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Rescuers Ensure Orphaned Baby Walrus Gets a Second Chance (LOOK)
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Published: October 23, 2026 18:30
Found alone and oppressed by scavengers on a remote northern Alaska beach, an orphaned Pacific walrus calf now has a new home at SeaWorld Orlando. Weighing approximately 220 pounds, the 5-month-old male calf, named Annautaq, is receiving around-the-clockā¦
One Teacherās Idea for Daily Positivity Practice Sweeps Through His Elementary School
Published: October 23, 2026 15:30
A Kansas Elementary School teacher is earning the praise of his community for sending children home full of positive affirmations. āI am kind!ā āI can do hard things.ā The cherubic chorus of voices coming out of Tyler Richardsā first-grade classroom seemsā¦
3 Italian āHobbitsā Searched for Irishmanās āPreciousā Wedding Ring for Days Before Bringing it to His Home
Published: October 23, 2026 13:00
A manās misfortunate on vacation turned into a story fit for a fantasy novel, as complete strangers came to his rescue inspired by The Lord of the Rings. Losing his wedding ring in a mountain stream, 3 young men summoned a determination worthy of Tolkienāsā¦
Vines Produce Bigger, Healthier Wine Grapes When Grown Under Solar Panels
Published: October 23, 2026 11:00
Solar panels grown above grapevines substantially increased the development and fruit production of the cropāall while generating clean energy. The technique, known as agrivoltaics, has been well-studied in other settings, but how it would effect theā¦
Good News in History, October 23
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Published: October 23, 2026 07:00
Happy 50th Birthday to Ryan Reynolds, the always-handsome and hilarious Canadian actor who first starred in the sitcom Two Guys and a Girl in 1998, then rose to fame in a range of films like The ProposalĀ and Green Lantern. His biggest financial andā¦
A Towering Figure of Tolerance From 2,500 Years Ago Has Found a New Home in Atlanta
Published: October 22, 2026 23:28
A statue of an ancient Persian king might seem like an unlikely addition to the city of Atlanta. To the people who spent years bringing him here, thereās no more fitting place in America. This week, crews installed a 29-foot bronze statue of Cyrus theā¦
āWorldās Largest Deforestation Projectā Halted Early, Saving Potentially 4 Million Acres
Published: October 22, 2026 18:30
Indonesian authorities have paused, and perhaps ended, the āworldās largest deforestation project.ā Having achieved self-sufficiency in rice cultivation some 3 years ahead of a government schedule, around 4 million acres of rainforest, swamps, andā¦
Major Supermarket Begins Wide-Scale Tests to Bring Heritage Apple Varieties to Market
Published: October 22, 2026 15:30
See these apples here? They rank among the most consumed worldwideāand one of Europeās largest supermarkets would like to see that changed. The Spar Group is embarking on a project to bring heritage and heirloom cultivars to market at scale throughā¦
Coconut Oil Could Make Great Sustainable Jet Fuel, Pioneering Experiments Demonstrate
Published: October 22, 2026 13:00
Great for frying, perfect for your skin, and irreplicable in a ketogenic diet, coconut oil is a wonderful product. In the future it may even power our passenger aircraft. Chemists in Japan recently conducted extensive experiments on whether it would beā¦
Samoan Island Witnesses Explosion of Native Wildlife Following Removal of Invasive Rats and Pigs
Published: October 22, 2026 11:00
Just one year after ecological restoration efforts on Samoa, forests, wildlife, and food resources are showing remarkable signs of recovery. Nuāutele Island is considered a Key Biodiversity Area for Samoa, and is home to one of the countryās most pristineā¦
Good News in History, October 22
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Published: October 22, 2026 07:00
51 years ago today, Venera 9, the Soviet Union orbiter-lander spacecraft, became the first mission to enter orbit around Venus, and to return images from the surface of another planet. The key design feature of the lander was that it had to remainā¦
TikTok Star Is Rallying Strangers to Make an 86-year-oldās Dream Come True (WATCH)
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/total-strangers-help-86-year-old-man-make-40-year-dream-reality/
Published: October 21, 2026 18:30
An 86-year-old man named Dale has spent nearly four decades welding a 62-foot steel boat in his front yard. Now, a wave of kindness is bringing his long-held dream within reachājust when it seemed to be beyond his reach.Ā Dale, from Mineral Wells, Texas,ā¦
