114 years ago today, Beatrix de Rijk became the first female licensed Dutch aircraft pilot. This pioneering aviator was born in Surabaya, modern-day Indonesia in the Dutch East Indies, to a Javan mother and a Dutch father. In the Netherlands, she was the first Dutch woman to drive a German automobile, but she found the […] The post Good News in History, October 6 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
The human world is full of headlines about people who can’t get along—and sometimes peace and harmony seem impossible. Thankfully, a cute animal story from Australia can remind us there’s another way. A few weeks ago, Steve Lamplough found two creatures from opposite corners of the animal kingdom bonding in his backyard. While at home […] The post Man is Shocked to Find His Dog Giving a Baby Koala a Piggyback Ride appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
There is no cure for Huntington’s disease, a devastating brain disorder that causes severe motor loss, dementia, and eventual death. But, a clinical trial delivered positive results this week, finding that patients receiving a new treatment for 36 months experienced 75% less progression of the disease overall (compared to patients who did not receive the […] The post Always Fatal Huntington’s Disease is Successfully Treated for First Time With Gene Therapy appeared first on Good News Ne...| Good News Network
The fossil of a tiny fish found in southwestern Alberta, Canada, provides new insight into the origin and evolution of otophysans, the supergroup of fish that includes catfish, carp and tetras—which account for two-thirds of all freshwater species today. The specimen, located well inland from any seashore, was studied by researchers at Western University and […] The post Tiny Prehistoric Fish Fossil Rewrites Evolution With Clues for Mysterious Origins of Catfish and Carp appeared first on...| Good News Network
Beavers had not been seen in New York City for 200 years, after their coveted fur pelts became valuable and habitat was impacted by human activity. But, finally, in 2007 one was spotted in the Bronx River. Then, a second beaver arrived—nicknamed Justin Beaver, who joined José, the original—and they lived together for a number […] The post Camera Traps Reveal Beavers Have Finally Returned to the Bronx River After ‘a Very Long Time’ appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Luna-lovers and stargazers will have a feast on the East coast tonight, as the first supermoon in 11 months will occur just before midnight. A supermoon is a colloquial term for when the Moon reaches perigee, the closest point to Earth during it’s orbital rotation. This makes the Moon noticeably larger, and appears larger still […] The post Tonight’s Full Moon Is First Supermoon Since Nov–and Latest Harvest Moon in Nearly 40 years appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Happy 67th Birthday to popular science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. Born in the Big Apple without a star in the sky to look up at, Tyson nevertheless became a face for astronomy and astrophysics as Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of the television special Cosmos: a Spacetime Odyssey. From 1995 to 2005, Tyson […] The post Good News in History, October 5 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
A stray dog that was saved from being euthanized has become an expert pet detective, displaying an uncanny knack for sniffing out lost animals. Rico was just days away from being put down when kind-hearted Rachel Rodgers, who runs a dog training school, paid almost $200 to rescue him from the Portuguese dog pound. “I […] The post Stray Dog Saved From ‘Death Row’ Turns into Brilliant Detective, Sniffing out Lost Animals appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Something had to be wrong. For over a decade, his routine was as reliable as the sunrise: every day around 11 a.m, the door to the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida would swing open and one loyal customer would walk in. Donnell Stallworth, a cook at the Shrimp Basket, said the regular visitor is like […] The post Gumbo Cook Worried About Regular Customer’s No-Shows Goes to His Home and Saves His Life appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
More than 1.2 billion birds streamed south in one night during their Fall migration in late September—the largest single-night total ever recorded by the American live radar project. Called BirdCast, a collaboration led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the platform uses the same weather radar technology behind daily forecasts to track migrating birds. On […] The post Record-Breaking Night of Bird Migration Caught on Radar During a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Feathered Flight appeared first ...| Good News Network
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […] The post Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
21 years ago today, SpaceShipOne, funded by Microsoft’s Paul Allen, became the first private manned spacecraft to fly into sub-orbital space. That same year, its innovative design won the $10 million Ansari X Prize. Piloted and returned to Earth by Mike Melvill, he became the first-ever licensed US commercial astronaut. WATCH a Smithsonian video about […] The post Good News in History, October 4 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
In France, where cheese has a museum, and there’s a hospital ward for foreigners who get sick eating French cheese, is it really a surprise that they have a cheesemonger olympics? A cheesemonger is the person who sources and sells cheese to the community—a respectable profession says Emilia D’Albero, the first US woman, and the […] The post Americans Take Home the Nation’s First Gold Medal in the ‘Cheesemonger Olympics’ appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
