https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cat-ching-criminals-just-became-a-lot-easier-thanks-to-new-method-for-analyzing-cat-hair/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cat-ching-criminals-just-became-a-lot-easier-thanks-to-new-method-for-analyzing-cat-hair/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199174 There are some people who will say that for home defense, you’re better off having a dog. Well, it turns out almost every cat has a unique DNA mutation detectable in their hair, and it’s offering CSI detectives an almost sure-fire way to put criminals at the scene of their crimes or their homes, provided […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cat-ching-criminals-just-became-a-lot-easier-thanks-to-new-method-for-analyzing-cat-hair/feed/ 0 199174 Spy Satellite Photos Reveal Hundreds of Long-Lost Roman Forts, Challenging Decades-Old Theory https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/spy-satellite-photos-reveal-hundreds-of-long-lost-roman-forts-challenging-decades-old-theory/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/spy-satellite-photos-reveal-hundreds-of-long-lost-roman-forts-challenging-decades-old-theory/#respond Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:00:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199106 Declassified photos captured by United States spy satellites launched during the Cold War have revealed an archaeological treasure trove: hundreds of previously unknown Roman-era forts. Corona and Hexagon were two satellite surveillance programs meant to support the Carter Doctrine of US dominance of the Middle and Near East, but now archaeologists are using their declassified […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/spy-satellite-photos-reveal-hundreds-of-long-lost-roman-forts-challenging-decades-old-theory/feed/ 0 199106 Chemistry Students Explode Pumpkins to Infuse Halloween With Science and Chemistry – WATCH https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chemistry-students-explode-pumpkins-to-infuse-halloween-with-science-and-chemistry-watch/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chemistry-students-explode-pumpkins-to-infuse-halloween-with-science-and-chemistry-watch/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 16:27:11 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=199067 The Washington College held its annual exploding pumpkins bash, using science to infuse Halloween with excitement and inspire kids to be more interested in chemistry. The Maryland school’s Chemistry Club delighted the crowd with their gourd detonation, reveling in science-based fun. The event, which is conducted in conjunction with the American Chemical Society and a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chemistry-students-explode-pumpkins-to-infuse-halloween-with-science-and-chemistry-watch/feed/ 0 199067 Citizen Scientist Spots Eerie Face on Jupiter: ‘Just in Time for Halloween’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/citizen-scientist-spots-eerie-face-on-jupiter-just-in-time-for-halloween/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/citizen-scientist-spots-eerie-face-on-jupiter-just-in-time-for-halloween/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:02:05 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198939 An astronomy fan has spotted a ghoulish face on Jupiter using images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Vladimir Tarasov noticed an unusual pattern in storm clouds on the largest planet in the solar system. The ‘citizen scientist’ processed data from the spacecraft to reveal what appears to be contorted eyes, nose and a mouth. “Just in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/citizen-scientist-spots-eerie-face-on-jupiter-just-in-time-for-halloween/feed/ 0 198939 Tai Chi Can Curb Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms for Years and Lower Needed Drug Doses–Study https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tai-chi-can-curb-parkinsons-disease-symptoms-for-years-and-lower-needed-drug-doses-study/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tai-chi-can-curb-parkinsons-disease-symptoms-for-years-and-lower-needed-drug-doses-study/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:30:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198860 Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese martial art involving sequences of slow controlled movements meant to cultivate one of the three kinds of vital energy, called qi, was found to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disorder in 147 seniors. Patients who already had the debilitating disorder and who took up Tai Chi also needed lower doses […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tai-chi-can-curb-parkinsons-disease-symptoms-for-years-and-lower-needed-drug-doses-study/feed/ 0 198860 Chicken Feathers Can Replace ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Lowering Cost https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicken-feathers-can-replace-forever-chemicals-inside-renewable-hydrogen-fuel-cells/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicken-feathers-can-replace-forever-chemicals-inside-renewable-hydrogen-fuel-cells/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198844 With a brilliant idea that could clear two hurdles in one leap for renewable energy sources, scientists at ETH Zurich have discovered a way to use chicken feathers to manufacture a critical component for hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells can generate both emissions-free energy and a portable fuel similar to diesel, but at the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicken-feathers-can-replace-forever-chemicals-inside-renewable-hydrogen-fuel-cells/feed/ 0 198844 Amateur Astronomer Saw Never Before Seen Collision Event in Data Where the Professionals Didn’t https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/amateur-astronomer-saw-never-before-seen-collision-event-in-data-where-the-professionals-didnt/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/amateur-astronomer-saw-never-before-seen-collision-event-in-data-where-the-professionals-didnt/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:00:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198782 A chance social media post by an eagle-eyed amateur astronomer sparked the discovery of an explosive collision between two giant planets, which crashed into each other in a distant space system 1,800 light years away from planet Earth. The confidence he had in what he saw led to an international team of astronomers being formed […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/amateur-astronomer-saw-never-before-seen-collision-event-in-data-where-the-professionals-didnt/feed/ 0 198782 14-year-old Invents Soap for Treating Skin Cancer and Wins Top Honor as America’s Top Young Scientist https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/14-year-old-invents-soap-for-treating-skin-cancer-and-wins-top-honor-as-americas-top-young-scientist/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/14-year-old-invents-soap-for-treating-skin-cancer-and-wins-top-honor-as-americas-top-young-scientist/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:00:18 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198734 What if washing your hands to prevent getting a simple flu virus was all that was needed to prevent skin cancer? Bold as that sounds, it wasn’t an Anderson Center laureate who came up with the idea, but a 14-year-old. Heman Bekele, a 9th grader at W.T. Woodson High School in Annandale, Virginia, was awarded […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/14-year-old-invents-soap-for-treating-skin-cancer-and-wins-top-honor-as-americas-top-young-scientist/feed/ 1 198734 Ancient Library Scrolls Thought Ruined By Vesuvius Eruption Now Readable By AI https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-library-scrolls-thought-ruined-by-vesuvius-eruption-now-readable-by-ai/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-library-scrolls-thought-ruined-by-vesuvius-eruption-now-readable-by-ai/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198721 With the help of AI, a word written on a papyrus scroll 2,000 years ago and destroyed in a library in Pompeii has been deciphered, an astonishing feat that puts Roman scholars on the cusp of rediscovering knowledge from the era. If you saw the Herculaneum scroll in question, you’d think it was a piece […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-library-scrolls-thought-ruined-by-vesuvius-eruption-now-readable-by-ai/feed/ 0 198721 Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Found in Ancient Tree Rings Could Help Scientists Predict the Next One https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/evidence-of-massive-solar-storm-found-in-ancient-tree-rings-could-help-scientists-predict-the-next-one/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/evidence-of-massive-solar-storm-found-in-ancient-tree-rings-could-help-scientists-predict-the-next-one/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:45:52 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198704 An international team of scientists has documented the largest solar storm to have ever struck the Earth, hidden inside the trunks of ancient trees. Such a massive storm today on the scale of the newly discovered one would cause total disruptions to global technology and infrastructure, from power transformers to satellites, but better understanding how […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/evidence-of-massive-solar-storm-found-in-ancient-tree-rings-could-help-scientists-predict-the-next-one/feed/ 0 198704 Tumor-Destroying Sound Waves Treatment Coming to a Hospital Near You For Liver Cancer https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tumor-destroying-sound-waves-treatment-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you-for-liver-cancer/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tumor-destroying-sound-waves-treatment-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you-for-liver-cancer/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:22:17 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198668 Oncologists have a new tool to target liver cancers with thanks to an academia-marketplace-based solution that uses high-energy acoustics to destroy tumors with sound. Known as “histotripsy,” the method and machinery have already been tested successfully in animals and humans, and has just been approved for use by the FDA. HistoSonics is a company founded […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tumor-destroying-sound-waves-treatment-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you-for-liver-cancer/feed/ 0 198668 Woman Becomes First Human to be Fitted with Nerve and Bone Fused Bionic Limb https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-becomes-first-human-to-be-fitted-with-nerve-and-bone-fused-bionic-limb/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-becomes-first-human-to-be-fitted-with-nerve-and-bone-fused-bionic-limb/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198596 A Swedish woman named Karin has become the first person to ever receive a below-the-elbow prosthetic that fuses bone with metal and electrodes. An incredible feat of robotics and biology, it’s seen to represent an eventual gold standard of prosthetics and has encouraged the interdisciplinary science team to believe it will be available to other […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-becomes-first-human-to-be-fitted-with-nerve-and-bone-fused-bionic-limb/feed/ 0 198596 Rare Annular Solar Eclipse Transfixes Crowds Across the Americas – LOOK https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rare-annular-solar-eclipse-transfixes-crowds-across-the-americas-look/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rare-annular-solar-eclipse-transfixes-crowds-across-the-americas-look/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:11:58 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198608 (Reuters) – Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes in front of the sun, momentarily producing the appearance of a ‘ring of fire’ in the sky. “It’s one of those things you can’t miss,” said […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rare-annular-solar-eclipse-transfixes-crowds-across-the-americas-look/feed/ 0 198608 Scientists Have Created Natural Sponges That Soak Up Nano-Plastics https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-have-created-natural-sponges-that-soak-up-nanoplastics/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-have-created-natural-sponges-that-soak-up-nanoplastics/#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:00:50 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=198473 Chinese scientists have created some experimental sponges out of starch and gelatin that can soak up microplastics which could be adopted in various places to reduce plastic pollution from entering the oceans. The sponges are literally as light as a feather, and inside their pores, not only microplastics, but nanoplastic particles of less than one […]

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