Good News Headlines 2/9/2021
Yosemite’s “Firefall” Is Back – But This Year You’ll Need Reservations
by Savannah Hasty, EcoWatch
For those unfamiliar with the Firefall, it is a bizarre and beautiful natural phenomenon that can only occur for two weeks out of the year. At sunset, the waterfall transforms from an icy shower to a glowing flame that appears to flow like lava … Read More
Kenyan woman finds a way to recycle plastic waste into bricks that are stronger than concrete
by Catherine Garcia, The Week
Using her ingenuity and engineering skills, Nzambi Matee found a way to help the environment by converting plastic waste into building materials … Read More
Earliest Fossil Evidence of Land-Based Fungi May Hold Clues to a Mystery of Evolution
by Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
The evidence for this early fungus consists of a microfossil, found in a cave in southern China, that dates from about 635 million years ago … Read More
California banned indiscriminate fishing nets. Now these porpoises are on the rebound.
by Jennifer Lu, Los Angeles Times
In California, decades of commercial sea bass and halibut fishing killed thousands of other coastal animals. Outraged by the deaths of sea otters and diving seabirds, voters in the state banned many of the nets from near-coastal waters starting in 1994 … Read More
Chameleon Discovered in Madagascar May Be World’s Smallest Reptile
by Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine
Researchers discovered what may be the smallest reptile on the planet in the rainforests of northern Madagascar. The new miniscule lizard is a species of chameleon named Brookesia nana, and is so small its entire body can fit on a fingertip … Read More
Giant Xylophone in a Japanese Forest Uses Gravity to Play the Most Ethereal Bach Music
by Good News Network
You’re walking through a Japanese forest on the southern island of Kyushu. Among the trees you hear the sounds of bird song. A gentle breeze rustles the leaves. A melody you’ve heard before rings faintly through the air. What is that? Bach … Read More
Pompeii’s Museum Reopens With Dazzling Display of Artifacts
by Livia Gershon
The Antiquarium, a museum located on the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, fully reopened this week for the first time in more than 40 years… Read More
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