Researchers Defang Deadly Hospital Superbugs Using a Pinch of Turmeric

Researchers Defang Deadly Hospital Superbugs Using a Pinch of Turmeric Science News 08 Feb 2025
A new study evaluated a low-cost yet effective way to combat bacterial resistance using curcumin–the natural yellow plant compound in turmeric. In 2017, a tragic death in a Nevada hospital was linked Researchers Defang Deadly Hospital Superbugs Using a Pinch of Turmeric

Since 2017, the Humane Society has saved the lives of over 100 homeless Mardi Gras parade horses

Since 2017, the Humane Society has saved the lives of over 100 homeless Mardi Gras parade horses Good News 08 Feb 2025
Glitter-coated parade horses were once sent to slaughter after Mardi Gras. Now the homeless horses are getting a second chance thanks to the Humane Society. Since 2017, the Humane Society has saved the lives of over 100 homeless Mardi Gras parade horses

New app aids homeless people, alerts passersby to their backstories and biggest needs

New app aids homeless people, alerts passersby to their backstories and biggest needs Good News 08 Feb 2025
A growing app shows you the backstories and “lore” of your local neighbors who are unhoused and informs you of their biggest needs. New app aids homeless people, alerts passersby to their backstories and biggest needs

Stranger Pays Family’s Breakfast Bill and Writes Heartfelt Note Praising Dad

Stranger Pays Family’s Breakfast Bill and Writes Heartfelt Note Praising Dad Inspiring News 08 Feb 2025
A father in Fort Worth, Texas, was left in tears after a stranger paid for his family’s breakfast and wrote a heartfelt message on the receipt. The 41-year-old was enjoying a morning out for Stranger Pays Family’s Breakfast Bill and Writes Heartfelt Note Praising Dad

Playing Classical Music to Babies in the Womb Can Stimulate Development, Effect Heart Rate and Nervous system

Playing Classical Music to Babies in the Womb Can Stimulate Development, Effect Heart Rate and Nervous system Health News 08 Feb 2025
Scientists have found evidence that classical music can calm the heart rate of unborn babies, potentially providing developmental benefits. The American Institute of Physics published research from a Playing Classical Music to Babies in the Womb Can Stimulate Development, Effect Heart Rate and Nervous system

Good News This Week: February 8, 2025 - Quilts, Hotels, & Veterans

Good News This Week: February 8, 2025 - Quilts, Hotels, & Veterans Good News 08 Feb 2025
Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... Good News This Week: February 8, 2025 - Quilts, Hotels, & Veterans

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

Your New Weekly Horoscope from ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny Horoscopes News 08 Feb 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 New Weekly Horoscope from ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

Good News in History, February 8

Good News in History, February 8 This Day In History News 08 Feb 2025
200 years ago today, Henry Walter Bates, naturalist, explorer, and author of one of the finest natural travel accounts ever written, was born in Leicester. The gentleman explorer would send 14,712 Good News in History, February 8

Volunteers knit giant quilt of 1,000 blankets in memory of homeless people who died in the cold

Volunteers knit giant quilt of 1,000 blankets in memory of homeless people who died in the cold Good News 07 Feb 2025
The blankets are later donated to homeless community members in need. Volunteers knit giant quilt of 1,000 blankets in memory of homeless people who died in the cold

Michelin chef opens world's first fine dining restaurant staffed entirely by homeless people, looks to expand

Michelin chef opens world's first fine dining restaurant staffed entirely by homeless people, looks to expand Good News 07 Feb 2025
Each employee is paid a living wage, a prepaid travel card, and funds for catering qualifications. Michelin chef opens world's first fine dining restaurant staffed entirely by homeless people, looks to expand

After His Beloved Yoga Ball Deflates, Downhearted Donkey Now Has Dozens of Donated Balls from Canadians

