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Acts Of Kindness
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Where fitness meets kindness: GoodGym is getting people moving and giving back
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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
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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
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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
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NASA Space Roboticist Challenge
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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
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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
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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
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Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first