After a pod of more than 30 pilot whales stranded themselves on a New Zealand beach, over a thousand volunteers and professionals alike organized to save them by carrying them back out to sea on sheets. The sheets were suspended from the prow of a boat operated by New Zealand’s Department…
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On a lark, a colorblind artist contacted Tom Cruise’s management team to see if the Top Gun star wanted to keep a portrait he had made of him. Wilf Elliott, who hails from the east England town of Clacton, is colorblind and has made charcoal drawings of celebrities like Gareth Bale,…
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Rising directly out of the water of a lake in the Finish Lakeland region, tall granite cliffs are believed to have acted as a musical element in Neolithic Finns’ socio-religious activities. That’s because their unique shape, and boundary shared with the water, create powerful single echoes back at whomever made a…
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In 2023, GNN reported that the world’s first ‘flying’ electric ferry boat had entered into mass production after sailing through its performance and safety tests. Well now, the Candela P-12 hydrofoil ferry boat is bound for these shores, having already begun service inside Stockholm. With Lake Tahoe attracting over 15 million…
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Because a stranger had the mixture of compassion, bravery, and instincts to speak up, a little boy will live to become an adult. Little did Sarah Love know, but her newborn baby was suffering from a rare genetic disease that might have taken his life. Yes, he was jaundiced at birth,…
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An annual fundraiser for charitable organizations and schools Minnesota has broken its record for donations after it received $37 million in just 24 hours. The donations will be sent to 6,556 charities, non-profit firms, and schools. GiveMN, the fundraiser’s organizers, launched in 2009 as a collaborative venture led by Minnesota Community…
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In 2022, GNN reported on the return of wildlife seen on Lord Howe Island of Australia following an extermination campaign of rats. Now, an expedition to the island’s high forests has revealed stunning imagery of a one-of-a-kind ecosystem where 85% of plants are found nowhere else on Earth. “Ascending into this…
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