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Education
People share the '10 second decisions' that meaningfully improved their lives forever
6 alternatives to saying ‘let me know if you need anything’
Village’s Honored Oak with its Own Stone Wall Wins European Tree of the Year
Students Work to Fundraise to Save Habitat Where They Watch Bald Eagle Chicks on Livestream
College Commencement Speaker Announces He’s Paying Off Final Year of Loans For Graduates, in Honor of Father
Celebrating 15 Years of Matching Disabled Youth with College Athletes–Over 4,500 Kids Discover the Power of Belonging
Artsy Types May Age Better: Music and Museums Act as Exercise, Slowing Age By 4% Says Study
Transforming girls’ education across the world takes a village.
Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young
Good News in History, May 13
Good News in History, May 12
Homeless Man Helps Find and Return Stolen Dog’s Ashes, Receives Thousands to Get Back on His Feet
About University Innovation Project (UI)
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Scientists Still Have So Much to Learn About Archaeopteryx, the Dinosaur That May Have Flown Like a Bird
Scientists Successfully Mine Meteorites for Precious Metals on International Space Station
Philadelphia Schools Now Guarantee Water and Bathroom Breaks and Daily Recess–With a Ban on Silent Lunches
Good News in History, May 8
Preparing Home-Cooked Meals Once in a While May Reduce Dementia Risk in Seniors by 30%
Students Use Makeshift Stretcher to Rescue Injured Hiker, a Skill They Had Been Practicing
Papyrus Fragment of Homer’s Iliad Found in 1600–Year-old Mummy is First Time Literature is Discovered in a Burial
Good News in History, May 4
Women DJs over 60 Take Stage at German Music Festival Rocking the Crowd, ‘It Was Fantastic’ (WATCH)
Not 1, Not 2, but 5 Students Jump into Lifesaving Action as School Bus Driver Loses Consciousness
Good News in History, May 1
Success! Sumatran Orangutan Uses Rope Bridge to Cross Road for the First Time Connecting Habitats
‘Lightning in a Bottle’ Transforms Methane into High-Demand Methanol Through Breakthrough Process
Apes Show Ability to Imagine in ‘Tea Party’ Experiments, and Scientists are Very Excited
Scientists Discover How the Iconic ‘Twelve Apostles’ Rock Formations Were Created in Australia
Good News in History, April 26
Researchers Develop Way to Get Natural Gas That’s Renewable Directly From Sewage
The Uplift: A power couple and a moving mentor
NASA Celebrates Decade of University Innovation in Aeronautics
First Ever Complete Skeletal Cast of 30-Foot Extinct Alligator–See it in Georgia
NASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up
Teacher’s Opera Karaoke Goes Viral and Lands Him Audition on Britain’s Got Talent (WATCH His Nessun Dorma)
Unlikely Prom King Is School Principal Who Disarmed an Active Shooter in the Lobby (WATCH)
Endangered Bird Was Losing its Song, So Captive Breeding Now Includes ‘Singing Lessons’ from Wild Males
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
Hawaii University Hauls 84 Tons of Derelict Fishing Gear from Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch
Soaking in a Hot Tub Bestows Surprising Health Benefits, Even More Than Saunas, New Study Says
Chicago Turns All Public School IDs into Library Cards to Boost Student Access
Good News in History, April 16
Good News in History, March 21
Researchers Turn Car Battery Acid and Plastic Waste into Clean Hydrogen and New Plastic
Tree They Planted as Teen Sweethearts Suddenly Had Baby Offshoot Growing After She Got Pregnant
19 Cities Including London, San Francisco, Hong Kong Achieve ‘Remarkable Reductions’ in Air Pollution
Toddler Loves Telling Stories, So Music-Teacher Dad Turns Them Into THE Catchiest Bops Ever (Listen)
Good News in History, April 12
8-year-old’s ‘Sweet Monsters’ Drawing Chosen as Winning Design to Decorate Real Train
College Freshman Brings a Nostalgic General Store Back to Olde Towne Community in Virginia
Satellites Can Help Predict Bridge Collapses by Spotting Tiny Changes, Thanks to Scientist’s Solution
Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out
Scientists Discover Lab Gloves Are Skewing Microplastics Data – Perhaps By A Lot
If ‘Free Pianos’ Show Up in Your Feed, Don’t Be Duped: Industry Pioneers Warn Against Them
Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression
High Schoolers Build Unlikely Friendships With Seniors Through Chair Volleyball
Students Bring Annie to Life and Wow the Entire Community
Amazing Ukulele Effort Raises Over £10,000 for Charity
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More from the Archive
Good News in History, March 28
Someone Used This Coin as Bus Fare and Worker Discovers it was Minted by the Phoenicians 2,000 Years Ago
Tunisian Solar-Powered Cars Leverage African Sunshine to Charge 30 Miles for Free Everyday
Pink noise for sleep: what it is and whether it actually helps you rest
From Rescue to Royalty: Cat ‘Diva’ Finds Purr-fect Home Helping Children Heal
Fossil Remains of ‘Weird’ Creature with Twisted jaw and Sideways Teeth Discovered
Kazakhstan Plants 37,000 Seedlings to Prepare for Imminent Return of Tigers
Architect Creates App to Show Which Pub Gardens are Sunny – Using Shadow Simulations From Buildings
Good News in History, April 5
China’s Great Green Wall turns Taklamakan desert into a growing carbon sink
