Two friends miraculously found their car keys minutes after they’d watched them get washed away by the ocean. Alisha Kelly and girlfriend Lauren Thompson were at Trigg Beach in Perth, Australia, when their phones and keys got swallowed up by a large wave. Alisha had managed to retrieve thei...A brain surgeon and his son ignored evacuation warnings and instead put into action an emergency plan to save their oceanfront home—and their neighbor’s home—in the gorgeous Malibu community near Los Angeles. For two straight days and nights before firefighters arrived, a neighbor joined th...A fish was finally rescued from a backyard pond after it grew to be nearly six-feet long from its original size—when it could fit in the owners’ hand. The sturgeon, nicknamed Stanley, was placed into an 11×10 foot garden pond by the Parker family when he was just six inches in length. 25 yea...Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the ...Happy Birthday to actor, director, producer, and musician Kevin Costner, who turns 70 today. His love of baseball has enriched us all, through stellar films like Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, and For Love of the Game. He rose to prominence in Hollywood with his 1987 portrayal of Eliot Ness in The...An English dad’s hilariously bad portraits have gone viral and now he’s receiving commissions for his works worldwide. Jamie Lee Matthias’s whacky side hustle started by accident after he painted a terrible portrait of his wife Kate as a wedding gift. Kate thought the artwork was so funny she pos...To anyone walking under the grey skies of a smoggy Beijing day, it may seem madness to suggest that the entire city could run on solar power. However, The sense of the plan comes into full focus through a pair of photographs taken by NASA’s Landsat 8 and 9 satellites—a vast array of solar p...From Alaska comes the story of a wildlife rehab center that got its hooves on a few bucks to help out their deer following a recent storm. On January 6th, 2025, a storm with winds exceeding 80 mph swept through the Portage Valley and destroyed the Sitka black-tailed deer shelter at Alaska Wildlif...One of the more uplifting economic bubbles you’ll read about, a feature in the Japan Times catalogs how Americans are just silly for stationery. Japanese artisan notebook and stationery providers have been more than happy to fulfill this export niche, and one company in particular has produ...13 years ago today, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to record 20,000 career points during the Miami Heat’s 92-75 victory over the Golden State Warriors. James was 28 years and 17 days old at the time, passing Kobe Bryant’s 20,000 mark which he made at 29 years a...In a long overdue decision, the Food and Drug Administration announced this week it will ban the use of Red Dye No. 3 (RD3) in food. Food companies have until 2027 to remove it, while drug companies have until 2028. The decision comes after years of advocacy from organizations that point to evide...The government of Laos DPR recently turned a vast area of hills and tropical forests over to conservation with the establishment of Xesap National Park (NP). Aided by Western endowments and nonprofits, the establishment expands an already existing protected area to a total of 202,300 hectares, in...Who knew that trimming bushes and mowing lawns could be the catalyst for so much good in the world? Serially viral TikTok account SB Mowing has been featured on GNN before. Owned and operated by a young man named Spencer, it features him mowing people’s lawns who, for whatever reason, lack ...Efforts to restore the Aral Sea have seen Kazakhstan’s government increase the water volume in the northern portion by 42% in the last two years. The volume is now determined to be 6.4 cubic miles, or approximately 30% more voluminous than Crater Lake in Oregon. Furthermore, the salinity in...49 years ago today, Frampton Comes Alive! was released in the US to critical acclaim. As arguably the most famous live album ever made, the versions it contains of Frampton’s singles ‘Do You Feel Like We Do’ and ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’ monopolized radio airtime such ...A New York timber trucker has been recognized as a ‘highway hero’ after using his 18-wheeler to help corral a shooter who had injured a police officer. It happened that on Interstate 88 in June 2023, Timonthy VanNostrand was preparing to pass a state trooper who was approaching a car ...A Chinese woman recently celebrated her 124th Birthday, according to local civic documentation. Crediting her longevity to a “love of lard” and an optimistic personality, her big day was celebrated on January 1st in her home of Nanchong city amid a horde of relatives. Whether or not Q...An Olympic-level kite surfer for Brazil happened to be testing out some video equipment on his board when he suddenly became the only hope of rescue for a stranded, exhausted swimmer. 31-year-old Bruno Lobo described the rescue as “the day that God used me as an instrument to save this young woma...A curious Viking age graveyard has been uncovered in southwest Norway containing jewelry and evidence of continental connections. Three high-status women, though perhaps not Scandinavians themselves, were, or perhaps were not, interred there, and these uncertainties have raised interesting hypoth...24 years ago today, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia. The collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, Wikipedia is one of the most-visited websites on the internet. The nonprofit funded primarily through donations has 6.2 million ar...This is the heartwarming moment a groom broke down in tears after hearing a surprise message from his young daughter as he waited to marry her mom. The tear-jerking footage of Elliot Gwilliam’s daughter Evie has gone viral with over 120 million social media views and simply must be heard to...Embodying the phrase “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine,” a public-private partnership has commercialized the world’s first toilet paper made from used diapers. Currently available in seven retail locations in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, the paper is ent...A weather enthusiast and passionate community volunteer saved a Pasadena neighborhood by broadcasting two simple words to his social media channels in early January: “Get out.” Wherever the chips fall in the aftermath of the recent spate of wildfires in northern LA, and whoever gets t...Norway is on the cusp of bidding farewell to internal combustion vehicles forever now that the automotive transition in the country has reached highway speeds. Tax incentives and other perks like free parking, a diverse market of foreign and EU-made vehicles, and a vast charging network have stee...125 years ago today, Tosca debuted in Rome. A mainstay on opera calendars around the world, Giacomo Puccini’s enduring tale of feminine resilience and defiance in the face of corruption has featured some of the best-known singers in the art. Puccini’s arias in Tosca