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How embracing the 'Empty Boat Theory' can help you keep anger and anxiety in check

Woman Crochets More Than 100 Baby Blankets to Thank Hospital That Saved Her Sight

Sampling DNA in Seawater Can Reveal the Health of Dolphin Populations, in First for Conservation

Artsy Types May Age Better: Music and Museums Act as Exercise, Slowing Age By 4% Says Study

Polish Influencer Raises $67 Million for Cancer Research During 9-day Livestream

Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young

Australia is on track to eliminate a form of cancer entirely
Dancer with ALS Performs on Stage Again Through Digital Avatar–WATCH

Australia Becomes 30th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness
The Uplift: "CODA" stars and concert kid
Podcast Transcript May 8, 2026— Gene therapy restores hearing, Gaza teens win a global prize, and eight more wins

US Alcohol Consumption Falls to 85-Year Low –Driven by Desire for Better Health
Scientists Make a Super-Honey Using Cocoa Bean Waste For Chocolatey, Heart-Healthy Jolt
Diseased Rhino Recovers After Florida Zoo Team Surprise Locals with Pioneering Veterinary Tactics

Walking an Extra 1,000 Steps a Day After Surgery Helps Patients Recover Quicker

Sam Neill Beats Cancer After 5-Year Battle, Announces ‘It’s Time I Did Another Movie’

Preparing Home-Cooked Meals Once in a While May Reduce Dementia Risk in Seniors by 30%

Mayo Clinic’s AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer up to 3 Years Before Diagnosis–When Treatment is Still Possible
Frog Wiped Out by Disease Returns to the Wild With the Help of ‘Frog Spas’ and ‘Frog Saunas’

The Pandemic May Have Changed Young People for the Better: A Positive Take on The ‘COVID Generation

UK Men’s Sheds Association Launches Free Guide to Creating Men’s Sheds in Shipping Containers

'Unwinding' with screens might actually make you more stressed. Here are 4 things to try instead
Bride Goes Viral on Wedding Night Dancing While Doing Vital Cystic Fibrosis Treatment (WATCH)

Why turning support into action matters on International Women’s Day

6 Year Old Saffie Has Her Vision Saved from Rare Form of Blindness Thanks to One-Time Gene Therapy

Key Discovery Could Be a ‘Valuable Starting Point’ To Saving Children from Deadly Disfiguring Condition
Infecting Mosquitoes with Natural Bacteria Lowered Dengue Risk by 70% in Citywide Experiment
From 10% to 47%: Cardiac Survival Rates Surge in Texas City That’s Empowering Citizens to Save Lives

$20M Awarded to Louisiana Idea For Ensuring Health Clinics Stay Open During Hurricanes Across 4 States

His ‘Granborghini‘ Project Gives Elderly People Joyrides in Supercars (WATCH)

Groundbreaking Bowel Cancer Trial Had Zero Relapses for Patients After 33 Months
China’s Yangtze River Rebounds After Fishing Ban and Investment to Reemploy 200,000 Fishermen
Man’s Dream About Having Heart Attack Leads to Real-Life Diagnosis and Life-Saving Surgery
New Spray-on Powder Instantly Seals Life-Threatening Wounds in Battle or During Disasters
5,000-yo Bacteria Shows Antibiotic Resistance Is Ancient, Which May Help Us to Combat it

Scans That Make Prostate Cancer Cells ‘Glow’ Can Eliminate Invasive Biopsies and False Diagnoses

Soaking in a Hot Tub Bestows Surprising Health Benefits, Even More Than Saunas, New Study Says

Beautiful Tortoiseshell Butterfly Recolonizes England Decades After Elm Disease Had Eliminated it

New AI Glasses for Dementia ‘Sees’ Objects With Labels Projected on Lenses to ‘Significantly’ Improve Lives

19 Cities Including London, San Francisco, Hong Kong Achieve ‘Remarkable Reductions’ in Air Pollution

Scientists Track Where Butternut Trees Have Resisted Deadly Disease – So Reforesting Efforts Can Thrive

Johns Hopkins Team Develops Therapeutic, Nasally-Delivered DNA Vaccine for Tuberculosis

