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Environment

NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System

Boston Aims to Tackle 100-year Flood Risks with $10 Billion in Infrastructure Projects

NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years
As the Ocean Warms, a 'Cold Blob' in the Atlantic Has Puzzled Scientists. It Might Be a Warning Sign About a Key Current System

Cement Kilns Could Become Carbon Negative if Run on Clean Energy as Limestone Absorbs CO2

270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve
Could We Mitigate Super El Niños by Artificially Changing the Climate? A New Study Indicates Yes

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation

NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS

Great Barrier Reef’s Recovery From Bleaching is Aided by Monsoon

Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year
Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast
Highest Resolution View of the Sun Reveals Breaking Waves and Magnetic Mysteries

Japanese Team Develops ‘Eco-Fireworks’ with Water-Soluble Shells to Cut Back on Debris

Over 100 Refill Stations for Home/Laundry Cleaners to Open Across Singapore at 30% Discount

Radical change can lead to a fairer and greener world, says new report

How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary

Canada’s Newest Nickel Mine Will Store 1.5 Millions Tons of Carbon Every Year During Operation

What went right this week: health wins, green energy victories and more

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

Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps Are Becoming Dominant Home HVAC System in America

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

Africa’s Wildfire Season Is Actually Getting Shorter, Scientists Think They Know Why

Did Scientists Just Detect the First Known ‘Exo-Moon’?

Hyundai Partners with Healthy Seas to Turn Scourge ‘GhostNets’ into Floor Mats for Cars

Europe’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves in 10 Years, With 39-59% Drop in Industrial and Road Toxins

A new study just debunked a heat pump myth

Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions

4 tips for everyday eco-friendly living

Meet the ‘Firefighting’ Donkeys of Spain, Chowing Down on Grass and Fire Risk from Dawn to Dusk

Would You Like Sugar With Your Stars? Sugar Detected in Interstellar Space for the First Time

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

Good News in History, July 14

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

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

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

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

Rooftop Solar Gave Power to Pakistan When Fossil Fuels Failed– it’s Now Called a Boom

The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism

Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?

Simply Add Water to Diesel Fuel to Cut Engine Pollution by 67%–with No Loss in Efficiency

Turning Surplus into Support: Charity Doubles Impact in New Appeal

New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water

NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star

Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin
NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation

‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London

USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam

Drought Parches Florida

Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef

With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation

UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil – Maybe Your Garden Will Power Your Home Some Day

Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study

Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)
That’s it for Environment. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.
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US-French Satellite Takes Stock of World’s River Water

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Louvre Announces Mona Lisa Will Have Her Own Building in Major Redesign to Ease Tourist Scrum

Man Gathers Up Family Acres- Home to Moose and Mountain Lion– and Returns Them to Indian Tribe

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A Sacramento ‘food desert’ is getting a transformative, first-of-its-kind public market

The research behind why your favorite songs make you push your workout harder

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Good News in History, May 21

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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign

Florida Man Spends Days Searching for Owner of Lost $30,000 He Found: ‘it wasn’t mine to take’

India’s New ‘Good Samaritan Laws’ Reward Any Citizen Who Stops to Help with Traffic Injuries

Prince William is Selling 20% of His Duchy Landholdings to Build Affordable Housing and Restore Nature

19 years after writing it, the Bee Gees finally performed ‘Grease’ for the first time ever
How embracing the 'Empty Boat Theory' can help you keep anger and anxiety in check

Free Ice Cream Gift for One Child Prompts Donations to Fund Free Sweets For Kids the Entire Summer

Instead of Arresting Indigenous Fishermen, Australia Begins to Pay Them to Control Sea Urchin Plague

Good News in History, May 20
This Vincent van Gogh Painting Was Found Wrapped in an Ikea Bag and a Blood-Stained Pillow. Now, the Artwork Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory
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NASA’s New Shock Detectives Project Invites Volunteers to Help Study Solar Wind

Finance App Analyzes Your Jewelry and Puts it in a Digital Portfolio Where You can Track it Like a Stock
Scientists Discover Microscopic Traces of Leaves, Seeds and Toxic Berries on Pots Used by Stone Age Cooks Thousands of Years Ago

People share the '10 second decisions' that meaningfully improved their lives forever
Young people share their petty 'boomer' complaints, proving old folks can be right

Salt Water Restores Native Queensland Ecosystems After Dozens of Tidal Gates Removed

Passionate ‘Tortoise Guardians’ Help Critically-Endangered Giant Tortoise Slowly Return to India
Good News in History, May 19

Young woman surprises 87-year-old neighbor who lives alone by paying off his hearing aid bill

NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon

Ancient Egyptian Crypt of 22 Singing Priests Unsealed for the First Time in Luxor

Good News in History, May 18

The Spark: Building Community One Meal at a Time

Webb Maps Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere

Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research

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Village’s Honored Oak with its Own Stone Wall Wins European Tree of the Year

Over 200 Volunteers Lead Largest-Ever Oyster Reef Restoration Off England’s Portsmouth

Students Work to Fundraise to Save Habitat Where They Watch Bald Eagle Chicks on Livestream

NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights

College Commencement Speaker Announces He’s Paying Off Final Year of Loans For Graduates, in Honor of Father

Jogger’s Call for Help Saves Critically-Endangered Penguin Found Face-Down on the Beach

Woman Crochets More Than 100 Baby Blankets to Thank Hospital That Saved Her Sight

Good News in History, May 17
Humans Might Struggle to Make Babies in Space. Sperm Gets Disoriented in Microgravity, a New Study Suggests

Hero British Cop ‘Saves Life’ of American Officer While on Holiday in Nashville

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Astronauts’ Perspectives on NESC Contributions to Mission Safety and Success

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Good News in History, May 16
Astronomers Discover a Rare Primitive Star That Provides a Chemical Snapshot of the Early Universe
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Sampling DNA in Seawater Can Reveal the Health of Dolphin Populations, in First for Conservation

Artsy Types May Age Better: Music and Museums Act as Exercise, Slowing Age By 4% Says Study

Another Trawling Ban, Another Big Recovery for Sea Life

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Man's 'robot' dance moves are so smooth that people are convinced he's not real

3 Teens Win Earth Prize for Asia Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics

Polish Influencer Raises $67 Million for Cancer Research During 9-day Livestream
Good News in History, May 15
We Use Many of the Same Brain Cells to See and to Imagine Objects, a Study Suggests. The Findings Provide a New Window Into Memory
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Extraordinary Breakthrough for Physics as Scientists Put Building-Size Magnet into the Palm of Your Hand

LAPD’s 90-year-old ‘Volunteer of the Year’ just happens to be Bruce Willis’ mom

Transforming girls’ education across the world takes a village.

What nobody mentions in the return-to-office debate: babies

Crew-12 Launches

With Mills Shuttered, Grassroots Effort Hopes to Give Welsh Valley New Purpose with Gorgeous 83-mile Hiking Trail

Iraq Embarks on Preservation Work for the Ziggurat of Ur Using Bricks of Identical Material to 5,000-yo Original

Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young
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Sunlight Extracts Oxygen From Regolith Using Solar Chemistry

Study Shows Littering Declined 34% Across America Since 2020

Good News in History, May 14

BELLS FINALLY RING OUT! 150-Year Wait Ends in Easter Celebration
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station
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Family of 7 takes in 82-year-old widower neighbor as their new ‘grandpa’

Butterfly That Went Extinct in Britain a Century Ago Set for Return to Famous Rewilded Estate Land

Australia is on track to eliminate a form of cancer entirely
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