Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage

Astronaut shares the profound ‘big lie’ he realized after seeing the Earth from space

NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars

Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station

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

10 Things: Movie Night

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find

Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit

Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?

The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest

Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills

Millions Channeled to Irrigation Improvements, Leak Repairs Along Colorado River by Corporate Coalition

Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft

Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down

Flagship Restoration Project in Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah Working to Restore 4.4 Million Acres

Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics

NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets

This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield

Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution

Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions

What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more

Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment

Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica

Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%

Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit

NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass

Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA

Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected

How Colombia’s outgoing president protected 42% of the country’s Amazon from mining

Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.

The DIY Diehards Building Green Infrastructure from Scratch

NASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date

Humanity’s 3rd Visit to Mercury Kicks Off with the Successful Arrival of BepiColombo Mission

To Researchers' Surprise, This Giant Dinosaur Laid Eggs in a Cold Climate

A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds

Beyond the thrift store: where your donations do more good

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past

Podcast Transcript March 27, 2026—Touching the Veiled Christ, urban coyotes, and the truth about your allergies

Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project

NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview

A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest

Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!

The Spark: How Neighbors Are Banding Together to Go Greener

Butterflies Around the World Are Moving to New Habitats, Largely Because of Climate Change, a Study Suggests

Podcast Transcript July 31st, 2026— Liquid air batteries, dolphins saved by plastic bottles, and an empty weekend a month

In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls

What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more

Teacher donated $5,000 to plant trees in China. 27 years later, he’s moved to tears by the results.

NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge

Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right

6 useful things to donate before back-to-school season this year

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama

London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds

New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network

NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars

Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth

4 Different Bobkittens Rescued in a Week, Undergoing Rehab Together for Return to the Wild

Good News in History, July 15

A.I. Outperformed Doctors at Diagnosing Real-World E.R. Patients in a New Study. That Doesn't Mean Computers Will Replace Clinicians

NASA Artemis II Human Research Data Methodology Challenge

South Carolina teen goes viral for his singing

Coffee Associated with Lower Risks of Liver Cancer and Deadly Cirrhosis

NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Spot Distant Black Holes That Shred Stars

Raising Rice and Fish Together Cuts Disease From Snails While Boosting Crop Yields by 25%

Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral

Coral reefs are secretly connected across oceans. Scientists think it's key to their survival

Here's How These Adorable Mice Can Live at an Extremely High Elevation Where No Other Mammal Is Known to Reside

Endangered West African leopards show signs of recovery: 'A rare piece of good news'

Bloomberg Donates $260 Million to Ensure New High Seas Treaty Translates to Lasting Ocean Protections

Good News in History, July 14

UPS driver goes viral after sharing his weekly paycheck

NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides

15-yo Creates App for Reporting Potholes to the Government, and Uses AI to Help with Follow-up

Firm Breaks Ground on First Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor in America to Power Data Centers for Less

This Extraordinary Desert Mouse Defies Aging–and it Could Change Human Longevity

Good News in History, July 13

Young Man Interviews 3,000 World War II Vets Over 10-year Project–Preserving Their Stories

NASA Welcomes Botswana as 68th Artemis Accords Signatory

How the UK plans to end smoking for an entire generation

Quick-thinking gas station clerk stops kidnapping after victim mouths ‘help’

How to find your personal aesthetic when the internet keeps showing you everyone else’s

Roman ‘Genius’ Spirit Statue Buried 1,600 Years Ago Found by Hadrian’s Wall

Japanese Team Finds Frog Bacteria That Wipes Out Cancer Tumors With a Single Dose

NASA Connects Little Red Dots with Chandra, Webb

Scientists Found This Mysterious Golden Orb on the Seafloor Nearly Three Years Ago. Now, They Finally Know What It Is

Scientists Just Made the Most Complete Map of the Clitoris's Sensory Nerve Network. Here's What They Found

Simple Shot Shows Promise to Reverse Osteo-Arthritis Within Months, Following Animal Treatments

My Dad Just Walked the Equivalent of Earth’s Circumference – It Took Him 14 Years and 49 Pairs of New Balance

Good News in History, July 12

Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities in the US Declined More Last Year Than in Any Since Data was Counted

