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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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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
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
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova

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

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

Long-Lost Gertrude Abercrombie Painting Bought by a Bargain Hunter for $30 Could Fetch $250,000

NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems

Man returns 132-year-old magazine to library. Perfect timing helps him dodge a $12K late fee.
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

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

Good News in History September 23

135,000 Shelter Pets Found Forever Homes in August Thanks to NBC’s Annual Adopt-a-thon
Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought
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
How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island

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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Cavemen Used Mammoth Tusk Patterns to Create Unique Art, Reveals New Research

Couple Fosters 59 Dogs in Retirement: ‘We love to get them out of the kennels’

Target employee tells woman at self-checkout section ‘You can’t leave.’ It turns out they actually saved her life

Good News in History September 20

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor

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New study: Parks are good for the economy — even the tiny ones

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)

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

30+ Ideas To Intentionally Celebrate Black History Month

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

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

Unsealed for the First Time, This 600-yo Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the ‘Discovery of the Decade’

We asked people to share books that changed their life. Here are 12 top reads.

New Cat Species Identified for the First Time in Over 100 Years–Meet the Tilcayo

Good News in History, September 18

What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more
Researchers Have Analyzed the Roman Empire’s 190,000-Mile Network of Roads. Turns Out, Not All of Them Led to Rome

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

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%

Good News in History September 17

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

Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab

Mexico Reintroduced Bison into Precious Desert Ecosystem After Century-Long Absence
