Woman Gives $1 Million in ‘Life-Changing’ Bonuses to Teachers in Her School District
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Community
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
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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
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Good News in History, March 28
College Freshman Brings a Nostalgic General Store Back to Olde Towne Community in Virginia
Someone Used This Coin as Bus Fare and Worker Discovers it was Minted by the Phoenicians 2,000 Years Ago
Tunisian Solar-Powered Cars Leverage African Sunshine to Charge 30 Miles for Free Everyday
Satellites Can Help Predict Bridge Collapses by Spotting Tiny Changes, Thanks to Scientist’s Solution
Pink noise for sleep: what it is and whether it actually helps you rest
From Rescue to Royalty: Cat ‘Diva’ Finds Purr-fect Home Helping Children Heal
Fossil Remains of ‘Weird’ Creature with Twisted jaw and Sideways Teeth Discovered
Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out
Kazakhstan Plants 37,000 Seedlings to Prepare for Imminent Return of Tigers
Architect Creates App to Show Which Pub Gardens are Sunny – Using Shadow Simulations From Buildings
Scientists Discover Lab Gloves Are Skewing Microplastics Data – Perhaps By A Lot
Good News in History, April 5
China’s Great Green Wall turns Taklamakan desert into a growing carbon sink
Community Defibrillators Step Up Five Times in One Day in Weston-super-Mare
If ‘Free Pianos’ Show Up in Your Feed, Don’t Be Duped: Industry Pioneers Warn Against Them
Good News in History, March 22
Pioneer is First to Cross Texas Along His New xTx Trail – 1,500 Miles Devised for Hikers, Cyclists and Horses
Philly Man Uses Mobile Laundromat to Wash Homeless Residents’ Clothes
Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression
Watch This Rescue Rabbit Reign as the Furry Champ of Jenga
Autistic Bowler Achieves Dream with First Perfect 300 Game – And Joins the PBA as a Pro
Native Americans Were Making Dice and Gaming Thousands of Years Before Anyone Else
Snowmobilers Dig Exhausted Young Moose Out of the snow in New Hampshire Woods
Endangered Persian Leopards Mount Comeback in Central Asia’s Most Reclusive Nation
Good News in History, April 3
Wife Used ‘Find My iPhone’ to Locate Husband Buried in an Avalanche for Over 4 Hours
Frugal people share exactly how much money they saved on their best thrifty lifestyle changes
Overcoming 3D-Printer Challenges, MIT Produces an Electric Motor in Just 3 Hours
High Schoolers Build Unlikely Friendships With Seniors Through Chair Volleyball
‘Grain Bank Accounts’ Free Indian Farmers from Middleman Through Online Marketplace
Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000
Teen Finds 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Millions of Years Old While Diving for Fossils on Florida Coast
Haringey’s Children’s Services Crowned ‘Outstanding’ in Landmark Ofsted Win
Town Enthusiastically Switches to Restorative Justice and Reoffending Almost Vanishes
Students Bring Annie to Life and Wow the Entire Community
‘Crime-Fighting’ Llamas Catch Thief by Surrounding Him in a Field Until Cops Arrive
Scents From 3,500 Years Ago Recreated to Give Museum Visitors a Whiff of History
Lead Pollution Has Dropped 100-Fold in the U.S. Over the Last Century
Good News in History, February 7
Good News in History, April 2
Amazing Ukulele Effort Raises Over £10,000 for Charity
Yangtze River sees major ecological recovery after China’s fishing ban
Perfectly '80s video of guys 'summer skiing' down a grassy hill is blowing people's minds
Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One
Vancouver’s ‘Teddy Bear Doctor’ Stitches Together More Than Just Plushies, but Memories Too
90 Million Year-old ‘Missing Link’ Fossil of Tiny Bird-like Dinosaur Discovered
How a football cup run helped unite a town
Woman builds an elaborate hotel in her yard for stray cats in winter, and it's so cozy
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The Louvre Installs Metal Security Bars on Window Used During $102M Jewel Heist
Once Dried up and Full of Plastic, Canal in India Is Now Clear and Lined with Mangroves
Banana Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fighting Devastating Crop Disease
Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
How species spotting took hold of a rural community
Police Officers Use Google Translate to Help Woman Deliver Baby in Backseat of a Car
Roofers Repair 78-year-old Widower’s Roof for Free After Scammers Left Him with a Big Hole
Aging Delivery Driver Gets Huge Tip After Conscientious Effort Goes Viral With Ring Video
Small S. Korea Town Welcomes First Newborn in 17 Years as Nation’s Fertility Rate Continues to Rise
Mystery of Armenia’s Giant 6,000-Year-old ‘Dragon Stones’ is Finally Solved
Florida police department deploys first-ever specially trained 'search and recovery' otter
UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections
He Earns More in an Hour as Spider-Man Than a Full Day at his Old Supermarket Job
Rare Fossils in Amber Raise Questions About Secret Lives of Cretaceous Insects
Tiny Ponies Buddy and Bauble Make Remarkable Recovery
These dogs — and cats — are saving pets with blood donations. Yours can too
Lost Page from Archimedes Manuscript Found in Museum with Hidden Text Beneath Illustration
Astronomers Say They Have Solved One of Saturn’s Greatest Mysteries
Osaka Stunned by Anonymous Gift of Gold Bars to Fix Aging Water Pipes
Milestone for Rewilding as Ostriches Return to Saudi Desert After 100-year Absence
Toronto River Once So Polluted it Caught on Fire Now Is Flush with Fish
Good News in History, March 30
Adorable ‘Super Mini’ Pony Pickle Becomes Star of Rescue Centre
UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes
Minnesota Tow Truck Driver Returns Abandoned Vehicles to Families After ICE Arrests
Transcendental Meditation Found to Calm Genes Associated with Both Aging and Stress
8 Weeks in Europe For Free: Hidden Valley is Hiring 4 ‘Ranch-bassadors’ to Dress Up Euro Foods and Post About it
Whiskers on Elephant’s Trunk Are Key to its Amazing Sense of Touch
Can dogs get the winter blues? What to know about seasonal depression in pets
Wholesome moment between UPS driver and author caught on camera helps book sales skyrocket
Buddhist monks surpass halfway mark of 'Peace Walk,' despite snow and freezing temps
How Beijing Restored its Aquifer and Reversed its Groundwater Depletion
5 Friends Take Same Photo for Over 4 Decades: ‘We Vowed to Keep it Going No Matter What’ (LOOK)
Spectacular Coastline Saved by Dying Donation From Reverand Who Used to Walk There
Good News in History, March 29
Good News in History, February 4
Wag-atha Christie Dog May Have Resolved Victorian Murder Digging Up Poison Bottle From 160 Years Ago
Thousands of Starlings Rise in Murmuration Under Brilliant ‘Worm’ Moon
Good News in History, February 6
Moss Spores Riding on the Outside of the Space Station Survive For 9 Months
Good News in History, February 5