For what was one of the most dangerous cities in America, a summer without a homicide is a major achievement. Major—doubtless; but unexpected? Perhaps not. Camden, New Jersey hasn’t experienced a summer without a homicide in 5 decades, but thanks to a new approach to policing and a new police department in general, sunny summers […] The post Camden, NJ Hasn’t Seen a Homicide All Summer–New Police Department Celebrates appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Taiwan society has mobilized in response to flooding after a typhoon made landfill on the East Asian island, including visitors and foreign residents. With those arriving with rainboots and shovels dubbed “Shovel Supermen” and those arriving to cook meals for those whose homes were destroyed dubbed “Cooking Supermen,” it’s a touching and inspiring example of […] The post Thousands–Including Many Visitors–Volunteer in Taiwan to Help Flood Victims Following Typhoon appeared firs...| Good News Network
Reprinted with Permission from World at Large Two small islets crucial to the resiliency of the local environment in the Marshall Islands Republic are witnessing a major ecological revival. Island Conservation, a global nonprofit organization with a mission to restore islands for nature and people, has successfully eradicated invasive black rats, allowing the native forests […] The post Marshall Islands Experience Explosion of Wildlife One Year After Invasive Rats Were Removed appeared firs...| Good News Network
4,482 years ago today, or so it’s said, the sky above the Korean Peninsula opened and Hwanung, the mythical progenitor of Korean People descended from heaven. Today, it’s marked as National Foundation Day in both the South and the North of the Peninsula and referred to as Gaecheonjeol. READ more about this important day in […] The post Good News in History, October 3 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Britain’s oldest brick tower windmill which sits in the middle of a housing development is still operating, more than 250 years after it was first built. Located in Holgate, a suburb of York, the walled city in northeast England, the Holgate Windmill has been working since 1770 after being built by George Waud, from Selby, […] The post Britain’s Oldest Working Brick Windmill Still Spinning After 250 Years–Grinding Grain Into Flour appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Cousins from opposite sides of the ocean met by complete chance after turning up at their ancestor’s grave at the exact same time and discovering they were all related. Ian Brandon and Malcolm Atkins from the UK were visiting the grave of their great, great, great, grandfather Anthony Smith only to find another couple from […] The post Families from Opposite Sides of Atlantic Meet by Chance at Grave of Ancestor ‘Absolutely Thrilled’ to Meet 4th Cousins appeared first on Good News Netw...| Good News Network
A Canadian dog-lover has gotten to learn all over again why they call the animal Man’s best friend after his own brave pooch deterred a bear attack. On a familiar trail in Cochrane, near Calgary, Craig Campbell was on a walk with his dog, a 10-year-old Doberman named Night. It was a trail he had […] The post Man’s Best Friend Recognized as Dog of the Year For Saving Him from a Bear Attack appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
For the crew that’s going to return humanity to the Moon, the Artemis 2 mission astronauts recently said they were fully ready and focused on the task at hand, with everything else being just noise. Everything else is a lot, since Artemis 2 represents a lot. It will send the first Black Man and the […] The post NASA’s Artemis 2 Astronauts Say They’re Fully Ready for Historic Flight to the Moon appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
68 years ago today, a new island, or Ilha Novo, appeared on the edge of the westernmost island (Faial) in the Azores chain after the eruption of Capelinhos, or “little cape,” one of many submerged cone volcanoes in the area. The eruption caused no deaths, however it did wreck many houses and reduce the population […] The post Good News in History, October 2 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
NASA recently achieved an incredible milestone in an even more incredible quest: providing broadband to the solar system. But speaking specifically, the organization’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) division just downlinked 15 terabits of data from the Psyche Mission about 300 million miles from Earth via laser beam. That’s over three times the distance between […] The post NASA Laser Sends Terabits from Beyond Mars in Huge Success for Deep-Space Communications Test appeared f...| Good News Network
Every time a toilet in Melbourne flushes, the contents start a long trip from the metro area to a sewage treatment plant that has garnered a mythical reputation among birdwatchers. Following the treatment process, the government allows it to retain certain excess nutrients that cause microbes and insects to flourish—anchoring the food web in an […] The post A Melbourne Sewage Farm Has Become a Haven for 300 Species of Birds appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
The United Nations has added an area the size of Bolivia to a network of special land and seascapes with the aim of ensuring they remain places where Man can anchor himself to his national and global ecosystem. Much like the way UNESCO nominates places to become World Heritage Sites, the organization’s Man and Biosphere […] The post UNESCO Adds an Area the Size of Bolivia to Reserves That Protect 5% of the World’s Land appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
12,000-year-old engravings of desert animals like the dromedary camel were used by ancient Arabian tribes to mark where water could be found, a new discovery hypothesizes. An international team of archaeologists discovered more than 60 rock art panels containing 176 engravings in three previously unexplored areas: Jebel Arnaan, Jebel Mleiha, and Jebel Misma, along the […] The post Huge Camel Carvings Dating Back 12,000 Years Marked Wet Season Oases Like Cultural Road Signs appeared first on...| Good News Network
