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California Developer Builds First Neighborhood Where All the Homes Are Resistant to Wildfires
Published: June 2, 2025 13:00
One of the nation’s largest homebuilders have created a community of entirely wildfire-resilient homes to help reduce homebuyers’ risks of loss if another Palisades or Dixie fire comes roaring by. With nothing flammable on the exterior or the roofs and…
Electric Ferry Boat Makes Historic First Crossing from Europe to Africa Cutting Energy Use by 80%
Published: June 2, 2025 11:00
An electric ferryboat has gone from Spain to Africa and back in the same day, proving decarbonization of strait crossings is possible. The Swedish-made vessel traveled from Sotogrande, Spain, to Ceuta, North Africa—a 24-nautical mile trip—in just over one…
Good News in History, June 2
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Published: June 2, 2025 07:00
58 years ago today, The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in America—widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. In the next four decades, it sold more than 32 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling…
Identical Twins Celebrate 100th Birthday – And Reveal Tips For a Long, Happy Life
Published: June 1, 2025 20:00
A pair of identical twins have just celebrated their 100th birthday and named their secrets for a long and happy life. Bill Casey and his twin brother Jack celebrated their centenary together with cake, drinks, and friends at a retirement home in…
We Still Don’t Know How Tickling Works But a New ‘Tickle Lab’ at a University is Finding Out
Published: June 1, 2025 16:35
Why can’t you tickle yourself? And how come some people aren’t ticklish at all—while some on the autism spectrum are laughing more often? Neuroscientist Konstantina Kilteni believes we should take tickling research more seriously—and she’s working with…
Potentially Deadly Blood Clots Can be Spotted Before They Strike: Microscope with AI Spots Traffic Jams in Your Veins
Published: June 1, 2025 13:55
Japanese scientists have found a way to observe clotting activity in the blood as it happens, without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial intelligence, scientists have shown how platelet “clumping” can be tracked in…
Grandfather Diagnosed With Stage Four Lung Cancer Becomes Free of Disease After Immunotherapy
Published: June 1, 2025 11:12
A grandad diagnosed with advanced lung cancer which often leaves patients dead within four months has become free of the disease after being treated with a new immunotherapy drug. Jeff Cook was told he had stage four cancer in 2019 after seeking treatment…
Good News in History, June 1
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Published: June 1, 2025 07:00
70 years ago today, Namco Limited, maker of the most popular and successful arcade game systems in history was founded. With titles like Pac-Man, Tekken, Ridge-Racer, and Galaga, Namco is broadly considered to have laid the foundations for most video…
18th Century Gold Mourning Ring Discovered by Metal Detectorist is ‘One of a Kind’ British Treasure
Published: May 31, 2025 19:24
A metal detectorist who discovered a gold mourning ring dating from the 18th century is overjoyed after it was declared a British treasure. Malcolm Weale unearthed the ring in a field near Thetford, in Norfolk, England, last August and said he was…
Preemie Twins Given ‘No Chance’ of Survival Now Thriving Thanks to Revolutionary Co-Sleeping Cot
Published: May 31, 2025 17:32
A new specially-designed twin cot is bringing comfort and connection to families in the neonatal unit at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children—allowing preemie twins to sleep safely side-by-side. Keeping twins close can support their development,…
Parents Should Sing More to Their Babies For the Positive Impact on Infant’s Mood–And Their Own
Published: May 31, 2025 14:39
Many parents know that babies love to be sung to, but there’s been limited research into the longer-term effects of mothers and fathers singing to infants. The new research shows that parents should sing to their babies more often because it really does…
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-5-31-2025/
Published: May 31, 2025 10:00
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…
Good News in History, May 31
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Published: May 31, 2025 07:00
99 years ago today, Kruger National Park was established in Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa. One of the largest game reserves on the continent, it is more than twice the size of Yellowstone, at 7,576 square miles (19,623 square…
Daredevil Researchers Rediscover Mysterious Gecko Thought Extinct or—Even Imaginary
Published: May 31, 2025 05:41
