Good News Notes: “A recently discovered extinct dwarf emu egg has offered the global scientific community valuable information into the deceased species. According to a report from Live Science, a researcher with the United Kingdom’s Natural History Museum and an Australian historian found the surprisingly large egg was on King Island, situated between Tasmania and Australia….
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Environmental nonprofit acquires 1,000-acre Santa Barbara ranch for regenerative agriculture center
Good News Notes: “Environmental nonprofit White Buffalo Land Trust acquired a 1,000-acre ranch in Santa Barbara that it will use to create a research and education center focused on regenerative agriculture. Regenerative agriculture focuses on improving, rather than simply sustaining, agricultural land. That in turn regenerates topsoil, captures carbon, increases biodiversity, and improves water cycles,…
‘Living Fossil’ Thought Extinct For 273 Million Years Found Thriving on Ocean Floor
Good News Notes: “A symbiotic relationship between two marine lifeforms has just been discovered thriving at the bottom of the ocean, after disappearing from the fossil record for hundreds of millions of years. Scientists have found non-skeletal corals growing from the stalks of marine animals known as crinoids, or sea lilies, on the floor of the…
This Soft Robot Stingray Just Explored the Deepest Point in the Ocean
Good News Notes: “While all eyes were on the dramatic descent of NASA’s Perseverance rover last month, a team sent a robot into another alien world, one closer to home: the deep sea. With its towering undersea mountains, dramatic geological features, and unique creatures—many of which remain mysterious—the deep sea is the last uncharted environment on Earth. The inaccessibility…
Researchers discover life in deep ocean sediments at or above water’s boiling point
Good News Notes: “An international research team that included three scientists from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography has discovered single-celled microorganisms in a location where they didn’t expect to find them. ‘Water boils on the (Earth’s) surface at 100 degrees Celsius, and we found organisms living in sediments at 120 degrees Celsius,’ said…
Scientists Discover New Bacteria that Feeds on Plastic
Good News Notes: “Researchers have identified a new bacterium that feeds on polyurethane, a kind of plastic that is difficult to recycle or destroy. Scientists say the discovery could help reduce a flood of hard-to-recycle plastics that are ending up in the world’s landfills and polluting oceans. A team from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in…
Pet Partners Commits $100K to Support Therapy Animal Research | Pet Age
Good News Notes: “The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) announced that Pet Partners, the nation’s leading organization in animal-assisted interventions, will donate $100,000 to fund scientific research on the health, education and wellness outcomes of therapy animals, for both the people and the animals involved. This marks the second year in a row that Pet…
Nut-based Brands May Adjust Calorie Counts After USDA Research
Good News Notes: “The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has found that almonds, cashews, pistachios and walnuts all contain less calories than originally thought, according to a series of studies that began in 2012. This opens the door for brands with nut-based products to update their products’ nutrition panels —…
Alabama research leads to new treatment for painful illness
Good News Notes: “Danielle Jamison of Islandton, S.C. suffers from sickle cell anemia, a condition that causes pain so severe it used to send her to the hospital two or three times a year. The episodes happened when misshaped blood cells clumped together inside vessels, blocking blood flow to organs and triggering crippling pain. In…
Nationwide Children’s receives record-breaking $2.3 million donation from golf tournament
Good News Notes: “Nationwide Children’s Hospital has received its largest single-season donation ever after a golf tournament. The conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals was followed by a giant check for $2,305,854 delivered by tournament officials to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The Korn Ferry Tour Finals, played at The Ohio State University Golf Club –…