After 27 years apart, a divorced dad showed up at his ex-wife’s door when she needed him most

Experimental Drug Generates Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk

Archaeologists Triple the Scale of an Ancient Amazonian Civilization We Know Almost Nothing About

Archaeologists Have Found Thousands of Intact Ancient Human Brains. Scientists Say They've Figured Out Why the Organs Don't Always Rot

In a First, Scientists Witness the Seafloor Spread in Real Time, Giving Them a Rare Glimpse at a Mysterious Geologic Process

NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge

NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure

NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System

Boston Aims to Tackle 100-year Flood Risks with $10 Billion in Infrastructure Projects

Construction Worker Discovers Gold Hoard After Literally Striking a Gold Bar with His Jackhammer

NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia

First Wild Beaver Born in Staffordshire for More Than 400 Years

Tall Trees Were Thought to Be More Vulnerable to Drought. But These Towering Plants in Southeast Asia Have Adapted to Move Water Efficiently

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

As the Ocean Warms, a 'Cold Blob' in the Atlantic Has Puzzled Scientists. It Might Be a Warning Sign About a Key Current System

Cement Kilns Could Become Carbon Negative if Run on Clean Energy as Limestone Absorbs CO2

Company Aims for ‘Moonshot’ Replacement for Trees in Paper Products with Humble Desert Plant

Could We Mitigate Super El Niños by Artificially Changing the Climate? A New Study Indicates Yes

Plastic Bottles on Fishing Nets Cut Dolphin Bycatch by 88%, Study Finds

Two Hours of Sleep Restored in Alzheimer’s Brains in Research Breakthrough

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation

A controversial scientist created a ‘utopia’ for mice. 19 months in, it all went haywire.

Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time

NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS

Here's Why These Male Spiders Sacrifice Themselves by Somersaulting Into Females' Fangs While Mating

NASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth’s Atmosphere

New Radiation-Free Lung Scan Can Spot Disease Sooner in Children – And it’s Much Safer

Covid-19 Can Reawaken Dormant Viruses in the Body, Which Might Worsen Symptoms of the Respiratory Illness, Study Suggests

NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies

Five Endangered Secretarybird Chicks Hatch in Major Conservation First

Ospreys Recover Thanks to ‘Pioneering Pairs’ Who Nest Away From Main Population

From Armpits to Feet, Our Ticklish Hot Spots Are Surprisingly Universal. The Finding Offers Clues About the Sensation's Evolutionary Origins

Bioengineered gum could expand treatment options for oral cancer patients

6,000 digitized portraits of Black history now available and free to the public for the first time

Antiviral Chewing Gum Cuts Risk of Certain Head and Neck Cancers to Almost Zero in New Study

Early Farmers Figured Out ‘Engineering Wonder,’ Building Huge Irrigation System Without Government or Chief

NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs

Got a Brawny Build? You Might Be Able to Thank Your Neanderthal Ancestors, According to a New Study

Pro Women’s Baseball Returns for First Time Since 1954: A League of Their Own is BACK!

Plant’s First Flower is a ‘Death Bloom’ So Tall the Greenhouse Had to Remove Ceiling Panels

AI hiring tools show racial bias, systemic rejection, and creates 330 day black hole. Here’s how to outsmart it.

Voyager 2 was Running Low on Power Until NASA Engineered a ‘Big Bang’ to Buy Another Year

When Zoo Elephants Are Rewilded in Africa, Here’s How Good Their Coping Skills Are

New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks

Good News in History, August 10

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Earth Might Be Home to 20 Million Insect Species—More Than Three Times as Many as Previously Thought, a Study Suggests

Massive study reveals remote work is making us lonely but a return to the office is not the answer

NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’

Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain

Intricate Carvings in Ostrich Eggshells are 60,000 Years Old – and Reveal ‘Remarkable’ Human Thinking

NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice

Good Morning, Earth!

Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast

NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length

NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission

Good News in History, August 8

These Male Fruit Flies Have Sperm That Are Nearly as Long as Their Bodies. Here's How the Cells Don't Become a Tangled Mess

Highest Resolution View of the Sun Reveals Breaking Waves and Magnetic Mysteries

Rooftop Solar Gave Power to Pakistan When Fossil Fuels Failed– it’s Now Called a Boom

Blind People Offered Hope of Seeing Again After Stem Cell Breakthrough Remakes Retinal Blood Vessels

15 psychological ‘cheat codes’ people swear ‘work every time’ for social situations

Mom breaks down in tears after another parent called her about her daughter’s lunch

Teacher explains how ’90s kids never had water bottles in school and ‘somehow’ survived

The 8-Year-Old Behind Artemis II’s Moon Mascot

Tumorous sea turtle makes 4-month recovery after being saved from fishing line: 'I seriously did not think she was going to make it'

Likely Kicked by a Kangaroo, This Dingo Healed a Millennium Ago Thanks to Help From an Aboriginal Community That Continued to Honor It for 500 Years

Nicholas Houghton: Engineering Crew Safety for NASA’s Artemis Missions

Neighbors Pull Grandma Out of Burning Home But Looked Like ‘Drunk Thugs’ in Doorbell Camera Alert Sent to Daughter

