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Father and Son Break Three World Records in 18,000 Mile Cycle Around the World
Published: June 13, 2026 15:30
A father and son broke 3 world records after spending a year cycling around the world. George Kohler and his 23-year-old son Josh set off on their mammoth challenge on March 29th, 2025, from their home near Norwich in the UK. In total, the duo traveled…
Woman Who Rescued Injured Crow Keeps Getting ‘Thank-you Gifts’ from Other Birds
Published: June 13, 2026 13:00
In a story that will make your beak drop, a Canadian woman has received a series of ‘thank you’ presents from a whole murder of crows after she took the time to rescue one from a gutter. As Leah Wilson walks down the street, the superstitious among the…
French Polynesia Protects Biodiverse Ocean Area Twice the Size of Arizona Teeming with Life
Published: June 13, 2026 11:00
The French Polynesian government recently announced it will fully protect 200,000 square miles of ocean, an area about twice as large as Arizona that’s teeming with ocean life. Located near the Austral, Marquesas, and Western Society islands, this new…
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Published: June 13, 2026 10:00
Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is 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…
Good News in History, June 13
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Published: June 13, 2026 07:00
16 years ago today, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, which it landed on in November 2005, returned to Earth. Hayabusa was the first spacecraft designed to deliberately land on an asteroid and then take…
After Wandering Field All Day He Discovers 16th C. Diamond Ring Using his Metal Detector
Published: June 12, 2026 22:08
At the end of a long day, a metal detector enthusiast in England unearthed a 16th-century ring with eight diamonds. Stuart Jones uncovered the stunning “once in a lifetime find” in the village of Wormington, Gloucestershire. “When I recovered the ring, I…
New Solar Method Turns Ocean Into Drinking Water, While Extracting Valuable Lithium Without Waste
Published: June 12, 2026 18:59
A new energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials. Communities from California to the Middle East currently rely on desalination plants to convert ocean water to…
Dog Rescued After Being Swept Out to Sea on Inflatable Kayak Headed Toward Norway
Published: June 12, 2026 15:08
A tour boat joined the search for a dog that had floated three miles out to sea in a kayak. After two hours of searching, they spotted the inflatable boat on the horizon but couldn’t see if the pooch was still aboard. As tension mounted, they young men…
France Salutes America Flying Over Statue of Liberty–Launching Month of Celebrations for 250 Years of Friendship
Published: June 12, 2026 11:00
The skies over New York City turned red, white, and blue on Tuesday as France launched Mission #Liberté250 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary—and to honor the enduring alliance between sister nations. The flyover by the French Air Force’s precision…
Good News in History, June 12
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Published: June 12, 2026 07:00
250 years ago today, Virginia’s colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights. Known as the “Virginia Declaration of Rights,” it formed the basis and foundation of government in Virginia at the time, and a slightly updated version may…
Therapy Donkeys Prove Such a Balm of Calm to Psychiatric Hospital That Organizers Look to Expand
Published: June 11, 2026 18:30
An animal therapy program at a psychiatric hospital in France is providing major improvements in care outcomes for patients. This is reported by the patients themselves, observed by hospital staff, and presented by the program organizers, who now want…
7-11 Owner Pays Forward Kindness from Decade Ago with Viral Signs Offering Shelter from Scorching Heat
Published: June 11, 2026 15:30
Okay, so you can’t read Japanese, but you’ll want to keep scrolling to see what this “almost too kind” 7-Eleven owner had to say to his customers. Located in several cities in Niigata Prefecture, western Japan, signs inviting customers to come in and cool…
Inventor’s Microfiber Laundry Filter Is Already Keeping Tons of Fossil-Fuel Fibers Out of the Environment
Published: June 11, 2026 13:00
An English inventor has partnered with home appliance giant Bosch to produce a laundry machine filter for artificial microfibers, the world’s most significant source of microplastic pollution. You’ve got to be a bit eco-conscious to fork over the $250 or…
