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NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team(Oct 13 · NASA (News Releases))

Scientists discovered the world’s largest octopus nursery off the California coast(Oct 14 · The Optimist Daily)

Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archeologists in Germany Unearthed a Roman Temple to the War God(Oct 14 · Good News Network)

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness(Oct 13 · Upworthy)

Mourners Placed an Ancient Sippy Cup in a Roman Toddler's Grave. It May Have Been Meant to Sustain the Child on the Journey to the Afterlife(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

This Tiny Sardinian Village Might Be a New 'Blue Zone'—and Could Hold the Secrets to Female Longevity(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

Did Industrialization Gut Our Microbiomes? A New Study on Rural Foraging Communities in South America and Africa Hints the Answer Is Yes(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

One of the World’s Largest Chinstrap Penguin Colonies Is Shrinking Fast(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘D-rex’, a Giant Fungus from Chinese Forests Dating Back 65 Million Years(Oct 13 · Good News Network)

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research(Oct 12 · NASA (News Releases))

A legal secretary rode the subway to work for 67 years. Nobody knew she had $9 million.(Oct 12 · Upworthy)

Aunts are a critical source of support for LGBTQ+ youth, researchers say(Feb 11 · Good Good Good)

Montana High School Softball Player Discovered Long-Lost Sister on Opposing Team(Oct 12 · Good News Network)

New Way to Relieve Arthritic Knees Without Drugs or Surgery by Changing Your Gait(Oct 11 · Good News Network)

Statins May Protect People From Glaucoma or Blindness By Preventing or Slowing Nerve Cell Death(Oct 11 · Good News Network)

Does This Skeleton Found Beneath a Dutch Church Belong to D'Artagnan, the Man Who Inspired 'The Three Musketeers'?(Mar 27 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Deliver Artemis Science, Tech to Moon(Mar 27 · NASA (News Releases))

Daughter Gets to Join Dad as Co-Pilot, With Mom Serving on Flight’s Cabin Crew: A Surprise Full Circle Moment(Oct 10 · Good News Network)

Lost Italian Statue by Trevi Fountain Artist Discovered in Salvage Yard Among the Garden Ornaments(Oct 10 · Good News Network)

Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin(Oct 8 · NASA (News Releases))

World’s Largest ‘Glacial Archeology’ Expedition Recovers 48 Stone Age Arrowheads and Shafts(Oct 9 · Good News Network)

NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered Exploration(Oct 8 · NASA (News Releases))

Local Opinion and Involvement Found as Key Determinant in World’s Conservation Success Stories(Oct 9 · Good News Network)

NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs(Oct 8 · NASA (News Releases))

A Century Ago, an Extinct Crocodilian's Skull Was Found in the Rocks That Built the Sphinx. Turns Out, It Belonged to a New Species(Oct 9 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

Endangered leopard shark spotted in Samoan waters for the first time: 'Entirely unexpected'(Oct 9 · Good Good Good)

Nearly 200-year-old Tortoise Becomes First to Contribute Extraordinary Epigenome to Research on Aging(Oct 8 · Good News Network)

NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies(Oct 8 · NASA (News Releases))

Berlin mapped 900,000 street trees. Now 12,000 people water them.(Oct 8 · The Optimist Daily)

Coffee’s memory boosting effect might have nothing to do with caffeine, study suggests(Oct 9 · The Optimist Daily)

NASA’s PRIMA Spacecraft (Artist’s Concept)(Oct 7 · NASA (News Releases))

NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs(Oct 7 · NASA (News Releases))

Researchers May Have Directly Glimpsed an Exoplanet’s Magnetic Field for the First Time, Building Hope of Peering Deeper Into Faraway Worlds(Oct 7 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

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Perseverance Navcam Image Marks Record Drive(Oct 13 · NASA (News Releases))

Pittsburgh Water Launches Debt Forgiveness Program to Help Families with Rising Costs(Oct 14 · Good News Network)

NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team(Oct 13 · NASA (News Releases))

Teen Triathlete Raises More Than $30,000 to Donate Bikes and Riding Lessons to Low-Income Families(Oct 14 · Good News Network)

Sycamore Gap tree shows hopeful signs of recovery three years after felling(Oct 14 · The Good News Post)

Scientists discovered the world’s largest octopus nursery off the California coast(Oct 14 · The Optimist Daily)

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World’s Heaviest Pumpkin Sets Incredible New Record at 2,856 lbs.(Oct 14 · Good News Network)

Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archeologists in Germany Unearthed a Roman Temple to the War God(Oct 14 · Good News Network)

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness(Oct 13 · Upworthy)

Elderly Theater Worker Surprised by $146,000 for Her Retirement Crowdfunded by Young Moviegoer(Oct 13 · Good News Network)

Italian Bio-methane Plant Comes Online, Providing Renewable Gas to Over 3,000 Homes(Oct 13 · Good News Network)

Mourners Placed an Ancient Sippy Cup in a Roman Toddler's Grave. It May Have Been Meant to Sustain the Child on the Journey to the Afterlife(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

This Tiny Sardinian Village Might Be a New 'Blue Zone'—and Could Hold the Secrets to Female Longevity(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

Did Industrialization Gut Our Microbiomes? A New Study on Rural Foraging Communities in South America and Africa Hints the Answer Is Yes(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

Barbie Honors Serena Williams with New Signature Doll to Serve Inspiration to Next Generation of Women(Oct 13 · Good News Network)

One of the World’s Largest Chinstrap Penguin Colonies Is Shrinking Fast(Oct 13 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News))

Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘D-rex’, a Giant Fungus from Chinese Forests Dating Back 65 Million Years(Oct 13 · Good News Network)

The common skin care mistakes dermatologists say are working against your routine(Oct 13 · The Optimist Daily)

NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research(Oct 12 · NASA (News Releases))

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Clara knows what it’s like to grow up inside a hospital. Now, she’s helping other kids find comfort.(Oct 8 · Upworthy)

Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed Wire(Oct 8 · Good News Network)

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‘You’re Walking!’ – Dad Surprises Children Having Recovered Ability to Walk After Serious Brain Injury(Oct 7 · Good News Network)

Saudi Solar Park Proves Brilliant Breeding Ground for Threatened Sand Gazelles(Oct 7 · Good News Network)

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