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Acts Of Kindness
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With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University
Africa Will Soon Have A New Tallest Building – But Probably Not Where You’d Imagine
Local lad recovers from horror injury to pursue footballing dreams in the States (By Josh, 18)
Good News in History September 25
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Some Birdsongs Are More Pleasing to Human Ears Than Others. Higher-Pitched, Complex Calls Tend to Sound More Beautiful to Us
The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest
‘Spot the teacher’ trend hilariously highlights how adults are looking younger and younger
North Somerset Youth Parliament Shares Updates at Fourth Full Meeting (By Ivy, 15)
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
Mama cat rushed her kittens to a human hospital. Doctors treated them as patients.
Australian Biologists Livestream A Remote Desert Waterhole and All its Wild Visitors
US-India Satellite Captures Time-lapse Video of Volcanic Eruption
Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills
NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission
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
Good News in History September 24
Bikes Outnumbered Cars on Scottish Rush Hour Route for the First Time Ever
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NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems
Man returns 132-year-old magazine to library. Perfect timing helps him dodge a $12K late fee.
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An Otter Just Returned to New York City's Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name It
After 11 hours, rescuers gave up on the boy in the well. Then a 14-year-old hero stepped in.
Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down
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Good News in History September 23
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
135,000 Shelter Pets Found Forever Homes in August Thanks to NBC’s Annual Adopt-a-thon
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Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought
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Scientists Say the Human Brain Might Be Made of Two Distinct Nervous Systems That Got Squished Together
This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever
Former GP shares powerful story of recovery after Gloucester House “saved his life”
Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program
Good News in History September 22
Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents
How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island
New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough
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NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars
Rural French Mayors Rally to Save Their Local Cafe-Bistro, and Help Reverse National Trend
Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness
Korean Drone Rescue Program Helps Mozambique Achieve Zero Fatalities During Worst Flood in Decades
Historic Philanthropic Gift Will Expand Veterinary Care Access to Millions of Americans and Their Pets
Good News in History September 21
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth
This high-tech shirt enables deaf concert-goers feel the music on their bodies
165-Mile Bike Trail Through Minnesota Finally Completed After 30 years, One of the Longest in America
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Good News in History September 20
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
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Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson
NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets
New York City is Putting ‘The Park’ Back in Park Avenue – And Adding a Protected Bike Lane (LOOK)
Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons
Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers See Encouraging Bounceback in New Survey
Keynsham man reunited with ambulance crew who saved his life
Good News in History September 19
NASA at the Ion: Orion Lessons from Artemis II Shape NASA’s Moon to Mars Path
This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield
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Cataract Surgery Restores Sight for 54-Year-Old Chimpanzee–the First Such Procedure at Chimp Haven
Dad Who Survived Cardiac Arrest Takes on Stadium Abseil to Say Thank You
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Unsealed for the First Time, This 600-yo Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the ‘Discovery of the Decade’
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New Cat Species Identified for the First Time in Over 100 Years–Meet the Tilcayo
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Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space
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Researchers Have Analyzed the Roman Empire’s 190,000-Mile Network of Roads. Turns Out, Not All of Them Led to Rome
Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds
Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment
A new cat species was just discovered for the first time in 100 years
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Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%
Good News in History September 17
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Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit
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Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab
Mexico Reintroduced Bison into Precious Desert Ecosystem After Century-Long Absence