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

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

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

Another Trawling Ban, Another Big Recovery for Sea Life

Iraq Embarks on Preservation Work for the Ziggurat of Ur Using Bricks of Identical Material to 5,000-yo Original
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry

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

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
Most Insect Species Call the Tropics Home. But Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the Critters There to Their Heat Limits
Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Just End up in Landfill, So Coalition Swaps in Seed Beads and Jambalaya Spice Packets

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

Company’s 2 Million lbs. Excavator Has a Green Trick: Fully-Electric Drive Mode
Hundreds of Flowering Species Bloomed Across Britain and Ireland Last Winter. That's Not a Good Thing
Podcast Transcript May 1, 2026— Antarctic whales by the hundreds, the UK’s generational smoking ban, and more positive news this week
Over 90 California Fish Stocks Almost Totally Rebuilt Thanks to Trawling Ban, Other Measures

‘Lightning in a Bottle’ Transforms Methane into High-Demand Methanol Through Breakthrough Process
Hundreds of Ponds Restored Across Iowa Bring This Endangered Fish Back, Along with 100s of Species

$20M Awarded to Louisiana Idea For Ensuring Health Clinics Stay Open During Hurricanes Across 4 States

Researchers Develop Way to Get Natural Gas That’s Renewable Directly From Sewage

Good News in History, April 25

NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up
Sub-Zero Temperatures Didn’t Affect Madison’s Electric Bus Fleet This Year–A Major EV Milestone

NFL Delivers Net-Zero Super Bowl with Substantial Recycling of Trash and Other Materials

Researchers Turn Car Battery Acid and Plastic Waste into Clean Hydrogen and New Plastic

He Made a Battery Pack Using Disposable Vapes to Power His Electric Car (WATCH)

America’s Largest Rainforest Safe from Logging Thanks to Alaska Court Ruling

Fleet of ‘Flying Ferries’ Will Provide Zero-Emission, Silent EV Boats for Travelers Along Norway’s Busy Coast

Urine From Music Festival Toilets is Fertilizing a New Biodiverse Forest With Odor-Free Nutrients

Used Diapers Turned into New Ones Thanks to Super-Recycling Japanese Towns and New Innovation

Windows Broken Into Become Earrings in One Woman’s Quest to Keep Glass Out of Landfills

The Sunniest, Windiest Country Announces Renewables Project to Power 6 Million Homes

Scientists Track Where Butternut Trees Have Resisted Deadly Disease – So Reforesting Efforts Can Thrive

Scientists Were Wrong About How Fast Solar Panels Degrade – They May Last Twice as Long

Mining in Oklahoma Left Toxic Wasteland Until Indigenous Tribe Brought it Back to Life

Pinch of Gold Dust May Be Secret to Bringing Longer Lasting and Safer Batteries to Market

Hard-to-Recycle Waste Forms Lightweight Concrete for Paving Roads and More in Hungary

Tunisian Solar-Powered Cars Leverage African Sunshine to Charge 30 Miles for Free Everyday

China’s Great Green Wall turns Taklamakan desert into a growing carbon sink

Yangtze River sees major ecological recovery after China’s fishing ban
Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
How species spotting took hold of a rural community
UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes

Multiple Types of Plastic Are Turned into Vinegar Using Sunlight-Powered Process Without Emissions

Teens Recycle Old Pickleballs and Tennis Balls to Avert Millions From Landfills –And You Can Help
Good News in History, February 20
Schoolboy With ‘Can-Do’ Attitude Has Recycled a Million Cans and Donated the Proceeds to Charity
First-of-its-kind study reveals a potential 'seventh sense' in humans: Remote touch

Waste Plastic Turned into Parkinson’s Drug Thanks to Helpful Bacteria

Farmer Saved From Ruin After Strangers Rally to Pay $40k to Remove Tons of Rubbish Dumped on His Land
Right to Build Offshore Wind Power Upheld by US Judge for 5th Time Since Attempted White House Ban
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Good News in History, May 21

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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
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
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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

Passionate ‘Tortoise Guardians’ Help Critically-Endangered Giant Tortoise Slowly Return to India
Good News in History, May 19

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

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

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

Good News in History, May 18

The Spark: Building Community One Meal at a Time

Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere

Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

About Airspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP)

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

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

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

Crew-12 Launches

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

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

Study Shows Littering Declined 34% Across America Since 2020

Good News in History, May 14

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

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

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

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

Good News in History, May 13
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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