After His Beloved Yoga Ball Deflates, Downhearted Donkey Now Has Dozens of Donated Balls from Canadians Animals News 07 Feb 2025
From Canada comes the story of a lonely donkey who fell in love with a yoga ball. Captivating thousands with his videos of pushing the yoga ball around his paddock, Earl Grey the donkey received After His Beloved Yoga Ball Deflates, Downhearted Donkey Now Has Dozens of Donated Balls from Canadians

This hotel is on the market for $10. The catch? A buyer must convert it into affordable housing

This hotel is on the market for $10. The catch? A buyer must convert it into affordable housing Good News 07 Feb 2025
The deal comes with a 99-year commitment to maintaining the property as affordable housing. This hotel is on the market for $10. The catch? A buyer must convert it into affordable housing

IKEA designs 'trauma-informed' tiny home, donates it to homeless seniors in Texas

IKEA designs 'trauma-informed' tiny home, donates it to homeless seniors in Texas Good News 07 Feb 2025
The Swedish retailer is breaking ground on tiny home projects that evoke comfort and safety. IKEA designs 'trauma-informed' tiny home, donates it to homeless seniors in Texas

Amid Great Chase, Tiger and Boar Call a Truce After Falling into Well and Waiting for Rescuers

Amid Great Chase, Tiger and Boar Call a Truce After Falling into Well and Waiting for Rescuers Animals News 07 Feb 2025
A tiger and a boar were recently rescued from the depths of a well in rural India. Located near the Pench National Park and Tiger Reserve, authorities said the pair fell in during the former’s Amid Great Chase, Tiger and Boar Call a Truce After Falling into Well and Waiting for Rescuers

Flinders Island to Rid Vermin and Become an Ark for Marsupial Species Recovery in Australia

Flinders Island to Rid Vermin and Become an Ark for Marsupial Species Recovery in Australia Animals News 07 Feb 2025
A family of shepherds is turning their land on Flinders Island over to the Australian government for a total rewilding project that will see it become an “ark” for endangered marsupials. Flinders Island to Rid Vermin and Become an Ark for Marsupial Species Recovery in Australia

Good News About Potential Upcoming Asteroid Colliding with Earth: We’ve Deflected Them Before and Can Do So Again

Good News About Potential Upcoming Asteroid Colliding with Earth: We’ve Deflected Them Before and Can Do So Again World News 07 Feb 2025
Got any plans for December 22nd, 2032? You may consider canceling them, as there’s a non-zero percent chance that an asteroid will strike the Earth with an explosive force equivalent to Good News About Potential Upcoming Asteroid Colliding with Earth: We’ve Deflected Them Before and Can Do So Again

Good News in History, February 7

Good News in History, February 7 This Day In History News 07 Feb 2025
41 years ago today, astronaut Bruce McCandless II drifted away from the space shuttle Challenger as the first human to undertake an untethered space walk. He used NASA’s Manned Maneuvering Unit Good News in History, February 7

Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land: 'A sign of progress'

Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land: 'A sign of progress' Good News 06 Feb 2025
Once a coal mine, then slotted to be a prison, a group of activists are working to reclaim the land. Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land: 'A sign of progress'

Second-Ever Elusive Night Parrot Egg Discovered in Australia Where it Had Been ‘Extinct’ for 100 Years

Second-Ever Elusive Night Parrot Egg Discovered in Australia Where it Had Been ‘Extinct’ for 100 Years World News 06 Feb 2025
Though it was unfertilized and therefore never destined to become an animal, the discovery of a night parrot egg in Western Australia has jolted the nation’s indigenous conservation community Second-Ever Elusive Night Parrot Egg Discovered in Australia Where it Had Been ‘Extinct’ for 100 Years

Vacant school transformed into first-of-its-kind housing, food pantry for homeless people

Vacant school transformed into first-of-its-kind housing, food pantry for homeless people Good News 06 Feb 2025
The Harris Community Village has 66 permanent supportive housing units and 44 emergency shelter beds — but it was once an elementary school. Vacant school transformed into first-of-its-kind housing, food pantry for homeless people

England’s Largest Bird Sanctuary Grows by 30%: ‘It’s incredible, the place just swarms with birdlife’