101 years ago today, former President Jimmy Carter was born The 39th president of the United States from 1977–1981, is one of the few American presidents to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (for his Camp David Accords). He is also the first American centenarian president, perhaps a result of him only serving a single term, […] The post Good News in History, October 1 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
In South Korea’s capital, Seoul, there are now tens of thousands of North Korean refugees, all living with an intense emotional burden—and a US-founded organization is helping to alleviate it. Freedom Speakers International (FSI) offers tuition-free and individualized mentorship for speaking in English and opportunities to engage with the international community through that most marvelous […] The post Over 600 North Korean Refugees Can Tell Their Stories After Public Speaking Classes f...| Good News Network
After small businesses became frustrated with San Francisco permitting laws, a district supervisor has stood up to try and strike it down. His proposed ordinance—filed after a dozen small business owners reached out to explain they were being harangued by regulations—would remove the “prior use” requirement, as well as those preventing businesses from uniting storefronts […] The post San Fran Supervisor Goes After Stifling Regulations After Locals’ Dream of a Cafe Goes Up in Steam...| Good News Network
In mid-September, a boring machine defeated the last meter of rock 4,500 feet under the Brenner Pass in the Alps to connect the world’s longest tunnel dug for railroad track. Envisioned as an important connecting vein that will one day see trains running from Helsinki, Finland, to Palermo, Sicily, it will slash commuter times across […] The post Austria and Italy Finish Digging World’s Longest Rail Tunnel–Ready to Reshape Travel Maps appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
For 50 years, the state of Maine has drawn worldwide attention for its efforts to restore a puffin colony, an effort that has brought controversy, hope, and a cottage industry you have to see to believe. Featured recently on the PBS News Hour, it’s a story that begins back in 1973 when a young ornithologist […] The post Determined Scientists Created Only Puffin Colony in the US, and Continue to Protect it Decades Later appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—September 30.| Good News Network
One of the major things that the mightily impressive James Webb Space Telescope was supposed to reveal has now potentially been revealed. Groundbreaking new research from the University of St. Andrews has identified signs of a possible atmosphere surrounding an Earth-sized exoplanet located 40 light years away, raising excitement that habitable conditions beyond our solar […] The post James Webb Space Telescope’s First Look at an Atmosphere on Habitable Zone Exoplanet appeared first on Go...| Good News Network
A woman in Illinois has become the first to undergo a unique cancer treatment that allows chemotherapy drugs to be delivered directly to the liver, reducing side-effects. Chemotherapy drugs can shrink cancer tumors, but if administered generally can affect many other organs and tissues in the body. Via a Hepzato Kit, however, oncologists were able […] The post Oncologists Treat Patient’s Rare Cancer with Isolated Chemotherapy Delivery, Preventing Side-Effects appeared first on Good News N...| Good News Network
England’s coveted Tree of the Year award, on which GNN reports yearly, was won this year by a Scottish ash tree 75 feet-tall. Towering above sandstone row houses, the tree on Argyle Street, in Glasgow has survived a recent ash tree plague, as well as the Clydeside blitz, and recent urban development. It was described, […] The post The 2025 ‘Tree of the Year’ Is an Ash Growing in the Middle of Glasgow appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Until now, holograms have been created using lasers, but now researchers have used a new ensemble of components that could unleash this technology on the market. With their ubiquity in science fiction, and carrying the potential to transform smart devices, communication, gaming, and entertainment, holograms would be a major technological advancement, if we could find […] The post New Breakthrough Could Bring Holograms to Your Smart Phone and into Daily Tasks appeared first on Good News Netw...| Good News Network
29 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 video game console was released in North America. Critically acclaimed as “quite simply, the fastest, most graceful game machine on the market”, the N64 was one of the first gaming consoles to have four controller ports and could handle a 4-player split screen without significant slowdown. Named after […] The post Good News in History September 29 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
By Lisa Howard Previous studies into regions of the world where people tend to live longer has shown that having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer. Now, new research from the University of California in Davis shows that having a sense of purpose in life may have another benefit as […] The post Living With Purpose May Protect Your Brain From Dementia, Shows Huge New Study appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
New findings could reshape the treatment for an estimated 113 million children worldwide who have asthma, following this side-by-side comparison of two types of asthma inhalers. In the first randomized controlled trial to investigate the use of a combination inhaler as the sole reliever for children aged 5 to 15, an international team found the […] The post 2-in-1 Inhaler Reduces Asthma Attacks in Children by 45% Shows New Study appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
A lost iPhone survived for an incredible two-and-a-half months submerged in a river, and it still works. Faizan Choudhry lost his iPhone 14 Pro Max on July 4th while tubing on the Delaware River along the New Jersey–Pennsylvania border. What seemed like a lost cause took an unbelievable turn when, on September 19, the Edison, […] The post Lost iPhone Survives 2 Months Submerged in River – And Still Works When it’s Returned to Owner appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