Dropped off via helicopter on a cliff edge high on a rocky escarpment in South Africa, an observer might have mistaken a pair of herpetologists for Army Rangers. In reality, they were searching for a gecko species not seen in 30 years since the first…
London Design Museum Turns its Massive Warehouse Collection into Another Museum—with 250K Items
Published: May 30, 2025 18:30
In London, organizers and staff have flipped a museum. Suddenly, the collection is the museum, and the exhibitions are whatever you decide. At V&A East Storehouse, over 250,000 items sit inside carefully constructed storage warehouse wings waiting for a…
Tourists Stranded After Kangaroo Crash Receive 23 Days of ‘Unforgettable’ Help from Loving Locals
Published: May 30, 2025 13:00
From West Australia comes the story of some ‘lucky’ misfortune, as a pair of road-tripping Frenchmen found a “second home” in a small town. Nannup has just 1,500 inhabitants—many of whose hands were on deck to help the tourists after they hit a kangaroo…
World’s Most Famous Waltz to Be Beamed into Space on Composer 200th, and EU Space Agency’s 50th Birthdays
Published: May 30, 2025 11:00
You’ve heard the famous “Blue Danube” waltz—even if the name doesn’t ring any bells. Trust us on this one. Composed by the Austrian “Waltz King” Johann Strauss II, it has been borrowed for every kind of media imaginable, from commercials to Looney Tunes…
Good News in History, May 30
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Published: May 30, 2025 07:00
50 years ago today, the European Space Agency was founded by ten member states: Belgium, Denmark, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, that united two disparate space agencies into the one entity…
Viral Photo of Teen Working Night of Graduation Helps Raise $20k for College
Published: May 29, 2025 18:30
A Georgia woman was so blown away by the work ethic of a teen who clocked in for a late evening shift at Burger King just after graduating high school, she decided to help with his college tuition. Setting up a GoFundMe to tell the youth’s story, it raised…
Heroic Youngsters Pictured Saving Couple and Baby from Flipped Car
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Published: May 29, 2025 15:30
From the south of England comes the eyewitness account of a road rescue by a hoard of good, young, Samaritans. A photograph taken by a bystander shows one of the rescuers on top of the vehicle after it crashed, as well as a man and his 11-month-old son,…
This German Town Carefully Reconstructed a 5,500-Year-Old Monument Lifting 13 Tons of Stone
Published: May 29, 2025 13:00
People find time to volunteer for all manner of projects, and in Germany, a community recently got together to pitch in for the sake of their local, 5,500-year history. The Neolithic burial site of Küsterberg is located in the German state of…
Hyper Efficient Solar-Powered Desalination System Requires No Extra Batteries to Purify Groundwater
Published: May 29, 2025 11:00
An engineering team from MIT have designed a solar-powered groundwater desalination device that could supply over 1,000 gallons per day and doesn’t require batteries. Envisioned as a way to provide water to communities whose groundwater is too brackish to…
Good News in History, May 29
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Published: May 29, 2025 07:00
260 years ago today, former Virginia governor and revolutionary Patrick Henry was not only born, but used his 29th birthday as an occasion to deliver a rousing speech is response to the British Parliament passing the Stamp Act. In response, Henry…
Locals Release 10 Endangered Siamese Crocodiles into Laos Wetlands to Save Species from Extinction
Published: May 28, 2025 18:30
While less than 1,000 Siamese crocodiles remain in the wild, community members in Laos have released ten of the rare animals into a local wetlands to boost the population. While crocodiles are not hunted, the species (Crocodylus siamensis) is ranked as…
Japan to Begin Clinical Trials for Artificial Blood This Year
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Published: May 28, 2025 15:30
Japan is the first country to begin clinical trials of artificial blood, a medical innovation which if proven successful, would solve one of the largest hospital challenges of our age. Beginning back in March, a clinical trial organized by Nara Medical…
Ancient Tombs More Than 3,000 Years Old Unearthed in Egypt’s Luxor
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ancient-tombs-more-than-3000-years-old-unearthed-in-egypts-luxor/
Published: May 28, 2025 13:00
The tombs of three ancient Egyptian officials have been discovered in Luxor, the Egyptian government has stated, marking yet another discovery from the famous city on the Nile. In February, the tomb of pharaoh Thutmose II was found not far from the Dra’Abu…
Supermom Sticks to Breastfeeding Schedule While Running 60 Mile Ultramarathon 6 Months Postpartum
