After living 'life in a trash bag,' man donates 200K backpacks to restore dignity in foster youth

After living 'life in a trash bag,' man donates 200K backpacks to restore dignity in foster youth Good News 01 Apr 2025
Rob Scheer’s experience in foster care — along with the stories of his own adopted children — inspired him to make a difference for all young people in need. After living 'life in a trash bag,' man donates 200K backpacks to restore dignity in foster youth

49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’

49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’ Inspiring News 01 Apr 2025
A Paralympic gold medalist has become the first blind woman to swim across the English Channel, and she finished under time. She said that being blind has left her feeling “isolated,” but thanks to 49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’

Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build

Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build Good News 01 Apr 2025
The new station was constructed at the end of March and should be open to the public this summer. Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build

6 Expert Parenting Tips for Getting Closer to Your Kids–Try Changing Up These Routines

6 Expert Parenting Tips for Getting Closer to Your Kids–Try Changing Up These Routines Kids News 01 Apr 2025
A therapist has revealed six parenting tips for building a stronger connection with your child. Melinda O’Neil, 37, an associate licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Pleasanton, California, 6 Expert Parenting Tips for Getting Closer to Your Kids–Try Changing Up These Routines

Thanks to AI sound analysis, an endangered bird was located for the first time in 30 years

Thanks to AI sound analysis, an endangered bird was located for the first time in 30 years Good News 01 Apr 2025
The rare bird species hadn’t been seen west of Melbourne since 1989. One conservationist said it's like “finding gold.” Thanks to AI sound analysis, an endangered bird was located for the first time in 30 years

How Valerie the Weiner Dog Survived 18 Months in the Australian Bush to Make it Home

How Valerie the Weiner Dog Survived 18 Months in the Australian Bush to Make it Home Animals News 01 Apr 2025
On an island south of Adelaide, a strange creature has been seen creeping through the bush. A long cylindrical body and long snout flanked by floppy ears are dead giveaways. But this wiener dog named How Valerie the Weiner Dog Survived 18 Months in the Australian Bush to Make it Home

‘Change Has Been Amazing’ For Depleted Mountain: with New Vegetation Comes Deer, Pumas, Andean Bears

‘Change Has Been Amazing’ For Depleted Mountain: with New Vegetation Comes Deer, Pumas, Andean Bears Inspiring News 01 Apr 2025
High along the peaks and ridges of the mountains in Ecuador, a 25-year-long conservation program is bearing succulent fruit in the form of cleaner water and abundant wildlife. Established in the year ‘Change Has Been Amazing’ For Depleted Mountain: with New Vegetation Comes Deer, Pumas, Andean Bears

Good News in History, April 1

Good News in History, April 1 This Day In History News 01 Apr 2025
49 years ago today, the Apple Computer company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne to sell their ground-breaking Apple I personal computer kits. Their startup is now the most Good News in History, April 1

Tiny home village for homeless foster youth gets massive makeover in 'adopt-a-cabin' campaign

Tiny home village for homeless foster youth gets massive makeover in 'adopt-a-cabin' campaign Good News 31 Mar 2025
Community members, donors, and companies partnered to make each cabin feel welcoming and personalized for residents. Tiny home village for homeless foster youth gets massive makeover in 'adopt-a-cabin' campaign

Florida sisters donate 100+ custom American Girl dolls to young girls impacted by Hurricane Helene

Florida sisters donate 100+ custom American Girl dolls to young girls impacted by Hurricane Helene Good News 31 Mar 2025
11-year-old Kenzie and 9-year-old Kayleigh created “Anna the Appalachian” dolls to help young girls in the wake of Helene. Florida sisters donate 100+ custom American Girl dolls to young girls impacted by Hurricane Helene

Presumed Extinct: World’s Smallest Otter Found in Busy Nepal River After 186 Years without a Sighting

Presumed Extinct: World’s Smallest Otter Found in Busy Nepal River After 186 Years without a Sighting World News 31 Mar 2025
Though officially classified as vulnerable, no credible sighting of the Asian short-clawed otter, the smallest species of its kind, has been made in almost 200 years. So when forestry officials in Presumed Extinct: World’s Smallest Otter Found in Busy Nepal River After 186 Years without a Sighting

Former college campus transformed into affordable housing complex

Former college campus transformed into affordable housing complex Good News 31 Mar 2025
What was once the Johnson & Wales University campus in Denver, Colorado is now home to 154 affordable housing units. Former college campus transformed into affordable housing complex

In East Africa, Rats Have Prevented 400,000 New Cases of Deadliest Infection Using Their Super Sense of Smell

In East Africa, Rats Have Prevented 400,000 New Cases of Deadliest Infection Using Their Super Sense of Smell Animals News 31 Mar 2025
For most people, a rat is at best an unwelcome guest, and at worst, the target of immediate extermination. But in a field clinic in Tanzania, rats are colleagues—heroes even. Far from a trash In East Africa, Rats Have Prevented 400,000 New Cases of Deadliest Infection Using Their Super Sense of Smell

Girl Joins Mensa at 13 After Scoring Higher Than Albert Einstein–Even with No Exam Prep

Girl Joins Mensa at 13 After Scoring Higher Than Albert Einstein–Even with No Exam Prep Inspiring News 31 Mar 2025
A 13-year-old girl has been invited to join the Mensa society after getting the maximum score on the IQ test—higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Sofia Kot Arcuri has been accepted into Girl Joins Mensa at 13 After Scoring Higher Than Albert Einstein–Even with No Exam Prep

When You Board This Philadelphia Trolley, the Driver Makes Sure You Leave with A Smile – (WATCH)

