2016anniv11

Positive News from the Web

• Scientists Create First-Ever Magnetic Liquid – and Its Movements Are Mesmerizing – ‘We almost couldn’t believe it
  Both inventors of centuries past and scientists of today have found ingenious ways to make our lives better with magnets—from the magnetic needle on a compass to magnetic data storage devices and even MRI body scan machines. All of these technologies rely on magnets made from solid materials. But what if you could make a […]
• Study of Surveillance Cameras Proves That Strangers Will Almost Always Intervene to Help
  In the largest ever study of real-life conflicts captured by CCTV, researchers found that bystanders will intervene in nine-out-of-ten public fights to help victims of aggression and violence. The findings, which were published in the journal American Psychologist, overturn our long held beliefs from previous decades that victims are ignored by those in their vicinity. […]
• Muslim Cleric Who Hid 262 Christians During Attacks is Honored by the U.S.
  The US State Department honored Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, an 83-year-old Muslim cleric who selflessly risked his life to save 262 Christians from certain death. The post Muslim Cleric Who Hid 262 Christians During Attacks is Honored by the U.S. appeared first on Good News Network.
• Good News in History, July 21
  120 years ago today, the novelist and journalist Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. His elegant, yet lean style of writing—which he termed the iceberg theory—was a major influence on 20th-century writers and won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, including The Sun Also Rises and To […]
• Ugandan Man Becomes a Lawyer to Win Back His Family Land
  Ugandan Jordan Kinyera won back his family’s land back after working for 18 years to become lawyer—and now he's helping others in need of justice. The post Ugandan Man Becomes a Lawyer to Win Back His Family Land appeared first on Good News Network.