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Science

Does dark showering help you sleep better? Experts explain the viral bedtime trend
Feb 27 · The Optimist Daily
Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A
Oct 4 · Good News Network
Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween
Oct 4 · Good News Network
AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say Seven of 10 in New Poll
Oct 4 · Good News Network
Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage
Oct 3 · Good News Network
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
May 18 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA to Unveil Complete Roman Telescope, Host Media Briefing
Mar 26 · NASA (News Releases)
A simple neuroscience brain trick to stay quiet instead of saying impulsive things you'll regret
Feb 13 · Upworthy
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?
Oct 2 · Good News Network
NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests
Oct 2 · NASA (News Releases)
She thought it was just a panic attack. But then remembering a 15-year-old Elizabeth Banks PSA saved her life.
Oct 1 · Upworthy
10 Things: Movie Night
Oct 2 · NASA (News Releases)
Chinese Commercial Reactor Achieves Nuclear Fusion with Clean Hydrogen-Boron Fuel
Oct 1 · Good News Network
Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback Populations Is Actually a Subspecies
Oct 1 · Good News Network
A guy went viral for tracking the taste of his own urine. Doctors used to do it all the time.
Feb 11 · Upworthy
New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution
Sep 30 · Good News Network
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the impossible concept of 'nothing' in less than one minute
Feb 11 · Upworthy
Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find
Mar 26 · NASA (News Releases)
This Massive, Deep-Sea Roly Poly Can Go Years Without Food Thanks to a Huge Stomach and a Stolen Gene, Study Suggests
Sep 28 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Satellite Images Reveal Greenland and Antarctica Have Lost More Than 12 Trillion Tons of Ice Over the Past 50 Years
Sep 28 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027
Sep 28 · NASA (News Releases)
Meet the 'Fire Amoeba,' a Newfound Blobby Organism That's Defying Expectations About How Much Heat Complex Life Can Handle
Sep 28 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Researchers Unearth a Clay Tablet Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
Sep 28 · Good News Network
Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms
Sep 28 · Good News Network
CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides
Sep 27 · Good News Network
Archaeologists Risked Their Lives to Save 30,000 Treasures from ISIS Terrorists—New Study Shows How
Sep 27 · Good News Network
Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory
Feb 16 · Positive News
Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky
May 7 · NASA (News Releases)
Two Thousand Years Ago, Julius Caesar Conquered the Settlement That Eventually Became Paris. Archaeologists May Have Just Found It
Sep 25 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Some Birdsongs Are More Pleasing to Human Ears Than Others. Higher-Pitched, Complex Calls Tend to Sound More Beautiful to Us
Sep 24 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest
Sep 24 · The Optimist Daily
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge
Sep 24 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
Sep 23 · NASA (News Releases)
US-India Satellite Captures Time-lapse Video of Volcanic Eruption
Sep 24 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission
Sep 24 · NASA (News Releases)
Bikes Outnumbered Cars on Scottish Rush Hour Route for the First Time Ever
Sep 23 · Good News Network
Long-Lost Gertrude Abercrombie Painting Bought by a Bargain Hunter for $30 Could Fetch $250,000
Sep 23 · Good News Network
NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems
Sep 23 · NASA (News Releases)
An Otter Just Returned to New York City's Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name It
Sep 23 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down
Sep 23 · Good News Network
Pomegranates and berries produce a gut metabolite that may improve IBD outcomes
Sep 23 · The Optimist Daily
Exceptional Detection Rates of Bladder Cancer Recorded in Study of Simple, Yet State-of-the-Art Test
Sep 22 · Good News Network
Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought
Sep 22 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Scientists Say the Human Brain Might Be Made of Two Distinct Nervous Systems That Got Squished Together
Sep 22 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever
Sep 22 · Good News Network
Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents
Mar 26 · The Optimist Daily
How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island
Nov 8 · CNN 5 Good Things (Podcast RSS)
New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough
Sep 21 · Good News Network
NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars
Sep 21 · NASA (News Releases)
Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness
Sep 21 · Upworthy
Cavemen Used Mammoth Tusk Patterns to Create Unique Art, Reveals New Research
Sep 21 · Good News Network
The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
Mar 30 · The Optimist Daily
New study: Parks are good for the economy — even the tiny ones
Jan 23 · Good Good Good
Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson
Mar 25 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets
Mar 24 · NASA (Technology)
Unsealed for the First Time, This 600-yo Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the ‘Discovery of the Decade’
Sep 18 · Good News Network
New Cat Species Identified for the First Time in Over 100 Years–Meet the Tilcayo
Sep 18 · Good News Network
Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space
Apr 23 · NASA (Technology)
Researchers Have Analyzed the Roman Empire’s 190,000-Mile Network of Roads. Turns Out, Not All of Them Led to Rome
Sep 17 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds
Sep 17 · Good News Network
That’s it for Science. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.

More from the Archive

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness
Jun 29 · Upworthy
High Tech Jacket Prototype Pulls Drinking Water From Thin Air – Up to 1.5 Pints Per Day
Jun 28 · Good News Network
Intrigue From 17th C. Shipwreck Carrying Moroccan Gold Coins is Solved After 30 Years
Jun 28 · Good News Network
'Heated Rivalry' fans raise $63K for children's hospital for Hudson Williams' birthday
Feb 17 · Good Good Good
After a Heart Attack, the Brain's Response Might Make Recovery Harder. Cutting Some Communication Between the Organs Could Help
Jan 29 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Two Garden Ornaments Thought to be ‘Worthless Concrete’ Turn Out to be Italian Marble Busts Worth Thousands
Jun 27 · Good News Network
Drones are Saving Hundreds of Fawns From Mower Deaths in Germany (WATCH)
Jun 27 · Good News Network
Hospital Opens Roof Garden Where Critical Care Patients Can Enjoy the Outdoors for Hours With Full Care
Jun 27 · Good News Network
NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet
Mar 26 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Water-Hunting Tool Will Help Scout Moon’s South Pole
Mar 24 · NASA (Technology)
After Matthew Perry died, the condolence calls revealed a side of him even his sister didn’t fully know
Jun 28 · Upworthy
Good News in History, June 27
Jun 27 · Good News Network
108-year-old great-grandmother from Delaware is still driving, and renewed her license through 2033
May 29 · Upworthy
New study: Americans care more about future generations than we think
May 10 · Good Good Good
NASA’s IXPE Gets Fresh Look at Supernova
Mar 26 · NASA (News Releases)
370,000 Acres of Rainforest and Granite Peaks Now Protected in French Guiana
Jun 26 · Good News Network
NASA Identifies More Than 40 Space Technologies for Collaboration
Jun 26 · NASA (Technology)
Unique Double Cochlear Implant Surgery Lets Twins Hear Mom’s Voice For the First Time–Together
Jun 26 · Good News Network
Firemen Rushed a 5-year old’s Fingertips to Hospital Where She Recovered and Painted a Thank-You Picture for Them
Jun 26 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 26
Jun 26 · Good News Network
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation
Jun 26 · The Optimist Daily
Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
Jun 26 · Good News Network
‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London
Jun 26 · Positive News
NASA Releases Powerful LAVA Software to US Aerospace Industry
Apr 23 · NASA (Technology)
A new website calculates how many marine animals are saved every time you pick up trash
Mar 23 · Good Good Good
Million Dollar Makeover Turns Old Railroad Bridge into City’s Trendiest Venue With a View
Jun 25 · Good News Network
Musée d’Orsay Opens Gallery Dedicated to Still-Unclaimed Artworks Stolen by Nazis in WWII
Jun 25 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 25
Jun 25 · Good News Network
Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in Solving a Hair-Raising Mystery About Static Electricity
Mar 20 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The Uplift: Coffee shops and a special chapel
Jan 2 · CBS News - Uplifting
USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam
Jun 25 · Good News Network
Mars Perseverance Rover Completes a Marathon on Mars to Cap Off Extraordinary 5 Years
Jun 25 · Good News Network
Grants
Apr 6 · NASA (News Releases)
Frugal people share 20 smart financial decisions that saved them $10,000 or more
Mar 25 · Upworthy
10 of Pope Francis' most heartwarming moments
Apr 22 · CBS News - Uplifting
10-year-old girl walks into police station and brings officers to tears with 2 simple words
Jun 25 · Upworthy
Former homeless man in Texas becomes a master gardener and now grows free food for his community
Jun 24 · Upworthy
Minnesota Artist’s ‘Mini Art Vending Machine’ Has Sold Nearly 3,000 Pieces of One-Dollar Art
Jun 24 · Good News Network
Drought Parches Florida
Apr 7 · NASA (News Releases)
6 party ideas that actually make it easier to invite people over
Apr 6 · Upworthy
From senior class to senior home: over 50 classmates from Austin High School now live together
Jun 24 · Upworthy
8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’
Jun 24 · Good News Network
Dawn of Modular Architecture Sees 26-Story Apartment Finished in 5 Days Thanks to US-China Collab.
Jun 24 · Good News Network
7.4 Mil. Plant and Fungi Samples Have Been Digitized to ‘Democratize Knowledge’ and Save Species
Jun 24 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 24
Jun 24 · Good News Network
Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef
Jun 24 · The Optimist Daily
Study Finds Many Older Adults Will Improve Over Time–Depending on Their Mindset
Jun 23 · Good News Network
Colorado mayor reveals he’s slept at a homeless shelter one night a week for 4 months
Jun 23 · Upworthy
With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation
Jun 23 · Good News Network
HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths to near zero
Jun 23 · The Optimist Daily
Sighting of Elusive ‘Miner’s Cat’ a Fitting Reward for Philanthropists Rewilding Their Private Land
Jun 23 · Good News Network
This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology
Jun 23 · NASA (News Releases)
Four guys write a letter asking to walk their new neighbor’s dog. The dog writes back.
Jun 23 · Upworthy
Humans May Have Always Been Able to Regenerate Body Parts–Scar Tissue Just Gets in the Way
Jun 23 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 23
Jun 23 · Good News Network
A ‘Stonehenge Prototype’ Aligned with the Solstices Is a Once in a Lifetime Find for These Archaeologists
Jun 22 · Good News Network
Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials
Jun 22 · Good News Network
A nurse saved 5 bikers after an Indiana crash. A year later, 30 of them lined up at her kid’s lemonade stand.
Jun 17 · Upworthy
Male Bowerbirds in Australian Cities Are Turning Human Trash Into Treasure to Impress Potential Mates
Jun 17 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
18-year-old took her college savings and bought the restaurant where she was a dishwasher
Jun 13 · Upworthy
40 years after grade school, Gen X friends reunited. Their shared childhood crush was the only guy there.
Jun 22 · Upworthy
Scientists May Have Discovered the Origins of the Euphrates River, Which Helped Nurture Some of the Earliest Known Civilizations
Jun 22 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Man Enjoys ‘Accidental Time Capsule’ After Recovering a Wallet He Doesn’t Remember Losing
Jun 22 · Good News Network
‘Groundbreaking’ Potential Lupus Cure Sends Patients into Remission, Allowing Dreams to Be Fulfilled
Jun 22 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 22
Jun 22 · Good News Network
30,000 Scottish Descend on Boston for World Cup–And the Amazing Viral Videos Remind Us We’re All Neighbors
Jun 21 · Good News Network
Given Just 8 Months to Live, Teen Graduates Cancer-Free 4 Years Later Thanks to Doctor’s Promise (Watch)
Jun 21 · Good News Network
A Golden-Ringed Jewel: Britain’s Longest Dragonfly Hitches Ride on Woman’s Thumb (LOOK and LEARN)
Jun 21 · Good News Network
Is Your Dog Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed? Here's How to Figure It Out, According to a New Study
Jun 12 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
People Across Cultures Find Women's Faces to Be More Attractive Than Men's, a New Study Suggests
Jun 9 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil – Maybe Your Garden Will Power Your Home Some Day
Jun 21 · Good News Network
11-year-olds mowed 50 lawns for free so the ‘Lawnmower Man’ donated gear to open a business
Jun 21 · Upworthy
Good News in History, June 21
Jun 21 · Good News Network
How the act of learning to read rewires the brain and changes the way you hear
Jun 10 · The Optimist Daily
Woman learns a valuable lesson after guy ends their date and apologizes to the waitstaff
Jun 9 · Upworthy
Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study
Jun 21 · Good News Network
Quarter Million N95 Respirators Headed to DRC as California Group Eases Ebola Strain on Health System
Jun 20 · Good News Network
A teacher helped a woman plant trees in the desert. She found him 27 years later.
Jun 8 · Upworthy
Derby Boy, 10, Wins Volunteer Award After Raising £2,000 for Charity That Changed His Life
Jun 8 · The Good News Post
People at Sioux Falls tattoo parlor help save baby opossums after they ‘fell out of their mom’s pouch’
Jun 3 · Upworthy
Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)
Jun 20 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 20
Jun 20 · Good News Network
Every December, a school in Ireland ditches homework and does ‘kindness’ assignments instead
Jun 8 · Upworthy
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth
Jun 5 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth
Jun 5 · NASA (News Releases)
World’s Largest ‘Whale Graveyard’ Teems with Deep-Sea Life Including Species Unknown to Science
Jun 19 · Good News Network
Revolutionary Treatment Heals 3rd Degree Burns Across the Face of World’s First Human Recipient
Jun 19 · Good News Network
NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000–A Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car
Jun 19 · Good News Network
Good News in History, June 19
Jun 19 · Good News Network
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Other Terrifying Predatory Dinosaurs Had Itty-Bitty Arms. Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why
May 29 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
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