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Satellites Can Help Predict Bridge Collapses by Spotting Tiny Changes, Thanks to Scientist’s Solution
Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out

Scientists Discover Lab Gloves Are Skewing Microplastics Data – Perhaps By A Lot

If ‘Free Pianos’ Show Up in Your Feed, Don’t Be Duped: Industry Pioneers Warn Against Them
Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression
High Schoolers Build Unlikely Friendships With Seniors Through Chair Volleyball

Students Bring Annie to Life and Wow the Entire Community

Amazing Ukulele Effort Raises Over £10,000 for Charity

Woman builds an elaborate hotel in her yard for stray cats in winter, and it's so cozy

Banana Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fighting Devastating Crop Disease

Small S. Korea Town Welcomes First Newborn in 17 Years as Nation’s Fertility Rate Continues to Rise

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)
Good News in History, March 29

New Drug Could Change Lives of Kids with Resistant Epilepsy, Patient Trials Concluded

‘Call a Boomer’ Payphone Instantly Connects Youth with Seniors to Tackle Loneliness Across Generations

Multiple Types of Plastic Are Turned into Vinegar Using Sunlight-Powered Process Without Emissions

Teens Recycle Old Pickleballs and Tennis Balls to Avert Millions From Landfills –And You Can Help
The Armless Archer Wins Historic Gold at the Paralympics

Intrepid Teens Channel Donations of Old School Uniforms to 1,400 Families, Saving Them $140K

3 New Lizard Species Discovered in Australia–Including Stunning Orange-Headed Rock Monitor
Schoolboy With ‘Can-Do’ Attitude Has Recycled a Million Cans and Donated the Proceeds to Charity
First-of-its-kind study reveals a potential 'seventh sense' in humans: Remote touch

Boy Selling Towel That Stays Cool for 2 Hours Wins $200,000 in Prize Money

Waste Plastic Turned into Parkinson’s Drug Thanks to Helpful Bacteria

Community Dads Raise Thousands to Surprise Beloved School Crossing Guard with a New Car
MacKenzie Scott Donated $7.1 Billion to Nonprofits in 2025, a Major Increase with More to Come
Teacher Wins $1M Prize for Turning India’s Slums Into Hundreds of Open-Air Classrooms

These nonviolent strategies from people in war zones across the world can teach a lesson about ICE resistance
Updates to Our Favorite Stories From 2025: Pt. 1
The TikToker Who Changed a Veteran’s Life
The Sweetest First Day: A Tulsa High School’s ‘Kiss Goodbye’ Tradition
How a Principal Gets Kids Excited for Back to School
U.S. Military Ends Practice of Shooting Live Animals to Train Medics to Treat Battlefield Wounds
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
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Swindon Hostel Residents Benefit from Generous Lego Donation from Local Toy Shop
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£100, Two Hours… and a Whole Lot of Kindness! Londoners Spread Joy on Random Acts of Kindness Day
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Community Rallies to Save Poor Town’s Last Youth Center –And Succeeds with Government Grant
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A Passing ‘Angel’ Rescues Woman 8-Months Pregnant from Her Sinking Car
Right to Build Offshore Wind Power Upheld by US Judge for 5th Time Since Attempted White House Ban

Retired veteran teams up with nonprofit to build free ramps for senior and disabled neighbors
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Metallica's gift of giving
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This Vietnamese restaurant sheltered protesters from tear gas (and fed them pho) following ICE shooting
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Meryl Streep, Jon Batiste, Kathryn Hahn, Regina Hall, Parker Posey, Zachary Quinto, Kelly Ripa and Adam Scott to Present Honors in the 19th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
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Chimps Loves Trends as Much as We Do
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