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Read more about the article From a Rare Solar Eclipse to the Women’s World Cup: 14 Things to Look Forward to in 2023
LYON, FRANCE - JULY 07: Megan Rapinoe #15 of USA and Team USA celebrate the victory of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final match between The United States of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 7, 2019 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)

From a Rare Solar Eclipse to the Women’s World Cup: 14 Things to Look Forward to in 2023

The last few years have yielded plenty of challenges: political and financial unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic, poverty, habitat loss, and the effects of warming temperatures due to climate change, to name but a few. But there’s still plenty of good in the world, from small and simple pleasures to larger advancements offering collective hope for […]

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Read more about the article Your Guide to the January 2023 Night Sky — Expected to Be the “Brightest” of the Year
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Your Guide to the January 2023 Night Sky — Expected to Be the “Brightest” of the Year

The frenzy of the holiday season has come and gone, and one great way to recalibrate in this new year is by taking a few moments to step outside and admire the expanse of the sparkling night sky overhead. The Old Farmer’s Almanac is declaring January 2023 to be “the brightest night sky of the […]

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Read more about the article What Went Right This Year: 13 Positive Stories From 2022
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What Went Right This Year: 13 Positive Stories From 2022

In our fast-paced, ever-changing, and chaotic world, it can often feel difficult to remember something good that has happened in the past week, let alone an entire year. Nice News is here to help you remember some of the most significant positive stories from 2022 — from the endangered species that are bouncing back (looking […]

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Read more about the article A Long-Lost Species — the “True Giant Wombat” — Has Been Discovered in Australia
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A Long-Lost Species — the “True Giant Wombat” — Has Been Discovered in Australia

Unless you’ve visited Australia, you’ve probably never seen a wombat out in the wild. These stout quadrupedal marsupials — only found in the land down under — measure an average of about 40 inches in length and weigh between 55 and 88 pounds.  The extinct diprotodon, commonly referred to as the “giant wombat,” was much […]

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Hidden Self-Portrait of Vincent Van Gogh Discovered Behind Painting

More than a century after his death, Vincent Van Gogh is continuing to delight art enthusiasts with new masterpieces. Experts at the National Galleries of Scotland discovered a never-before-seen self-portrait of the late artist while X-raying another of Van Gogh’s paintings, “Head of a Peasant Woman,” before putting it on display.  When “Head of a […]

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Read more about the article A Nevada State Park May Have Been Birthing Grounds for Giant Extinct Marine Reptiles, Study Suggests

A Nevada State Park May Have Been Birthing Grounds for Giant Extinct Marine Reptiles, Study Suggests

In the middle of Nevada’s vast desert there’s a 200-million-year-old rich fossil bed, where many “school bus-sized” ichthyosaurs are petrified in stone. The remains of these 50-foot-long, ancient marine reptiles (Shonisaurus popularis) have been found over the course of half a century, but the findings have perplexed paleontologists since their discovery — specifically why their […]

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Read more about the article What’s a “January,” Anyway? A Brief Guide to the Origins of Each Month’s Name
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What’s a “January,” Anyway? A Brief Guide to the Origins of Each Month’s Name

Have you ever stopped to wonder how the first month of the year came to be called “January,” or where the other months’ names, from “February” through “December,” actually originated? In case the start of another trip around the sun has you curious, here’s a brief overview of how we arrived at our present-day calendar system. […]

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