Good News in History, May 21

Prince William is Selling 20% of His Duchy Landholdings to Build Affordable Housing and Restore Nature

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

This Vincent van Gogh Painting Was Found Wrapped in an Ikea Bag and a Blood-Stained Pillow. Now, the Artwork Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory

Podcast Transcript April 11, 2026— (Guest Interview) Given Two Weeks, She Lived a Year: The Woman Who Built a Rescue for the Dogs Everyone Overlooks | National Pet Day 2026

NASA’s New Shock Detectives Project Invites Volunteers to Help Study Solar Wind

Good News in History, May 19

Young woman surprises 87-year-old neighbor who lives alone by paying off his hearing aid bill

Ancient Egyptian Crypt of 22 Singing Priests Unsealed for the First Time in Luxor

The Spark: Building Community One Meal at a Time

6 alternatives to saying ‘let me know if you need anything’

Village’s Honored Oak with its Own Stone Wall Wins European Tree of the Year

Over 200 Volunteers Lead Largest-Ever Oyster Reef Restoration Off England’s Portsmouth

Students Work to Fundraise to Save Habitat Where They Watch Bald Eagle Chicks on Livestream

Woman Crochets More Than 100 Baby Blankets to Thank Hospital That Saved Her Sight

Celebrating 15 Years of Matching Disabled Youth with College Athletes–Over 4,500 Kids Discover the Power of Belonging

Artsy Types May Age Better: Music and Museums Act as Exercise, Slowing Age By 4% Says Study

3 Teens Win Earth Prize for Asia Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics

Polish Influencer Raises $67 Million for Cancer Research During 9-day Livestream

LAPD’s 90-year-old ‘Volunteer of the Year’ just happens to be Bruce Willis’ mom

Transforming girls’ education across the world takes a village.

What nobody mentions in the return-to-office debate: babies

With Mills Shuttered, Grassroots Effort Hopes to Give Welsh Valley New Purpose with Gorgeous 83-mile Hiking Trail

Iraq Embarks on Preservation Work for the Ziggurat of Ur Using Bricks of Identical Material to 5,000-yo Original

Study Shows Littering Declined 34% Across America Since 2020

BELLS FINALLY RING OUT! 150-Year Wait Ends in Easter Celebration

Family of 7 takes in 82-year-old widower neighbor as their new ‘grandpa’

Butterfly That Went Extinct in Britain a Century Ago Set for Return to Famous Rewilded Estate Land

Australia is on track to eliminate a form of cancer entirely

EU Passes Animal Protection Law for Keeping, Breeding, and Selling

Vital Island Home for Endangered Monk Seals Gains Marine Protections from Greece

Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems

Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Powers an Onboard Data Center, While the Sea Disperses the Heat

Jamaica Celebrates 40% Drop in Murders Driven by 94% Increase in Police Tip-Offs

Homeless Man Helps Find and Return Stolen Dog’s Ashes, Receives Thousands to Get Back on His Feet

Dancer with ALS Performs on Stage Again Through Digital Avatar–WATCH

Australia Becomes 30th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness

The Uplift: "CODA" stars and concert kid

Man Re-Mortgages Home to Buy Favorite Pub And Save 100 Years of History: ‘Pete’s always been a legend’

Podcast Transcript May 8, 2026— Gene therapy restores hearing, Gaza teens win a global prize, and eight more wins

Garish Parcel Locker Plunked in Cul-de-sac is Removed After Residents’ Complaints, CEO Admits it was ‘Wholly Unsuitable’

Rare Split-Colored Lobster Caught Near Cape Cod is Donated to Aquarium: A One in 50 Million Catch (LOOK)

Scientists Still Have So Much to Learn About Archaeopteryx, the Dinosaur That May Have Flown Like a Bird

Walking an Extra 1,000 Steps a Day After Surgery Helps Patients Recover Quicker

Successful Homeless Village in Scotland Offers Residents Independence but Asks Responsibility

Canadian Woman Gives Free Bikes and Trikes to Thousands of Kids in the Past 14 Years

85 Million Acres of Private Land Are Being Protected for Conservation in the US and Australia

Seed-Sharing No Longer Illegal After Landmark Kenya Court Ruling Against Global Seed Monopolists

Rescued From Kitchen Cabinet, a Hairless Puppy Nicknamed ‘Dobby’ is Now Healthy, Happy and Free

Preparing Home-Cooked Meals Once in a While May Reduce Dementia Risk in Seniors by 30%

Mayo Clinic’s AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer up to 3 Years Before Diagnosis–When Treatment is Still Possible

