Good News in History, July 31
240 years ago today, Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns, the National Poet of Scotland, was published in Kilmarnock. It was a hit, and catapulted him to Scottish Stardom. Among the collection is one of his two most famous poems, To a Mouse, which is actually called To a Mouse, on turning up her […]
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.
As NASA’s Curiosity rover ascended the Martian valley named Valle Grande back in June, it sent back images of a landscap…
New research shows that blowing bubbles helps sperm whales to sleep soundly, hidden beneath the waves. It actually stops…
Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his wee…
61 years ago today, Frank Herbert’s epic science-fiction novel Dune was published. Set in the distant future amidst a fe…