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Mom breaks down in tears after another parent called her about her daughter’s lunch

Teacher explains how ’90s kids never had water bottles in school and ‘somehow’ survived

Surprise Audio Played at Wedding Shocks Everyone When Bride Accurately Predicts Husband’s Name as a 4-Year-old

Crow Takes to Teaching a Starving Orphan Bird How to Eat (Watch)

The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism

Giant Gorilla Maze Celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday

Voice Changes Measured by Phone Can Predict Asthma Flare-Ups 3 Days in Advance

50 emotions that don’t exist in the English language, but we all have experienced

More movement, more energy burned: new study challenges metabolism myth

Good News in History, July 1

Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge
Feeding the soul: Teaching the food truck business

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

High Tech Jacket Prototype Pulls Drinking Water From Thin Air – Up to 1.5 Pints Per Day

Hospital Opens Roof Garden Where Critical Care Patients Can Enjoy the Outdoors for Hours With Full Care

Frugal people share 20 smart financial decisions that saved them $10,000 or more

6 party ideas that actually make it easier to invite people over

From senior class to senior home: over 50 classmates from Austin High School now live together

Good News in History, June 24

Study Finds Many Older Adults Will Improve Over Time–Depending on Their Mindset

18-year-old took her college savings and bought the restaurant where she was a dishwasher

40 years after grade school, Gen X friends reunited. Their shared childhood crush was the only guy there.
A Golden-Ringed Jewel: Britain’s Longest Dragonfly Hitches Ride on Woman’s Thumb (LOOK and LEARN)

How the act of learning to read rewires the brain and changes the way you hear

A teacher helped a woman plant trees in the desert. She found him 27 years later.

Every December, a school in Ireland ditches homework and does ‘kindness’ assignments instead

B&Q Volunteers Transform Hampshire Centre Supporting Older People

NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base

Florida teacher says she’s quitting her job because of school’s ‘course recovery’ shortcut

Help for a desperate mom who couldn’t find size 23 shoes for her teenage son

6-Year-old Finds Ancient Viking Sword on School Field Trip, Buried for 1,300 Years

What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York

New Solar Method Turns Ocean Into Drinking Water, While Extracting Valuable Lithium Without Waste

Therapy Donkeys Prove Such a Balm of Calm to Psychiatric Hospital That Organizers Look to Expand

Good News in History, June 11

Mouse with Severed Spinal Cord Recovers ‘Normal’ Movement After Potentially Revolutionary Treatment

'Adults' are honestly confused by these 15 strange things the younger generations do

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

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

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.

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

Astronomy Activation Ambassadors: Embracing Multiple Perspectives

No Vaccine No Problem: Papua New Guinea Malaria Deaths Fall by 92%

A fun personality test determines 'how you love' based on your animal archetype

How Japanese Fish Printing Grew from Documenting Day’s Catch to Acclaimed Artform

Britain’s First Furniture Orchard Grows Chairs Right on the Trees (WATCH)
Fourth grade teacher beautifully explains what grief is to her students using a vase

Welcome to the Gas Giant Planet Where Clouds Turn to Stone

Bruce Springsteen Celebrates His New Center for American Music Opening Soon with All-Star Concert for the Ages

A New York Cemetery Was Hiding Over 5 Million Burrowing Bees, One of the World’s Largest Concentrations
Happiness researcher explains how making a 'reverse bucket list' can change your life

Girl Scouts Event Brings Space Science to the Next Generation
Americans share 31 awesome things that can only be found here in the States

Helping Children Laugh Can Make Their Brains More Resilient and Learning Easier

Mom shares controversial take on why she limited her kids' college major choices

For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds
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Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born in the UK Is Huge Win–with Only 400 Left in Wild

No Outstanding Coal Mining Applications Left in the UK After Council Refusal in Carmarthenshire

Good News in History, June 18
NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight
Potatoes Didn't Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes—the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People's DNA

Boss noticed struggling employee was wearing tattered clothes. His response left the worker teary-eyed.

Sweden’s Breathtaking New Train Ride to Oslo Passes By Best of Country’s Landscape

‘A Little Hero’ Saves Her Friend from Both Drowning AND a Seizure
East Africa Might Break Off From the Continent Sooner Than Scientists Thought—and a New Ocean May Fill the Gap
Are These the Earliest Known Dice in the World? Native Americans May Have Used Them to Play Games of Chance More Than 12,000 Years Ago

Japanese Fans Cleaned the Stadium After World Cup Match While the Players Cleaned Locker Room

Knee Pain Suffered by Millions Can Be Eased Using New Non-Surgical Procedure

Good News in History, June 17

A man who fell from his wheelchair into a lake and his little beagle saved his life

Artist Beats Brain Cancer And Paints Amazing Portraits of Hospital Staff as Thank-you Gifts (LOOK)

Detective Spends Months Searching for Stolen Dementia Patient’s Ring–Finds it in a Pawnshop Miles Away

