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

The Spark: The ‘Community Lighthouses’ Where Neighbors Help Neighbors

She thought it was just a panic attack. But then remembering a 15-year-old Elizabeth Banks PSA saved her life.
A guy went viral for tracking the taste of his own urine. Doctors used to do it all the time.

How Diet and Tryptophan Influence Serotonin and Mental Health (By Jaiden, 15)

Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California
Two Thousand Years Ago, Julius Caesar Conquered the Settlement That Eventually Became Paris. Archaeologists May Have Just Found It

North Somerset Youth Parliament Shares Updates at Fourth Full Meeting (By Ivy, 15)

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

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

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

Exceptional Detection Rates of Bladder Cancer Recorded in Study of Simple, Yet State-of-the-Art Test

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

New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough

12 photos of women before and after an orgasm shines a new light on women’s sexual wellness

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons

Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space

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

8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week
Experts say the 3-3-3 Rule can help people reliably break out of anxious thought spirals

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

NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)
Experts explain why the 'Infinity Tracing Technique' can be a game changer for people with insomnia

New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration

Following Timor-Leste’s Triumph, All of Southeast Asia Has Eliminated Trachoma

Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.
15 reasons to kiss more, just in time for Valentine’s Day
Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions

Arthritis Drug Demonstrates Substantial Hair Regrowth in 1,400 Alopecia Patients

New heart attack guidelines correct decades of under-diagnosis in women

A simpler path to treating degenerative blindness: photoswitchable eye drops

The neuroscience of motivation: what orexin neurons reveal about staying the course

FDA Immediately Approves Drug That’s Doubling Lifespan for Late Pancreatic Cancer Patients

EMT Ran 1.5 Miles up 1,000 Feet of Elevation in 31 Minutes to Get Blood Transfusion for Injured Climber

Fitted with a Berlin Heart, Little Macs Is ‘Absolutely Thriving’ While He Waits for a Heart Transplant

Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics

Gym Installed For Homeless Improves Their Health And Habits–Without Leaving the Shelter
Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!

Survey Finds Blackbirds to Have the Most Beautiful Songs in the Avian World–Science Explains Why

Common Supplement Rivals Antibiotics for Severe Gum Disease When Taken with Low-Dose Aspirin

Stray Cat Nursed Back to Health by Train Staff, Climbs the Ranks to Become Stationmaster

WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-free After 42 Days Without New Cases
After Receiving a Custom Experimental Medicine, a Teen With a Rare Genetic Disorder Walked on His Own for the First Time

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

Oakland kids can now borrow sports gear for free at this special library
Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise Might Increase Your Risk of Developing Parkinson's Disease, New Research Suggests

Free Mobile Dental Lab Brings Volunteer Dentists to Deliver Care to Homeless and Vulnerable in UK

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

Disney donates 18,000 Toy Story 5 toys and sets up screenings for youngsters in children’s hospitals
Deep Sleep Brain Waves Offer Protection Against Alzheimer’s, Shows New Research

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

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

Why a grieving employee broke down in tears after misreading an email from Wanda Sykes
Resurrecting Plant Inspires ‘Fridge Free’ Vaccines That Could Save the Millions of Doses Wasted Annually

London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds
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Self-Taught Artist Carves Logs into Amazing Sculptures Using a Chainsaw
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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

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

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

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

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.
