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

Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage

A simple neuroscience brain trick to stay quiet instead of saying impulsive things you'll regret

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

Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback Populations Is Actually a Subspecies

Dog Rescued After Falling 20ft Underground in North York Moors

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

Coastal Golf Course Turned into Vital Wetland Habitat for Seabirds

First Ever Recorded Sea Turtle Nests on America’s West Coast

Dog in Madrid leaves people stunned after performing impressive CPR drill

He made a teeny house for a stray cat visitor, and it turned into an adorable kitty village

A Strategy of Cash-for-Photos Turns Animal Hunters into Animal Protectors in Indonesia

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

Vietnam Swiftly Protects Forests Containing the Last of the World’s Most-Endangered Monkey

Meet the 'Fire Amoeba,' a Newfound Blobby Organism That's Defying Expectations About How Much Heat Complex Life Can Handle

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

Satellite Spots a Spawn

CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides

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

Flood Rescue Donkeys Now Safe and Thriving After Dramatic Rescue

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

Some Birdsongs Are More Pleasing to Human Ears Than Others. Higher-Pitched, Complex Calls Tend to Sound More Beautiful to Us

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

Mama cat rushed her kittens to a human hospital. Doctors treated them as patients.

Australian Biologists Livestream A Remote Desert Waterhole and All its Wild Visitors

Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft

An Otter Just Returned to New York City's Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name It

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

This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever

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

How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island

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

Good News This Week: January 24, 2026 - Birds, Brass Bands, & Clinics

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

Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons

Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers See Encouraging Bounceback in New Survey

Cataract Surgery Restores Sight for 54-Year-Old Chimpanzee–the First Such Procedure at Chimp Haven

New Cat Species Identified for the First Time in Over 100 Years–Meet the Tilcayo

A new cat species was just discovered for the first time in 100 years

Experts say the 3-3-3 Rule can help people reliably break out of anxious thought spirals

Mexico Reintroduced Bison into Precious Desert Ecosystem After Century-Long Absence

Nashville Singer Becomes Local Celebrity Rescuing Foxes and Saving Them from Mange

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

North American Bird Losses Are Accelerating. New Research Suggests Fertilizers and Pesticides May Be to Blame

Feather Preserved in Dinosaur Dung Could Explain Why Birds Survived Mass Extinction

Former Industrial Ground Goes from Dump to Diversity and Hosts 64% of UK’s Black-Necked Grebes

She ‘Asked for a Sign’ and Suddenly a Kingfisher Darts Up and Sits in Her Hand for 10 Minutes

Elephants Can Think Before They Act and Resist Impulsive Behavior, Shows Study

Massive Footprints Reveal First Ever Adult T Rex Trackway, a 66-Million-Year-old Walk Through North Dakota

Four guys write a letter asking to walk their new neighbor’s dog. The dog writes back.

Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions

Hotel Staff Give Girl’s Lost Plushie the VIP Treatment Before Sending Her Home with a Note (LOOK)

Good News in History, September 11

Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula

A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds

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

A simpler path to treating degenerative blindness: photoswitchable eye drops

Self-Taught Artist Carves Logs into Amazing Sculptures Using a Chainsaw

Deep Sleep Brain Waves Offer Protection Against Alzheimer’s, Shows New Research

Dogs Provide Security and Comfort at Busy Train Station in ‘British First’

Scientists discovered a new species of horned lizard in Thailand. They named it after Rhaenyra's dragon in 'House of the Dragon'

Mindful Use of Technology at Work Could Reduce Stress, Study Suggests

Woman built Chicago’s first postnatal luxury retreat for parents. She thought of everything.

Salsa dancing reduced depression and anxiety in young adults, Oxford study finds

His wife went into a coma after childbirth. He made sure she’d be the first to hold their son.

Frogs Produce a Protein That May Be an Antidote for Deadly Shellfish Toxin in Humans

A study followed ‘gifted’ kids for over 50 years. Here’s what we’ve learned about them.

Good News in History, August 29

Teacher donated $5,000 to plant trees in China. 27 years later, he’s moved to tears by the results.

NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge

World’s Oldest Person Celebrates 117 Years of a ‘Nonconfrontational’ Approach to Life

President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy

Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right

Abu Dhabi Ice Cream Entrepreneur Uses Her National Crop to Make Healthier Soft Serve

Woman feeds squirrel daily and then it leaves a surprise treat at her door

5 US Cities Hire Robot Called ‘Dax’ to Help Survey and Repair Sidewalks–Kids Love Him

Why a grieving employee broke down in tears after misreading an email from Wanda Sykes

Renter Is Shocked When Landlord Gives Her a Home After 20 Years Being a Good Tenant There

Good News in History, August 28

6 useful things to donate before back-to-school season this year

Man Saves Baby Otter with CPR: ‘A life’s a life, no matter what it is’

Pakistan Combines River Dolphin Sanctuaries Along the Indus River, Protecting 250 Miles of Habitat

A ’20s farm boy couldn’t afford a telescope, so he built one. Later, he discovered a planet.

