UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes
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Environment
9 places to find good news about climate change
Sub-Zero Temperatures Didn’t Affect Madison’s Electric Bus Fleet This Year–A Major EV Milestone
What went right this week: the good news that matters
What will urban living look like in the future?
HydrogenXT secures $900 million to launch 10 zero-carbon hydrogen hubs across the US
What Happens When a Neighborhood Is Built Around a Farm?
How plant “touch” boosts resilience: new research reveals surprising stress response
Google productivity expert says 'fun homework' makes you happier. Here's why it actually works.
Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?
This approach to farming is better for the planet — and makes vegetables taste better
Kashmir’s Lotus Stems Rise Again
Scientists discovered a fascinating trick to feeling like you slept great even if you didn't
Novel paint could aid drought-hit regions
Sustainability shifts that will define 2026
A Century After Vanishing, a Gentle Giant Returns
This underwater sculpture will soon be a sanctuary for marine life
A new school for girls in India stays cool in 120 degree desert heat without air conditioning
Company shares genius 'out-of-office' messages from Gen Z workers. Millennials are in awe.
Imogen Heap joins activist drag queen Pattie Gonia to release new song about climate anxiety
Young people share their petty 'boomer' complaints, proving old folks can be right
Americans share 31 awesome things that can only be found here in the States
27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers
NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth
From Clicks to Cleanups: Juba’s Youth-Led Waste Revolution
Regenerative agriculture sows success in Kenya
Beavers return to Scotland's Glen Affric after 400 years
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry
Yangtze River sees major ecological recovery after China’s fishing ban
Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Just End up in Landfill, So Coalition Swaps in Seed Beads and Jambalaya Spice Packets
Hundreds of Ponds Restored Across Iowa Bring This Endangered Fish Back, Along with 100s of Species
Nate Bergatze and more are finding the funny side of the climate crisis
Fish biology inspires laundry microplastics clean up
Malaysia bans e-waste imports and cracks down on illegal dumping
These movies pass the 'Bechdel Test' for climate change
Vienna is turning parking spaces into parks and it’s changing the city
How Bogotá is tackling air pollution by greening its poorest neighborhoods
This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield
UC Santa Barbara scientists create liquid solar battery that stores sunlight as heat
What We’re Reading: A Carnival Clean-Up in New Orleans
Good News in History, February 20
What went right this week: a ‘powerful message’ against online abuse, plus more
Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
How species spotting took hold of a rural community
Over 90 California Fish Stocks Almost Totally Rebuilt Thanks to Trawling Ban, Other Measures
First-of-its-kind study reveals a potential 'seventh sense' in humans: Remote touch
Right to Build Offshore Wind Power Upheld by US Judge for 5th Time Since Attempted White House Ban
That’s it for Environment. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.
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Good News in History, February 28
This Ancient Roman Game Board Was a Mystery. Researchers Used A.I. to Figure Out How to Play
Mayor of Osaka visibly stunned after stranger donates $3.6 million in gold bars to fix city’s water pipes
A Scholar Recognized the Inscriptions in the Margins of This Manuscript. The Scribbles Turned Out to Be Galileo's Handwritten Notes
Paul Rudd assembled an all-star bowling league to support kids who stutter
Astronomers Say They Have Solved One of Saturn’s Greatest Mysteries
Could 'agrihoods' — neighborhoods built around gardens — be the future of housing?
NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission
NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture
2 Dogs Rescued By ‘Animal Lover’-Plow Driver After He Saw Them Running Middle of a Blizzard
Good News in History, February 27
Frugal people share exactly how much money they saved on their best thrifty lifestyle changes
Vacation Film Forgotten in 70-yo Vintage Camera Was Developed for the First Time: Do You Know These Skiers?
Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
Inside Project Hail Mary
Scientists Wanted Eco-Friendly Battery, Realized They Could Use the Brine Needed to Make Tofu
NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign
NASA Names Acting Leaders for Two Key Human Spaceflight Roles
Thailand’s Mythical ‘Fire Tiger’ Captured on Trail Cam, One of the Rarest Sightings in the Cat World
Chance Rediscovery of Fossils Found in the 1960s Retell the Story of Giant, Globetrotting Amphibian
Good News in History, February 26
Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution
After Soccer Ball Slams into Seagull, Watch a Player Use CPR to Gently Revive it (WATCH)
NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space
Need to scream into the void? There's a club for that
What We’re Reading: Data Centers Meet Their Match in Maine
Bride Goes Viral on Wedding Night Dancing While Doing Vital Cystic Fibrosis Treatment (WATCH)
Brentford Fans Net Nearly £2,000 for Chiswick Lifeboat Heroes
Banana Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fighting Devastating Crop Disease
5,000-yo Bacteria Shows Antibiotic Resistance Is Ancient, Which May Help Us to Combat it
Lights, Camera, Collaboration! Somerset Filmmakers Launch New Worle Business Hub
Good News in History, February 25
Why becoming a regular is good for your mental health and happiness
3 science-backed ways to build more joy into everyday life
Millennials are debunking Boomer claims that parenting was 'just easier' back then and they've brought the receipts
Body language expert shares how to spot a fake smile from a real one and it’s all in the eyes
Woman shares why she started filming herself sprinting in skirts. It's honestly brilliant.
Professor challenges Gen Z students to answer obscure history questions using only library books
Canadians tickled at Bad Bunny's halftime show inclusion revel in their 'snow Latinos' identity
Love is in the Air for Sidmouth Donkeys This Valentine’s
75 Years On, Yvonne Returns to Where Her Love Story Began
Gen Zer tries to dub Gen X 'the worst generation.' A Millennial hilariously shut them down.
A nail salon's ads are so funny people are taking road trips to Canada just for a manicure
What trends are accepted now but will be embarrassing in the future? Our readers shared 21 ideas.
Mom films teen son's joyful reaction to opening his first ever paycheck from McDonald's
Researchers find most local governments are 'insulated' from political polarization
Resurfaced video of French skier's groin incident has people giving the announcer a gold medal
Five Things to Know About 'Wuthering Heights,' Author Emily Brontë's Only Novel
Psychologists say there are 4 types of introverts. These are the personality traits of each one.
Teacher demonstrates simple but powerful 'common ground' vs. 'find a problem' conversation hack
A simple neuroscience brain trick to stay quiet instead of saying impulsive things you'll regret
Will a Dazzling Display of Wildflowers Spread Across California This Spring?
Seabird Poop May Have Fueled This Pre-Inca Kingdom's Rise to Power in South America
Gallop Into the Year of the Horse With These Five Amazing Equine Discoveries
Blakelands Lodge Care Home Hosts Weekly Chatty Café to Combat Loneliness
From Crash to PhD: EmmaLucy Beats Brain Injury Against the Odds
What went right this week: a basic income for artists, plus more
Olympic curling gets humor treatment as people recreate the bizarrely riveting sport at home
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy surprises crowd by singing one of his band's most beloved songs at karaoke
Man who created 'Reasons to Stay' website after brother's death, tearfully shares success story
The internet slams a man drinking water while his partner gives birth, but a nurse sets them straight
Is one glass of juice a day good for you? Here’s what the science says
US life expectancy hits all-time high (and it’ll probably keep rising)
28 things people around the world thought movies made up about America but are totally real
Experts explain why the 'Infinity Tracing Technique' can be a game changer for people with insomnia
Experts say the 3-3-3 Rule can help people reliably break out of anxious thought spirals
They thought their son lived an isolated life. But when he died, friends showed up in droves.
You Can Buy a Rare Broadside Copy of the Declaration of Independence From July 1776
James Van Der Beek shared his hopes for the spring weeks before his death, and it's beautiful
Hit song 'We Are The World' still raising funds 40 years later
Love a Good Book? It Could Add Years to Your Brain
Is This the Most Radical School Ever Built?
