Woman Gives $1 Million in ‘Life-Changing’ Bonuses to Teachers in Her School District

Parents share 24 unhinged sentences they never imagined saying before having kids

300 women bought a French chateau for $7,700 each and made it an ‘adult summer camp’ for all women

NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge

Italian Police Recover Stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Artworks Worth Millions

Zion Becomes First National Park to Get All-Terrain Wheelchair for Public Use

NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure

Robotic Servicing Mission Launches with NASA Support

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve

Two Hours of Sleep Restored in Alzheimer’s Brains in Research Breakthrough

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation

Wendy’s Worker is Going To Yale After His Bosses Fund Scholarship for the Immigrant Who Survived Violence

A controversial scientist created a ‘utopia’ for mice. 19 months in, it all went haywire.

I Am Artemis: Jason Peterson

What is an admin date? Why experts say it helps with productivity and loneliness at once

Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time

California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate

Relationship expert tells people to never get married unless you’re willing to do 3 things

A Real Rockin’ Horse: Music Tames a Rescue Foal Who Learns to ‘Play’ Instruments for Album Debut

London Taxi Convoy to Give Dozens of Children a Day to Remember

NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

Mom puts foot down after grandma brings ‘humiliating gifts’ for granddaughters

New Radiation-Free Lung Scan Can Spot Disease Sooner in Children – And it’s Much Safer

NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies

Rescued Orangutans Released Into Isolated Forest Are Now Raising Babies, Creating New Wild Population

Five Endangered Secretarybird Chicks Hatch in Major Conservation First

Guard Becomes Celebrity Making Mini Statues For Each Event at Virginia Tech As Free Giveaways

Good News in History, August 13

A new law in Zambia makes free education much harder for future governments to take away

After beating leukemia with support from his mentor, this teen stood by him through brain surgery

School Staff Treated to Ice Cream on National Thank a Teacher Day

Bioengineered gum could expand treatment options for oral cancer patients

6,000 digitized portraits of Black history now available and free to the public for the first time

Early Farmers Figured Out ‘Engineering Wonder,’ Building Huge Irrigation System Without Government or Chief

Duck Becomes Emotional Support Animal That Unexpectedly Heals a Golden Retriever (WATCH)

NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights

The ‘Civic Hour’ Is Reinventing Volunteering

Brown Student Spends Summer Helping Teens Find Their Voice in English

79-year-old man publicly sings Barry Manilow’s ‘Mandy’ to his dental hygienist and nails it

Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year

Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century

New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks

Good News in History, August 10

Podcast Transcript July 2nd, 2026— Coffee waste as fuel, Nepal same-sex marriage rights, and understanding heat domes

Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain

Good Morning, Earth!

Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast

NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission

Loggerhead Sea Turtles Break Nest Record in Georgia – The Most in 37 Years

Bride Calls for Metal Detector Mid-Wedding After Losing Ring Swatting a Bee on the Beach

The Tiger Returns to Kazakhstan in First-in-the-World Rewilding Project a Decade in the Making

Hundreds of Families Attend Worle Community School Open Morning and Free Breakfast Event

After a UK city defunded their Pride parade, trade unions raised money to fund it

Southend Drama Society Marks 80 Years of Friendship, Theatre and Community

Highest Resolution View of the Sun Reveals Breaking Waves and Magnetic Mysteries

SeaWorld Completes Largest Captive Whale Transportation Operation in Nation’s History

Podcast Transcript June 5th, 2026— Pancreatic cancer cracked, hepatitis B cleared, and wild mice who run for joy

See the Rescued and Restored 'Alice in Wonderland' Mural Painted for Sick Children at a New York Hospital

Okefenokee Swamp Clinches World Heritage Status, Joining Ranks of Top Natural Wonders

Oak Trees Will Delay Sprouting Leaves to Avoid Hungry Caterpillars That Devoured the Trees in Previous Year: Study

