First lady announces restaurant chain's plan to cut calories, sodium

"First Lady Michelle Obama applauded the parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster Thursday for pledging to cut calories and sodium at its restaurants over the next 10 years."

Read more about this announcement here.

Volunteers give food, shelter to storm survivors

"Church groups, students and other volunteers worked aggressively Saturday to bring food, water and other necessities to communities ravaged by the second-deadliest day of tornadoes in history."

Read more here.

Save the Children Teams Up with Music for Relief on ‘Download to Donate for Tsunami Relief’ Campaign

"Artists such as Linkin Park, Enrique Iglesias and Counting Crows have contributed new songs to the nonprofit group Music for Relief to support Save the Children’s emergency response efforts in Japan. The exclusive and growing catalog of songs can be downloaded at www.downloadtodonate.org for a donation of $10 or more. All contributions will go to Save the Children for the duration of the campaign, which runs through May 11."

Click here for more on how to get this exclusive tunes.

Alzheimer's disease vaccine is effective in mice

"A vaccine for Alzheimer's disease has been a long-held goal of researchers studying the devastating disease. Research presented Tuesday at the Society for Neuroscience meeting showed one potential vaccine under study appears both safe and effective in an animal model."

Click here for more on this promising discovery.

Today was a good Day for Science News

The first story caught me off guard. You will have to read it to get the twist in the story and the thought behind it. I don’t want to spoil it. A well written piece by Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe.

A teacher with faith and reason

I always love these stories about space. This one asks the age old questions; is there life out there? The discovery of water on Saturn’s moon Enceladus is prompting a lot of discussion in the scientific community about future space exploration missions. Enceladus, Europa and Mars are so far the best bets.

Saturn holds a tiny secret

Last and not least are the weird science articles. This is weird science at its best.

Mythical satyr may be preserved in salt

And this photo set is priceless. I have no idea what these creatures are but they sure look like a lot of fun, I mean trouble. (look at the kid's faces)

Unprepared for Valentine's Day?

If you are a guy you can get in to shape. Visit a new site I found today. It is a hoot.

www.bebetterguys.com Come on you can do it!!

Today is a good news day

I read the news 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week looking for “good news” stories for www.goodnewsnow.com. But today was an exceptional day to find good news. What is good news? I look for stories that after you have read them you are left feeling better about yourself and the world. We do not deny that there is a lot of bad news out there; we just want to create a site that let you see more of the other side. My favorite story today is from The LATIMES called Wake-up call to a.m. news: moms tuning out. It is good news for us. (you can find it front and center on our home page).

www.goodnewsnow.com

Random Picture of the Day

Have you ever been to Switzerland?