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

Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?

Simply Add Water to Diesel Fuel to Cut Engine Pollution by 67%–with No Loss in Efficiency

Turning Surplus into Support: Charity Doubles Impact in New Appeal

New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water

NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star

Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin
NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation

‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London

USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam

Drought Parches Florida

Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef

With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation

UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil – Maybe Your Garden Will Power Your Home Some Day

Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study

Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)

NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base

Stunning Video of the Southern Lights Dancing Across the Earth Captured by a NASA Astronaut–WATCH
Microplastics Are Swirling Around in the Atmosphere, Where They Might Be Contributing to Climate Change

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

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

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

NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth

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

Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago
27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

Beavers return to Scotland's Glen Affric after 400 years

In the Land of Infrastructure Projects, Activists and Nature Lovers Saved Endangered Spoonbill Habitat

Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 Square Miles

Heartwarming ‘Sock-er’ News: Arsenal Donates Old Football Socks to Sick Horses and Donkeys

Planned Expansion to Take Latin America’s Largest Solar Plant Beyond 1 Gigawatt Capacity

Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life

Rescuing London’s Precious Building Materials Diverting Them from Dumps for Reuse

All-Electric Truck Completes Milestone Canberra-to-Sydney Haul, Cutting 84% in Fuel Costs

70% Drop in Levels of Forever Chemicals Observed in Seabird Eggs Tracks Regulatory Success

Italy Unifies its Historic Pilgrimage Trails to Offer Slower, More Intimate Tourism
Americans share 31 awesome things that can only be found here in the States

Facing Desertification, Man’s Campaign Draws 30,000 Volunteers to Plant 1 Million Trees in his County

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

For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds
NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars
Medieval Writings and Tree Rings Helped Researchers Track a Solar Storm From 800 Years Ago and Reconstruct Past Solar Cycles

UK startup turns festival urine into forest-grade fertilizer

Prince William is Selling 20% of His Duchy Landholdings to Build Affordable Housing and Restore Nature

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

NASA’s New Shock Detectives Project Invites Volunteers to Help Study Solar Wind
Young people share their petty 'boomer' complaints, proving old folks can be right

Salt Water Restores Native Queensland Ecosystems After Dozens of Tidal Gates Removed

Students Work to Fundraise to Save Habitat Where They Watch Bald Eagle Chicks on Livestream

Another Trawling Ban, Another Big Recovery for Sea Life

Iraq Embarks on Preservation Work for the Ziggurat of Ur Using Bricks of Identical Material to 5,000-yo Original
Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry

Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan

Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems

Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Powers an Onboard Data Center, While the Sea Disperses the Heat
Most Insect Species Call the Tropics Home. But Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the Critters There to Their Heat Limits
Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Just End up in Landfill, So Coalition Swaps in Seed Beads and Jambalaya Spice Packets

Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size
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Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born in the UK Is Huge Win–with Only 400 Left in Wild

Good News in History, June 18
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York
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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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

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

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

Good News in History, June 11
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

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

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

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Technology Originally Developed for Space Missions Now Integral to Everyday Life

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

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NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer
