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Schools Are Saving Big By Going Green

Good News in History, October 5

Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A

Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween

Ancient Christian Complex Reopens in Syria After 14 Years, a War, and an Earthquake

30 Years of Clean-Up and Monitoring Work at Closed Copper Mine Wins Honors for World’s Top Miner

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

11-year-olds mowed 50 lawns for free, so the ‘Lawnmower Man’ donated gear to open a business

Rangers saved this giraffe's life when she was just one week old. 5 years later, she surprised them with a heartwarming reunion

NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors
UK’s National Museums to Continue 25-Year Policy of Free Entry for Foreign Visitors

The Spark: The ‘Community Lighthouses’ Where Neighbors Help Neighbors

After her husband died, she secretly ran his struggling gelatin business. 6 years later, she was a household name.

Stunning Collection of Stolen Greek Artifacts Spanning 5,000 Years Were Just Returned to Greece

New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution

Chris Evans Puts His Limelight on a Bonded Dog Pair with Cute Video, Immediately Sees Them Adopted

Dog in Madrid leaves people stunned after performing impressive CPR drill

A male elephant 'adopted' a calf and kept her alive long enough for rangers to rescue her

12-yo’s Annual ‘Diaper Drive’ Delivers 30,000 Diapers Off at Arizona Food Bank

Premature baby charity scoops prestigious award

Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine Habitat, Whales, and Seabirds
This Massive, Deep-Sea Roly Poly Can Go Years Without Food Thanks to a Huge Stomach and a Stolen Gene, Study Suggests

NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027

Researchers Unearth a Clay Tablet Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty

18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor School Children in Ghana

Archaeologists Risked Their Lives to Save 30,000 Treasures from ISIS Terrorists—New Study Shows How

New York City Collects $131 Million From DoorDash for Delivery Workers Unfairly Paid After $13 Billion Earnings

Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives Away a Billion Dollars – the Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Glow-up after 100: Centenarians at Austin senior living community get ‘glamorous’ makeovers from high schoolers

How Diet and Tryptophan Influence Serotonin and Mental Health (By Jaiden, 15)

Spanish Play Brings Language Learning to Life at Priory Community School (By Isabella, 13)

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

With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Local lad recovers from horror injury to pursue footballing dreams in the States (By Josh, 18)

The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest

North Somerset Youth Parliament Shares Updates at Fourth Full Meeting (By Ivy, 15)
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge

NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission

Bikes Outnumbered Cars on Scottish Rush Hour Route for the First Time Ever

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

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

Pomegranates and berries produce a gut metabolite that may improve IBD outcomes

135,000 Shelter Pets Found Forever Homes in August Thanks to NBC’s Annual Adopt-a-thon

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

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

165-Mile Bike Trail Through Minnesota Finally Completed After 30 years, One of the Longest in America

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

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
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Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness

High Tech Jacket Prototype Pulls Drinking Water From Thin Air – Up to 1.5 Pints Per Day

Intrigue From 17th C. Shipwreck Carrying Moroccan Gold Coins is Solved After 30 Years

'Heated Rivalry' fans raise $63K for children's hospital for Hudson Williams' birthday
After a Heart Attack, the Brain's Response Might Make Recovery Harder. Cutting Some Communication Between the Organs Could Help

Two Garden Ornaments Thought to be ‘Worthless Concrete’ Turn Out to be Italian Marble Busts Worth Thousands

Drones are Saving Hundreds of Fawns From Mower Deaths in Germany (WATCH)

Hospital Opens Roof Garden Where Critical Care Patients Can Enjoy the Outdoors for Hours With Full Care
NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet

NASA’s Water-Hunting Tool Will Help Scout Moon’s South Pole

After Matthew Perry died, the condolence calls revealed a side of him even his sister didn’t fully know

Good News in History, June 27

108-year-old great-grandmother from Delaware is still driving, and renewed her license through 2033

New study: Americans care more about future generations than we think

NASA’s IXPE Gets Fresh Look at Supernova

370,000 Acres of Rainforest and Granite Peaks Now Protected in French Guiana

NASA Identifies More Than 40 Space Technologies for Collaboration

Unique Double Cochlear Implant Surgery Lets Twins Hear Mom’s Voice For the First Time–Together

Firemen Rushed a 5-year old’s Fingertips to Hospital Where She Recovered and Painted a Thank-You Picture for Them

Good News in History, June 26
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation

Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages

‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London
NASA Releases Powerful LAVA Software to US Aerospace Industry