England’s Largest Bird Sanctuary Grows by 30%: ‘It’s incredible, the place just swarms with birdlife’ Animals News 06 Feb 2025
The British equivalent of the Audubon Society has just announced that what was already England’s largest bird reserve will be increased by 33% after a recent land purchase. Described as a place England’s Largest Bird Sanctuary Grows by 30%: ‘It’s incredible, the place just swarms with birdlife’

World-Record Jump-Roper Uses His ‘Double-Dutch’ Jump Ropes to Save Teen in Icy Pond

World-Record Jump-Roper Uses His ‘Double-Dutch’ Jump Ropes to Save Teen in Icy Pond Heroes News 06 Feb 2025
A famous jump-roper recently saved a young man from drowning after falling through the ice on a frozen lake by using his jump ropes like safety lines. During the 80s, 90s, and 00s, David Fisher World-Record Jump-Roper Uses His ‘Double-Dutch’ Jump Ropes to Save Teen in Icy Pond

While Czech Region is Busy Planning Hydro-Project, Beavers Do it For Them–Saving Millions

While Czech Region is Busy Planning Hydro-Project, Beavers Do it For Them–Saving Millions Animals News 06 Feb 2025
Gnawing through tree trunks and bureaucratic red tape alike, a colony of Czech beavers recently built a dam exactly where local administrators needed it. Conservationists often talk about species or While Czech Region is Busy Planning Hydro-Project, Beavers Do it For Them–Saving Millions

Good News in History, February 6

Good News in History, February 6 This Day In History News 06 Feb 2025
33 years ago today, the Sámi People of Arctic Scandinavia/Russia established a day celebrating their existence. With a special delegation at the EU, the Sámi are the only politically-represented Good News in History, February 6

Bicyclist builds 700-person network of volunteers, leads bike drives to deliver donations to the homeless

Bicyclist builds 700-person network of volunteers, leads bike drives to deliver donations to the homeless Good News 06 Feb 2025
Verral Paul Walcott has been coordinating donation deliveries on a weekly basis since 2014. Bicyclist builds 700-person network of volunteers, leads bike drives to deliver donations to the homeless

Emergency 'igloo' shelters provide refuge for homeless folks in freezing temperatures

Emergency 'igloo' shelters provide refuge for homeless folks in freezing temperatures Good News 05 Feb 2025
The interior of the Iglou emergency shelter is 18 degrees warmer than outside temperatures. Emergency 'igloo' shelters provide refuge for homeless folks in freezing temperatures

Coastal town invites 31 homeless folks to live in tiny home village: 'They are welcome to stay in their home — forever'

Coastal town invites 31 homeless folks to live in tiny home village: 'They are welcome to stay in their home — forever' Good News 05 Feb 2025
A 31-unit tiny home community in coastal North Carolina is giving people a second shot at life. Coastal town invites 31 homeless folks to live in tiny home village: 'They are welcome to stay in their home — forever'

Cornell Researchers Create First-of-its-Kind Durable and Recyclable Plastic

Cornell Researchers Create First-of-its-Kind Durable and Recyclable Plastic Science News 05 Feb 2025
The most durable plastic polymers used in society are never recycled, but a new discovery from Cornell University may be about to change that. Known as crosslinked thermosets, or thermosets for Cornell Researchers Create First-of-its-Kind Durable and Recyclable Plastic

These schools once sat vacant. Now, they provide life-changing resources to thousands of low-income families

These schools once sat vacant. Now, they provide life-changing resources to thousands of low-income families Good News 05 Feb 2025
Here, community members can find afterschool programs, career development, and health and wellness resources. These schools once sat vacant. Now, they provide life-changing resources to thousands of low-income families

To combat teacher shortages, this district is building housing for its educators

To combat teacher shortages, this district is building housing for its educators Good News 05 Feb 2025
In an effort to retain its educators, Charlotte schools are planning on building housing and offering below market-rate rentals. To combat teacher shortages, this district is building housing for its educators