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama

Volunteers help turn former factory into a garden of hope

Resurrecting Plant Inspires ‘Fridge Free’ Vaccines That Could Save the Millions of Doses Wasted Annually

Good News in History, August 26

‘Wood Foam’ Startup Uses Logging Waste as Substitute for Plastic, Producing 400 Pounds Daily

El Niño is coming – but nature could help

Good News in History, August 27

Scientists and Volunteers Take Big Step Towards Saving Rare ‘Cryptic’ Australian Orchid

Tribute to Dolly Parton: Country Music Star and Childhood Literacy Champion Giving Free Books to Kids (1946-2026)

India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade

London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds

Right before they graduated, these service dogs reunited with the volunteers who raised them: 'They can be a puppy one last time'

US Approves First Drug That Targets Root Cause of Narcolepsy Rather Than its Symptoms

First Bluefin Tuna Caught in North Sea in 60 Years Is Sign of Healthy Ecosystem

New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network

Tiffany Haddish broke down in tears on stage after spotting the woman who rescued her from the foster system

NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews

Woman Can See Again After World’s First Transplant of a Central Retina

NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars

Over 3,000 Endangered Yellow-Legged Frogs and Tadpoles Unleashed to Reclaim SoCal Mountains

Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Fault Management to Enable Autonomous Space Missions

Good News in History, August 25

Moms Love This Initiation Ritual Freshmen Must Go Through at This Oklahoma High School

Chinese Man Takes Paralyzed Wife on Epic Road Trip: ‘Die On the Road, Not in Hospital’

Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth

Inventor Envisioned a Waterless Toilet for Astronauts, Realized it Could Solve a Global Sanitation Crisis Instead

Zebra Sharks the First Ever to Be Rewilded After 82 Pups Released by Dedicated ‘Shark Nannies’

Good News in History, August 24

Ethiopian Farmers Save Thousands by Switching to Solar Irrigation–While Cutting Emissions

NASA Joins Genesis Mission to Accelerate AI-Driven Discovery

NIAC 2026 Selections

In Cuba’s fuel crisis, solar tricycles took the streets

‘Don’t listen to that box. Listen to me.’ People are drooling over ‘melt-in-your-mouth’ cake hack.

NASA Langley Celebrates Community through Music with ‘Symphony Under the Stars’ Event

How Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree

Dog Lost on 3rd Tallest Peak in England Finally Found After Three Weeks Stuck on Steep Ravine

California Joins 30 States to Require Financial Literacy Courses For Teens in Every High School

Good-Humored Scientists Create ‘OnlyMarms’ Page to Boost Marmot Conservation and Donations

Good News in History, August 23

‘Frozen’ animator launches an interactive ASL learning app and vows to keep it free forever

Precision Astrometry Using Optically Independent Spacecraft for Graviational Wave Detection

Robotically Assembled Electromagnetic Metamaterials for Long-Range Space Situational Awareness

Women share how they overhauled their lives after 40, and it’s gloriously inspiring

Could this popular gym supplement strengthen cancer immunotherapy?

‘Double Spiral’ Secret of Narwhal’s Twisted Tusk Revealed By High Tech X-Rays

Gas Station Goes Viral For Offering a Discount For Dance Moves – And Then Posts a Video

Zoo Plucks 21 Snails From Extinction and Returns Hundreds to Pristine Atlantic Island (WATCH)

Good News in History, August 22

AI videos of sea turtle barnacle removals are taking over the internet. This real footage of a rescue turtle is way more satisfying

Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build Proteins

From Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red Planet

Our First View of the Surface of Mars

DoorDash driver showered with wedding gifts after he left a kind note in the right customer’s bag

French Firm Switches On Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy/Storage Plant to Power 200K Houses

Community Rallies to Support Wages of Beloved Pizza Joint’s Staff While They Rebuild After a Fire

First River Otter Spotted in the Bronx in 100 Years Along the Bronx River

Man Makes 200+ Trips to Remote Villages to Connect Elders with Their Children Working Abroad

Good News in History, August 21

Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds

Ancient Milky Way Merger

Seattle’s newest and weirdest local celebrity is a stubby mutant raccoon named Jimothy

What went right this week: wins for health and high seas, plus more

NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

1st grade teacher asked students to color their ‘favorite’ hat. She then secretly created each one for real.