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

NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure

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

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

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

These 15 public library perks are completely free, yet almost nobody uses them

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

Good News in History, August 16

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.

Teacher told a 5th grader with gay dads that ‘homosexuality is wrong.’ Then 3 students stood up.

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

97-Year-old is Overwhelmed to Attend Great-Granddaughter’s Graduation From Same Med School He Tackled 60 Years ago

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

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

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

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

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

Brown Student Spends Summer Helping Teens Find Their Voice in English

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

Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century

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

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

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

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

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

NASA Space Roboticist Challenge

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

NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Near Houston

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

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

New research explains why your dreams feel so strange

Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first

Daily Glass of 100% Fruit Juice Could Help Support Mental Wellbeing, Study Finds

Student tells teacher her ‘secret good news’ and it’s delightfully unexpected

Scientists Develop Enzyme to Limit Environmental Impact of Mine Waste, Testing Underway

NASA-Supported Small Spacecraft Launches to Study Solar Particles

Gaza sisters turn rubble into bricks to rebuild their community

Spreading Crushed Rock on Newly-Planted Forests Boosts Carbon Storing and Nutrients

Good News in History, July 29

A Robot Is Unraveling the Secrets of How Some Bats Bounce Sound Waves Off Leaves to Find Insect Prey

American Indian Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates in the Nation’s History

Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age

On Brink of Extinction, the Vaquita Porpoise is Being Preserved By Digital Image

A single dose of psilocybin gave smokers six times better odds of quitting than the patch

Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Ending, With More States Revoking Them

People Aren't Born as Righties or Lefties—They Develop Hand Dominance With Practice, a New Study Suggests

Man Shocked to Discover Family’s Kitchen Table was Actually His Ancestor’s Qing Dynasty ‘Diploma’

Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions

Lifelong Learning Might Lower Your Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease, a New Study Suggests

Drug May Repair DNA at Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s – And it’s Already Passed Safety Trials

A teacher came back from vacation to find “concerned” emails from parents. She couldn’t stop laughing.

People Advised a Basketball Career, But Giant Man Wanted to Help Others–As a Texas Police Officer

Breaking Barriers at 3rd Annual Findings from the Field Symposium

Grieving Mother Finds 3-Carat Gem at Crater of Diamonds State Park After Son and Father Die

NASA, OPM Launch NASA Force to Recruit Top Talent for US Space Program

Scoria Cones on Earth and Mars

NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

Salesman shares 2 magic phrases that make salespeople leave you alone when shopping

Batteries That Use Sodium Instead of Lithium Could Be Low-Cost Rival to Tesla’s

Louisville Restaurant Donates 100% of Profits–Over $100K in its First Year to Local Nonprofits

Good News in History, May 30

A new law in Sweden requires its citizens to check on their cats at least twice a day

A Little Town with a Long Name

Owls Found Thriving in Abandoned Coal Mine as Wildlife Reclaims Industrial Heritage Site

Sunglint on Atlantic Ocean

Fourth grade teacher beautifully explains what grief is to her students using a vase

NASA Moon Mission Spacesuit Nears Milestone

Shimmering Light in Egg Nebula

Welcome to the Gas Giant Planet Where Clouds Turn to Stone

Rare British Plant Makes Extraordinary Comeback from Brink of Extinction

Good News in History, May 29

NASA Invests in Small Businesses Innovating for Space and Earth

NASA’s Home for Experimental Flight Advances Aeronautics Mission

Bruce Springsteen Celebrates His New Center for American Music Opening Soon with All-Star Concert for the Ages

A New York Cemetery Was Hiding Over 5 Million Burrowing Bees, One of the World’s Largest Concentrations

NASA Invites Media to 63rd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium

NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture

Cat owner adorably finds out his cat Gloria is living many secret lives

Chance That King Arthur Manuscript with 126 Sumptuous Illustrations Soon Enters Public Collection

All-Electric Truck Completes Milestone Canberra-to-Sydney Haul, Cutting 84% in Fuel Costs

Good News in History, May 28

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Your Daily Coffee Might Be Protecting Your Brain From Dementia, a New Study Suggests

