Good New Headlines 4/23/19

Sniffing Pleasant Odors Shown To Decrease Cigarette Cravings
from Good News Network
Deliberately inhaling a pleasant aroma may be enough to reduce the urge to light up, at least temporarily, and could be used as part of an effective smoking cessation strategy… Read More
Bees Living On Notre-Dame Cathedral Roof Survive Blaze
from BBC
Notre-Dame’s smallest residents have survived the devastating fire which destroyed most of the cathedral’s roof and toppled its famous spire… Read More
Critically Endangered Kākāpō – The World’s Fattest Parrot – Has Record Breeding Season
by Eleanor Ainge Roy, The Guardian
Just 147 adult kākāpō are alive today in their native New Zealand, but scientists hope their fortunes are turning around… Read More
Equal Waves, Equal Pay: World Surf League Closes Its Gender Pay Gap
by Alana Glass, Forbes
This historic announcement marks the World Surf League as the first and only US-based global sports league to offer equal prize money and among the first internationally… Read More
After 4 Years Being Married To Herself, Read This Woman’s Inspiring Reflections On Committing To Self-Love
from Good News Network
For the ceremony, the 40-year-old woman wore a vintage gown with a bouquet of sunflowers as she stood before her friends and family and promised to love, honor and obey herself… Read More
71-Year-Old Heart Study Gets $38 Million Grant For Another 6 Years
from The Associated Press/WBUR
The study, which dates to 1948, has been responsible for numerous breakthroughs, including smoking’s contribution to heart disease risk and the benefit of physical activity and the risk posed by obesity… Read More
These Tree-planting Drones Are Firing ‘Seed Missiles’ Into The Ground. Less Than A Year Later, They’re Already 20 Inches Tall.
by Leo Shvedsky, Good Magazine
Technology is the single greatest contributor to climate change but it may also soon be used to offset the damage we’ve done to our planet since the Industrial Age began… Read More
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