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46,000 Knitted Mice Donated to Rescue Cats Setting Guinness World Record for Crafting Community
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Published: November 29, 2025 20:39
The readers of Womanâs Weekly magazine have a long tradition of coming together through knitting and crochetingâalways to provide comfort and joy for others. This yearâs crafty compassion project was their biggest ever, officially breaking a Guinness WorldâŚ
Baby Otter He Rescued Jumps Into His Boat Every Time She Sees Him After He Returned Her to the Wild (WATCH)
Published: November 29, 2025 16:07
A wild animal is acting like sheâs his âsignificant otter,â after he saved her life, and returned her back to her lake habitat. Their relationship began when Mats Janzon was on a walk in the woods near his home in Sweden. He heard a soft peeping sound andâŚ
19-Year-old Defeats His Former High School Civics Teacher in Local Election: âIâm so proud of himâ
Published: November 29, 2025 15:06
A recent local election in Virginia was surprising not only because of its outcome but because of its unusual civility. In Surrey County, Virginia, a 19-year-old had the courage and audacity to run against the incumbent Conservative for a seat on the SurryâŚ
Your Weekly Horoscope â âFree Will Astrologyâ by Rob Brezsny
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-11-29-2025/
Published: November 29, 2025 11:00
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. Robâs Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing inâŚ
Good News in History, November 29
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061129/
Published: November 29, 2025 08:00
126 years ago today, FC Barcelona was founded by a combination of Spanish, Swiss, and English footballers. It has grown to be perhaps the most iconic football club on Earth, with a die-hardest fan base, a mountain of trophies and awards, and a memory bankâŚ
AI-Guided Robot Plants âBaby Coralsâ Across the Great Barrier Reef
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ai-guided-robot-plants-baby-corals-across-the-great-barrier-reef/
Published: November 28, 2025 19:30
At the Australian Institute of Marine Science, artificial intelligence is being leveraged to help restore coral reefs after recent bleaching events. Following the autumn spawning season on the Great Barrier Reef, AIMS scientists are looking to give theâŚ
Couple Converts Their Home into âHedgehog Havenâ to Rehabilitate Over 500 Spiky Critters
Published: November 28, 2025 16:30
From Scotland comes the story of a couple who have dedicated their hearts and homes to an often helpless critter. Andy and Sharon Longhurst have helped heal and rehabilitate over 500 European hedgehogs over nearly 3 years, and though they arenâtâŚ
1,500 Year-Old Reindeer Trap and Hunting Equipment Uncovered in the Ice of Norwayâs Mountains
Published: November 28, 2025 14:00
A hiker in Norway discovered a one-of-a-kind wild reindeer trap that Iron age inhabitants would have used to catch their dinner en masse. Alongside the large wooden trap was a trove of hunting supplies and other artifacts, revealing a wealth of informationâŚ
Boy with Rare Genetic Disorder Amazes Doctors After World-First Gene Therapy
Published: November 28, 2025 12:00
The first child in history has successfully been treated with a new genetic therapy for an ultra-rare developmental defect called Hunter syndrome. Several years in the making, Oliver Chu became the first in the world to receive the stem cell-basedâŚ
Good News in History, November 28
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Published: November 28, 2025 08:00
Happy 82nd Birthday to singer-songwriter and composer Randy Newman. Best known for his distinctive voice and film scores for 8 Pixar filmsâas well as Ragtime, Meet the Parents, and The Naturalâhe was hailed as the greatest songwriter alive by PaulâŚ
Scorpion Venom May Provide the Next Breast Cancer Breakthrough
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Published: November 27, 2025 19:30
Scientists in Brazil are currently testing to see if the venom of an Amazonian scorpion could be used to poison breast cancer tumors. Researchers at the University of SĂŁo Pauloâs Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP) have long worked to cloneâŚ
Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers
Published: November 27, 2025 16:00
One of the most stable and prosperous South American countries has managed to virtually zero-out fossil fuel use and transition almost entirely to renewable energyâby not focusing on environmental goals. The great folly of politics is believing thatâŚ
Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married
Published: November 27, 2025 14:00
Everyone knows love works in mysterious ways; but rarely more mysterious than in the story of Zach and Isabelle. Partners in life and partners in podcasting, it was 7 years ago that the two Minnesotans were partners of a distinctly less pleasant kind. AtâŚ
