Woman Gives $1 Million in ‘Life-Changing’ Bonuses to Teachers in Her School District

Parents share 24 unhinged sentences they never imagined saying before having kids

300 women bought a French chateau for $7,700 each and made it an ‘adult summer camp’ for all women

NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge

Italian Police Recover Stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Artworks Worth Millions

Zion Becomes First National Park to Get All-Terrain Wheelchair for Public Use

NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure

Robotic Servicing Mission Launches with NASA Support

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve

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

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation

Wendy’s Worker is Going To Yale After His Bosses Fund Scholarship for the Immigrant Who Survived Violence

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

I Am Artemis: Jason Peterson

What is an admin date? Why experts say it helps with productivity and loneliness at once

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

California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate

Relationship expert tells people to never get married unless you’re willing to do 3 things

A Real Rockin’ Horse: Music Tames a Rescue Foal Who Learns to ‘Play’ Instruments for Album Debut

London Taxi Convoy to Give Dozens of Children a Day to Remember

NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

Mom puts foot down after grandma brings ‘humiliating gifts’ for granddaughters

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

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

Rescued Orangutans Released Into Isolated Forest Are Now Raising Babies, Creating New Wild Population

Five Endangered Secretarybird Chicks Hatch in Major Conservation First

Guard Becomes Celebrity Making Mini Statues For Each Event at Virginia Tech As Free Giveaways

Good News in History, August 13

A new law in Zambia makes free education much harder for future governments to take away

After beating leukemia with support from his mentor, this teen stood by him through brain surgery

School Staff Treated to Ice Cream on National Thank a Teacher Day

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

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

Duck Becomes Emotional Support Animal That Unexpectedly Heals a Golden Retriever (WATCH)

NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights

The ‘Civic Hour’ Is Reinventing Volunteering

Brown Student Spends Summer Helping Teens Find Their Voice in English

79-year-old man publicly sings Barry Manilow’s ‘Mandy’ to his dental hygienist and nails it

Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year

Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century

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

Good News in History, August 10

Podcast Transcript July 2nd, 2026— Coffee waste as fuel, Nepal same-sex marriage rights, and understanding heat domes

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

Good Morning, Earth!

Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast

NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission

Loggerhead Sea Turtles Break Nest Record in Georgia – The Most in 37 Years

Bride Calls for Metal Detector Mid-Wedding After Losing Ring Swatting a Bee on the Beach

The Tiger Returns to Kazakhstan in First-in-the-World Rewilding Project a Decade in the Making

Hundreds of Families Attend Worle Community School Open Morning and Free Breakfast Event

After a UK city defunded their Pride parade, trade unions raised money to fund it

Southend Drama Society Marks 80 Years of Friendship, Theatre and Community

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

SeaWorld Completes Largest Captive Whale Transportation Operation in Nation’s History

Podcast Transcript June 5th, 2026— Pancreatic cancer cracked, hepatitis B cleared, and wild mice who run for joy

See the Rescued and Restored 'Alice in Wonderland' Mural Painted for Sick Children at a New York Hospital

Okefenokee Swamp Clinches World Heritage Status, Joining Ranks of Top Natural Wonders

After Matthew Perry died, the condolence calls revealed a side of him even his sister didn’t fully know

Good News in History, June 27

108-year-old great-grandmother from Delaware is still driving, and renewed her license through 2033

New study: Americans care more about future generations than we think

NASA’s IXPE Gets Fresh Look at Supernova

370,000 Acres of Rainforest and Granite Peaks Now Protected in French Guiana

NASA Identifies More Than 40 Space Technologies for Collaboration

Unique Double Cochlear Implant Surgery Lets Twins Hear Mom’s Voice For the First Time–Together

Firemen Rushed a 5-year old’s Fingertips to Hospital Where She Recovered and Painted a Thank-You Picture for Them

Good News in History, June 26

Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation

Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages

‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London

NASA Releases Powerful LAVA Software to US Aerospace Industry

A new website calculates how many marine animals are saved every time you pick up trash

Million Dollar Makeover Turns Old Railroad Bridge into City’s Trendiest Venue With a View

Musée d’Orsay Opens Gallery Dedicated to Still-Unclaimed Artworks Stolen by Nazis in WWII

Good News in History, June 25

Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in Solving a Hair-Raising Mystery About Static Electricity

The Uplift: Coffee shops and a special chapel

USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam

Mars Perseverance Rover Completes a Marathon on Mars to Cap Off Extraordinary 5 Years

Grants

Frugal people share 20 smart financial decisions that saved them $10,000 or more

10 of Pope Francis' most heartwarming moments

10-year-old girl walks into police station and brings officers to tears with 2 simple words

Former homeless man in Texas becomes a master gardener and now grows free food for his community

Minnesota Artist’s ‘Mini Art Vending Machine’ Has Sold Nearly 3,000 Pieces of One-Dollar Art

Drought Parches Florida

6 party ideas that actually make it easier to invite people over

From senior class to senior home: over 50 classmates from Austin High School now live together

8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’

Dawn of Modular Architecture Sees 26-Story Apartment Finished in 5 Days Thanks to US-China Collab.

