Woman Gives $1 Million in ‘Life-Changing’ Bonuses to Teachers in Her School District
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Education
NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
Construction Worker Discovers Gold Hoard After Literally Striking a Gold Bar with His Jackhammer
Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years
Plastic Bottles on Fishing Nets Cut Dolphin Bycatch by 88%, Study Finds
These 15 public library perks are completely free, yet almost nobody uses them
Two Hours of Sleep Restored in Alzheimer’s Brains in Research Breakthrough
Good News in History, August 16
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.
Teacher told a 5th grader with gay dads that ‘homosexuality is wrong.’ Then 3 students stood up.
Relationship expert tells people to never get married unless you’re willing to do 3 things
97-Year-old is Overwhelmed to Attend Great-Granddaughter’s Graduation From Same Med School He Tackled 60 Years ago
NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies
Guard Becomes Celebrity Making Mini Statues For Each Event at Virginia Tech As Free Giveaways
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
Antiviral Chewing Gum Cuts Risk of Certain Head and Neck Cancers to Almost Zero in New Study
Duck Becomes Emotional Support Animal That Unexpectedly Heals a Golden Retriever (WATCH)
Brown Student Spends Summer Helping Teens Find Their Voice in English
These teachers asked kids one silly question before class. Behavior problems dropped 50%.
Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century
When Zoo Elephants Are Rewilded in Africa, Here’s How Good Their Coping Skills Are
New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks
Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain
Good Morning, Earth!
Hundreds of Families Attend Worle Community School Open Morning and Free Breakfast Event
Unbelievable California 8th grader wins spelling bee after getting 32 difficult words right in 90 seconds
Japanese Team Develops ‘Eco-Fireworks’ with Water-Soluble Shells to Cut Back on Debris
After 20 years in practice, a psychologist found ‘Practical Optimism’ is key to happiness
NASA Space Roboticist Challenge
Nottingham Scientist Wins EU Backing for Early Alzheimer’s Detection Breakthrough
NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Near Houston
64-yo Father of Five Graduates as a Nurse After Studying Alongside His Son as an Immigrant
University of Lancashire Donates Refurbished Laptops to Support Young People at Preston's Vault Youth Zone
New research explains why your dreams feel so strange
Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first
Daily Glass of 100% Fruit Juice Could Help Support Mental Wellbeing, Study Finds
Student tells teacher her ‘secret good news’ and it’s delightfully unexpected
Scientists Develop Enzyme to Limit Environmental Impact of Mine Waste, Testing Underway
NASA-Supported Small Spacecraft Launches to Study Solar Particles
Gaza sisters turn rubble into bricks to rebuild their community
Spreading Crushed Rock on Newly-Planted Forests Boosts Carbon Storing and Nutrients
Good News in History, July 29
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A Robot Is Unraveling the Secrets of How Some Bats Bounce Sound Waves Off Leaves to Find Insect Prey
American Indian Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates in the Nation’s History
Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age
On Brink of Extinction, the Vaquita Porpoise is Being Preserved By Digital Image
A single dose of psilocybin gave smokers six times better odds of quitting than the patch
Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Ending, With More States Revoking Them
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People Aren't Born as Righties or Lefties—They Develop Hand Dominance With Practice, a New Study Suggests
Man Shocked to Discover Family’s Kitchen Table was Actually His Ancestor’s Qing Dynasty ‘Diploma’
Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions
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Lifelong Learning Might Lower Your Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease, a New Study Suggests
Drug May Repair DNA at Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s – And it’s Already Passed Safety Trials
A teacher came back from vacation to find “concerned” emails from parents. She couldn’t stop laughing.
People Advised a Basketball Career, But Giant Man Wanted to Help Others–As a Texas Police Officer
Breaking Barriers at 3rd Annual Findings from the Field Symposium
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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