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 enthusiastically seen as an environmentally friendly alternative for the island nation’s bathrooms….
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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 the book thrown at them—and for…
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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 to a thrift…
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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 follow this ancient practice…
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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, (TPPO) has never been done before. The batteries used…
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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…
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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 Hollywood Boulevard. Evacuation orders were issued, but luckily,…
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