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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

AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say Seven of 10 in New Poll

Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage

NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars

NASA to Unveil Complete Roman Telescope, Host Media Briefing

A simple neuroscience brain trick to stay quiet instead of saying impulsive things you'll regret

Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?

NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests

She thought it was just a panic attack. But then remembering a 15-year-old Elizabeth Banks PSA saved her life.

10 Things: Movie Night

Chinese Commercial Reactor Achieves Nuclear Fusion with Clean Hydrogen-Boron Fuel

Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback Populations Is Actually a Subspecies
A guy went viral for tracking the taste of his own urine. Doctors used to do it all the time.

New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the impossible concept of 'nothing' in less than one minute

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find
This Massive, Deep-Sea Roly Poly Can Go Years Without Food Thanks to a Huge Stomach and a Stolen Gene, Study Suggests
Satellite Images Reveal Greenland and Antarctica Have Lost More Than 12 Trillion Tons of Ice Over the Past 50 Years

NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027

Meet the 'Fire Amoeba,' a Newfound Blobby Organism That's Defying Expectations About How Much Heat Complex Life Can Handle

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

Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms

CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides

Archaeologists Risked Their Lives to Save 30,000 Treasures from ISIS Terrorists—New Study Shows How
Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory

Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky
Two Thousand Years Ago, Julius Caesar Conquered the Settlement That Eventually Became Paris. Archaeologists May Have Just Found It
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
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
US-India Satellite Captures Time-lapse Video of Volcanic Eruption

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

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
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

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
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

Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents
How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island

New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough

NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness

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

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
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

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

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

Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space
Researchers Have Analyzed the Roman Empire’s 190,000-Mile Network of Roads. Turns Out, Not All of Them Led to Rome

Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds
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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
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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

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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’

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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