Colorado’s ‘Tamales Act’ Restores Citizens’ Freedom to Buy and Sell Homecooked Food
Worried Your House Is Haunted? The Spooky Sensation Might Arise From a Surprisingly Simple Source

Scientists Map Underground Fungal Networks and Find They Cover 62 Quadrillion Miles

Good News in History, June 16

How Marcia Lucas saved Star Wars and shaped it into the classic we love

Webb Studies Star Clusters
Despite Their Tiny Brains, Bumblebees Have a Surprising Sense of Rhythm, According to a New Study by Neuroscientists

Man taking afternoon nap hears odd ‘popping’ noises—minutes later, a stranger pulls him to safety
Sea Levels Might Be Higher Than We Thought, Putting Millions of People in the Path of Coastal Flooding Sooner Than Expected
These Intricately Decorated Ostrich Eggshells Suggest Our Ancestors May Have Understood Basic Geometry 60,000 Years Ago
Is Autism Really a Male-Dominated Condition? A New Study Suggests Women Have It Just as Often, but Are Diagnosed Later in Life
Venus Flytraps Snap Their Traps Shut in Less Than a Second. Scientists Say They've Discovered How the Predatory Plants Are So Fast

Wasteful Fisherman Turns into Underwater Garbage Man, Pulls Tons of Tires from Canadian Harbors

African Continent Gains 10 Years of Life Expectancy Since 2000 Despite Wars, Famine, and Instability

EV Popularity in China Accounts for 262,000 Fewer Deaths from Air Pollution

Good News in History, June 15

Signs of Breast Cancer Could Be Spotted 3-6 Years Before Diagnosis Using AI Screening, Shows Massive Study

An Almost Incomparable ‘Princely’ Tomb of Ancient Celtic Noble Found in Germany

Thousands Donate to Help Nebraska Ranchers Who Couldn’t Feed Their Herds After Wildfires Burn Every Acre

Good News in History, June 14

Tiny NASA Spacecraft Delivers Exoplanet Mission’s First Images

Boy Finds 2 Million-year-old Tooth From Elephant Ancestor on Beach Walk

Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why
Taking a Daily Multivitamin Might Slow Some Signs of Biological Aging, a New Study Suggests
Mosquitoes Have Been Biting Humans for More Than One Million Years
Positive Thinking Might Boost Your Immune System's Responses to Vaccines, New Research Suggests

Father and Son Break Three World Records in 18,000 Mile Cycle Around the World

French Polynesia Protects Biodiverse Ocean Area Twice the Size of Arizona Teeming with Life

Searching for Selenite

NASA Strengthens Artemis: Adds Mission, Refines Overall Architecture

Woman Who Rescued Injured Crow Keeps Getting ‘Thank-you Gifts’ from Other Birds

Good News in History, June 13
GVIS Virtual Systems Simulations
Tyrannosaurus Rex Was Probably a Late Bloomer—and May Have Taken Around 40 Years to Grow Up
After Wandering Field All Day He Discovers 16th C. Diamond Ring Using his Metal Detector

Dog Rescued After Being Swept Out to Sea on Inflatable Kayak Headed Toward Norway

France Salutes America, Flying Over Statue of Liberty–Launching Month of Celebrations for 250 Years of Friendship

La NASA refuerza Artemis: añade una misión y perfecciona su arquitectura general
Two Observatories, One Cosmic Eye: Hubble and Euclid View Cat’s Eye Nebula

Good News in History, June 12

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launch

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Artemis II: What’s on the Menu?

7-11 Owner Pays Forward Kindness from Decade Ago with Viral Signs Offering Shelter from Scorching Heat

Frugal people say these under $50 upgrades saved them more money than expected

Agenda diaria de la misión a la Luna de Artemis II de la NASA

Help Galaxy Zoo: Tidal Tales Open Cosmic Storybook

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

Inventor’s Microfiber Laundry Filter Is Already Keeping Tons of Fossil-Fuel Fibers Out of the Environment

Family That Owned This ‘Wildlife Wonder of the World’ for 300 Years Sells Bass Rock to Protect 100,000 Seabirds
Ohio library pokes fun at McDonald’s CEO by taking the ‘eat a book’ challenge

Husband who lost his job reluctantly moves family in with mother-in-law, pure joy ensued

Chicago Home Builder Lauded for Halting Construction Just to Save Killdeer Nest

Good News in History, June 10

Ice Warrior’s Royal Honour: Craig Mathieson Wins Polar Medal

NASA to Cover 33rd SpaceX Resupply Mission Station Departure

Loophole in Endangered Species Act Is Closed to Coal Miners After Court Ruling

Shipwreck ‘Almost Beyond Belief’ Stunned Archaeologists with its Cargo of Intact Porcelain

Inside Project Hail Mary

Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life

Staggering Results Show HIV-Transmission Reduced 100% with Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection

11 'unspoken rules' cats expect their humans to know and follow
Neuroscientists say a simple, 10-second trick will help you learn things much faster
Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected

NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer
