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‘Love Conquers the Atlantic’–Newfoundland Couple’s Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland 13 Years Later
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/love-conquers-the-atlantic-newfoundland-couples-message-in-a-bottle-found-in-ireland-13-years-later/
Published: July 15, 2025 18:30
From the shores of Newfoundland to the shores of Ireland comes the story of two young lovers frozen in time within the blue glass of a wine bottle. Separated by 5 time zones, 1,800 miles, and 13 years, the humble message in a bottle proves once again to…
There’s a Salt Marsh on the East Coast Where You Can See More Than 250 Species of Birds
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/theres-a-salt-marsh-on-the-east-coast-where-you-can-see-more-than-250-species-of-birds/
Published: July 15, 2025 15:30
There are roughly 1,000 native bird species in the 50 States, and if you stand long enough on the walkways of Boston’s Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, you could see around one-fourth of them. This protected Mid-Atlantic salt marsh remnant has recorded an…
Archaeologists Unearth Treasure-Filled Tomb Belonging to the First Ruler of Classical Mayan Metropolis
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/archaeologists-unearth-treasure-filled-tomb-belonging-to-the-first-ruler-of-classical-mayan-metropolis/
Published: July 15, 2025 13:00
A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology had been made down in Belize, as the royal tomb of a major city’s first-known ruler is discovered by a husband-wife archaeology team. Buried with elaborate jade, ceramics, and symbolic artifacts, the tomb offers…
Pine Martens Breeding in Southwest England for the First Time in Over 100 Years – LOOK
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pine-martens-breeding-in-southwest-england-for-the-first-time-in-over-100-years-look/
Published: July 15, 2025 11:00
Camera trap footage has conservationists celebrating what are probably the first pine martens born in southwest England in over 100 years. Their births follow a “pioneering” reintroduction project that sought to rebalance the predator-prey dynamics of a…
Good News in History, July 15
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060715/
Published: July 15, 2025 07:00
70 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly decrying nuclear weapons. Within one year, 34 others—mostly chemists and physicists—joined the German nuclear scientists Otto Hahn and Max Born in calling for an end to…
Common Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles into the Painkiller Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/common-bacteria-can-turn-plastic-bottles-into-the-painkiller-acetaminophen-paracetamol/
Published: July 14, 2025 18:30
Scientists in Scotland recently engineered bacteria to be able to turn plastic into a precursor to the painkiller acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol. Though far from scalable at the moment, the reaction nevertheless underpins a potential starting…
New Bamboo Plantations Are Healing Villages Choked by Toxic Ash from Coal Plants in India
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-bamboo-plantations-are-healing-villages-choked-by-toxic-ash-from-coal-plants-in-india/
Published: July 14, 2025 15:30
In Western India, bamboo is being used to rejuvenate lands choked with ash from thermal power plants. One of the largest coal-burning nations owing to its large population and drive for economic development, India has nevertheless likely contaminated…
Peru Debuts Discovery of Ancient City Dating Back 3,800 Years Ago and Ready for Visitors
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/peru-debuts-discovery-of-ancient-city-dating-back-3800-years-ago-and-ready-for-visitors/
Published: July 14, 2025 13:00
Following eight years of excavations, research, and interpretation, a newly-discovered ancient settlement in Peru has been opened to visitors. First inhabited some 3,800 years ago north of the modern-day capital Lima, Peñico is believed to have linked…
All 31 Workers Escape Unharmed from Recent LA Tunnel Collapse
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/all-31-workers-escape-unharmed-from-recent-la-tunnel-collapse/
Published: July 14, 2025 11:00
If just a few more feet of loose soil fell from the tunnel ceiling, 27 Los Angeles digging contractors would have been trapped. As it happened, tragic headlines were denied those last few feet, and with the help of their comrades on the other side, all 27…
Good News in History, July 14
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-news-on-this-day-in-history-july-14/
Published: July 14, 2025 07:00
10 years ago today, Earth’s scientists completed the first survey of our solar system as the New Horizons spacecraft completed a flyby of distant Pluto. It took ten years for the little space probe to arrive at our most distant neighbor, and is now…
2 Billion-Year-Old Moon Rock Found in Africa Plugs a Huge Gap in Lunar History
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2-billion-year-old-moon-rock-found-in-africa-plugs-a-huge-gap-in-lunar-history/
Published: July 13, 2025 22:53
An ancient Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanoes. The rare meteorite with its unique chemical makeup bridges a billion-year gap in lunar rock samples, and suggests the Moon had internal heat sources that…