The ‘Magical’ Moment Subway Passengers Start Applauding a London Marathon Runner (WATCH)

Beloved Oregon Waterfall to Become Public Land as State Buys Abiqua Falls Property

This NHL team is selling 'Heated Rivalry' jerseys. The proceeds will be donated to a queer and trans hockey league

'Unwinding' with screens might actually make you more stressed. Here are 4 things to try instead

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

Company’s 2 Million lbs. Excavator Has a Green Trick: Fully-Electric Drive Mode

When to turn sprinklers on after winter (and how to avoid costly damage to lawn and home)

Hundreds of Flowering Species Bloomed Across Britain and Ireland Last Winter. That's Not a Good Thing

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

Good News in History, May 2

Bride Goes Viral on Wedding Night Dancing While Doing Vital Cystic Fibrosis Treatment (WATCH)

Mysterious ‘Hero’ Dog Leads Police Straight to Missing 3-year-old Officer Says in Body Cam Video

Lost Painting by the ‘Illustrious Woman’ Painter of the Renaissance Surfaces in N. Carolina After 100 Years

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

Not 1, Not 2, but 5 Students Jump into Lifesaving Action as School Bus Driver Loses Consciousness

‘Astonishing” New Scimitar-Shaped Crested Dinosaur Discovered in Sahara Desert: ‘You might uncover a lost world’

Secrets Behind Rome’s Self-Healing Concrete Leads Scientist to Launch Roman-Style Concrete Business

Minneapolis cafe vows to be 100% free to 'everyone except ICE' as long as agents are in MN

40 Years of Work Returning 900 Wild Horses to China’s Steppes is Celebrated in Year of the Horse 2026

Norway’s Largest-Ever Trove of Viking Age Coins Is ‘Historic Find’ By Metal Detectors

Good News in History, May 1

Why turning support into action matters on International Women’s Day

Archaeologists Say This 9,500-Year-Old Burial Is the Oldest Known Evidence of Intentional Cremation Discovered in Africa

Toy Story Character Talks with Deaf Girl in Heartwarming ASL Moment That Went Viral

Record Number of Humpbacks Observed Feeding in ‘Supergroup’ Near South Africa

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

Good News in History, April 30

Over 90 California Fish Stocks Almost Totally Rebuilt Thanks to Trawling Ban, Other Measures

Phone-Free Social Events Grew by 567% Led by the Generations Who Didn’t Have Them Until Adulthood

Good News in History, March 9

Triceratops Had Huge Nose to Control its Body Temperature, Suggests Curious Scientist

Dog Obsessively Sniffing Mom’s Breath Detected Lung Cancer–Now an E-Nose is Being Trained to Save More Lives

Two Lost ‘Jungle Book’ Original Paintings Found in Family’s Home After a Century–They had No Clue What They Were

Good News in History, April 29

Treacherous 43-Day Mountain Search Finally Reunites Dog With Owner After it Bolted During Road Trip: ‘It was amazing’

Chance Rediscovery of Fossils Found in the 1960s Retell the Story of Giant, Globetrotting Amphibian

158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 Years

Thrift Shop Buried Under ‘Rags’ Gets Helping Hand from Designer Who Wants to Reduce Landfill Waste

Chinese Pangolins Growing Steadily in the Wilds of Southern China for the First Time This Century

Key Discovery Could Be a ‘Valuable Starting Point’ To Saving Children from Deadly Disfiguring Condition

Judicial Overhaul in India Decriminalizes Hundreds of Offenses That Previously Landed You in Prison

Boston Marathon Runners Praised for Stopping to Help Injured Competitor Cross Finish Line (WATCH)

‘Mushroom Mining’ Could Be Cheap Way to Recover Rare Earth Minerals from Industrial Waste

Success! Sumatran Orangutan Uses Rope Bridge to Cross Road for the First Time Connecting Habitats