7.4 Mil. Plant and Fungi Samples Have Been Digitized to ‘Democratize Knowledge’ and Save Species

Good News in History, June 24

Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef

Study Finds Many Older Adults Will Improve Over Time–Depending on Their Mindset

Colorado mayor reveals he’s slept at a homeless shelter one night a week for 4 months

With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation

HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths to near zero

Sighting of Elusive ‘Miner’s Cat’ a Fitting Reward for Philanthropists Rewilding Their Private Land

This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology

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

Humans May Have Always Been Able to Regenerate Body Parts–Scar Tissue Just Gets in the Way

Good News in History, June 23

A ‘Stonehenge Prototype’ Aligned with the Solstices Is a Once in a Lifetime Find for These Archaeologists

Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials

A nurse saved 5 bikers after an Indiana crash. A year later, 30 of them lined up at her kid’s lemonade stand.

Male Bowerbirds in Australian Cities Are Turning Human Trash Into Treasure to Impress Potential Mates

18-year-old took her college savings and bought the restaurant where she was a dishwasher

40 years after grade school, Gen X friends reunited. Their shared childhood crush was the only guy there.

Scientists May Have Discovered the Origins of the Euphrates River, Which Helped Nurture Some of the Earliest Known Civilizations

Man Enjoys ‘Accidental Time Capsule’ After Recovering a Wallet He Doesn’t Remember Losing

‘Groundbreaking’ Potential Lupus Cure Sends Patients into Remission, Allowing Dreams to Be Fulfilled

Good News in History, June 22

30,000 Scottish Descend on Boston for World Cup–And the Amazing Viral Videos Remind Us We’re All Neighbors

Given Just 8 Months to Live, Teen Graduates Cancer-Free 4 Years Later Thanks to Doctor’s Promise (Watch)

A Golden-Ringed Jewel: Britain’s Longest Dragonfly Hitches Ride on Woman’s Thumb (LOOK and LEARN)

Is Your Dog Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed? Here's How to Figure It Out, According to a New Study

People Across Cultures Find Women's Faces to Be More Attractive Than Men's, a New Study Suggests

UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil – Maybe Your Garden Will Power Your Home Some Day

11-year-olds mowed 50 lawns for free so the ‘Lawnmower Man’ donated gear to open a business

Good News in History, June 21

How the act of learning to read rewires the brain and changes the way you hear

Woman learns a valuable lesson after guy ends their date and apologizes to the waitstaff

Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study

Quarter Million N95 Respirators Headed to DRC as California Group Eases Ebola Strain on Health System

A teacher helped a woman plant trees in the desert. She found him 27 years later.

Derby Boy, 10, Wins Volunteer Award After Raising £2,000 for Charity That Changed His Life

People at Sioux Falls tattoo parlor help save baby opossums after they ‘fell out of their mom’s pouch’

Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)

Good News in History, June 20

Every December, a school in Ireland ditches homework and does ‘kindness’ assignments instead

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth

World’s Largest ‘Whale Graveyard’ Teems with Deep-Sea Life Including Species Unknown to Science

Revolutionary Treatment Heals 3rd Degree Burns Across the Face of World’s First Human Recipient

NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000–A Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car

Good News in History, June 19

Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Terrifying Predatory Dinosaurs Had Itty-Bitty Arms. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why

Mushrooms Used to Clean E. Coli from Rivers and Immediately Implemented in England

B&Q Volunteers Transform Hampshire Centre Supporting Older People

NASA Testing Wastewater Treatment Facility for Future Moon Base

Teen spent minutes hunting for a dime to help a stranger. The delay may have saved him.

Pigeon Bones Found at an Ancient Cyprus Settlement Reveal That Our Relationship With These Birds Began Earlier Than We Thought

Just By Mowing a Lawn, Social Media Star Raises $685,000 for Bereaved Senior Who Fell Behind on Rent

Stunning Video of the Southern Lights Dancing Across the Earth Captured by a NASA Astronaut–WATCH

NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants

After a 7’1” man was uncomfortable on a plane, a ‘very short’ woman came to his rescue

Microplastics Are Swirling Around in the Atmosphere, Where They Might Be Contributing to Climate Change