John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television
Published: November 27, 2025 12:00
GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio. Inspired by the effort, HBOâs comedy newsâŚ
Good News in History, November 27
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Published: November 27, 2025 08:00
Happy Birthday to Bill Nye âThe Science Guyâ who turns 70 today. Nye, a science educator, comedian, and author is best known as the host of the PBS childrenâs science show, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye abandoned a career in mechanical engineering toâŚ
Study Finds Bad News Overrepresented in Media Coverage by Many Times, Disguising its Minimal Impact
Published: November 26, 2025 19:30
For almost 30 years, GNN has been busting global mediaâs 24-hour gloom and doom cycle with the premise that bad news doesnât have to sell, and good news isnât rare at all. A case-in-point for this outletâs publishing mission is a study recently released onâŚ
10th Grader Saves Stepfatherâs Life with His Newly-Learned CPR Skills Taught in Schools
Published: November 26, 2025 16:30
Less than a year after Anthony Killinger attended a CPR course in his school gymnasium, his mother was at the door of his bedroom saying she thought her husband was dead. Running downstairs, Killinger found his stepfather, Mike Reese, unconscious on theâŚ
Tribe Releases Native Elk Back onto 17,000 Sacred Sierra Nevada Acres
Published: November 26, 2025 14:00
A California Indian nation celebrated the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral lands by releasing several of the regionâs native Tule elk to roam the hills again for the first time in decades. The Tule River Indian Tribe elders and community membersâŚ
Always Smiling Amphibian Featured on Mexican Money Is So Cute itâs Being Hoarded and Never Spent
Published: November 26, 2025 12:00
Itâs always interesting to see what images states put on their money. Mexico recently redesigned its 50 peso note with the image of a perpetually smiling amphibian found only in the country called the axolotl, and itâs become so well loved itâs beingâŚ
Good News in History, November 26
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Published: November 26, 2025 08:00
104 years ago today, Rued Langgaardâs âMusic of the Spheresâ (SfĂŚrernes Musik) premiered at Konzerthaus in Karlsruhe, Germany. Replicating a variety of outer spatial senses through the careful and considered multi-movement work, it includes several methodsâŚ
Egypt Becomes 26th Country to Eliminate Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness with Triumph Over Trachoma
Published: November 26, 2025 07:18
Egypt has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern, building on a steady string of triumphs over tropical diseases. Having eliminated lymphatic filariasis, malaria, and now trachoma in the last 30 years, Egypt has emerged asâŚ
Lost Bach Pieces Performed for First Time in 320 Years: âGreat moment for the world of musicâ
Published: November 25, 2025 16:30
Two musical pieces written by Johann Sebastian Bach were recently performed for the first time ever, more than 300 years after they were composed. Both written for the organ, they are believed to date from the great composerâs very early career, when heâŚ
âSpecial Needsâ Canât Stop These Kids from Being a Cowboy at Rodeo Day Camp
Published: November 25, 2025 14:00
In the Bay Area, California, a day at the rodeo for children with developmental challenges leaves everyone in tears at some point, either from joy or compassion. Hosted by a cowboy whose son was born with Down Syndrome, Little âPardnersâ Rodeo treats 40âŚ
Birds Start to Show Signs of Recovery After Bee-Harming Pesticide Ban in the EU
Published: November 25, 2025 12:00
The first large-scale study to investigate the impact on bird populations from the 2018 European Union ban on a universal insecticide has determined that birds have recovered as much as 3% since 2018. Given that 57 species of birds were included in theâŚ
Good News in History, November 25
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Published: November 25, 2025 08:00
120 years ago today, American photographer Alfred Stieglitz opened the Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession at 291 Fifth Avenue in NYC. This small gallery helped bring art photography to the same stature in America as painting and sculpture, exhibitingâŚ
Colombia Bans All New Oil and Mining Projects in its Amazonâan Area the Size of Sweden
Published: November 24, 2025 19:30
Itâs 42% of Colombiaâs territory. Itâs 7% of the total Amazon Rainforest. Itâs the same size as Sweden, and itâs now free from future oil and mineral extraction. The news that half a million square kilometers of territory in the Amazon biome of ColombiaâŚ
These Rare Whales Had Never Been Seen Alive, Then Scientists Saw Two Near California
Published: November 24, 2025 16:30
A lifelong whale researcher recently encountered a living pair of gingko-toothed beaked whales for the first time ever in the wild. The encounter advances the science of beaked whales enormously, for in addition to confirming the whole genome of theâŚ
