Woman Gives $1 Million in ‘Life-Changing’ Bonuses to Teachers in Her School District

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300 women bought a French chateau for $7,700 each and made it an ‘adult summer camp’ for all women

NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge

Italian Police Recover Stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Artworks Worth Millions

Zion Becomes First National Park to Get All-Terrain Wheelchair for Public Use

NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure

Robotic Servicing Mission Launches with NASA Support

Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years

270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve

Two Hours of Sleep Restored in Alzheimer’s Brains in Research Breakthrough

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation

Wendy’s Worker is Going To Yale After His Bosses Fund Scholarship for the Immigrant Who Survived Violence

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Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time

California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate

Relationship expert tells people to never get married unless you’re willing to do 3 things

A Real Rockin’ Horse: Music Tames a Rescue Foal Who Learns to ‘Play’ Instruments for Album Debut

London Taxi Convoy to Give Dozens of Children a Day to Remember

NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation

Mom puts foot down after grandma brings ‘humiliating gifts’ for granddaughters

New Radiation-Free Lung Scan Can Spot Disease Sooner in Children – And it’s Much Safer

NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies

Rescued Orangutans Released Into Isolated Forest Are Now Raising Babies, Creating New Wild Population

Five Endangered Secretarybird Chicks Hatch in Major Conservation First

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A new law in Zambia makes free education much harder for future governments to take away

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School Staff Treated to Ice Cream on National Thank a Teacher Day

Bioengineered gum could expand treatment options for oral cancer patients

6,000 digitized portraits of Black history now available and free to the public for the first time

Early Farmers Figured Out ‘Engineering Wonder,’ Building Huge Irrigation System Without Government or Chief

Duck Becomes Emotional Support Animal That Unexpectedly Heals a Golden Retriever (WATCH)

NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights

The ‘Civic Hour’ Is Reinventing Volunteering

Brown Student Spends Summer Helping Teens Find Their Voice in English

79-year-old man publicly sings Barry Manilow’s ‘Mandy’ to his dental hygienist and nails it

Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year

Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century

New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks

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NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission

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

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

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SeaWorld Completes Largest Captive Whale Transportation Operation in Nation’s History

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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

EU Passes Animal Protection Law for Keeping, Breeding, and Selling

Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan

Vital Island Home for Endangered Monk Seals Gains Marine Protections from Greece

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Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Powers an Onboard Data Center, While the Sea Disperses the Heat

NASA-JAXA’s XRISM Telescope Clocks Hot Wind of Galaxy M82

Astronomers Witnessed the Birth of a Magnetar for the First Time. It Explains the Mysterious Flickering of an Ultrabright Supernova

NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site

Jamaica Celebrates 40% Drop in Murders Driven by 94% Increase in Police Tip-Offs

44 Miles of Major Balkan River Freed from Wartime Concrete Obstruction – LOOK

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Most Insect Species Call the Tropics Home. But Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the Critters There to Their Heat Limits

An Elephant's Trunk Is Covered in Whiskers—and They're Unlike Those on Any Other Animal, a New Study Suggests

Homeless Man Helps Find and Return Stolen Dog’s Ashes, Receives Thousands to Get Back on His Feet

Dancer with ALS Performs on Stage Again Through Digital Avatar–WATCH

Australia Becomes 30th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness

Contrary to Popular Belief, Some Doodle Crossbred Dogs May Have More Behavioral Problems Than Their Purebred Parents

Some Mice Are Doting Dads, While Others Ignore or Attack Their Offspring. Researchers Just Figured Out Why

Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing

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Humans May Have Transported Live Parrots Over the Andes Mountains Along Sophisticated Trade Routes Before the Rise of the Inca Empire

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Man Re-Mortgages Home to Buy Favorite Pub And Save 100 Years of History: ‘Pete’s always been a legend’

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Elusive Nightjar Populations Doubled in 5 Years, a ‘Remarkable Comeback’ Conservationists Say

Great Lakes Otters Are a Conservation Success Story with Populations Flourishing in US and Ontario

Garish Parcel Locker Plunked in Cul-de-sac is Removed After Residents’ Complaints, CEO Admits it was ‘Wholly Unsuitable’

Rare Split-Colored Lobster Caught Near Cape Cod is Donated to Aquarium: A One in 50 Million Catch (LOOK)

Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’

Margot Robbie reveals her 'bogan nacho' recipe, and people are totally onboard

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In a Thrilling Comeback Victory Cherrie DeVaux Becomes First Female Trainer to Win Kentucky Derby (WATCH)

Africa’s Rarest Antelope Gets Boost as Zoos Send 4 Bongos to Kenya to Help Save the Species From the Brink

Mom Gets to Touch Daughter’s Hand Again in Emotional Meeting With the Grateful Transplant Recipient

Scientists Still Have So Much to Learn About Archaeopteryx, the Dinosaur That May Have Flown Like a Bird