A new website calculates how many marine animals are saved every time you pick up trash

Million Dollar Makeover Turns Old Railroad Bridge into City’s Trendiest Venue With a View

Musée d’Orsay Opens Gallery Dedicated to Still-Unclaimed Artworks Stolen by Nazis in WWII

Good News in History, June 25
Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in Solving a Hair-Raising Mystery About Static Electricity
The Uplift: Coffee shops and a special chapel

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

Mars Perseverance Rover Completes a Marathon on Mars to Cap Off Extraordinary 5 Years

Grants

Frugal people share 20 smart financial decisions that saved them $10,000 or more
10 of Pope Francis' most heartwarming moments

10-year-old girl walks into police station and brings officers to tears with 2 simple words

Former homeless man in Texas becomes a master gardener and now grows free food for his community

Minnesota Artist’s ‘Mini Art Vending Machine’ Has Sold Nearly 3,000 Pieces of One-Dollar Art

Drought Parches Florida

6 party ideas that actually make it easier to invite people over

From senior class to senior home: over 50 classmates from Austin High School now live together

8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’

Dawn of Modular Architecture Sees 26-Story Apartment Finished in 5 Days Thanks to US-China Collab.

7.4 Mil. Plant and Fungi Samples Have Been Digitized to ‘Democratize Knowledge’ and Save Species

Good News in History, June 24

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

Study Finds Many Older Adults Will Improve Over Time–Depending on Their Mindset

Colorado mayor reveals he’s slept at a homeless shelter one night a week for 4 months

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

HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths to near zero

Sighting of Elusive ‘Miner’s Cat’ a Fitting Reward for Philanthropists Rewilding Their Private Land
This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology

Four guys write a letter asking to walk their new neighbor’s dog. The dog writes back.

Humans May Have Always Been Able to Regenerate Body Parts–Scar Tissue Just Gets in the Way

Good News in History, June 23

A ‘Stonehenge Prototype’ Aligned with the Solstices Is a Once in a Lifetime Find for These Archaeologists

Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials

A nurse saved 5 bikers after an Indiana crash. A year later, 30 of them lined up at her kid’s lemonade stand.
Male Bowerbirds in Australian Cities Are Turning Human Trash Into Treasure to Impress Potential Mates

18-year-old took her college savings and bought the restaurant where she was a dishwasher

40 years after grade school, Gen X friends reunited. Their shared childhood crush was the only guy there.
Scientists May Have Discovered the Origins of the Euphrates River, Which Helped Nurture Some of the Earliest Known Civilizations

Man Enjoys ‘Accidental Time Capsule’ After Recovering a Wallet He Doesn’t Remember Losing

‘Groundbreaking’ Potential Lupus Cure Sends Patients into Remission, Allowing Dreams to Be Fulfilled

Good News in History, June 22

30,000 Scottish Descend on Boston for World Cup–And the Amazing Viral Videos Remind Us We’re All Neighbors

Given Just 8 Months to Live, Teen Graduates Cancer-Free 4 Years Later Thanks to Doctor’s Promise (Watch)
A Golden-Ringed Jewel: Britain’s Longest Dragonfly Hitches Ride on Woman’s Thumb (LOOK and LEARN)
Is Your Dog Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed? Here's How to Figure It Out, According to a New Study
People Across Cultures Find Women's Faces to Be More Attractive Than Men's, a New Study Suggests

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

11-year-olds mowed 50 lawns for free so the ‘Lawnmower Man’ donated gear to open a business

Good News in History, June 21

How the act of learning to read rewires the brain and changes the way you hear

Woman learns a valuable lesson after guy ends their date and apologizes to the waitstaff

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

Quarter Million N95 Respirators Headed to DRC as California Group Eases Ebola Strain on Health System

A teacher helped a woman plant trees in the desert. She found him 27 years later.

Derby Boy, 10, Wins Volunteer Award After Raising £2,000 for Charity That Changed His Life

People at Sioux Falls tattoo parlor help save baby opossums after they ‘fell out of their mom’s pouch’

Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)

Good News in History, June 20

Every December, a school in Ireland ditches homework and does ‘kindness’ assignments instead

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth

World’s Largest ‘Whale Graveyard’ Teems with Deep-Sea Life Including Species Unknown to Science

Revolutionary Treatment Heals 3rd Degree Burns Across the Face of World’s First Human Recipient

NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000–A Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car

Good News in History, June 19
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Terrifying Predatory Dinosaurs Had Itty-Bitty Arms. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why
