Farmers who are working to help threatened birds on their land are also more likely to have healthy populations of bugs, butterflies, bumblebees and bats, new scientific research has revealed. In two studies carried out in the West Country (and funded by Natural England) RSPB conservation scientists surveyed a rangeContinue Reading
SYDNEY, Australia — Dr Allan Stewart, a 97-year-old retired Australian dentist, just received his masters degree in clinical science from Southern Cross University– setting the new world record for Oldest graduate, according to the World Records Academy: www.worldrecordsacademy.org/ Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the oldest existing, andContinue Reading
Former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, who coached her team last season despite being diagnosed last summer with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2012 ESPYs. Summitt, 59, will be presented with the award at ESPN’s annual show, set forContinue Reading
CHICAGO (CBS) – It’s the first time in a century people have been able to see a bald eagle nest in Cook County. As CBS 2’s Bill Kurtis reports, they came close to extinction in the U.S. Bird watchers are gathered along 131st Street in Palos Township. It’s the closest theContinue Reading
I enjoy relaxing and definitely enjoy my vacations. On the other hand, life is short so I do tend to pack in as much as possible 🙂 Usually when I get a vacation I head out as far as I can to explore a distant land or I visit friendsContinue Reading
(CNN) — This weekend “The Avengers” hit the $1 billion mark worldwide. But long before the film’s astronomical success, the 3-D glasses, the action figures and the sponsorship deals, there was the the imagination of one man — Stan Lee. At 89, the legendary creator of some of the world’s mostContinue Reading
No matter how serious athletes may appear on screen, they always have a soft spot for their mothers :). Awwwwww. Sports Illustrated created a nice collection of sports figures with their mothers. Check it out: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1105/athletes-and-their-mothers/content.1.html?xid=cnnbin Peace & Love, The Good World News TeamContinue Reading
For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University. A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League school. But Sunday was payback time: The 52-year-old janitor donned a cap and gown to graduate with a bachelor’s degreeContinue Reading
Scarlett Johansson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, and the 27-year-old actress says she has her mom to thank for her success. “One of the most important things [my mom] did growing up was that she always said to me that I could do whatever IContinue Reading
Miley Cyrus is not just an actress, pop singer and multi-millionaire, she is an animal lover, too. Miley Cyrus founded a little puppy left abandoned in a box in front of a Walmart on May 2. The 19-year-old tweeted to her 5.6 million followers, “He was left in a boxContinue Reading