What songs did medieval children grow up with? From soothing lullabies sung by mothers to the first lessons at cathedral song schools, music was an essential part of childhood in the Middle Ages.

In America’s arid southwest, a scientist who’s studied dryland water systems for over 20 years has found the key to transforming barren desert into verdant oases. That key is so basic, it hardly even merits being called technology, as it’s more or less nature at its natural best. For the sake of scientists’ obsession with […] The post She Used Nature to Transform Dry Steam Beds into Lush Oasis During USGS Study appeared first on Good News Network.

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On this day 810 years ago, England’s King John put his seal to the Magna Carta. The historic document established the foundations of parliamentary democracy, human rights and the supremacy of law for rebellious English Barons demanding freedom and legal due process. Its importance isn’t only that the document itself reflected the emergence of English […] The post Good News in History, June 15 appeared first on Good News Network.

Ten things to know about medieval drinking horns.

One of the world’s rarest trees—a prehistoric species that dinosaurs used to snack on—is bearing fruit for the first time after a retired couple planted it in their garden years ago. Wollemi pines – dubbed dinosaur trees – date back more than 90 million years and were thought to have died out with T-Rex, but […] The post Prehistoric and Critically Endangered ‘Dinosaur Tree’ Bears Fruit for First time in British Couple’s Garden appeared first on Good News Network.

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of Africa, thousands of stone tools made by early humans are revealing connections between prehistoric peoples of the continent. Archaeologists that made the discovery called it an “important” find that hints at the ways in which prehistoric people traveled, interacted, and shared their craft. The […] The post Thousands of Stone Tools Made by Early Humans Around 20,000 Years Ago Found in Cave appeared first on Good News Network.