Good News in History, July 15
71 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly decrying nuclear weapons. Within one year, 34 others-mostly chemists and physicists-joined the German nuclear scientists Otto Hahn and Max Born in calling for an end to perilous radioactive bombs. READ the text of the Declaration… (1955) “We, the undersigned, are scientists of […]
The kindness section highlights people helping people: strangers stepping in during emergencies, communities rallying around neighbors, small acts that ripple outward. These are not performative charity stories; they are moments where someone chose to act when they did not have to.
The US and Canadian governments recently approved a plan for the transfer of captive beluga whales which have been stran…
For the most train-dependent transportation system in the world, the debut of its first high-speed or “bullet” train, is…
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A beloved local fish staple that was illegal to harvest as recently as 2012 has seen an incredible recovery in Maine’s r…