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Environment

Schools Are Saving Big By Going Green
Mar 27 · Reasons to be Cheerful
Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage
Oct 3 · Good News Network
Astronaut shares the profound ‘big lie’ he realized after seeing the Earth from space
May 18 · Upworthy
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
May 18 · NASA (News Releases)
Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station
Oct 2 · Good News Network
California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing
Oct 3 · Upworthy
10 Things: Movie Night
Oct 2 · NASA (News Releases)
Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find
Mar 26 · NASA (News Releases)
Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit
Sep 28 · Good News Network
Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?
Feb 14 · Positive News
The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest
Sep 24 · The Optimist Daily
Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills
Sep 24 · Good News Network
Millions Channeled to Irrigation Improvements, Leak Repairs Along Colorado River by Corporate Coalition
Sep 24 · Good News Network
Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft
Sep 24 · Good News Network
Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down
Sep 23 · Good News Network
Flagship Restoration Project in Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah Working to Restore 4.4 Million Acres
Sep 23 · Good News Network
Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought
Sep 22 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth
Apr 7 · NASA (News Releases)
The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
Mar 30 · The Optimist Daily
NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets
Mar 24 · NASA (Technology)
This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield
Feb 19 · Reasons to be Cheerful
Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution
Sep 18 · Good News Network
Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions
Sep 18 · The Optimist Daily
What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more
Mar 20 · Positive News
Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment
Sep 17 · Good News Network
Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica
Sep 17 · Good News Network
Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%
Sep 17 · Good News Network
Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit
Mar 26 · The Optimist Daily
NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass
Sep 16 · NASA (News Releases)
Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution
Sep 16 · Good News Network
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA
Sep 15 · NASA (News Releases)
Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land
Sep 15 · Good News Network
24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected
Apr 7 · The Optimist Daily
How Colombia’s outgoing president protected 42% of the country’s Amazon from mining
Sep 14 · The Optimist Daily
Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.
Mar 25 · The Optimist Daily
The DIY Diehards Building Green Infrastructure from Scratch
Feb 9 · Reasons to be Cheerful
NASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date
Mar 25 · NASA (News Releases)
Humanity’s 3rd Visit to Mercury Kicks Off with the Successful Arrival of BepiColombo Mission
Sep 10 · Good News Network
To Researchers' Surprise, This Giant Dinosaur Laid Eggs in a Cold Climate
Sep 9 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds
Sep 9 · Good News Network
Beyond the thrift store: where your donations do more good
Sep 9 · The Optimist Daily
NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past
Sep 8 · NASA (News Releases)
Podcast Transcript March 27, 2026—Touching the Veiled Christ, urban coyotes, and the truth about your allergies
Mar 27 · The Optimist Daily
Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project
Sep 7 · Good News Network
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview
Apr 6 · NASA (News Releases)
A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest
Mar 26 · NASA (News Releases)
Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!
Sep 4 · The Optimist Daily
The Spark: How Neighbors Are Banding Together to Go Greener
Aug 7 · Reasons to be Cheerful
Butterflies Around the World Are Moving to New Habitats, Largely Because of Climate Change, a Study Suggests
Aug 7 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Podcast Transcript July 31st, 2026— Liquid air batteries, dolphins saved by plastic bottles, and an empty weekend a month
Jul 31 · The Optimist Daily
In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls
Aug 31 · Good News Network
What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more
Aug 21 · Positive News
Teacher donated $5,000 to plant trees in China. 27 years later, he’s moved to tears by the results.
Aug 28 · Upworthy
NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge
Aug 28 · NASA (News Releases)
Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right
Aug 28 · The Optimist Daily
6 useful things to donate before back-to-school season this year
Aug 28 · The Optimist Daily
NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama
Aug 25 · NASA (News Releases)
London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds
Aug 26 · The Optimist Daily
New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
Aug 25 · NASA (Technology)
NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars
Aug 25 · NASA (News Releases)
That’s it for Environment. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.

More from the Archive

A Mass Grave Uncovered in Serbia Hints at a Violent Iron Age Massacre That Targeted Women and Children
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
What Does This 150-Year-Old Bottle of Mystery Booze Taste Like? Fruity, With a Hint of Leather
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Wild Chimpanzees Love to Eat Boozy Fruit. Scientists Say the Proof Is in Their Pee
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The Eerie 'Blood' Moon Will Grace the Night Sky Next Week, Thanks to a Total Lunar Eclipse
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The Berlin Cathedral Is Reopening Its Massive Crypt—Home to the Bones of One of Europe’s Most Powerful Dynasties
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward
· NASA (News Releases)
Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
· NASA (News Releases)
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· Good News Network
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· Good News Network
50 years later, the iconic ‘Sesame Street’ counting song is overwhelming Gen X with nostalgia
· Upworthy
Boomers and Generation Jones share the meals and foods they miss the most from the 1960s
· Upworthy
We asked people what social rule they’d enforce during flights. One sweet answer dominated.
· Upworthy
Whooping Cranes Came Back From the Brink of Extinction. Now, New Threats Are Converging on Their Texas Wintering Grounds
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
Sharklike Fish With Weird, Buzz-Saw Jaws Sliced Through the Seas, Then Vanished. Now, Paleontologists Are Unraveling Their Secrets
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
Maggots Are an Incredibly Efficient Source of Protein, Which May Make Them the Next Superfood for Humans
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
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