‘Game-Changing’ Saliva Test Can Diagnose Endometriosis in Days Rather Than Years

Artist Creates Amazingly Detailed Drawings Using Only Typewriter Keystrokes (LOOK)

UK’s First Hospital for Houseplants – Where Plants Are Put on Drips and Quarantined for Bugs

Good News in History, July 11

NASA’s X-59 Gets Freedom 250 Logo

NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry

Singer raises $40K for his grandpa’s surgery by turning pop songs into ’emo’ epics

You Can Help Humans Thrive in Space

After his father rejected a circus’ offer to buy him for $5,000, 3-foot-tall man becomes a doctor

From Two Ponies to a Nature Revolution: 20 Years of Wildlife Wins

Florida Teen’s ‘Storm Smart’ Program Teaches Hurricane Preparedness to Students – Because the Schools Didn’t

Roughly 100,000 Years Ago, This Man Got Stabbed in the Face—and Survived. He's Likely One of the First Known Victims of an Attack With a Sharp Weapon

Maka Twins Pitch In to Support Families Over the Summer Holidays

Good News in History, July 10

NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae

Quebec Firm Pioneers Cyanide-Free Gold Extraction and Arsenic-Capture to Clean up Mining Industry

New ‘Sagrada Familia’ LEGO Set Marks Basilica’s Completion and 100 Years Since Gaudi’s Death

Despite Bankruptcy, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Will Endure After Sale to Nonprofit Journalism Institute

NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition

NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge

Critically Endangered White-Rumped Vulture Returns to Cambodia Refuge After Years of Effort

Scientists Identify Gene at the Center of Muscular Aging – And How Exercise Defeats it

Hidden Artworks in Gold Surprised Renovators of America’s Oldest Basilica (LOOK)

High school salutatorian’s Goth yearbook photo goes viral for the most inspiring reason

New Girl Scouts data: 85% of girls say they admire people for what they can do — not how they look

NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar

6 New Electric Buses in Colorado Double as Backup Batteries for Denver Area Power Grid

Oregon Records 5 Years of Zero Pesticide-Related Deaths in Bees

Good News in History, July 9

A Streetside Painting Salvaged for its Frame Returned After Honest Man Realized its Enormous Value

NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility

11-year-old ‘Wasn’t Going to Let a Man Die’ When He Alone Dove in to Rescue Drowning Man

Good News in History, July 8

19-year-old taco shop owner’s heartfelt plea to save his restaurant has been a huge success

Family Reunited With Missing Pet Rabbit After Four Years in “Easter Miracle”

England Fan Who Spent Life Savings on World Cup Trip with Granddad Gets Money Gifted Back

Canada Successfully Exploring for ‘White’ Hydrogen Gas, a Clean Power Source Beneath Existing Mines

This ‘Outback Barber’ Brings Hair-Cutting Workshops to Remote Islands, Leaving Dignity and Doos in His Wake

A Streetside Panting Salvaged for its Frame Returned After Honest Man Realized its Enormous Value

Essex Fostering Agency Secures Third Consecutive Outstanding Ofsted Rating

Neanderthal Men May Have Often Hooked Up With Human Women Thousands of Years Ago

Copper compound targets Alzheimer’s at the blood-brain barrier

Quirky Campaign Leaves Nice Surprises on Cars of Anyone Who Took Cabs Home from the Bar

Good News in History, July 7

Teacher lists the 10 basic skills she says 3rd graders no longer have, and it’s eye-opening

Woman Rower Breaks Men’s Record for Fastest Solo Voyage from California to Hawaii

Ugandan Coffee Growers Shrug Off Drought Thanks to Regenerative Agriculture

Earth Prize 2026 part I: teenage teams tackling big global problems

People reveal how much happier they are after ditching these 7 so-called ‘required’ things

New guidelines link heart and brain health for the first time

NASA Data Hackathon Inspires Community Action

Shell’s New Concept EV Designed to Charge in Under 10 Minutes and Run at 6 miles per kWh

€12 Million Portrait of Picasso’s ‘Golden Muse’ Recovered from Thieves After Paris Theft

Good News in History, July 6

Math researchers confirm ’20 year rule’ in fashion trends and it’s uncanny