Philadelphia Phillies’ New Service Dog is Instant Celebrity – And Will Support a Veteran After Training Camp
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/philadelphia-phillies-new-service-dog-is-instant-celebrity-and-will-support-a-veteran-after-season-of-training/
Published: July 13, 2025 21:04
The Philadelphia Phillies just expanded their roster—adding a four-legged friend that’s arguably the cutest teammate in franchise history. Last week, the baseball franchise formally announced their sponsorship of Tugger, a 10-week old pup that will soon…
Three New Frog Species Discovered as Scientists Trek to Remote Peaks in the Andes Where No Roads Go
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/three-new-frog-species-discovered-as-scientists-trek-to-remote-peaks-in-the-andes/
Published: July 13, 2025 14:00
Three new types of frogs were discovered during off-road scientific expeditions in the remote cloud-shrouded peaks of the Andes. The secretive amphibians were found between 2021 and 2024 in the Cordillera de Huancabamba mountains of northern Peru—in…
Woman Finds Message on Toilet Paper Roll Written 35 Years Ago by Little Girl
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-finds-message-on-toilet-paper-roll-written-35-years-ago-by-little-girl/
Published: July 13, 2025 11:00
A couple renovating their new home discovered hidden inside their loft a heartwarming message written by a little girl 35 years ago—on the side of an empty toilet paper roll. Charlotte England-Black found the touching note, which was concealed in the attic…
Good News in History, July 13
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-news-on-this-day-in-history-july-13/
Published: July 13, 2025 07:00
106 years ago today, the R34 airship made the first transatlantic crossing going from west to east, arriving in Norfolk, UK on July 13th after 75 hours of flying time. Built for World War I but failing to see any action until after it had ended at…
Man Spends 27 Years Transforming Home Garden into Amazing 4-Season Oasis That’s Raised Half-Million for Charity
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-spends-27-years-transforming-home-garden-into-amazing-4-season-oasis-thats-raised-half-million-for-charity/
Published: July 12, 2025 23:15
A self-taught gardener has spent 27 years transforming the land outside his bungalow into a spectacular four-season oasis considered one of the finest private gardens in Britain. Stunning pictures show John Massey’s backyard bursting with glorious summer…
Tiny Chihuahua Helps Rescue Owner Who Fell into Swiss Glacier
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-chihuahua-helps-rescue-owner-who-fell-into-swiss-glacier/
Published: July 12, 2025 18:39
Like a miniature St. Bernard, a Chihuahua is being called a “four-legged hero” after helping to save his owner who had fallen down an icy crevasse in the Swiss Alps. The Air Zermatt helicopter company credited the long-haired pup with leading them to the…
Malala Yousafzai and Billie Jean King Partner Up To Promote Women’s Sports, and Invest in WNBA and NWSL
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/malala-yousafzai-and-billie-jean-king-partner-up-to-promote-womens-sports-target-wnba-and-nwsl-for-investment/
Published: July 12, 2025 16:42
Consider it the latest use of girl power. International activist Malala Yousafzai recently announced a new venture called Recess that will deploy a partnership with tennis legend Billie Jean King to promote women’s sports across the world, including some…
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-7-12-2025/
Published: July 12, 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, July 12
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-news-on-this-day-in-history-july-12/
Published: July 12, 2025 07:00
130 years ago, the architect, visionary, and writer Buckminster Fuller was born. Fuller developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome structural shape, which he most famously used to design the…
Heroic Dog ‘Rocky’ Alerts Indian Village of Oncoming Landslide, Saving Dozens
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/heroic-dog-rocky-alerts-indian-village-of-oncoming-landslide-saving-dozens/
Published: July 11, 2025 18:30
Lights were out in the mountain village of Siyathi, northern India, but one resident clearly wasn’t interested in going to sleep. Well past midnight on June 26th, Rocky the dog sat on the ground floor of a home in Himachal Pradesh state barking and howling…
‘Significant Milestone’ For Turbine That Uses the Tides to Create Energy Off Scottish Coast
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/significant-milestone-for-turbine-that-uses-the-tides-to-create-energy-off-scottish-coast/
Published: July 11, 2025 15:30
Wind turbines altered to function underwater have set industry records after generating non-stop power for over 6 years without maintenance. Located in the Pentland Firth off the coast of Scotland, the MayGen marine energy project is one of the largest of…
Scientists Use Stones to Build Canoe Like Their Ancestors and Sailed it 140 Miles Across Dangerous Waters
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-use-stones-to-build-canoe-like-their-ancestors-and-sailed-it-140-miles-across-dangerous-waters/
Published: July 11, 2025 13:00