Japan Successfully Launches Mission to Bring Home the First-Ever Martian Moon Samples
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Published: October 21, 2026 16:00
In a galactic step forward for planetary science, Japan successfully launched a spacecraft on October 19th, headed for the mysterious moons of Mars. The mission aims to collect soil samples and bring them back to Earth for the first time in history.ā Theā¦
Scientists Discover a Simple, Low-Energy Way to Recycle Acrylic Glass into Brand-New Material
Published: October 21, 2026 13:00
Researchers at ETH Zurich have found a practical new method that breaks down acrylic glassābetter known as Plexiglasāalmost entirely into its original building blocks, making high-quality recycling realistic and affordable for the first time. Acrylic glassā¦
10-Year-Old Dog Found after a Month Lost in Yellowstone
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Published: October 21, 2026 11:00
A 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier named Luna was happily reunited with her owners after surviving more than a month on her own in Yellowstone National Park.ā Luna escaped on Sept. 10 from a locked cabin in the Canyon Village area. Her owners, who wereā¦
Student Plays Truly Epic Birthday Prank on High School Principal Who Changed His Life (WATCH)
Published: October 20, 2026 18:30
Thereās viralāand then thereās the video that recently dropped on social media platforms of Georgia high schoolers playing the prank of a lifetime on their principal. 51-year-old Bobby Davis of Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School was sitting in his officeā¦
Isle of Jersey Expands Marine Protections to Cover 21% of Territorial Waters
Published: October 20, 2026 15:30
The self-governing British Isle of Jersey announced in late August it would increase its percentage of protected waters by 15%. Now, 21.7% of Jerseyās seas will be protected from trawling and other damaging fishing practices. Coming into force on Septemberā¦
Texas Man Finds More Than $128,000 on Top of a Bankās ATMāand Returns Every Dollar
Published: October 20, 2026 13:00
A man and a woman stopping at a Texas ATM noticed a bag lying atop the machine. Every inch of the bag was stuffed with money, yet the anonymous Samaritan immediately called the Lewisville Police Department. Information on one of the bags indicated that itā¦
Man Proposes to His Girlfriend After They Were Struck by LightningāShe Restarted His Heart Twice
Published: October 20, 2026 11:00
Nick Broderick describes the moment he decided to marry his girlfriend Eva as electric: it was as if he were struck by lightning. Love language aside, thatās actually exactly what happened. While enjoying a hike in the Kettle Moraine State Forest inā¦
Good News in History, October 20
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Published: October 20, 2026 07:00
76 years ago today, Tom Petty, was born in Gainesville, Florida. As an 11-year-old he met Elvis Presley, which sparked his love of rock and roll. As a guitar-playing singer-songwriter, he was one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, with overā¦
Mozambique Protects the āButterfly Forestā of Mount Mabu, Home to 200 Species
Published: October 19, 2026 18:30
A government decree published on August 24th set aside 23,000 acres as the Mount Mabu Community Conservation Area in Mozambique. This means that one of the wettest areas in southern Africa, known as the ābutterfly forest,ā will be protected, as will theā¦
Unprecedented Collab Between China and the Met Uncovers Secrets of Chinese Mural During Exhaustive Reproduction
Published: October 19, 2026 15:30
A major arts and heritage conservation project in China has born unexpected fruit thousands of miles away in New York City. In the Chinese arts and antiquities gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a 50-foot-long mural devours the attention of anā¦
Brazil Ends Long Tradition of 6-Day Workweek via Constitutional Amendment
Published: October 19, 2026 13:00
With Brazilās senate voting 75 to 1 in favor, one wonders what took them so long? The nation was one of the richest in the world that still had a customary 6-day workweek, with fulltime employment considered 44 hours, rather than the 40 we know of in theā¦
Simple āSoil Steamingā Found as Effective Replacement for Chemicals in Organic Strawberry Farming
Published: October 19, 2026 11:00
A mere puff of steam could be the ticket to much larger and reliable strawberry yields in California, the LA Times reported. University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) researchers have been developing boiling water vapor as an alternative to chemicalā¦
