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Schools Are Saving Big By Going Green

Good News in History, October 5

Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A

Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween

Ancient Christian Complex Reopens in Syria After 14 Years, a War, and an Earthquake

30 Years of Clean-Up and Monitoring Work at Closed Copper Mine Wins Honors for World’s Top Miner

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

11-year-olds mowed 50 lawns for free, so the ‘Lawnmower Man’ donated gear to open a business

Rangers saved this giraffe's life when she was just one week old. 5 years later, she surprised them with a heartwarming reunion

NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors
UK’s National Museums to Continue 25-Year Policy of Free Entry for Foreign Visitors

The Spark: The ‘Community Lighthouses’ Where Neighbors Help Neighbors

After her husband died, she secretly ran his struggling gelatin business. 6 years later, she was a household name.

Stunning Collection of Stolen Greek Artifacts Spanning 5,000 Years Were Just Returned to Greece

New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution

Chris Evans Puts His Limelight on a Bonded Dog Pair with Cute Video, Immediately Sees Them Adopted

Dog in Madrid leaves people stunned after performing impressive CPR drill

A male elephant 'adopted' a calf and kept her alive long enough for rangers to rescue her

12-yo’s Annual ‘Diaper Drive’ Delivers 30,000 Diapers Off at Arizona Food Bank

Premature baby charity scoops prestigious award

Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine Habitat, Whales, and Seabirds
This Massive, Deep-Sea Roly Poly Can Go Years Without Food Thanks to a Huge Stomach and a Stolen Gene, Study Suggests

NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027

Researchers Unearth a Clay Tablet Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty

18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor School Children in Ghana

Archaeologists Risked Their Lives to Save 30,000 Treasures from ISIS Terrorists—New Study Shows How

New York City Collects $131 Million From DoorDash for Delivery Workers Unfairly Paid After $13 Billion Earnings

Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives Away a Billion Dollars – the Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Glow-up after 100: Centenarians at Austin senior living community get ‘glamorous’ makeovers from high schoolers

How Diet and Tryptophan Influence Serotonin and Mental Health (By Jaiden, 15)

Spanish Play Brings Language Learning to Life at Priory Community School (By Isabella, 13)

Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California
Two Thousand Years Ago, Julius Caesar Conquered the Settlement That Eventually Became Paris. Archaeologists May Have Just Found It

With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Local lad recovers from horror injury to pursue footballing dreams in the States (By Josh, 18)

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

North Somerset Youth Parliament Shares Updates at Fourth Full Meeting (By Ivy, 15)
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge

NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission

Bikes Outnumbered Cars on Scottish Rush Hour Route for the First Time Ever

NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems

Man returns 132-year-old magazine to library. Perfect timing helps him dodge a $12K late fee.
An Otter Just Returned to New York City's Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name It

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

Pomegranates and berries produce a gut metabolite that may improve IBD outcomes

135,000 Shelter Pets Found Forever Homes in August Thanks to NBC’s Annual Adopt-a-thon

Former GP shares powerful story of recovery after Gloucester House “saved his life”

Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program

Good News in History September 22

Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents
How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island

Rural French Mayors Rally to Save Their Local Cafe-Bistro, and Help Reverse National Trend

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

Korean Drone Rescue Program Helps Mozambique Achieve Zero Fatalities During Worst Flood in Decades

Historic Philanthropic Gift Will Expand Veterinary Care Access to Millions of Americans and Their Pets

165-Mile Bike Trail Through Minnesota Finally Completed After 30 years, One of the Longest in America

Couple Fosters 59 Dogs in Retirement: ‘We love to get them out of the kennels’

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
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Singapore’s First 3D-Printed Bridge Planned for 2028 After Rigorous Testing

Pinch of Gold Dust May Be Secret to Bringing Longer Lasting and Safer Batteries to Market

Half-blind, 12-yo Dog Fights off Hungry Bear to Protect Family and Pets in New Mexico: “She’s our little savior ’

North America’s Largest Wildlife Overpass Opens for Animals to Safely Cross in Colorado

Fun ‘Fashion Shoot’ Makes Residents in a Senior Home Feel 20 Years Younger

Betta Fish Turns Vivid Blue When Happy Again–After Moving From Pet Shop Jar to Caring Home (WATCH)

Hard-to-Recycle Waste Forms Lightweight Concrete for Paving Roads and More in Hungary
Scotland’s Largest Greenhouse Set to Be Preserved as ‘Living Ruin’ and New Event Space

New Hiking Trail Traces the Entire Coastline of England–a 2,689-Mile Route Unlike Any in the World

Hedgehogs Could Avoid Extinction by Silent Ultrasound Installed on Cars to Prevent Roadkill

Good News in History, March 28

College Freshman Brings a Nostalgic General Store Back to Olde Towne Community in Virginia

Someone Used This Coin as Bus Fare and Worker Discovers it was Minted by the Phoenicians 2,000 Years Ago

Tunisian Solar-Powered Cars Leverage African Sunshine to Charge 30 Miles for Free Everyday

Satellites Can Help Predict Bridge Collapses by Spotting Tiny Changes, Thanks to Scientist’s Solution

