Good News Notes: “Since November 2020, a group of local volunteers has worked to remove the garbage and invasive species surrounding the downtown reach of the Santa Cruz River in Tucson. Through their efforts, the group hopes to encourage the return of more native species to the urban ecosystem and foster stronger community connections to…
Category: history
3,200-year-old gold mask, leaves unearthed in China’s Sanxingdui
Good News Notes: “Chinese archaeologists have made major discoveries at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China’s Sichuan province that could help shed light on the cultural origins of the Chinese nation. Among those discovered are six new sacrificial pits and more than 500 items dating back about 3,000 years, with a golden face…
Medieval bishop’s palace unearthed in England
Good News Notes: “In a small town in southwestern England, a construction crew hired to build a run-of-the-mill bungalow unexpectedly discovered a medieval bishop’s palace. The crew uncovered ‘substantial’ medieval wall foundations, floor deposits and a fireplace in the town of Wiveliscombe, said a spokesperson for the South West Heritage Trust, a charity that works…
The human right that benefits nature
Good News Notes: “The history behind one of Costa Rica’s most important environmental commitments reads something like a legal fairytale. It started nearly 30 years ago, with a young boy who wanted to stop the pollution in his neighborhood and ended with a constitutional reform. The impacts of the boy’s efforts are still causing ripples…
Dead Sea Scrolls unearthed by Israeli archaeologists in desert cave
Good News Notes: “For the first time in more than 60 years, Israeli archaeologists have unveiled a new collection of Dead Sea Scrolls, adding to the treasure trove of rare Jewish texts uncovered in the Judean desert. The Israel Antiquities Authority revealed on Tuesday that a four-year-long national excavation project, which was launched to prevent…
An 11-Year-Old Boy Found an Iron Age-Era Fertility Totem, the Second of Its Kind Ever Identified, on a Family Hiking Trip in Israel
Good News Notes: “A couple of weeks ago, a young boy was on a family hiking trip along the HaBesor streamin southern Israel when he came across an oblong stone that looked different than those around it. Turns out, it was. The child, 11-year-old Zvi Ben-David, had discovered an ancient figurine that predates the birth of…
Power technicians discover secret medieval tunnel under footpath in Wales
Good News Notes: “A secret medieval tunnel has been discovered near the site of a soaring 12th-century Abbey in Wales. Electrical workers from Western Power Distribution (WPD) in Wales accidentally discovered the tunnels while digging a hole for a new powerline pole in a customer’s backyard in Monmouthshire, near the English border. The human-made tunnel…
kengo kuma-designed hans christian andersen museum set to open
Good News Notes: “in the summer of 2021, a kengo kuma-designed museum dedicated to the life and work of hans christian andersen will open in odense, denmark. offering a new perspective on the much-loved author, the institution seeks to provide a unique artistic encounter, which combines landscape, architecture, and modern exhibition design. the vision for the museum is to spatialize…
Jasmine Harrison: She’s 21 and just became the youngest female to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Good News Notes: “Briton Jasmine Harrison, 21, has become the youngest female to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean after completing a 3,000-mile (4,800-kilometer) journey from Spain to Antigua, according to organizer Atlantic Campaigns. Harrison completed the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge on Saturday in 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes — a new world record…
Great white-shark-sized ancient fish discovered by accident from fossilized lung
Good News Notes: “A 66 million-year-old fossilized lung from a previously unknown species of ancient fish, as large as a great white shark, has recently been uncovered in Morocco. Researchers believe the fish was a much larger member of the coelacanths, an Order of fish nicknamed the ‘living fossils that were thought to be extinct…