Good News in History, October 19
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Published: October 19, 2026 07:00
6 years ago today, the high-profile sale of a Ming Dynasty artwork brought the world not only into contact with the most remarkable painting of a stone ever made, but also the depth of the Chinese relationship with the natural world. Called Ten Views ofā¦
Contact With Nature is Linked to Healthy Eating, Shows Encouraging New Study
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Published: October 18, 2026 22:41
A new study has discovered that contact with nature may help people develop healthier eating habits. The research from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK is reportedly the first to provide evidence that exposure to natural environments can influenceā¦
Tiny Black Cat Stuck in Car Engine Brings Unexpected Joy to Couple With Halloween Wedding Anniversary
Published: October 18, 2026 20:32
A high school teacher in Sandy Springs, Georgia, got an unexpected surprise on her way to work earlier this month. āIt was a pretty wild story,ā she told GNNāand it happened just in time to celebrate her Halloween wedding anniversary. āMy husband and Iā¦
Retired Couple Surprised With New HVAC System Worth $16k in a āFeel the Loveā Program Thatās Aided 3100 Folks
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Published: October 18, 2026 17:19
An Oregon couple facing financial hardship can now endure the winter in comfort and with āpeace of mindā since a new HVAC system was installed in their home at no cost. Diane and Brian Johnsen of Beaverton received a complete heating and cooling systemā¦
Village Installs Knitted Traffic Cops to Slow Down Speeding Drivers
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Published: October 18, 2026 13:42
Villagers have knitted speed cameras and life-sized traffic cops to fake-out reckless motorists, in a bid to slow down drivers. The locals in Fillongley, Warwickshire, dressed the mannequins in high-visibility vests to look like traffic cops in a craftyā¦
Good News in History, October 18
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Published: October 18, 2026 07:00
896 years ago today, Zhu Xi, a revolutionary Confucian scholar of the Song Dynasty, was born. His shifting of the emphasis from the I ChingĀ to the Four Books reshaped the Chinese view of the world, which is not an easy thing to do. His commentaries andā¦
99-yo Woman Snags āWorldās Oldest Wing-Walkerā Title ā 3 Months After Another Gran Did It (LOOK)
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Published: October 17, 2026 19:56
A 99-year-old has become the worldās oldest wing-walkerājust three months after her niece saw another elderly woman do it, and the staff at her assisted-living facility urged her to try. This week, Guinness World Records officially bestowed the title onā¦
Coral Bleaching Reversed at Record Speed Using New Stanford Method: āNot a Lost Cause, at Allā
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Published: October 17, 2026 17:20
Coral bleaching has been reversed at record speed using a new method developed at Stanford University. Corals that were ghostly white returned to full health in their lab in a mere seven weeksāthe fastest documented recovery to date. It is the first timeā¦
Massive 70lb Dog the Size of Baby Hippo Sheds Pounds and Gets New Home
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Published: October 17, 2026 13:51
A massive shelter dog that weighed the same as a baby hippo has shed the poundsāand found a new home. The huge bulldog named Peggy Sue swelled to 70 pounds (32.5kg) before she was taken to the RSPCAās West Hatch Animal Centre in England. She was so largeā¦
Your Positive Weekly Horoscope: āFree Will Astrologyā by Rob Brezsny
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Published: October 17, 2026 10:00
Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Enlightenment for Rebels: Celebrating Our Wild and Sacred Earthly Selves,Ā provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Robās Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly columnā¦
Good News in History, October 17
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061017/
Published: October 17, 2026 07:00
166 years ago today, the Open Championship, also known as the British Open, was first played in Scotland, at the Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire. The oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the four prestigious majors, it rotates between a selectā¦