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Nonprofit Brings Free Music Education to More Than 20,000 Miami Students in 131 Schools

After years of living in homeless shelters and his car, Hawaiian teenager graduates high school

Schools Are Saving Big By Going Green

A Combination of Techniques Leads to Improved Friction Stir Welding

Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A

Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – LOOK

Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween

Astronaut shares the profound ‘big lie’ he realized after seeing the Earth from space

Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?

Premature baby charity scoops prestigious award

NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027

18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor School Children in Ghana

Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms

CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides

From Crash to PhD: EmmaLucy Beats Brain Injury Against the Odds

Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky

Worle Students Lead Bold Campaign to Stamp Out Hate Crime (By Oliver, 15)

Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives Away a Billion Dollars – the Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Glow-up after 100: Centenarians at Austin senior living community get ‘glamorous’ makeovers from high schoolers

Spanish Play Brings Language Learning to Life at Priory Community School (By Isabella, 13)

Oldmixon Primary Celebrated for Safety, Care and Strong Learning in Ofsted Report

Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California

With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Local lad recovers from horror injury to pursue footballing dreams in the States (By Josh, 18)

‘Spot the teacher’ trend hilariously highlights how adults are looking younger and younger
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge

NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission

Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft

Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down

Pomegranates and berries produce a gut metabolite that may improve IBD outcomes

Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics

Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson
Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions

We asked people to share books that changed their life. Here are 12 top reads.

Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds

Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment

Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%

8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week

People agree these 10 behaviors seem like signs of intelligence, but really aren’t

Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution

Baked Bites: how Frisco students turned a passion for baking into a force for community change

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected
Experts explain why the 'Infinity Tracing Technique' can be a game changer for people with insomnia

Researchers Use Math to Ensure a Wordle Win 99% of the Time

‘Frozen’ animator launches an interactive ASL learning app and vows to keep it free forever

Elephants Can Think Before They Act and Resist Impulsive Behavior, Shows Study
Gen X and Millennials share the slow-dance anthems that make them nostalgic for high school

Kenyan Startup Makes Robotic Hands That Translate Teacher’s Voice into Signs for Deaf Students
Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions

From food deserts to oral cancer, these high school students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.

Yard Work Reveals Largest Trove of Viking Silver Ever Discovered in Denmark

Scientists Recreated Chirps of Jurassic Insects, Simulating a 165 Million-yo Soundscape (Listen)

1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day

The neuroscience of motivation: what orexin neurons reveal about staying the course

Chance Encounter Between 2 Indiana Graduates Rescues Former College Ball Star from Homelessness
How Japanese introductions literally translate to English is a wild linguistics lesson

Teen Discovers Coconut Fungi Can Filter Plastic and Sunscreen From Sea—And Wins Science Fair
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Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life

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NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer

First Live White Abalone Found in 5 Years During Channel Islands Survey Sparks Hope for Recovery

Community Spares No Effort to Reunite Lost Dog with Owner After Their Car Was Rolled in a Crash

Dutch Ocean Cleanup Folks Are Clearing LA’s Rivers of Trash in Time for 2028 Olympics

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Astronomers Open ‘New Window’ on Exoplanets After Landmark First Detection of Magnetospheres

Endangered California Condor Flies into Oregon for the First Time in 122 Years

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Caregivers at senior living home share the 3 hard truths they wish everyone knew

Striped Rock Dismissed as Natural in 1928 Reclassified as UK’s Oldest Cave Painting

Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago

Good News in History, June 8

People rally behind an older woman who refused to train her 25-year-old replacement

People share their favorite 'non-tech' hobbies that keep them sane in a digital world

Cancer Vaccine Produces 49% Melanoma Reduction in Patients Five Years Later

Hospice Staff Finds Dying Patient’s Missing Brother Working in Their Own Charity Thrift Shop

Struggle Sleeping? These 3 Sleep Habits Are Tied to Signs of Brain Aging, Study Finds

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Good News in History, June 7

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Woman gets shamed at CVS for 'son's' unusual name. The reality has people rolling.
27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

Boyfriend shows up with flowers after being ‘ignored.’ When the door opened, his heart stopped.

Man Doubles His Jackpot After Accidentally Buying 2 Winning Lottery Tickets: ‘Best mistake I ever made’

Orcas Returning to UK Coast in Numbers Rarely Seen–With an Acrobatic Flip for Excited Tourists (Watch)

Artemis II Crew Trains on T-38

NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station

Nature’s Beauty is Restored After Farmer Obliterated Shoreline of Important Salmon Run
Good News in History, June 6

Beavers return to Scotland's Glen Affric after 400 years
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Banner Avocado Harvest Ends with 15,000 lb. Dish of Guacamole–a Guinness World Record

In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat

3 Mule Deer Just Inaugurated California’s Newest Wildlife Crossing Bridge

NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update

NASA Study to Analyze Fermented Food Samples from Space

Tennessee Joins States Requiring Data Center Owners to Pay Full Electricity, Infrastructure Costs

Good News in History, June 5

NASA Names Acting Leaders for Two Key Human Spaceflight Roles

NASA Is Helping Bring Giant Tortoises Back to the Galápagos
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Shipwrecks from the Age of the Real ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Found–and Filmed–for the First Time

NASA Reveals Details of its ‘Moon Base’ Program to Prepare Humanity for Next Chapter of Exploration

Good News in History, June 4

New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources

NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation

Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 Square Miles

Heartwarming ‘Sock-er’ News: Arsenal Donates Old Football Socks to Sick Horses and Donkeys

Planned Expansion to Take Latin America’s Largest Solar Plant Beyond 1 Gigawatt Capacity

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Doctor who adopted and raised a teen boy teared up when he discovered the kid’s true identity

US Nonprofit Again Wipes Out Millions in Hospital Bills–This Time for 97,000 Residents of Connecticut

Critically-Endangered Red Ruffed Lemur Triplets Born at Wild Georgia Theme Park

NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition

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Iconic Kruger National Park Celebrates 100th Year of Protecting African Wildlife, Including the Big 5

Good News in History, June 3

Webb Spots Details in Nearby Spiral Galaxy

Teachers share the tell-tale signs they know a parent truly cares about their kid

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Good News in History, June 2

Groom called off the wedding days before the ceremony. The bride’s family fed 90 people instead.

Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life

Watch Jesse Jackson get a bunch of kids to chant a 'I Am Somebody' on 'Sesame Street'

Conductor Blown Away After Guy in Audience Steps in for Pianist During La La Land Concert Mishap–WATCH

Wisconsin Trooper Has a New Pawtner–a Kitten He Saved After it Was Hurled Out of a Moving Car

Rescuing London’s Precious Building Materials Diverting Them from Dumps for Reuse

Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives

NASA Technology Brings Golden Age of Exploration to Earth

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