Hero Black Lab Was Trained as a Seeing-Eye Dog, but Detected Owner’s Blood Clot Too

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

Pink noise for sleep: what it is and whether it actually helps you rest
Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out
Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression

Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000
Lead Pollution Has Dropped 100-Fold in the U.S. Over the Last Century

Vancouver’s ‘Teddy Bear Doctor’ Stitches Together More Than Just Plushies, but Memories Too

Banana Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fighting Devastating Crop Disease
Florida police department deploys first-ever specially trained 'search and recovery' otter
Transcendental Meditation Found to Calm Genes Associated with Both Aging and Stress

Everyone’s Liver is Only 3 Years-old, Thus WWII Vet Becomes Oldest Organ Donor in US History at 100

Lawyer explains why everyone should do 'mandatory hospice volunteering' when they turn 18

Animals are Streaming into 400 Children’s Hospitals From San Diego Zoo’s Dedicated 24-hour Channel

New Drug Could Change Lives of Kids with Resistant Epilepsy, Patient Trials Concluded

Seniors Who Eat More Meat Are Less Likely to Develop Dementia Study Find

Tiny 28-Inch Pony Is Now thriving After Being so Sick He Couldn’t Stand
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Bald Ibis ‘the Herald of Spring’ Saved from Extinction in Turkey Thanks to Semi-Wild Breeding

NASA Celebrates Decade of University Innovation in Aeronautics

Fossil From 289M Years Ago Reveals ‘Mummified’ Skin, Scales, Proteins–And Earliest Known Lung Function

Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
CA Nonprofit Buys 6,100-acres of Sacred Land, Ending 10-year Battle Over Proposed Sand Mine
Seeds Can ‘Hear’ the Rain–And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow Faster Shows MIT Study

250 Millionth Tree Planted! Eco-Loving Search Engine Ecosia Hits Milestone For Earth Day

First Ever Complete Skeletal Cast of 30-Foot Extinct Alligator–See it in Georgia

A Vietnam veteran stood on street corners handing out resumes for six years. One woman saw him and changed his life within 24 hours.

Buddhist monks withstand harsh winds and extreme cold as Walk for Peace nears nation's capital

Girl Spots Endangered Axolotl Under a Bridge in Wales and Family Mounts Extraordinary Rescue

After Hiker Falls From Cliff, Dog is Left Behind Shivering Until Pilot Crowdfunds for Rescue Flight to Reunite Them

Good News in History, April 23

NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up
Magical Footage Shows Stag Strolling up to Lick a Man’s Camera Then Calmly Walking Away – WATCH

Teacher’s Opera Karaoke Goes Viral and Lands Him Audition on Britain’s Got Talent (WATCH His Nessun Dorma)

Good News in History, April 14

Greek Government Organizes ‘Animal Airlift’ to Evacuate Pets and Owners from the Gulf

Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Thailand’s Mythical ‘Fire Tiger’ Captured on Trail Cam, One of the Rarest Sightings in the Cat World

Unlikely Prom King Is School Principal Who Disarmed an Active Shooter in the Lobby (WATCH)

Good News in History, April 22
Does Your Cat Always Leave Behind a Half-Full Bowl of Food? New Research Points to Why Our Furry Friends Can Be Such Picky Eaters

Andrew Zimmern feeds Minnesota neighbors amid ICE occupation: 'Please do something today to help'

2 Litters of Kittens Discovered Living Atop a Shelf at Lowe’s – Soon Ready to Be Adopted

World’s Oldest Gorilla, Known for Her Dignified Manner, Celebrates 69

Good News in History, April 21
Monopoly World Champion Reveals His Secrets for Always Beating Your Family, as the Game Celebrates 90 Years
Scientists Wanted Eco-Friendly Battery, Realized They Could Use the Brine Needed to Make Tofu

Book Fairies Giving Away 25,000 Books to New York’s Children Thanks to Big Donation

National park ranger photographs newly-discovered species for the first time while on the job
Woman Whose Prosthetic Leg Swept Out to Sea Is Thrilled its Been Found 10 Months Later