are some of his fi...From Arizona comes the remarkable “timeless” story of a man who got to try on his varsity letterman jacket decades after he ordered it. Unable to afford it at the time, Jed Mottley and the jacket went their separate ways, only to reunite after a spur-of-the-moment, serendipitous visit...In traditional Chinese astrology, your birth year is especially unlucky, but this year there’s no need for snakes to keep a low profile. Every year, GNN generates a horoscope based on averages of several major Chinese horoscope providers and Feng Shui masters to help those who don’t f...A team at Northwestern University has transformed an industrial waste product into a battery for storing sustainable energy. While many iterations of these batteries are in production or being researched for grid-scale applications, using a waste molecule, in this case, triphenylphosphine oxide, ...This year marks the 130th anniversary of the founding of the UK’s national preservation society, called the National Trust, and to mark the occasion they’re setting a goal which they make no bones about calling a “moonshot.” The trust has always stepped up to face the chal...240 years ago today, The Times of London published its first-ever broadsheet. Originally founded as The Daily Universal Register, The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life,...Wearable electronic textiles can be both sustainable and biodegradable, shows a new study. A research team led by the University of Southampton and UWE Bristol in the UK tested a new sustainable approach for fully inkjet-printed, eco-friendly e-textiles. Named SWEET—for Smart, Wearable, and Eco-f...A man recreated a scene from the The Wedding Singer and proposed to his girlfriend mid-flight—with the help of giddy flight attendants. Sam Riber and Lissy Alden were traveling to Mexico on Lissy’s birthday when Sam surprised her with a performance—and for a finale getting down on one knee....According to a recent survey, a wide majority of Americans want to improve their financial habits in the coming year. The survey of 2,000 adults found that 65% are hoping to improve their money habits in 2025. Nearly half (49%) are planning to hibernate in January, to be less active and social, a...Amid the tragic property loss from Southern California wildfires comes a story of neighbors helping neighbors—and possibly saving Hollywood—by working together. A new brush fire had started spreading on Wednesday evening near Runyan Canyon and the hills overlooking the densely populated area of H...66 years ago today, Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records, a Black-owned label that achieved crossover success and played an important role in the racial integration of popular music. In the 1960s, Motown ruled the airways with a style of soul music that had a mainstream pop appeal...A good night’s sleep clears your mind, suggests new research, like turning on a dishwasher before you go to bed and waking up with a clean brain. The international team of scientists describes the process as washing away waste that builds up in the brain during waking hours. Their findings ...After she couldn’t find a gown she liked in any bridal shop, a Florida woman bagged her dream wedding dress in a thrift store for just $25. Julia Webber felt disheartened after trying on dresses at a boutique shop and not finding anything that was right. “I wanted something simple and elega...A man with a huge tumor on his jaw finally got life-changing surgery, after it got so big he almost couldn’t eat or speak. Alex first noticed a swelling on his jaw as a teenager. It turned out to be a non-cancerous tumor, but it kept getting larger and larger. By the time Alex was […]...Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the ...5 years ago today, Diego the Hood Island tortoise retired with honors to the Galapagos Islands, after decades of captivity at the San Diego Zoo where his libido was credited with saving his species. Like many animals of the Galapagos Archipelago, the giant tortoises on each island are species unt...In a big week for Egyptian archaeology, the tomb of a “conjurer-doctor” was found in ancient Saqqara. Dating back 4,100 years, the tomb was heavily decorated with paintings and hieroglyphic inscriptions in vivid colors. In life, this individual was known as Tetinebefou, “conjure...Reprinted with permission from World at Large News An endangered bird famous for its elaborate leaping courtship displays is being reared in a special facility where the animals are able to develop their wild instincts. With less than 600 individuals left in the wilds of Cambodia, conservationist...The famous king of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II was lately enthroned when a group of Phoenician sailors watched their boat sink in shallow water off the coast of Spain. Now, that very boat is the subject of an underwater archaeology expedition, as experts prepare to extract it for study and eventual...From the heartland of Sikhism comes an inspiring story of a former army colonel helping to free his countrymen from addiction through positive reinforcement. Colonel Dr. Rajinder Singh is the founder and director of the Akal Drug De-Addiction Center in Punjab. His methods have helped over 10,000 ...26 years ago today, The Sopranos debuted on HBO. Running for 6 seasons totaling 86 episodes, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential television series of all time. The series explores the life of Italian-American mob boss Tony Soprano as he attempts to balance family and...A Portland woman’s fiery death was avoided thanks to the speed of police, fire, and medical first responders who conducted a harrowing rescue in late December. Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Sarah Kerwin told local news that the 911 call of a vehicle ablaze near Mt. Scott Boulevard came from t...The most invasive species on Earth is not a mouse or boar, but the water hyacinth. Blooming in an ornamental pond, the water hyacinth seems lovely and harmless, but look at how it can take over freshwater ecosystems like Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, and one can understand why the UN set up a prog...Observing individual stars halfway across the observable universe has generally been regarded as impossible in astronomy, akin to trying to use binoculars to see individual grains of dust in the Moon’s craters—yet that’s exactly what the James Webb Space Telescope just accomplished. L...A little-known federal regulatory agency called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just finalized a rule that will prevent medical debt from affecting consumer credit scores. Millions of Americans live in fear of developing too many bad marks on their credit score. This mysterious nu...An Ohio news outlet is leading a change of tradition in American reporting which their editor-in-chief calls the “right to be forgotten.” Long considered taboo to retract or erase old stories from newspaper archives, those that feature mug shots and report on residents charged with cr...