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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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Brown Student Spends Summer Helping Teens Find Their Voice in English

Great Barrier Reef’s Recovery From Bleaching is Aided by Monsoon

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

These teachers asked kids one silly question before class. Behavior problems dropped 50%.

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

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

Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year

Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century
Toronto Zoo Celebrates Birth of Endangered Pygmy Hippo – The Pictures and Video are Adorable

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

12 photos of women before and after an orgasm shines a new light on women’s sexual wellness
Good News in History, August 9

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

Leo DiCaprio Launches $200M Project to Bring 100 Most Threatened Species Back From the Brink

Blind Dressage Horse Wins Competitions By Using ‘Equine Braille’
NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice

Good Morning, Earth!

Target employee tells woman at self-checkout section ‘You can’t leave’—turns out it actually saved her life
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
Once Gone From Ireland, Majestic Sea Eagles Continue Their Comeback with Rare New Chick

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

Good News in History, August 8

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

LINK Spacecraft Set for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory

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
‘Like a Moody Punk Rocker,’ the Red Handfish is National Geographic’s 18,000th Species Photographed
Highest Resolution View of the Sun Reveals Breaking Waves and Magnetic Mysteries
SeaWorld Completes Largest Captive Whale Transportation Operation in Nation’s History
Good News in History, August 7

Paramedic Retires After 39 Years Reunited With Woman Whose Life He Saved
Podcast Transcript June 5th, 2026— Pancreatic cancer cracked, hepatitis B cleared, and wild mice who run for joy

Mom of toddlers shares “huge” behavior results 2 months after taking their iPads away
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

Unbelievable California 8th grader wins spelling bee after getting 32 difficult words right in 90 seconds

Japanese Team Develops ‘Eco-Fireworks’ with Water-Soluble Shells to Cut Back on Debris

Locals Succeed in Tripling Protected Seascapes Along 300 Miles of Turkiye’s Breathtaking Coastline

Town’s Beloved Santa Claus Delivers a Very Special Present to Someone in Need–His Donated Kidney

Over 100 Refill Stations for Home/Laundry Cleaners to Open Across Singapore at 30% Discount

Good News in History, August 6

After 20 years in practice, a psychologist found ‘Practical Optimism’ is key to happiness

Radical change can lead to a fairer and greener world, says new report

Best Friends Forever: Rescue Greyhounds Search for a Home Together After Heartwarming Battersea Bond

Weston-super-Mare Youth Council Leads St John's Park Clean-Up (By Josh,Year 9)

NASA Space Roboticist Challenge

Used for Centuries as Poison, Larkspur, Wolfsbane May Become Medicine After Lab Breakthrough

UN Summit on HIV/AIDS Shows Incredible Progress in Infection Rates, Deaths, Treatment Access

Inspiring CEO Gives Company to Charity After Working 80-hour Weeks for 58 Years, Saving it from Bankruptcy

Single Fossil Shows a Pterosaur Eaten by an Ichthyosaur Eaten by a Pliosaur: ‘A 3-Way Chompfest’

Good News in History, August 5

Nottingham Scientist Wins EU Backing for Early Alzheimer’s Detection Breakthrough

Retired firefighter with PTSD builds fire engine ice cream truck to support first responders

NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Near Houston

Man cuts off MAGA friend over a song lyric, sparking conversation about confirmation bias
When Did the Earth's Crust Start to Shift? Scientists Uncover Evidence of Plate Tectonics Happening 3.48 Billion Years Ago

83 neighbors made ‘Halloween in July’ for birthday of autistic boy who loves trick-or-treating

Self-Healing Contact Lenses Repair Scratches with Just 1 Hour of UV Light Exposure

Longest Predator Exclusion Fence in the Pacific Protects Thousands of Ground-Nesting Seabirds

64-yo Father of Five Graduates as a Nurse After Studying Alongside His Son as an Immigrant

New Images Capture the Oldest-Known Sunda Clouded Leopard–an 8-yo Huntress with All Her Teeth

Good News in History, August 4
NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Builds on Legacy of Innovation

University of Lancashire Donates Refurbished Laptops to Support Young People at Preston's Vault Youth Zone

How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary

Good News in History, August 3

Do-Good Doggies Fight Invasive Mussels on Team ‘Conservation Canines’

After Stranger Gives Boy a Piano, a ‘Mozart Level’ Is Revealed in Spite of Autism

Canada’s Newest Nickel Mine Will Store 1.5 Millions Tons of Carbon Every Year During Operation
Neanderthals Got Cavities, Too—and New Research Suggests They Drilled Into Their Teeth to Treat Them, Just Like Modern Dentists

NASA Draws on Industry for Mars Telecommunications Network

NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo

New research explains why your dreams feel so strange

Hello Universe: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing
Stranger Gives His Truck to Rock Band to Finish Their Tour, Driving 500 Miles and Back Again (WATCH)

Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first