A team of scientists who could only be described as ‘intrepid’ sailed several hundred miles across the East China Sea in an ancient replica canoe. The peopling of the Pacific islands has long been one of the great mysteries of anthropology, and the…
Commuter Returns to Rescue Lost Kitten She Saw Trapped Alone Between Train Tracks
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/commuter-returns-to-rescue-lost-kitten-she-saw-trapped-alone-between-train-tracks/
Published: July 11, 2025 11:00
While traveling on an Alaska railroad, familiar noises assailed Portia Duke’s ear: the squeaking, stressed brakes, the whistle sounding off, and the doors opening and closing. But having stopped in Willow on the way from Denali to Whittier, a totally…
Good News in History, July 11
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060711/
Published: July 11, 2025 07:00
50 years ago today Fleetwood Mac released their ‘White Album’, a hugely successful LP featuring a new couple who had just joined the band—the singer-songwriting duo Lindsey Buckingham (on guitar) and Stevie Nicks. The album reached No.1 on the Billboard…
Balitmore Homicide Rate Falls to Near 50-Year Low
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/balitmore-homicide-rate-falls-to-near-50-year-low/
Published: July 10, 2025 18:30
The beleaguered city of Baltimore, once a posterchild for crime infested American cities, has seen substantial year on year reductions in homicides, with the current 2025 rate on track for a historic low. Through June, Baltimore has had 68 recorded…
Coastal Winds Mature This Vineyard’s Grapes to Perfection–and Power Their Winemaking Sustainably
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/coastal-winds-mature-this-vineyards-grapes-to-perfection-and-power-their-winemaking-sustainably/
Published: July 10, 2025 15:30
As green as the Chardonnay grapes they grow, a winery along the base of California’s coastal Santa Lucia Mountains run entirely on wind power. The mountains’ unique geography keeps the area windy, which powers not only a large private wind turbine, but a…
10 out of 10 Patients with Congenital Deafness Have Hearing Restored in Children’s Gene Therapy Trial
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10-out-of-10-patients-with-congenital-deafness-have-hearing-restored-in-childrens-gene-therapy-trial/
Published: July 10, 2025 13:00
A trial investigating the potential for a gene therapy to correct congenital deafness in children and young adults saw all 10 participants gain auditory ability, and allowed them to hear the sound of falling rain or their mother’s voice for the first time…
Astronomers Spot Interstellar Visitor: a Comet Blazing Through Our Solar System, Just the Third Ever Seen
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/astronomers-spot-interstellar-visitor-a-comet-blazing-through-our-solar-system-just-the-third-ever-seen/
Published: July 10, 2025 11:00
Astronomers have confirmed for just the third time ever that the solar system has been visited by an interstellar comet. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it is blazing through our cosmic cul-de-sac at truly awe-inspiring speeds between the main asteroid belt and Jupiter,…
Good News in History, July 10
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060710/
Published: July 10, 2025 07:00
7 years ago today, a group of teenage association football players and their teacher were successfully rescued after being stuck for over two weeks in Tham Luang Cave, Thailand. Entering the cave after a practice session, heavy rains later trapped the team…
Years After She Saved a Magpie it Returns the Favor Saving Her Life After She Fell from Window
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/years-after-she-saved-a-magpie-it-returns-the-favor-saving-her-life-after-she-fell-from-window/
Published: July 9, 2025 18:30
When Sandie Gillard fell from a two-story window, the impact knocked the senior citizen unconscious, a state that may have become permanent if not for the intervention of a very small, very unlikely hero. Lightly tapping on her head, a bird named Jellybean…
By Turning Themselves to Stone, These Remarkable Fig Trees Sequester CO2 Far Longer Than Normal
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/by-turning-themselves-to-stone-these-remarkable-fig-trees-sequester-co2-far-longer-than-normal/
Published: July 9, 2025 15:30
Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone. This ‘auto-petrification’ may offer a strange new way to reduce human carbon emissions, as the mineral created by the trees has a much…
Flint Finishes Replacing 11,000 Lead Pipes, Concluding Activists’ Decade-Long Effort to Secure Clean Water
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flint-finishes-replacing-11000-lead-pipes-concluding-activists-decade-long-effort-to-secure-clean-water/
Published: July 9, 2025 13:00
If there were one place in America where you’d decline a glass of tap water it would be Flint, right? Wrong. A decade after lead-contaminated water was found in the Michigan city’s water system, the legal battle to replace lead water pipes is nearly…
Lost for 300 Years, Pirate-Plundered Treasure Ship Discovered off Madagascar Coast
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-for-300-years-pirate-plundered-treasure-ship-discovered-off-madagascar-coast/
Published: July 9, 2025 11:00
From the coast of Madagascar springs a story of pirates and sunken treasure, as an American research team believe they have identified a famous shipwreck. Nossa Senhora do Cabo (Our Lady of the Cape) was a 700-ton Portuguese warship captured by an infamous…
