Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage

Astronaut shares the profound ‘big lie’ he realized after seeing the Earth from space

NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars

Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

10 Things: Movie Night

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find

Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit

Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?

The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest

Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills

Millions Channeled to Irrigation Improvements, Leak Repairs Along Colorado River by Corporate Coalition

Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft

Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down

Flagship Restoration Project in Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah Working to Restore 4.4 Million Acres

Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics

NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets

This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield

Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution

Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions

What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more

Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment

Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica

Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%

Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit

NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass

Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA

Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected

How Colombia’s outgoing president protected 42% of the country’s Amazon from mining

Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.

The DIY Diehards Building Green Infrastructure from Scratch

NASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date

Humanity’s 3rd Visit to Mercury Kicks Off with the Successful Arrival of BepiColombo Mission

To Researchers' Surprise, This Giant Dinosaur Laid Eggs in a Cold Climate

A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds

Beyond the thrift store: where your donations do more good

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past

Podcast Transcript March 27, 2026—Touching the Veiled Christ, urban coyotes, and the truth about your allergies

Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project

NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview

A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest

Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!

The Spark: How Neighbors Are Banding Together to Go Greener

Butterflies Around the World Are Moving to New Habitats, Largely Because of Climate Change, a Study Suggests

Podcast Transcript July 31st, 2026— Liquid air batteries, dolphins saved by plastic bottles, and an empty weekend a month

In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls

What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more

Teacher donated $5,000 to plant trees in China. 27 years later, he’s moved to tears by the results.

NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge

Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right

6 useful things to donate before back-to-school season this year

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama

London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds

New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network

NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars

Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth

People agree these 10 behaviors seem like signs of intelligence, but really aren’t

Nashville Singer Becomes Local Celebrity Rescuing Foxes and Saving Them from Mange

NASA Celebrates Restoration of Guam Station Damaged by Typhoon Mawar

NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)

10 Pounds of Viking Silver Found in Finland Extend Incredible Year for Scandinavian Treasure Hunts

Good News in History September 16

$1,000 Bonus for Every Year of Work: Casino Employees Shocked at Company’s 50th Anniversary

Good News in History September 15

Baked Bites: how Frisco students turned a passion for baking into a force for community change

Christian Bale Opens Long-Dreamed of Foster Care Village Aimed at Keeping Siblings Together

NASA’s Webb Reveals Dynamic Panorama of Star Formation

UK Runner Makes Improbable Comeback to Conquer the Grueling Trail Run That Nearly Killed Him

North American Bird Losses Are Accelerating. New Research Suggests Fertilizers and Pesticides May Be to Blame

Good News in History September 14

Experts explain why the 'Infinity Tracing Technique' can be a game changer for people with insomnia

Unsealed for the First Time in 600 Years, This Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the 'Discovery of the Decade'

New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration

Athens Is Turning its Old Airport into One of Europe’s Largest Parks

Feather Preserved in Dinosaur Dung Could Explain Why Birds Survived Mass Extinction

Want free concert tickets? EARNT has a simple idea: Volunteer for them.

Following Timor-Leste’s Triumph, All of Southeast Asia Has Eliminated Trachoma

Former Industrial Ground Goes from Dump to Diversity and Hosts 64% of UK’s Black-Necked Grebes

She ‘Asked for a Sign’ and Suddenly a Kingfisher Darts Up and Sits in Her Hand for 10 Minutes

Researchers Use Math to Ensure a Wordle Win 99% of the Time

‘Frozen’ animator launches an interactive ASL learning app and vows to keep it free forever

Elephants Can Think Before They Act and Resist Impulsive Behavior, Shows Study

Good News in History September 13

NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max

15 reasons to kiss more, just in time for Valentine’s Day

Gen X and Millennials share the slow-dance anthems that make them nostalgic for high school

The Blackout of ‘65 Left 800K Trapped in NYC Subway – 6 Hours Later People Were Inspired by Each Other

Becoming an Expert Birder Can Reshape Your Brain and Might Help Protect It From Aging, New Research Suggests

Massive Footprints Reveal First Ever Adult T Rex Trackway, a 66-Million-Year-old Walk Through North Dakota

Homeless Guy Got Famous Playing Amazing Piano in a Church–Now He’s Raised $50K for Charity

Good News in History September 12

Roman Telescope Comes to Kennedy

Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman

This Danish Warship Exploded in Battle 225 Years Ago. Now, Archaeologists Are Racing to Recover Its Artifacts

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight

See How Scientists Reconstructed the Face of Little Foot, a Human Ancestor Who Lived 3.67 Million Years Ago

First Permit to Clean Up Old Mine Waste Issued for WA State Under 2024 ‘Good Samaritan Act’

Kenyan Startup Makes Robotic Hands That Translate Teacher’s Voice into Signs for Deaf Students

Four guys write a letter asking to walk their new neighbor’s dog. The dog writes back.

Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions

From food deserts to oral cancer, these high school students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.

Hotel Staff Give Girl’s Lost Plushie the VIP Treatment Before Sending Her Home with a Note (LOOK)

NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords

Luxurious Bath Complex Used by Roman Emperor Found in Serbia

Good News in History, September 11

91-yo ‘Greybeard’ Becomes Oldest Person to Hike Appalachian Trail After 359 Days and 71 Falls

Good News in History, September 10

A family farm accidentally shared an embarrassing ‘private’ photo. The comments are gold.

A.I. May Have Solved a Longstanding Math Problem With a Million-Dollar Prize. It Ignited a Controversy Over Who Gets Credit

NASA’s Life-Saving Technology Where Cell Signals Can’t Go

A Hungry Cleaning Lady Bit into an Apple and Solved the Case of Legendary Diamond Heist

Indie Comic Creator Sells Out Thanks to Viral Visit from Reviewer Who Stopped When Others Didn’t

Webb Captures Saturn in Infrared

Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula

Arthritis Drug Demonstrates Substantial Hair Regrowth in 1,400 Alopecia Patients

Yard Work Reveals Largest Trove of Viking Silver Ever Discovered in Denmark

New heart attack guidelines correct decades of under-diagnosis in women

NASA Names Two Artemis II Astronauts to Emeritus Program

Scientists Recreated Chirps of Jurassic Insects, Simulating a 165 Million-yo Soundscape (Listen)

Good News in History, September 9

A simpler path to treating degenerative blindness: photoswitchable eye drops

1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day

The neuroscience of motivation: what orexin neurons reveal about staying the course

A fisherman rescued an orphaned seal in 1971. Five years later, the animal started speaking English.

FDA Immediately Approves Drug That’s Doubling Lifespan for Late Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Armless Racing Driver Hits 110 mph Steering with His Feet–Aims to Make History at Le Mans

EMT Ran 1.5 Miles up 1,000 Feet of Elevation in 31 Minutes to Get Blood Transfusion for Injured Climber

S. Carolina Aquarium Celebrates ‘Baby Boom’ of Critically-Endangered Penguin Chicks

Good News in History, September 8

New NASA Technology Mimics Extreme Cold of the Lunar Night

NASA to Share Latest Moon Base Mission Progress