Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage

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

NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars

Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station

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

10 Things: Movie Night

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find

Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit

Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?

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

Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills

Millions Channeled to Irrigation Improvements, Leak Repairs Along Colorado River by Corporate Coalition

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

Flagship Restoration Project in Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah Working to Restore 4.4 Million Acres

Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth

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

NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets

This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield

Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution

Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions

What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more

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

Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica

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

Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit

NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass

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

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA

Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land

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

How Colombia’s outgoing president protected 42% of the country’s Amazon from mining

Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.

The DIY Diehards Building Green Infrastructure from Scratch

NASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date

Humanity’s 3rd Visit to Mercury Kicks Off with the Successful Arrival of BepiColombo Mission

To Researchers' Surprise, This Giant Dinosaur Laid Eggs in a Cold Climate

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

Beyond the thrift store: where your donations do more good

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past

Podcast Transcript March 27, 2026—Touching the Veiled Christ, urban coyotes, and the truth about your allergies

Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project

NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview

A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest

Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!

The Spark: How Neighbors Are Banding Together to Go Greener

Butterflies Around the World Are Moving to New Habitats, Largely Because of Climate Change, a Study Suggests

Podcast Transcript July 31st, 2026— Liquid air batteries, dolphins saved by plastic bottles, and an empty weekend a month

In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls

What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more

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

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

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

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama

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

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

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

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

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

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

President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy

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

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.

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

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

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

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’

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.