Family That Owned This ‘Wildlife Wonder of the World’ for 300 years Sells Bass Rock to Protect 100,000 Gannet Seabirds
Published: June 11, 2026 11:30
A globally-important colony for seabirds has been sold to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to ensure the 100,000 gannets and 10,000 puffins that live there will benefit from top-notch conservation management. Owned by the Scottish noble…
Good News in History, June 11
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Published: June 11, 2026 07:00
40 years ago today, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off hit the big screen. The hit comedy directed by John Hughes tells the epic tale of teenagers skipping school. Starring Matthew Broderick as the mischievous Ferris, the story follows him, his girlfriend, and best…
Mouse with Severed Spinal Cord Recovers ‘Normal’ Movement After Potentially Revolutionary Treatment
Published: June 10, 2026 22:55
In an impressive early demonstration of a potentially revolutionary technology, biotech engineers in Zurich used micro-sized robots and stem cells to restore normal movement in a mouse whose spinal cord was entirely severed. The tech was also demonstrated…
Chicago Home Builder Lauded for Halting Construction Just to Save Killdeer Nest
Published: June 10, 2026 15:30
From Chicago comes the story of a married couple who held up home construction to save a bird’s nest, and of the construction company who promised to halt work. Brought to us by the Tribune’s Audrey Pachuta, Ray and Shelly Romolt fancy themselves as good…
Loophole in Endangered Species Act Is Closed to Coal Miners After Court Ruling
Published: June 10, 2026 13:00
As May drew to a close, a US district court issued a ruling that the federal government’s attempts to undercut Endangered Species Act protections for the sake of coal mining were illegal. Coal mines had been allowed to rely on a streamlined process that…
Shipwreck ‘Almost Beyond Belief’ Stunned Archaeologists with its Cargo of Intact Porcelain
Published: June 10, 2026 11:00
A private citizen in Norway with a passion for underwater exploration has turned up an astonishing find in the nation’s waters: a shipwreck with a cargo of intact Chinese porcelain. Espen Saastad, a watchmaker by trade, also happens to own a small…
Good News in History, June 10
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Published: June 10, 2026 07:00
91 years ago today, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio, by Bill Wilson—who, the previous day, drank his last drink. He co-founded it with Dr. Bill Smith who helped form AA’s Twelve Step program of spiritual and character development to enable…
First Live White Abalone Found in 5 Years During Channel Islands Survey Sparks Hope for Recovery
Published: June 9, 2026 18:30
This rather charismatic mollusk is the white abalone, a Critically-Endangered species of sea snail that’s Wanted: Alive in the state of California. That’s because it hasn’t been seen in 5 years after populations declined 99% since the 1970s. On May 12th,…
Community Spares No Effort to Reunite Lost Dog with Owner After Their Car Was Rolled in a Crash
Published: June 9, 2026 15:30
After a serious crash on a rural, British Columbia highway, a woman and her husband had to search for days to find their missing dog Daisy. Along the way, they experienced just about every kind of help imaginable until 96 hours after their crash, they were…
Staggering Results Show HIV-Transmission Reduced 100% with Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection
Published: June 9, 2026 13:00
A 2-stage trial testing a new and acclaimed HIV-prevention drug has shown almost unthinkable results of no new infections among a sample size of 3,200 participants. Called PURPOSE 1, the aim of the first trial was testing a subcutaneous injection of the…
Dutch Ocean Cleanup Folks Are Clearing LA’s Rivers of Trash in Time for 2028 Olympics
Published: June 9, 2026 11:30
Seeking to preen and pamper its beaches ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics, authorities in 2 Los Angeles districts needed to figure out how to get thousands of pounds of trash out of the LA and San Gabriel rivers. They turned to the best in class; a man who…
Good News in History, June 9
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Published: June 9, 2026 07:00