Exoskeleton Walker Allows Children to Take Their First Steps After Doctors Said They Couldnât
Published: November 24, 2025 14:00
At a Canadian wellness center, a unique robotic exoskeleton is allowing children with developmental disorders to walkâoften for the first time. The nonprofitâs Regina location is eager to get families to come by and try it out. It can be used to correct aâŚ
Play These Mobile Games Designed to Help Save Dying Aboriginal Language and Culture
Published: November 24, 2025 12:00
An Australian Aboriginal community with only 8 fluent speakers left has launched a mobile phone game to help reconnect their youth with the tongue of their ancestors. The game allows you to help preserve a wetland nature reserve where the community lives,âŚ
Good News in History, November 24
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Published: November 24, 2025 08:00
166 years ago today, the British naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species explaining his theory of evolution. The first editionâwhich has been voted by publishers and librarians as the most influential academic book everâŚ
Root Canal Treatment Reduces Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk
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Published: November 23, 2025 20:00
Successful root canal treatment can reduce inflammation linked to heart disease, according to new research. The much dreaded dental surgery can also improve levels of blood sugar and cholesterol, say scientists. In the first of its kind clinical study,âŚ
Stray Mutt Just Won 2025 Hero Dog Award for Soothing Families After School Shooting
Published: November 23, 2025 17:00
A stray mutt that turned into a service dog soothing kids after a school shooting has just been crowned the 2025 Hero Dog Award by the American Humane Societyâand now heâs winning hearts nationwide as a symbol of comfort and courage. Sgt. Bo, the mixedâŚ
Fisherman Creates First Program that Letâs Doctors Give Angling Prescriptions for Anxiety â Now Wins Kingâs Award
Published: November 23, 2025 14:50
After fishing turned out to be the saving grace during his recovery from a decade of mental health struggles and alcohol addiction, an Englishman wanted to hook others on the soothing sportâand now his program is a medicine being prescribed by doctors.âŚ
Gen Z is Turning Out to be More Financially Strategic Than Their Stereotype Portends
Published: November 23, 2025 12:00
Is Gen Z the strategic generation? A new poll shows they are shunning impulse spending in favor of long-term goals. The new nationwide survey of 2,000 Gen Z American adults (defined as those born between 1997 and 2012) revealed that one in three (33%)âŚ
Good News in History, November 23
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Published: November 23, 2025 08:00
62 years ago today, the very first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on the BBC. An Unearthly Child, starring William Hartnell, is set amid a power struggle between warring Stone Age factions who have lost the secret of making fire after the originalâŚ
Husbandâs Bouquet Arrived After His Death, Now His Wife has Lined an Entire Street with Daffodils as a Memorial
Published: November 22, 2025 21:00
The bouquet arrived unexpectedly, six months after her husband passed away. Before he died, Stephen Cudmore had arranged a delivery of daffodils for his wife Marilynâs next birthday, knowing full well he probably wouldnât be there. âHello beautiful! HappyâŚ
Former Inmate Who Received Contraband Book While in Solitary Has Now Built Hundreds of Prison Libraries
Published: November 22, 2025 16:53
Reginald Betts was only 17 years and imprisoned in solitary confinement when the lifeline arrived that would change everything. Someone delivered a book. âImagine yourself as a teenager, 17 years old, in solitary confinement, and youâre just calling out,âŚ
Tesla Autopilot Swerves to Avoid 75mph Head-on Collision Saving Lives (WATCH)
Published: November 22, 2025 16:03
A man says his Tesla saved his life by swerving in self-driving mode to avoid an oncoming car at 75mph. Clifford Lee was driving in full self-drive mode (FSD) on a freeway in New Mexico at around 6:30pm on November 9. It was âpitch blackâ and the drivingâŚ
Your Weekly Horoscope â âFree Will Astrologyâ by Rob Brezsny
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-11-22-2025/
Published: November 22, 2025 14:44
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. Robâs Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing inâŚ
Good News in History, November 22
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Published: November 22, 2025 08:00
30 years ago today, Toy Story, the worldâs first computer-animated film was released to critical acclaim. Made out of a small studio called Pixar which released some of the most beloved childrenâs films in American history, the story revolves around theâŚ