Pink noise for sleep: what it is and whether it actually helps you rest

From Rescue to Royalty: Cat ‘Diva’ Finds Purr-fect Home Helping Children Heal
Fossil Remains of ‘Weird’ Creature with Twisted jaw and Sideways Teeth Discovered
Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out
Kazakhstan Plants 37,000 Seedlings to Prepare for Imminent Return of Tigers
Architect Creates App to Show Which Pub Gardens are Sunny – Using Shadow Simulations From Buildings

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

Good News in History, April 5

China’s Great Green Wall turns Taklamakan desert into a growing carbon sink

Community Defibrillators Step Up Five Times in One Day in Weston-super-Mare

If ‘Free Pianos’ Show Up in Your Feed, Don’t Be Duped: Industry Pioneers Warn Against Them

Good News in History, March 22

Pioneer is First to Cross Texas Along His New xTx Trail – 1,500 Miles Devised for Hikers, Cyclists and Horses
Philly Man Uses Mobile Laundromat to Wash Homeless Residents’ Clothes
Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression

Watch This Rescue Rabbit Reign as the Furry Champ of Jenga

Autistic Bowler Achieves Dream with First Perfect 300 Game – And Joins the PBA as a Pro

Native Americans Were Making Dice and Gaming Thousands of Years Before Anyone Else
Snowmobilers Dig Exhausted Young Moose Out of the snow in New Hampshire Woods
Endangered Persian Leopards Mount Comeback in Central Asia’s Most Reclusive Nation

Good News in History, April 3
Wife Used ‘Find My iPhone’ to Locate Husband Buried in an Avalanche for Over 4 Hours
Frugal people share exactly how much money they saved on their best thrifty lifestyle changes
Overcoming 3D-Printer Challenges, MIT Produces an Electric Motor in Just 3 Hours
High Schoolers Build Unlikely Friendships With Seniors Through Chair Volleyball

‘Grain Bank Accounts’ Free Indian Farmers from Middleman Through Online Marketplace

Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000

Teen Finds 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Millions of Years Old While Diving for Fossils on Florida Coast

Haringey’s Children’s Services Crowned ‘Outstanding’ in Landmark Ofsted Win
Town Enthusiastically Switches to Restorative Justice and Reoffending Almost Vanishes

Students Bring Annie to Life and Wow the Entire Community
‘Crime-Fighting’ Llamas Catch Thief by Surrounding Him in a Field Until Cops Arrive
Scents From 3,500 Years Ago Recreated to Give Museum Visitors a Whiff of History
Lead Pollution Has Dropped 100-Fold in the U.S. Over the Last Century
Good News in History, February 7

Good News in History, April 2

Amazing Ukulele Effort Raises Over £10,000 for Charity

Yangtze River sees major ecological recovery after China’s fishing ban

Perfectly '80s video of guys 'summer skiing' down a grassy hill is blowing people's minds
Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One

Vancouver’s ‘Teddy Bear Doctor’ Stitches Together More Than Just Plushies, but Memories Too
90 Million Year-old ‘Missing Link’ Fossil of Tiny Bird-like Dinosaur Discovered
How a football cup run helped unite a town

Woman builds an elaborate hotel in her yard for stray cats in winter, and it's so cozy
The Louvre Installs Metal Security Bars on Window Used During $102M Jewel Heist

Once Dried up and Full of Plastic, Canal in India Is Now Clear and Lined with Mangroves

Banana Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fighting Devastating Crop Disease
Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
How species spotting took hold of a rural community
Police Officers Use Google Translate to Help Woman Deliver Baby in Backseat of a Car

Roofers Repair 78-year-old Widower’s Roof for Free After Scammers Left Him with a Big Hole

Aging Delivery Driver Gets Huge Tip After Conscientious Effort Goes Viral With Ring Video

Small S. Korea Town Welcomes First Newborn in 17 Years as Nation’s Fertility Rate Continues to Rise
Mystery of Armenia’s Giant 6,000-Year-old ‘Dragon Stones’ is Finally Solved
Florida police department deploys first-ever specially trained 'search and recovery' otter

UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections
He Earns More in an Hour as Spider-Man Than a Full Day at his Old Supermarket Job
Rare Fossils in Amber Raise Questions About Secret Lives of Cretaceous Insects

Tiny Ponies Buddy and Bauble Make Remarkable Recovery

These dogs — and cats — are saving pets with blood donations. Yours can too

Lost Page from Archimedes Manuscript Found in Museum with Hidden Text Beneath Illustration
Astronomers Say They Have Solved One of Saturn’s Greatest Mysteries
Osaka Stunned by Anonymous Gift of Gold Bars to Fix Aging Water Pipes
Milestone for Rewilding as Ostriches Return to Saudi Desert After 100-year Absence
Toronto River Once So Polluted it Caught on Fire Now Is Flush with Fish

Good News in History, March 30

Adorable ‘Super Mini’ Pony Pickle Becomes Star of Rescue Centre
UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes
Minnesota Tow Truck Driver Returns Abandoned Vehicles to Families After ICE Arrests
Transcendental Meditation Found to Calm Genes Associated with Both Aging and Stress

8 Weeks in Europe For Free: Hidden Valley is Hiring 4 ‘Ranch-bassadors’ to Dress Up Euro Foods and Post About it
Whiskers on Elephant’s Trunk Are Key to its Amazing Sense of Touch
Can dogs get the winter blues? What to know about seasonal depression in pets
Wholesome moment between UPS driver and author caught on camera helps book sales skyrocket

Buddhist monks surpass halfway mark of 'Peace Walk,' despite snow and freezing temps
