What went right this week: wins for health and high seas, plus more

Experimental Drug Generates Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk

Good News in History, August 20

Threatened Bird Species Given Tiny Foot Casts to Help Recovery After Hit by Car

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

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

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

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

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

Covid-19 Can Reawaken Dormant Viruses in the Body, Which Might Worsen Symptoms of the Respiratory Illness, Study Suggests

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)

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

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

Massive study reveals remote work is making us lonely but a return to the office is not the answer

12 photos of women before and after an orgasm shines a new light on women’s sexual wellness

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

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

After 20 years in practice, a psychologist found ‘Practical Optimism’ is key to happiness

Used for Centuries as Poison, Larkspur, Wolfsbane May Become Medicine After Lab Breakthrough

UN Summit on HIV/AIDS Shows Incredible Progress in Infection Rates, Deaths, Treatment Access

Nottingham Scientist Wins EU Backing for Early Alzheimer’s Detection Breakthrough

Retired firefighter with PTSD builds fire engine ice cream truck to support first responders

New research explains why your dreams feel so strange

Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first

Chihuahua Won’t Stop Pawing at Her Until Owner Finds the Breast Cancer She Smelled

New study confirms that electric vehicles are already making the air cleaner

Daily Glass of 100% Fruit Juice Could Help Support Mental Wellbeing, Study Finds

What went right this week: health wins, green energy victories and more

A study across 66 countries identified 5 things the happiest communities have in common

3,000 Eye Surgeries Restore Sight for Thousands – Paid Forward by US and Caribbean Churches

These 12 Popular Dog Breeds Are at Risk of Breathing Problems Related to Their Short Snouts, a New Study Suggests

Video games can be therapeutic for teens with ADHD and depression — but only when they meet this criteria

Podcast Transcript March 20, 2026— From psilocybin to ocean robots: 10 solutions you’ll actually want to hear about

New study: Depression patients still symptom-free 5 years after taking psychedelic mushrooms

Mail carrier ignored snow warnings and went out anyway. What she saw saved a life.

Podcast Transcript March 13, 2026— Golden frogs are back, bacteria are eating cancer, and cherry blossom season is almost here

A single dose of psilocybin gave smokers six times better odds of quitting than the patch

Why 24 minutes of music may help reduce anxiety, according to research

Good News in History, July 24

How Do Menopause and a Treatment to Manage Its Symptoms Affect the Brain and Mental Health?

Teen Rescues Elderly Dementia Patient Wandering Around in 103°F Heat

Paralyzed Man Can Feed Himself and Pet His Dog Again Thanks to Double Neural Bypass Surgery

After 5-yo Diagnosed with Rare Disease, Little Sister Wanted to Be Her ‘Brave’ Bone Marrow Donor

Biotech Startup Breeds Blight Tolerant American Chestnut with Long-Term Viability

4 tips for everyday eco-friendly living

The 8-Year-Old Behind Artemis II’s Moon Mascot

Kansas City Cop Won’t Stop Until He Finds Stolen E-Bike for Cancer Patient One Month Later

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

Why your wandering mind is exactly what meditation is for

Homegrown Catnip Lotion Proves to Be An Effective Mosquito Repellent in Rural Uganda

Someone criticized this teacher’s out-of-the-box lessons. Her comeback was an A+.

‘Food Really Is Medicine’

A.I. Outperformed Doctors at Diagnosing Real-World E.R. Patients in a New Study. That Doesn't Mean Computers Will Replace Clinicians

NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge

Coffee Associated with Lower Risks of Liver Cancer and Deadly Cirrhosis

Celebrating Good News of 2024

Santa's Son Steps into His Father's Boots

Women Will Have a League of Their Own... Again

Stephen Knight Named 2024 CNN Hero of the Year

From Ashes to Art: Notre Dame’s Revival

Elevate Prize Foundation to Match Donations for Top 5 CNN Heroes Up to $50K Each and Present $100K to CNN Hero of the Year

Bradley Cooper, Pedro Pascal, Oprah Winfrey, Misty Copeland, Zachary Quinto, Danai Gurira to Present Honors in the 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

Would You Bust a Move for A Free Cup of Coffee?

Betty White Gets a Stamp

Move Over Moo Deng: Meet Scotland’s New Baby Hippo

An Athlete with Terminal Cancer Tackles an Ironman

The Runner with the Streak to Beat at the NYC Marathon

Top 5 CNN Heroes to Be Honored at the 18th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute Hosted by Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates

Top 5 CNN Heroes of 2024

Mozart Dropped a New Single

A Big Baby Penguin with an Even Bigger Following

A New View of Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’

A Woman Bikes 700 Miles to Honor Her Late Brother’s Memory

MLB All-Star Joins Backyard Wiffle Ball Game

TikTok Says This Car Dealership’s Videos Are Emmy-Worthy

Why This Olympics Marks a Big Moment for Women’s Sports

All Aboard the Googly-Eyed Train

We Can Sip Wine Because the Dinosaurs Died

America’s Best Towns to Visit

Irish Kids’ Rap Song is ‘The Spark’ You Need

A Chicago Teen Earns a Doctorate Degree

Can Bacteria be the Future of Fashion?

Why We Should Be Buzzing About the Bees

What if we Could Speak to Whales?

