Not All News is Bad!

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed new technology that allows people to see clearly in the dark, revolutionising night-vision.

Source: Let there be light! New tech to revolutionize night vision (via This is True)

Wow!

Shane Jones started buying the units as a way to make money but soon realized he needed to return the items to the original owners

Source: 16-Year-Old Boy Buys Repossessed Storage Units to Help Owners Recover Their Family Heirlooms

Firefighters and animal control officers rescued a husky from a high-rise apartment building fire in Virginia Beach last Sunday.

Source: Firefighter Carries Unconscious Husky Down 15 Floors And Saves His Life

Nicely done. Lucky dog, and I’m certain a very grateful owner.

A 6-year-old Goldendoodle named Harley jumped into a lake outside his Virginia home to save a baby deer from drowning.

Source: Dog Rescues Baby Deer From Drowning In Virginia Lake

Cool story. Good pictures.

Rebecca: “After being laid off during Covid, my dad set his heart on a job at Costco. I told Twitter about it – cue a social media explosion”

Source: The internet’s not all bad: how a tweet led my dad to his dream job at Costco

Way to go, everyone!

A great dane named Mia is recovering at her Oceanside home, after playing the role of hero in an encounter with a rattlesnake.

Source: ‘Hero’ dog saves owner from rattlesnake bite in Oceanside backyard

Good boy!

Nigerian Houses are being Bottled Up!© Africanclimatereporter Houses made of plastic bottles? Sounds strange, doesn’t it? The plastic bottle houses . . .

Source: Nigerian Houses are being Bottled Up! 14,000 Plastic Bottles to Build a House

Seems like a neat and innovative idea.

Trash interceptors are becoming more common in large cities, helping to stop garbage as it floats down waterways. Mr. Trash Wheel is the pride of Baltimore, helping to make a cleaner, more beautiful city waterfront.

Source: Mr. Trash Wheel is gobbling up millions of pounds of trash

I love this.

In partnership with Network Rail, the Samaritans has trained 22,000 rail staff and British Transport Police officers with the skills to help someone at risk of suicide on the railway.

Source: Heroic rail worker has saved 29 people from taking their own lives in six years

What a great example of a great program.

A Wisconsin couple decked out their home in the colors of the Pride flag after their HOA enacted a policy banning all flags (except the American flag) from being flown.

Source: A Wisconsin couple couldn’t fly their Pride flag, so they lit up their home like a rainbow

I just think it’s kinda pretty. Nicely done.