Seeds from ‘Miracle Tree’ Can Filter More Than 98% of Microplastics from Tap Water

Heroes Corral 15 Horses in Raging Floodwaters to Rescue Them on Hawaiian Ranch

Women DJs over 60 Take Stage at German Music Festival Rocking the Crowd, ‘It Was Fantastic’ (WATCH)

The Pandemic May Have Changed Young People for the Better: A Positive Take on The ‘COVID Generation

Medieval Floor Tiles Returned to Monastery 60 Years After Boy Steals Them, Goaded by his Father

Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size

American Hockey Fans Finish the Canadian Anthem After Singer’s Mic Goes Out (WATCH)

Podcast Transcript May 1, 2026— Antarctic whales by the hundreds, the UK’s generational smoking ban, and more positive news this week

6 Year Old Saffie Has Her Vision Saved from Rare Form of Blindness Thanks to One-Time Gene Therapy

Growing Coffee in the World’s Densest City: Hong Kong Roastery Hails Beans That Aren’t Imported

With Each Free Clean, Window Washer Influencer Spotlights Great, Struggling Restaurants in Kansas City

A Technical Resource for the Agency

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign

Florida Man Spends Days Searching for Owner of Lost $30,000 He Found: ‘it wasn’t mine to take’

India’s New ‘Good Samaritan Laws’ Reward Any Citizen Who Stops to Help with Traffic Injuries

19 years after writing it, the Bee Gees finally performed ‘Grease’ for the first time ever

How embracing the 'Empty Boat Theory' can help you keep anger and anxiety in check

Free Ice Cream Gift for One Child Prompts Donations to Fund Free Sweets For Kids the Entire Summer

Good News in History, May 20

Finance App Analyzes Your Jewelry and Puts it in a Digital Portfolio Where You can Track it Like a Stock

Scientists Discover Microscopic Traces of Leaves, Seeds and Toxic Berries on Pots Used by Stone Age Cooks Thousands of Years Ago

People share the '10 second decisions' that meaningfully improved their lives forever

Young people share their petty 'boomer' complaints, proving old folks can be right

Salt Water Restores Native Queensland Ecosystems After Dozens of Tidal Gates Removed

Passionate ‘Tortoise Guardians’ Help Critically-Endangered Giant Tortoise Slowly Return to India

NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon

Good News in History, May 18

Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere

Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research

NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights

College Commencement Speaker Announces He’s Paying Off Final Year of Loans For Graduates, in Honor of Father

Jogger’s Call for Help Saves Critically-Endangered Penguin Found Face-Down on the Beach

Good News in History, May 17

Humans Might Struggle to Make Babies in Space. Sperm Gets Disoriented in Microgravity, a New Study Suggests

Hero British Cop ‘Saves Life’ of American Officer While on Holiday in Nashville

These Space-Faring Mice Are Helping Scientists Figure Out How to Keep Astronauts' Muscles Working Properly

Astronauts’ Perspectives on NESC Contributions to Mission Safety and Success

Weekends on the Space Station

18 Rescue Workers Toil for 6 Hours to Save Dog Trapped Underground (Watch Her Joyful Release)

Good News in History, May 16

Astronomers Discover a Rare Primitive Star That Provides a Chemical Snapshot of the Early Universe

Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture

Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites

Sampling DNA in Seawater Can Reveal the Health of Dolphin Populations, in First for Conservation

Another Trawling Ban, Another Big Recovery for Sea Life

About Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP)

Man's 'robot' dance moves are so smooth that people are convinced he's not real

Good News in History, May 15

We Use Many of the Same Brain Cells to See and to Imagine Objects, a Study Suggests. The Findings Provide a New Window Into Memory

Stonebreen’s Beating Heart

Extraordinary Breakthrough for Physics as Scientists Put Building-Size Magnet into the Palm of Your Hand

Crew-12 Launches

Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young

GVIS Test Facilities Visualizations

Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry

Good News in History, May 14

Like an 'Eight-Ton Chicken,' Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Run on Its Tiptoes to Catch Speedy Prey

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station

The Relaxation of Regularly Listening to Songs or Drawing Pictures May Actually Slow Cellular Aging, New Research Shows

A Football-Size Creature That Lived 307 Million Years Ago May Have Been One of the First Land Vertebrates to Eat Plants

Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan

Good News in History, May 13

GVIS Conceptual Visual Designs

NASA-JAXA’s XRISM Telescope Clocks Hot Wind of Galaxy M82

Astronomers Witnessed the Birth of a Magnetar for the First Time. It Explains the Mysterious Flickering of an Ultrabright Supernova

NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site