Fabulous Vietnam Pheasant Not Seen in 20 Years Returns to Wild Thanks to Zoo Coalition

Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success

To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun

COPV Damage Tolerance Life Demonstration Guidelines

Happiness researcher explains how making a 'reverse bucket list' can change your life

Biologists Clone Wild Yaks to Save Golden Subspecies Numbering Fewer Than 300 in First of its Kind Effort

Samsung Strikes Deal with Workers for Profit Sharing in Company’s Trillion Dollar Slice of the AI Pie

70% Drop in Levels of Forever Chemicals Observed in Seabird Eggs Tracks Regulatory Success

Can A.I. Determine Which Artist Made a Painting? This New Brushstroke Detection Tool May Have Solved a Mystery About El Greco

Some Antibiotic Drugs Can Alter Your Gut Microbiome for Up to Eight Years, New Research Suggests

Italy Unifies its Historic Pilgrimage Trails to Offer Slower, More Intimate Tourism

Girl Scouts Event Brings Space Science to the Next Generation

Good News in History, May 27

Meet Regina Senegal, Acting Chief of Johnson’s Quality and Flight Equipment Division

Americans share 31 awesome things that can only be found here in the States

English Pony Found Unharmed Having Been Trapped Entirely Inside a Tractor Tire

Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025

Fragments of Achilles Mural, Exquisite Bronze Statues Point to Wealthy Roman Society in Far Northern France

Good News in History, May 26

NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More

The Mere Presence of Humans—Not Just Our Changes to the Land—Can Alter Wild Animals' Behaviors, a New Study Suggests

Facing Desertification, Man’s Campaign Draws 30,000 Volunteers to Plant 1 Million Trees in his County

Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda

A custodian earns 4 degrees and a mailman adopts his best friend

13 truckers parked side by side in the middle of the night to save a life

Helping Children Laugh Can Make Their Brains More Resilient and Learning Easier

30 Years of Volunteering Has Kept This California Creek Pristine

Dog Saved from Pound Rescues New Owner from House Fire: ‘A genuine treasure’

Good News in History, May 25

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

108-year-old Delaware Woman Renews Her Driver’s License to 2033, Works Out Thrice a Week

Disney re-animates 3 iconic songs to include ASL, and the Deaf community calls it ‘incredible’

NASA, JAXA to Cover HTV-X1 Spacecraft Departure from Space Station

Mom shares controversial take on why she limited her kids' college major choices

Owl Found in Concrete Gets Feather Transplant So it Can Fly Silently Again into the Wild (WATCH)

Drug Used to Treat Asthma and Allergies May Also Help Fight Aggressive Cancers

Good News in History, May 24

US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City

Scientists Find Drug Could Help Protect Brain Blood Vessels

Increased Sightings of the Two Largest Whale Species Decimated By Hunting Provides New Hope for Survival

For NASA’s TESS, Stellar Eclipses Shed Light on Possible New Worlds

NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars

Debt Charities Join Forces to Help Millions in Crisis

For 10 years, social anxiety kept us from meeting our neighbors. One afternoon changed everything.

Stunning Mosaics Made by Londoners with PTSD Offer Pieces of Healing in Community Artwork

Good News in History, May 23

Medieval Writings and Tree Rings Helped Researchers Track a Solar Storm From 800 Years Ago and Reconstruct Past Solar Cycles

Charity Flight Team Delivers Urgent Human Milk in Record Time

How Do Different Psychedelics Affect the Brain? Scientists Analyzed More Than 500 Neural Scans to Find Out

Scientist Discovers New Species of Wildflower That Only Grows in New Jersey

Animal DNA Samples Can Pinpoint Hotspots of Illegal Wildlife Trade Routes

UK startup turns festival urine into forest-grade fertilizer

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6th-grade teacher quits rather than remove harmless sign from her classroom

AI Used to Pinpoint Whale Heat Signatures to Prevent Ship Collisions in San Francisco Bay

Good News in History, May 22

Richmond hospital’s 73-year-old ‘baby cuddler’ whispers these 6 words into every newborn’s ear

Cat Rescued in Portsmouth Reunited After 4 Years Missing

NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026