Good News in History, July 9
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060709/
Published: July 9, 2025 07:00
Happy 50th Birthday to the “coolest, weirdest, and savviest rock stars of our time,” Jack White. Born in Detroit, his run of work with the White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Weather, and through to his solo work catapulted him to superstardom in the hearts of…
Baby Hedgehog Sibling is Rescued from Drain by Clever Firefighters Using a Vacuum and Tube
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/baby-hedgehog-sibling-is-rescued-from-drain-by-clever-firefighters-using-a-vacuum-and-tube/
Published: July 8, 2025 18:30
Using a vacuum and some plastic tubing, rescuers Macgyvered a device to rescue two baby hedgehogs who had tumbled down a storm drain. While the vacuum didn’t work, the tube did, and can perhaps became a standard-issue rescue device for these little…
Solitary Rescuer Leads 165 Children to Safety During Recent Texas Flooding–Hailed as a Hero
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/solitary-rescuer-leads-165-children-to-safety-during-recent-texas-flooding-hailed-as-a-hero/
Published: July 8, 2025 15:30
A little-known Coast Guard officer has been hailed as a hero after rescuing 165 people from the Texas hill country floods. Petty Officer and rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan, a native of New Jersey, was on the scene when the Guadalupe River rose dramatically,…
Wedding Ring Lost on Virginia Christmas Tree Farm Returned After 15 Years
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wedding-ring-lost-on-virginia-christmas-tree-farm-returned-after-15-years/
Published: July 8, 2025 13:00
There are so many other ways it could have happened: they could have thrown away the sticky note containing Wayne Corprew’s phone number; they could have tilled the ground three inches to the left, they could have taken the ring they found to a pawnshop.…
Mercury Emissions Fall 70% Over the Last Four Decades Thanks to UN Treaty, Coal Phase-Out
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mercury-emissions-fall-70-over-the-last-four-decades-thanks-to-un-treaty-coal-phase-out/
Published: July 8, 2025 11:00
A study examining mercury concentrations in the leaves of alpine plants has revealed that humanity has reduced worldwide exposure to this most toxic of heavy metals substantially. Controlled via a UN treaty called the Minamata Convention on Mercury…
Good News in History, July 8
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060707-2/
Published: July 8, 2025 07:00
446 years ago today, the holy icon Our Lady of Kazan was found miraculously by a child under a burned house in Kazan. This palladium, this holiest of Orthodox artifacts, depicts the Virgin Mary with her son in glittering gold, and was originally acquired…
Portugal Announces 38,000 Sq. Mile Protected Area Around ‘Stunning’ Underwater Mountains
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/portugal-announces-38000-sq-mile-protected-area-around-stunning-underwater-mountains/
Published: July 7, 2025 17:30
Out of a recent UN conference on the protection of the sea comes the news that Portugal has announced the creation of a new 38,000 square-mile marine protected area. Established around the Gorringe seamount, technically Portugal’s tallest mountain, the…
Near-Extinct Red Fox Caught on Trail Cam in National Park After Years of Hoping to Glimpse Elusive Creatures
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/near-extinct-red-fox-caught-on-trail-cam-in-national-park-after-years-of-hoping-to-glimpse-elusive-creatures/
Published: July 7, 2025 15:30
A California photographer recently captured three minutes of high quality camera trap footage of the state’s rarest mammal. Randy Robbins, whom this reporter chose to feature in GNN’s roundup of the 2024 Wildlife Photography Awards, has been on a…
Indian Charity Organizes Limb Giveaway for 75 Afghan Amputees, Fitting Them with Free Prosthetic Feet in Kabul
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/indian-charity-organizes-limb-giveaway-for-75-afghan-amputees-fitting-them-with-free-prosthetic-feet-in-kabul/
Published: July 7, 2025 13:00
Though Afghanistan is rarely in the headlines anymore, that doesn’t mean the country has stopped making news. From Kabul comes the story of an Indian charity that gave out prosthetic feet and lower limbs to 75 amputees free of charge thanks to help from…
‘World’s Largest’ Time Capsule Opens in Nebraska 50 Years Later–the Vision of One Man
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-largest-time-capsule-opens-in-nebraska-50-years-later-the-vision-of-one-man/
Published: July 7, 2025 11:00
50 years ago, a man invited the nation to deposit whatever they liked into a large concrete tomb for what he called the creation of the “World’s largest time capsule.” 50 years later, as heirs, descendants, and children all grown up watched the large…
Good News in History, July 7
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060707/
Published: July 7, 2025 07:00
35 years ago today, The Three Tenors performed live for the first time at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. The recording made from the show became the best-selling classical album of all time, while an astonishing 800 million people around the world watched…