When You Board This Philadelphia Trolley, the Driver Makes Sure You Leave with A Smile – (WATCH) Inspiring News 31 Mar 2025
It’s a wise man or woman who treats strangers with kindness because of the old maxim that you don’t know what kind of day they’re having. For Tracey Holms-Williams, a Philadelphia When You Board This Philadelphia Trolley, the Driver Makes Sure You Leave with A Smile – (WATCH)

Good News in History, March 31

Good News in History, March 31 This Day In History News 31 Mar 2025
42 years ago today, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life was released in the United States to modest box office success and enormous cult acclaim. Less of a continuous film like the comedy Good News in History, March 31

Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Rapid Liver Regeneration to Restore Damaged Livers

Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Rapid Liver Regeneration to Restore Damaged Livers Health News 30 Mar 2025
Researchers at the National Cancer Research Centre in Spain (CNIO) have discovered a mechanism that is triggered just minutes after acute liver damage occurs—and it could lead to treatments for those Researchers Discover New Mechanism for Rapid Liver Regeneration to Restore Damaged Livers

Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades

Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades Inspiring News 30 Mar 2025
Two longtime English neighbors are celebrating their joint 101st birthday, born on the same day in 1924. Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill have lived side-by-side in Oxford since the 1980s, and Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades

76-Year-old Metal Detectorist Discovers Ultra-Rare Roman Coin After 6 Years of Searching in Farmer’s Field

76-Year-old Metal Detectorist Discovers Ultra-Rare Roman Coin After 6 Years of Searching in Farmer’s Field Arts & Leisure News 30 Mar 2025
A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain fetched thousands at auction after being unearthed by a devoted metal detectorist. Ron Walters finally struck gold after 76-Year-old Metal Detectorist Discovers Ultra-Rare Roman Coin After 6 Years of Searching in Farmer’s Field

Boy Starts Nonprofit and Recycles 625,000 Batteries by Age 15 With Hundreds of Youth Joining in

Boy Starts Nonprofit and Recycles 625,000 Batteries by Age 15 With Hundreds of Youth Joining in Good Earth News 30 Mar 2025
When Nihal Tammana was just 10 years old, he heard a news report about a lithium-ion battery exploding at a waste disposal plant—and when he learned about the environmental risks of batteries being Boy Starts Nonprofit and Recycles 625,000 Batteries by Age 15 With Hundreds of Youth Joining in

Good News in History, March 30

Good News in History, March 30 This Day In History News 30 Mar 2025
Happy 80th Birthday to Eric Clapton, the blues-rock musician, singer, and songwriter that Rolling Stone magazine named the second greatest guitar player of all time. The British rocker was a founding Good News in History, March 30

Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras Are Captured for the First Time–While Revealing a New Mystery

Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras Are Captured for the First Time–While Revealing a New Mystery Science News 29 Mar 2025
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope was finally able to capture bright auroras on Neptune—the most distant planet in our solar system. “In the past, astronomers have seen tantalizing hints of auroral Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras Are Captured for the First Time–While Revealing a New Mystery

Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten

Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten Animals News 29 Mar 2025
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn’t know what they were looking at. The day-old bird, smaller Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten

Dad Drove Around With 1M Lottery Ticket in His Car for 4 Months–Until He Needed Chips

Dad Drove Around With 1M Lottery Ticket in His Car for 4 Months–Until He Needed Chips World News 29 Mar 2025
A lottery player has been driving around with the EuroMillions winning ticket in his car for over four months, until it was so crumpled it was unscannable. Darren Burfitt finally claimed his jackpot Dad Drove Around With 1M Lottery Ticket in His Car for 4 Months–Until He Needed Chips

Good News This Week: March 29, 2025 - Dolphins, Hearts, & Sports Bars

Good News This Week: March 29, 2025 - Dolphins, Hearts, & Sports Bars Good News 29 Mar 2025
Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... Good News This Week: March 29, 2025 - Dolphins, Hearts, & Sports Bars

Your Weekly Horoscope from ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

Your Weekly Horoscope from ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny Horoscopes News 29 Mar 2025
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 Your Weekly Horoscope from ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

Good News in History, March 29

Good News in History, March 29 This Day In History News 29 Mar 2025
154 years ago today, the Royal Albert Hall opened in London and quickly became one of the world’s most prestigious concert spaces. It hosts more than 390 shows in the main auditorium annually, Good News in History, March 29

Myanmar-Thailand Was Hit By a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake — Here's How To Help

Myanmar-Thailand Was Hit By a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake — Here's How To Help Good News 28 Mar 2025
Here are five ways you can help in the wake of the Myanmar-Thailand tragedy. Myanmar-Thailand Was Hit By a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake — Here's How To Help

Green Startup Boston Metal Now Has All the Ingredients Needed to Make Steel Without Emitting Too Much CO2

Green Startup Boston Metal Now Has All the Ingredients Needed to Make Steel Without Emitting Too Much CO2 Science News 28 Mar 2025
An MIT-startup has found a way to commercialize steel production by the ton using electricity rather than a CO2-emitting blast furnace, promising the beginning of decarbonization in one of Green Startup Boston Metal Now Has All the Ingredients Needed to Make Steel Without Emitting Too Much CO2

Substance abuse often follows homelessness, not precedes it — new study finds

Substance abuse often follows homelessness, not precedes it — new study finds Good News 28 Mar 2025
Most Americans assume that drug use precedes homelessness, but a new study from UCSF challenges that assumption. Substance abuse often follows homelessness, not precedes it — new study finds