Fighting Wildfires from Prison, A New Law Gives Ex-Cons Route to California Fire Dept. Jobs on Release

Nonprofit Brings Free Music Education to More Than 20,000 Miami Students in 131 Schools

After years of living in homeless shelters and his car, Hawaiian teenager graduates high school

Schools Are Saving Big By Going Green

A Combination of Techniques Leads to Improved Friction Stir Welding

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

Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – LOOK

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

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

Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?

Premature baby charity scoops prestigious award

NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027

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

Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms

CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides

From Crash to PhD: EmmaLucy Beats Brain Injury Against the Odds

Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky

Worle Students Lead Bold Campaign to Stamp Out Hate Crime (By Oliver, 15)

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

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

Oldmixon Primary Celebrated for Safety, Care and Strong Learning in Ofsted Report

Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California

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)

‘Spot the teacher’ trend hilariously highlights how adults are looking younger and younger

NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge

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

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

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

Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents

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

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

Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson

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Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds

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

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

8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Chance Encounter Between 2 Indiana Graduates Rescues Former College Ball Star from Homelessness

How Japanese introductions literally translate to English is a wild linguistics lesson

Teen Discovers Coconut Fungi Can Filter Plastic and Sunscreen From Sea—And Wins Science Fair

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

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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