Sub-2-Hour Marathon Finally Breached in Official Race as Sabastian Sawe Makes History in London

Motoring Madmen Drive Across Africa in Famously Unreliable Three-Wheeled Car (WATCH)

Infecting Mosquitoes with Natural Bacteria Lowered Dengue Risk by 70% in Citywide Experiment

From 10% to 47%: Cardiac Survival Rates Surge in Texas City That’s Empowering Citizens to Save Lives

Celebrating with a Cake Topped with Fish, World’s Oldest Penguin Turns 38

Good News in History, April 28

Rodents Don't Gnaw Just to Trim Their Teeth—It Also Feels Good, According to a New Study

Dozens of Strangers Form Parade for Man with Cancer, Driving Classic Cars Passed his Home for One Last Surprise (WATCH)

Vacation Film Forgotten in 70-yo Vintage Camera Was Developed for the First Time: Do You Know These Skiers?

‘Lightning in a Bottle’ Transforms Methane into High-Demand Methanol Through Breakthrough Process

Grandmother Gets Help From Her Dog While Gardening: She Points and He Digs

Release the Kraken: 60-foot Octopuses Were Top Predators 100 Million Years Ago, Fossils Shows

Good News in History, April 27

Childbirths and Marriages Are Up and Divorces Are Down in World’s Least Fertile Country

Did Neanderthals Have Language? New Research Suggests They Had the Genetic Hardware for It, Like Humans

What Are Ames’ Contributions to Artemis II?

Brits Travel to Town Called Lover to Send Valentine’s Day Cards From World’s Most Romantic Post Office

Bird Droppings Powered the Rise of this Little-Known Coastal Kingdom, Archaeologists Find

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

Once Extinct in the Wild, Bandicoot Marsupial to be Released Across Australia After Being Bred For Survival (LOOK)

This Ancient Man’s Piercing Hazel Eyes Drew Almost $1 Million in ‘Mummy Portrait’ Auction

Artist Uses Cremation Ashes to Create Unique Memorial Paintings With Personal Meanings

Apes Show Ability to Imagine in ‘Tea Party’ Experiments, and Scientists are Very Excited

New Prince Song “With This Tear” Released to Mark 10 Years Since Superstar’s Death

Scientists Discover How the Iconic ‘Twelve Apostles’ Rock Formations Were Created in Australia

Good News in History, April 26

Numbers of Rare Butterfly Eggs are Best on Record After Hedges are Allowed to Grow Wild

Record Harvest Dubbed the ‘Potato Flood’ and Prompts Mass Spud Giveaways Across Berlin

#1 in NFL Draft – And in Charity: Fernando Mendoza Just Pledged Half Million to Fight MS, Honoring Mom

Evidence from Pompeii Reveals Roman ‘Automatic’ Weapon Used More Than 2,000 Years Ago

Life's Genetic Code Requires Five Key Ingredients. The Asteroid Ryugu Has All of Them, a New Study Suggests

Wearable Airbag Vest Will Help Protect Downhill Skiers from Extreme Speeds at Olympics in Italy

‘Extinct’ Snail Found in Alleyway Results in Species Pulled Back From the Brink: A ‘Once in a Career’ Moment

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

Mystery of the ‘Golden Orb’ Found Two Miles Deep on Ocean Floor is Finally Resolved

Good News in History, April 25

Anglerfish Are Known for Their Built-in Fishing Rods. New Research Sheds Light on How These Lures Evolved in the Strange Creatures

The Uplift: A power couple and a moving mentor

Eradication of Invasive Ferrets Within N. Ireland’s Largest Seabird Colony Is a World First

Millions of Americans May Now Also Be Considered Canadians Under a New Law

Good News in History, April 24

Older Male Whales More Successful at Mating Because They’re Better Singers, Shows Study

Newborn Giraffe With Distinctive Hair-do is Charming Visitors to Ohio Zoo–And They Gave Him the Perfect Name