Archaeologists Stumble Upon Mysterious Medieval Village While Preparing for New Wind Farms in England

Good News in History, May 9

Yo-Yo Dieting May Actually be Good for You, Suggests New Study

Scientists Successfully Mine Meteorites for Precious Metals on International Space Station

Philadelphia Schools Now Guarantee Water and Bathroom Breaks and Daily Recess–With a Ban on Silent Lunches

Archaeologists Say They've Unearthed a Massive Medieval Cargo Ship That's the Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found

US Alcohol Consumption Falls to 85-Year Low –Driven by Desire for Better Health

Scientists Make a Super-Honey Using Cocoa Bean Waste For Chocolatey, Heart-Healthy Jolt

Forget Yankee Candle, This Company has Hired Disabled Americans for 20 Years to Produce Superior Scents

After Soccer Ball Slams into Seagull, Watch a Player Use CPR to Gently Revive it (WATCH)

Diseased Rhino Recovers After Florida Zoo Team Surprise Locals with Pioneering Veterinary Tactics

Walking an Extra 1,000 Steps a Day After Surgery Helps Patients Recover Quicker

Successful Homeless Village in Scotland Offers Residents Independence but Asks Responsibility

Catch Stunning Views of Venus and Jupiter as They Align with the Crescent Moon in Mid-May

Good News in History, May 8

‘Cards Against Humanity’ Offers to Refund ‘Obviously Illegal’ Tariffs to Customers After Supreme Court Decision

‘Exciting’ Fossil Find Reveals That Platypuses Swam with Dolphins 25 Million Years Ago

Canadian Woman Gives Free Bikes and Trikes to Thousands of Kids in the Past 14 Years

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This Magnificent Mural by Leonardo da Vinci Will Go on Display for a Brief Window During the Winter Olympics in Milan

85 Million Acres of Private Land Are Being Protected for Conservation in the US and Australia

NASA’s Roman Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars

Total Lunar Eclipse Tuesday Morning Will Unveil Blood Moon for N. America, Australia and East Asia

Plastic Mardi Gras Beads Just End up in Landfill, So Coalition Swaps in Seed Beads and Jambalaya Spice Packets

Woman Discovers Childhood Pen Pal Became Doctor Who Delivered Her 2 Kids: ‘My Mouth Dropped’

Sam Neill Beats Cancer After 5-Year Battle, Announces ‘It’s Time I Did Another Movie’

Orphaned Otter Found on Beach Is Now Surrogate Mom to an Another Orphaned Pup Found on a Beach

Seed-Sharing No Longer Illegal After Landmark Kenya Court Ruling Against Global Seed Monopolists

Rescued From Kitchen Cabinet, a Hairless Puppy Nicknamed ‘Dobby’ is Now Healthy, Happy and Free

Preparing Home-Cooked Meals Once in a While May Reduce Dementia Risk in Seniors by 30%

New Desalination Plant Gives San Diego So Much Water it’s Helping Other States Suffering Drought

Students Use Makeshift Stretcher to Rescue Injured Hiker, a Skill They Had Been Practicing

Mayo Clinic’s AI Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer up to 3 Years Before Diagnosis–When Treatment is Still Possible

Papyrus Fragment of Homer’s Iliad Found in 1600–Year-old Mummy is First Time Literature is Discovered in a Burial

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Seeds from ‘Miracle Tree’ Can Filter More Than 98% of Microplastics from Tap Water

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Special Devices Let Crowds at the Deaflympics Feel Power of Judo Slams Like Never Before

Frog Wiped Out by Disease Returns to the Wild With the Help of ‘Frog Spas’ and ‘Frog Saunas’

‘Green-Thumb’ Miracles Gave These Monks an Eco-Authority in Medieval Italy New Research Shows

Tow Truck Driver Tells Customers to Wait Until He Finishes Moose Rescue: ‘Oh, that’s fine…’ (WATCH)

This Souvenir Bowl May Have Commemorated an Ancient Roman Soldier's Service at Hadrian's Wall. It Was Discovered on a Spanish Farm 1,900 Years Later

Why Do Cows Burp Up So Much Planet-Warming Methane? A Newly Discovered Structure in Their Gut Microbes Could Be a Culprit

14 Toucans Rescued at US-Mexico Border Found Hidden in the Dashboard of a Vehicle

Heroes Corral 15 Horses in Raging Floodwaters to Rescue Them on Hawaiian Ranch

Women DJs over 60 Take Stage at German Music Festival Rocking the Crowd, ‘It Was Fantastic’ (WATCH)

The Pandemic May Have Changed Young People for the Better: A Positive Take on The ‘COVID Generation

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UK Men’s Sheds Association Launches Free Guide to Creating Men’s Sheds in Shipping Containers

Ancient Blocks From the Lighthouse of Alexandria Raised from the Sea to Better Understand Their Wondrous Construction