On this day 111 years ago, the musician and innovator Les Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. A natural engineer and phenomenal musician, Lester Polsfuss, as a teen, invented his own speaker and one of the earliest solid body guitars–carving it out of a…
Striped Rock Dismissed as Natural in 1928 Reclassified as UK’s Oldest Cave Painting
Published: June 8, 2026 18:30
It was a case of better late than never for the Guardian: editors issued something of a correction 98 years after the paper reported the UK’s oldest prehistoric art was actually a natural phenomenon. On October, 1912, red streaks discovered on a wall in…
Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago
Published: June 8, 2026 15:30
In what is both literally and figuratively a “landmark” study, research has shown that mangrove forest destruction has not only stopped in the last 20 years, but reversed—the world has more than it did at the turn of the century. Additionally, the degree…
Astronomers Open ‘New Window’ on Exoplanets After Landmark First Detection of Magnetospheres
Published: June 8, 2026 13:00
For a planet to be habitable, it’s generally considered to need liquid water. To have liquid water, a planet needs an atmosphere. To have an atmosphere, it’s understood a world needs a magnetosphere, and for the first time ever, a team of astronomers has…
Endangered California Condor Flies into Oregon for the First Time in 122 Years
Published: June 8, 2026 11:30
Last month, a California condor flew into Oregon before returning after several hundred miles to its home in Redwoods National Park, becoming the first condor recorded in the state since 1904. Taking a closer look, condor conservationists among northern…
Good News in History, June 8
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Published: June 8, 2026 07:00
Also, 120 years ago today, President Teddy Roosevelt signed into law the Antiquities Act. The Act was intended to allow the President to set aside certain valuable public natural areas as park and conservation land. The 1906 act stated that it was intended…
Cancer Vaccine Produces 49% Melanoma Reduction in Patients Five Years Later
Published: June 7, 2026 19:35
The combination of a vaccine and a drug, which both harness the immune system to attack cancer cells, has proven successful in cutting the risk of skin cancer recurrence and death by 49 percent, a new study shows. This reduction was calculated five years…
Win a Free Wedding at Historic Hudson Valley Estate For Couple With the Best Story
Published: June 7, 2026 17:44
A historic Hudson Valley estate built in 1895 is reopening as a wedding venue and retreat—and the owners, a husband-and-wife team, are inaugurating the restored property by giving away a free wedding to the couple who tells the best story. Pine Brook…
Hospice Staff Finds Dying Patient’s Missing Brother Working in Their Own Charity Thrift Shop
Published: June 7, 2026 14:17
A woman in hospice asked the staff to grant her dying wish and find her long-lost brother—and he turned out to be working in one of their own charity thrift shops. Muriel Bujega told workers at St. Christopher’s Hospice—where she is being given palliative…
Struggle Sleeping? These 3 Sleep Habits Are Tied to Signs of Brain Aging, Study Finds
Published: June 7, 2026 10:00
How we sleep may have lasting impacts for our brain health as we age. A new University of Arizona study has found that several common sleep behaviors may be linked to signs of brain aging. The study used existing brain scans and questionnaire responses…
Good News in History, June 7
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Published: June 7, 2026 07:00
18 years ago today, Iceland enshrined the area surrounding Vatnajökull glacier as a national park, the second-largest in all of Europe behind Yugyd Va in Russia. The Vatnajökull glacier is the largest in Europe outside the Arctic, but the national park…
Nature’s Beauty is Restored After Farmer Obliterated Shoreline of Important Salmon Run
Published: June 6, 2026 22:08
Before-and-after photos from Herefordshire, England, show how nature’s beauty has returned to a riverside previously obliterated by a local farmer. The farmer used an 18-ton digger to dredge a section of the River Lugg near Leominster, and stripped every…
Man Doubles His Jackpot After Accidentally Buying 2 Winning Lottery Tickets: ‘Best mistake I ever made’
Published: June 6, 2026 19:33
A lucky retiree doubled his money when he accidentally bought two lottery tickets—and won nearly a million dollars. The 65-year-old reckons he pressed the wrong button when purchasing the tickets online, and ended up ordering two tickets instead of one.…