Surprise Audio Played at Wedding Shocks Everyone When Bride Accurately Predicts Husband’s Name as a 4-Year-old

Crow Takes to Teaching a Starving Orphan Bird How to Eat (Watch)

Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence Discovered by National Archives in UK–One of Only 11 Known to Survive

Good News in History, July 5

Dutch grocery store add slow lane for elderly customers who want to chat

Podcast Transcript April 3, 2026—Good Friday good news: speed friending, fire fungi, and the science of sleep

The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism

Good News in History, July 4

Walking Football Scheme Helps Hundreds Living With Parkinson’s After First Year

Near Philadelphia’s New Green Spaces, a Dramatic Reduction in Crime

Giant Gorilla Maze Celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday

Voice Changes Measured by Phone Can Predict Asthma Flare-Ups 3 Days in Advance

250 Reasons to Love America On Her 250th Birthday

This World Cup is about so much more than soccer. These are the best good news from off the pitch

31 Ideas To Take Action & Celebrate Pride Month

Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?

The Majestic ‘Gloucester Tree’ Reopens to Climbers in Australia After 3 Years of Repair

Simply Add Water to Diesel Fuel to Cut Engine Pollution by 67%–with No Loss in Efficiency

Good News in History, July 3

50 emotions that don’t exist in the English language, but we all have experienced

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities in Honor of Their Wedding

Yet More Scrolls Burned by Vesuvius Are Decoded by AI–Revealing Insights by Unknown Stoic Philosopher

Millennial asks Gen Zers what they do for fun, and the answers are surprisingly different

Tenant got a $2,500 check in the mail from an ex-landlord who sold the house.The note that came with it is something else.

Community Comes Together for Life-Saving Cause at Blood Bikes Event

Turning Surplus into Support: Charity Doubles Impact in New Appeal

New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water

July Fireworks Include 2 Separate Meteor Showers to Light up the Night Sky Late in the Month

Good News in History, July 2

Dogs can detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms show — with 98% accuracy

Southeast Asia Nears Malaria Elimination, Down Two-Thirds Since 2010

3-Year-old Rescued After 6 Days Beneath Rubble in Venezuela as Rescuers Arrive in Droves to Help the Country

Manchester’s ‘dress rehearsal’ for life is getting homeless men back to work

New UK Charity Launches Free Mental Health Platform for Neurodivergent People

More movement, more energy burned: new study challenges metabolism myth

A Foster Kid Came for Surgery. He Left With a Family

NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star

NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way

Good News in History, July 1

Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success

Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin

From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story

New Law Will Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands After State Employees Were Caught Demanding Fees

Largest and Most Detailed Picture Taken of Milky Way’s Center–With Millions of Stars and Thousands of Worlds

Going Low and Slow in Testing

Divorced dad shares beautiful, final bedtime routine with 11-year-old son

Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There

Dad Gave Up His Old Mustang to Raise 6 Kids. Decades Later, His Son Got it Back

Good News in History, June 30

NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found

How blocking one protein regenerates knee cartilage in aging mice and human tissue

Great Smokey Mountains Will Soon Get Even Greater – Thanks to Nonprofit’s Land Purchase

Motorcyclist Reunites with Strangers Who Lifted a 3,300-Lb. Car Off His Body

Sharks in the Bahamas Test Positive for Drugs, Including Cocaine and Painkillers, in a New Study

NASA Tech and Science Bound for Low Earth Orbit on Commercial Launch

Her dog wouldn’t stop sniffing her breath. She thought it was weird but it saved her life.

Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk

Billion-Dollar Program Connects 50 Million People to the Power Grid Across Africa

'I Want To Mow Your Lawn:' Veteran provides free lawn care to neighbors in need

Minnesota artist uses vending machine to sell tiny $1 art. It’s already made $3,000.

Biggest Change to English Farming Policy Since WWII Aims to Make Agriculture Profitable and Resilient

Record Low Child Mortality Rates Recorded in Both India and China

Good News in History, June 29

Feeding the soul: Teaching the food truck business

Two ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Lighter Than Cotton Candy Discovered by Researchers

3-year-old ventures outside in the pitch black to save his great-grandma after scary fall

Woman Wins Lottery And Immediately Gives Neighbor 5,000 to Take the Family on Vacation

Good News in History, June 28

An Asian Elephant Was Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for the First Time in Almost 25 Years. Now, You Can Help Pick Her Name

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness

High Tech Jacket Prototype Pulls Drinking Water From Thin Air – Up to 1.5 Pints Per Day

Intrigue From 17th C. Shipwreck Carrying Moroccan Gold Coins is Solved After 30 Years

'Heated Rivalry' fans raise $63K for children's hospital for Hudson Williams' birthday

After a Heart Attack, the Brain's Response Might Make Recovery Harder. Cutting Some Communication Between the Organs Could Help

Two Garden Ornaments Thought to be ‘Worthless Concrete’ Turn Out to be Italian Marble Busts Worth Thousands

Drones are Saving Hundreds of Fawns From Mower Deaths in Germany (WATCH)

Hospital Opens Roof Garden Where Critical Care Patients Can Enjoy the Outdoors for Hours With Full Care

NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet

NASA’s Water-Hunting Tool Will Help Scout Moon’s South Pole