The Island Where Goats Outnumber People

Hundreds of Couples Are Eloping During the Eclipse

A Happy Ending for a Furry Wedding Crasher

Dapper Day, ‘Assume I Can,’ March Meowness & more

Sailing into history, surprise wedding, luck of the Irish & more

Dr. Kwane Stewart Named 2023 CNN Hero of the Year

Edie Falco and Sterling K. Brown Join Star-Studded CNN Heroes Presenter Lineup

The West Faces Snow Drought

NASA Researchers Probe Tangled Magnetospheres of Merging Neutron Stars

Goldstone’s DSS-15 Antenna and the Milky Way

A Winter Blanket Covers North Carolina

The Year's First Bright Supermoon and the Colorful Quadrantid Meteor Shower Coincide This Weekend

Hundreds of Mysterious Victorian-Era Shoes Are Washing Up on a Beach in Wales. Nobody Knows Where They Came From

U.S. Military Ends Practice of Shooting Live Animals to Train Medics to Treat Battlefield Wounds

New Fossil Analysis Suggests This Seven-Million-Year-Old Primate Walked on Two Legs, Potentially Making It the Oldest Known Human Ancestor

By Collecting Whale Breath, Researchers Detected a Deadly Virus in the Arctic for the First Time

Claude Monet Painted This Palace Overlooking Venice's Grand Canal. Now, the Legendary Mansion Is Officially for Sale

Meet the National Zoo’s Adorable 1-Month-Old Sloth Bear Cubs—the First Born There in More Than a Decade

Many Americans Will Soon Have Access to At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Tests at No Cost

Man Arrested in Connection With Theft of Sword From Historic Joan of Arc Statue in Paris

Archaeologists Unearth Ancient War Trumpet That Once Struck Fear in the Hearts of Enemies on the Battlefield

See the Record-Breaking Bluefin Tuna the Size of a Grizzly Bear That Sold for $3.2 Million at a Tokyo Fish Market

Eating Large Amounts of Certain Preservatives Might Increase Your Risk of Developing Cancer and Type 2 Diabetes

This Mysterious Gas Cloud Spotted Around a Dead Star Is Beautiful—but Astronomers Say It Shouldn’t Be There

New Livestream Tour Takes Tourists Underneath Rome Into Never-Before-Seen ‘House of Griffins’

All Nine of Jan van Eyck's Surviving Portraits Are Coming Together for the Very First Time in History

A Cow Named Veronika Can Scratch Her Back With a Broom. Watch the Video That Scientists Are Calling the First Documented Evidence of Cattle Using Tools

Oscar Wilde's Portraits, Poems, Letters and Manuscripts Head to Auction 125 Years After His Death

This Plant Produces Plump, Fake Berries to Trick Birds Into Spreading Its Offspring Far and Wide

Astronomers Discover a Mysterious Bar-Shaped Cloud of Iron Within the Iconic Ring Nebula

This Detachable Robotic Hand Can Scurry Around and Grasp Objects Just Like Thing From the Addams Family

See How These Wristwatches Reimagine Famous Masterpieces by Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Edgar Degas and Paul Klee

United Nations Declares That the World Has Entered an Era of 'Global Water Bankruptcy'

Frida Kahlo's Image Is on Paintings, Posters, Socks and Sanitary Pads. How Did Fridamania Come to Dominate Popular Culture?

Why Do These Tudor-Era Portraits of Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I Look So Strikingly Similar?

See How Alex Honnold Climbed a Dizzying 1,667-Foot-Tall Skyscraper Without Ropes

You Can Buy This 438-Year-Old Mill in Wales That Inspired a Stunning J.M.W. Turner Painting

Beach Erosion Reveals Fragments of a 136-Year-Old Shipwreck That Sank in New Jersey's 'Graveyard of the Atlantic'

Dozens of Items That Once Belonged to Nelson Mandela Can Head to Auction, South African Court Rules

Dinosaur National Monument Construction Work Turns Up New Fossils, Leading to the First Excavation at One Site in More Than a Century

'Rising Star' of a Prominent Yellowstone Wolf Pack Was Illegally Killed, Sparking a Poaching Investigation

A New App Can Match Footprints to the Dinosaurs That Made Them

Snow Drought Hits the Western United States, Worrying Experts About the Region's Water Supply

'Golden' From 'KPop Demon Hunters' Just Won K-Pop's Very First Grammy

Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator Is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text

A.I. Could Help Doctors Spot Hard-to-Detect Signs of Breast Cancer During Routine Screenings, a Clinical Trial Suggests

You Can Buy Jack Kerouac's Early Draft of 'On the Road,' Which He Typed on a 121-Foot-Long Scroll

Is This Copy of a Long-Lost Northern Renaissance Portrait Actually an Original Albrecht Dürer?

Ron Teasley, Pioneering Baseball Player and One of Two Surviving Negro League Veterans, Dies at 99

See the Beauty of Corals, Beehives, Mushrooms and More in These 11 Images From the Close-Up Photographer of the Year Awards

What Is a Stoat? Learn Five Fun Facts About the Adorable Weasels Chosen as the Olympic Mascots

Hundreds of Tourists Flock to This Instagram-Famous Italian Church Every Day. Locals Are Pushing Back Against Visitors Who Seek the Perfect Photo 'at All Costs'

Physicists Create Homemade Cosmic Dust, Which Could Help Them Figure Out How the Building Blocks of Life First Reached Earth

Masked Thieves Steal Statue of British Boxer Teddy Baldock From a London Park, Leaving Only His Boots Behind

Couples Have Been Kissing Under the Lovers' Arch in Italy for Years. On Valentine's Day, It Collapsed Into the Sea

A Man Bought a $13 Camera at a Thrift Shop—and Found 70-Year-Old Film Still Inside. Do You Recognize the Faces in the Photos?

Investigators Unravel $12 Million Ticket-Fraud Scheme at the Louvre

NASA Report Reveals the Failures That Left Two Astronauts 'Stranded' on the International Space Station

See the First Known Footage of an Elusive Southern Sleeper Shark Swimming in Antarctica's Near-Freezing Waters

The Oldest State Park in America Is About to Expand

Rare and Original Watercolor Illustrations of Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’ Go Up for Auction