Community Defibrillators Step Up Five Times in One Day in Weston-super-Mare
Good News in History, March 22
Pioneer is First to Cross Texas Along His New xTx Trail – 1,500 Miles Devised for Hikers, Cyclists and Horses
Philly Man Uses Mobile Laundromat to Wash Homeless Residents’ Clothes
Watch This Rescue Rabbit Reign as the Furry Champ of Jenga
Autistic Bowler Achieves Dream with First Perfect 300 Game – And Joins the PBA as a Pro
Native Americans Were Making Dice and Gaming Thousands of Years Before Anyone Else
Snowmobilers Dig Exhausted Young Moose Out of the snow in New Hampshire Woods
Endangered Persian Leopards Mount Comeback in Central Asia’s Most Reclusive Nation
Good News in History, April 3
Wife Used ‘Find My iPhone’ to Locate Husband Buried in an Avalanche for Over 4 Hours
Frugal people share exactly how much money they saved on their best thrifty lifestyle changes
Overcoming 3D-Printer Challenges, MIT Produces an Electric Motor in Just 3 Hours
‘Grain Bank Accounts’ Free Indian Farmers from Middleman Through Online Marketplace
Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000
Teen Finds 6-Inch Megalodon Tooth Millions of Years Old While Diving for Fossils on Florida Coast
Haringey’s Children’s Services Crowned ‘Outstanding’ in Landmark Ofsted Win
Town Enthusiastically Switches to Restorative Justice and Reoffending Almost Vanishes
‘Crime-Fighting’ Llamas Catch Thief by Surrounding Him in a Field Until Cops Arrive
Scents From 3,500 Years Ago Recreated to Give Museum Visitors a Whiff of History
Lead Pollution Has Dropped 100-Fold in the U.S. Over the Last Century
Good News in History, February 7
Good News in History, April 2
Yangtze River sees major ecological recovery after China’s fishing ban
Perfectly '80s video of guys 'summer skiing' down a grassy hill is blowing people's minds
Urban Farm Shops Combine Dutch Greenhouse Technology and Food-Retail into One
Vancouver’s ‘Teddy Bear Doctor’ Stitches Together More Than Just Plushies, but Memories Too
90 Million Year-old ‘Missing Link’ Fossil of Tiny Bird-like Dinosaur Discovered
How a football cup run helped unite a town
Woman builds an elaborate hotel in her yard for stray cats in winter, and it's so cozy
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The Louvre Installs Metal Security Bars on Window Used During $102M Jewel Heist
Once Dried up and Full of Plastic, Canal in India Is Now Clear and Lined with Mangroves
Banana Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fighting Devastating Crop Disease
Planting Billions of Trees Turned Barren Desert into a Carbon Sink That Lowers CO2
How species spotting took hold of a rural community
Police Officers Use Google Translate to Help Woman Deliver Baby in Backseat of a Car
Roofers Repair 78-year-old Widower’s Roof for Free After Scammers Left Him with a Big Hole
Aging Delivery Driver Gets Huge Tip After Conscientious Effort Goes Viral With Ring Video
Small S. Korea Town Welcomes First Newborn in 17 Years as Nation’s Fertility Rate Continues to Rise
Mystery of Armenia’s Giant 6,000-Year-old ‘Dragon Stones’ is Finally Solved
Florida police department deploys first-ever specially trained 'search and recovery' otter
UN Summit Sees Giant Otter and 39 Other Migratory Species Gain Cross-Border Protections
He Earns More in an Hour as Spider-Man Than a Full Day at his Old Supermarket Job
Rare Fossils in Amber Raise Questions About Secret Lives of Cretaceous Insects
Tiny Ponies Buddy and Bauble Make Remarkable Recovery
These dogs — and cats — are saving pets with blood donations. Yours can too
Lost Page from Archimedes Manuscript Found in Museum with Hidden Text Beneath Illustration
Astronomers Say They Have Solved One of Saturn’s Greatest Mysteries
Osaka Stunned by Anonymous Gift of Gold Bars to Fix Aging Water Pipes
Milestone for Rewilding as Ostriches Return to Saudi Desert After 100-year Absence
Toronto River Once So Polluted it Caught on Fire Now Is Flush with Fish
Good News in History, March 30
Adorable ‘Super Mini’ Pony Pickle Becomes Star of Rescue Centre
UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes
Minnesota Tow Truck Driver Returns Abandoned Vehicles to Families After ICE Arrests
Transcendental Meditation Found to Calm Genes Associated with Both Aging and Stress
8 Weeks in Europe For Free: Hidden Valley is Hiring 4 ‘Ranch-bassadors’ to Dress Up Euro Foods and Post About it
Whiskers on Elephant’s Trunk Are Key to its Amazing Sense of Touch
Can dogs get the winter blues? What to know about seasonal depression in pets
Wholesome moment between UPS driver and author caught on camera helps book sales skyrocket
Buddhist monks surpass halfway mark of 'Peace Walk,' despite snow and freezing temps
How Beijing Restored its Aquifer and Reversed its Groundwater Depletion
5 Friends Take Same Photo for Over 4 Decades: ‘We Vowed to Keep it Going No Matter What’ (LOOK)
Spectacular Coastline Saved by Dying Donation From Reverand Who Used to Walk There
Good News in History, March 29
Good News in History, February 4
Wag-atha Christie Dog May Have Resolved Victorian Murder Digging Up Poison Bottle From 160 Years Ago
Thousands of Starlings Rise in Murmuration Under Brilliant ‘Worm’ Moon
Good News in History, February 6
Moss Spores Riding on the Outside of the Space Station Survive For 9 Months
Good News in History, February 5