Historic Florida Town to Finally Get its Brick-Lined Streets Back After 10 Years of Advocating

‘Landmark’ Antitrust Ruling Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Operating as Exploitative Monopoly

Good News in History, April 20
Watch These Rock-Climbing Fish Scale a 50-Foot Waterfall in the Congo Basin, the First Known Evidence of This Behavior in Africa

New Elephant Ambulance Marks Inaugural Rescue, Bringing 27-year-old to Hospital with Leg Injury

US Again Wins Battle on Wake Atoll–Against Invasive Rats Depleting the Seabird Populations

'Dog-sniffing dog' helps volunteers rescue lost pets: 'A game-changer'
Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution

She Found Her Soulmate 4 Months After Deciding to Start a Family On her Own With IVF

Update–Dad’s ‘Terrible’ Paintings Hilariously Earn Thousands in Commissions With 430 Requests Last Year

Good News in History, April 19

Elderly cats are being saved from being euthanized with adorable cat retirement village
Archaeologists Unearthed a 430,000-Year-Old Stick. After Careful Analysis, They Say It Could Be the Oldest Wooden Tool Ever Discovered

6,500 Volunteers Build 10,000 Beds in 24 Hours for Kids Who Don’t Have One of Their Own (WATCH)

Watch London DJ Lead a Fabulous ‘Day Rave’ at Senior Center to Combat Loneliness
Vivid Dreams Might Be Key to Feeling Well Rested When You Wake Up, According to a New Study
Sub-Zero Temperatures Didn’t Affect Madison’s Electric Bus Fleet This Year–A Major EV Milestone

Woman Braves Frigid Water to Rescue Seagull Trapped and Hooked by Fishing Line
Embryo Fossil is Missing Puzzle Piece Thrilling Scientists with Oldest Proof that Mammal Ancestors Laid Eggs

Good News in History, April 18

Endangered Bird Was Losing its Song, So Captive Breeding Now Includes ‘Singing Lessons’ from Wild Males

Visionary Birding Route Now Links 5 African Nations Along Ancient River Migratory Map

Maryland to Become First US State to Ban Surveillance Pricing That Charges More After Mining Personal Data

First Quantum Battery Prototype Marks Big Step for Technology Expected to Change the World
Archaeologists Identify Traces of Children's Fingerprints Still Visible on Clay Beads Created 15,000 Years Ago
Group builds playground for young cancer survivor

Study Debunks Myth of Native Hawaiians Brutishly Causing Bird Extinctions

Meet the Oxford Library Cat Who’s Purr-fectly Content Being the Unofficial College Mascot

Leader of Japan was a Drummer in ‘Deep Purple’ Cover Band–Watch her Welcome Their Tour

Good News in History, April 17

Good News in History, March 18

Group Works Together to Save Humpback Whale After it Became Stranded on Australian Sandbar

Jaw-Dropping Image of Spiral Galaxy Captured Light Traveling Since the T. Rex Era–Thanks to Webb Telescope

Bahama Boy’s Message in a Bottle Floats 4,000 Miles to Be Read Almost Exactly a Year Later in Portugal

Hawaii University Hauls 84 Tons of Derelict Fishing Gear from Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

New Baby Boom for Cheetahs in India After First-in-the-World Reintroduction

World’s Last Wild Horse Thriving After 3 Years in Spain’s Gallop Towards Rewilding

World’s Largest Battery Maker to ‘Spare No Effort’ in Electrifying Marine Cargo Industry

Experts worry Monarch butterflies could vanish in our lifetime. A new study is giving them hope

Park Where Jackie Robinson First Played Baseball Gets Gorgeous $30 Million Renovation

Chicago Turns All Public School IDs into Library Cards to Boost Student Access

Good News in History, April 16

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Public Artwork is Hidden Until it Rains in Seattle–Now You Can Do it Anywhere in the World

Brazil’s Blue-and-Yellow Macaws Return to Rio After 200 Years: ‘A dream come true’

Good News in History, April 15

Good News in History, March 21

NFL Delivers Net-Zero Super Bowl with Substantial Recycling of Trash and Other Materials