Published: May 28, 2025 11:00
Hoping to get her “sanity and slight insanity” back after giving birth to her first child, a Canadian runner has completed a 60 mile run through Wales just 6 months postpartum. It didn’t get in the way of her duties as a mother, however, and Stephanie Case…
Good News in History, May 28
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Published: May 28, 2025 07:00
93 years ago today, one of Europe’s greatest landscape engineering projects, the Afsuiltdijk, was completed in the Netherlands, proving that newly-mechanized Man could tame not only the land, but also the seas. The Afsuiltdijk closed off Zuiderzee (South…
Vets Borrow a Horse’s CT Scanner to Fit Giant, 302-Pound Sea Turtle and Get a Nice Surprise
Published: May 27, 2025 18:30
When a massive loggerhead sea turtle was hit by a boat and admitted to a Florida veterinary hospital, the doctors didn’t know what to do. They needed to ascertain the extent of her injuries, but the CT scanner at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno…
A 19-year-old Won $100,000 for Inventing a Cheaper, Faster Way to Make Antiviral Drugs Out of Corn Husks
Published: May 27, 2025 15:30
Self-described as merely “someone from a small village in a small European country” young Adam Kovalčík won the top prize in America’s most prestigious science fair with his invention of a quicker, cheaper method of making a popular antiviral drug out of…
NBA’s Warriors Host Unique Sneaker Repair Clinic Teaching Youth How to Refresh Old Kicks
Published: May 27, 2025 13:00
Educating and encouraging people to reduce their waste footprint doesn’t always have to be done through fear or social pressure, it can be fun and empowering as well. That’s what the SoleSpace Lab in Oakland is doing—reducing the amount of waste from the…
‘Remarkable’ Right Whale Saga Continues as Vagrant Pair Become First Ever Seen in Bahamas
Published: May 27, 2025 11:00
Down near the Bahamas, a bizarre story is unfolding as two critically-endangered North Atlantic right whales continue a rebellious streak. Maybe they’re fans of Bob Dylan or The Ramones, but the whales, named Curlew and Koala, have spent the last few…
GNN Writer Andy Corbley to Speak in Basel This June at the Future of Humanity Conference
Published: May 27, 2025 07:59
GNN managing editor and lead writer Andy Corbley will be speaking at the Future of Humanity Experience in Basel, Switzerland, held between June 15th and June 22nd. Andy will present the talk entitled ‘To Travel is to Live Intentionally, to Travel…
Good News in History, May 27
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Published: May 27, 2025 07:00
62 years ago today, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan album was first released. His second album, it showcased a quantum leap in Dylan’s songwriting talent that propelled him to international fame, with songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind”; “Don’t Think Twice, It’s…
Young Adults Joining ‘Offline Clubs’ Across Europe–to Replace Screen Time with Real Time
Published: May 26, 2025 18:30
Not everyone pines for the days without cell phones, but what about social media? Would you erase social media from the history books if you could? If you said yes, you share the feelings of a staggering 46% of teenage respondents to a recent survey from…
A Stranger Delivered CPR for 20 Minutes to a Montreal Man Then Vanished
Published: May 26, 2025 15:30
From Montreal comes the story of a Good Samaritan who saved an elderly man’s life by performing CPR for 20 minutes before paramedics arrived. Without following-up at all with his ‘patient,’ the stranger vanished back into society, and the victim’s family…
Trees Synchronize Their Bio-electrical Signals During Solar Eclipses: ‘The Wood Wide Web in Action’
Published: May 26, 2025 13:00
More evidence that trees display group cognition and communication has arrived from the Dolomites where a multidisciplinary team monitored a forest during a solar eclipse. Their research witnessed two things, that the trees of the forest synchronized…
Amateur Archaeologists Unearth a Winged Goddess Right at Hadrian’s Wall
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Published: May 26, 2025 11:00
Two amateur English archeologists made a major find at a famous site in Britain when they turned up a carved relief of the winged goddess of victory. Believed to have been part of a much larger ornament, the pair found it during their 21st year of…
Good News in History, May 26
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Published: May 26, 2025 07:00
99 years ago today, jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, was born. One of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century, Davis broke long-held musical rules and helped popularize jazz fusion with his 4-time platinum 1959 album, Kind…