German tourists captured the wholesome moment when they surprised their driver with his first-ever safari experience. Gina Haerle was on holiday in South Africa with her friend Marina, staying at a private game reserve, about two hours from Cape Town. Their driver had mentioned that he had never been on a safari and the tourists […] The post Tourists Surprise Driver with His First-Ever Safari –Buying a Ticket So He Could Go Instead of Waiting in Car (Watch) appeared first on Good News Net...| Good News Network
38 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted on syndicated TV. Spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons, it starred English actor Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise. It received many accolades, including 19 Emmy Awards, two Hugo Awards, five Saturn Awards, and a Peabody Award. READ more about how the show […] The post Good News in History September 28 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Lithuania’s capital Vilnius recently debuted a new electric ferryboat for transit up and down the River Neris. Called the Lašiša, it joins a trend of electric ferryboats on the famous rivers and bays of Europe such as the Elbe or the Copenhagen harbor. Tickets can be bought online and through an app for just €3, […] The post Zero-Emissions Ferryboat to Glide Commuters Up and Down Historic River in European Capital appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
$40 million may seem like a lot of money to the average person, but it’s just a fraction of what municipalities were spending to cleanup and shore-up their cities and towns following Hurricane Helene. For Vine City, Atlanta, $40 million was the cost of a solution to flooding problems that long predate Helene. It bought […] The post Innovative New ‘Sponge’ Park Helped Save Historic Atlanta Neighborhood from Flooding appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Among all the world’s coastlines, those stretching across central and southern India are among the most vulnerable to erosion. In the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, a program funded by the World Bank aims to create 100,000 jobs that will help protect these sensitive and biodiverse areas for the posterity of fishermen, urbanites, and […] The post 100,000 New Jobs Will Clean Up the Coastline and Protect Species from Plastic, Overdevelopment appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
A Massachusetts community was delighting in the smile of their neighborhood community resource dog after he got a meaty reward for his good deed. In the town of Avon, a known dementia patient went missing, and Cruiser the golden retriever cruised right to his location, tracking and locating him in the woods behind a school. […] The post Police Dog Enjoys Meaty Reward for Finding Missing Massachusetts Man: ‘Can’t hide his smile’ appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […] The post Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
Happy 49th Birthday to Il Capitano—Francesco Totti. The most iconic Italian football forward of the 21st century, Totti spent a 25-year professional career in the red and orange on the AS Roma team—and is remembered as one of the greatest players of his generation. In 619 appearances for Roma he scored 250 goals, the second […] The post Good News in History September 27 appeared first on Good News Network.| Good News Network
The largest private land conservation project in America recently took a huge step forward to its ultimate goal by acquiring a controversial, 22,000-acre property from recalcitrant owners. The private ranchland blocked a 3.8-mile access road to a large National Monument in Montana, but its acquisition by the American Prairie Reserve will soon give residents in […] The post Land Was Owned by Billionaires Who Didn’t Allow Access to National Monument – Now it’s Open appeared first on Goo...| Good News Network
Australian shark experts have tested four bite-resistant materials to assess their ability to reduce injuries and blood loss, and found that While internal and crushing injuries may still occur, bite-resistant wetsuits can now be added to the ‘toolkit’ of measures available to reduce shark-bite risk and resulting injuries, say researchers from Flinders University’s Southern Shark Ecology Group. […] The post Bite-Proof Wetsuit Fabric Almost Entirely Prevents Shark Bite Flesh Wounds a...| Good News Network
Scientists developed a new nanostructure that triples CRISPR’s ability to enter cells, unlocking even more power to treat genetic diseases.| Good News Network
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—September 23.| Good News Network
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Set to begin development in Boston’s historic Chinatown, an affordable housing complex will perch atop a branch of the Boston Public Library system. It’s been 60 years since Chinatown had a BPL branch, and activists see it as the full-circle closure of a saga that began when it lost that branch all those years ago. […]| Good News Network
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—September 19.| Good News Network
Burned by the cataclysmic bushfires of 2019, a national park called the Barrington Tops exploded in rare veined doubletail orchids.| Good News Network
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—September 18.| Good News Network
The red and yellow mountain frog was one of 110 priority species the government hoped to save over the next 25 years.| Good News Network
Armed with hammers, they smash the zombie urchins one by one, leaving the larger, healthier urchins intact.| Good News Network
Listening to happy tunes helped people with motion sickness get over their predisposition and recover better, according to new research.| Good News Network
Your daily source for only good news: Inspiring stories and images from around the world will make you feel uplifted, optimistic and positive about life.| Good News Network
The first supreme court chief justice elected democratically on Earth is Hugo Aguilar, a noted indigenous rights defender.| Good News Network