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Incredible Internal Cochlear Implants on the Way as Massachusetts Engineers Overcame All Obstacles
Biotech engineers have developed the first entirely internal cochlear implant that will allow users to move, exercise, swim, and enjoy a full range of...
Massachusetts Mailman Scoops Toddler Away from Traffic After Day Care Escape: ‘Right place at the right time’
A Massachusetts mail carrier recently swapped delivering the Globe for saving lives after following his instincts at the sight of a meandering child.
The postal...
Massachusetts Innovators Aim to Turn Ocean Plastic into Fuel–Right Onboard the Ship
Chemical engineers are pioneering a process to equip diesel ships with the onboard capacity to turn collected plastic garbage into fuel.
The result has been...
Massachusetts Voters Pass Historic Animal Protection Law
Massachusetts just banned contained spaces from being used to house livestock due to the harsh impact it has on the animals' physical and mental wellbeing.
Massachusetts Health Care Honored as Government Success
As the Obama administration and Congress debate the details of a national health care plan, the state that paved the way for universal...
Good News in History, November 19
25 years ago today, China successfully launched its Shenzhou spacecraft into orbit. The first Chinese craft designed to eventually carry humans made an 89-minute...
Good News in History, November 18
Happy 49th birthday to David "Big Papi" Ortiz. The Dominican-American slugger spent nearly his whole career at the Boston Red Sox where he played...
An Inspiring Horoscope for Your Week Ahead – ‘Free Will’ Astrology From Rob Brezsny
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...
Good News in History, November 14
86 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...
Man Labeled ‘Brain Dead’ May Be First to Recover from Extreme Locked-in Syndrome
A man labeled "brain dead" has become the first ever to recover from an extreme form of locked-in syndrome, which paralyzed him so completely...
Good News in History, November 8
733 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city's growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth...
Good News in History, October 23
Happy 70th Birthday to Ang Lee, the filmmaker who was a stay-at-home dad before gaining fame for directing the Oscar-winning films Brokeback Mountain and...
Good News in History, October 17
21 years ago, the pinnacle was secured in place on the Taipei 101 making it the highest building on Earth, surpassing the Petronas Twins...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
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...
Good Samaritan Finds $12,000 and Returns it All to the Senior Citizen Who Lost it
A Massachusetts senior lost an envelope containing $12,000 at a supermarket, but just as there seemed to be no hope of finding it, the...
Painting Found in Italian Villa Basement Turns Out to Be Original Picasso
A painting that was found in a basement signed with the name "Picasso," but that was dismissed, thrust into a cheap frame, hung in...
Good News in History September 27
Happy 48th Birthday to Il Capitano—Francesco Totti. The most iconic Italian football forward of the 21st century, Totti spent a 25-year professional career in...
Good News in History September 16
161 years ago today, Robert College, the first American educational institution outside the United States, was founded in Istanbul by American philanthropist Christopher Robert....
Good News in History September 14
39 years ago today, the Penang Bridge officially opened connecting the Malay Peninsula with the island of Penang. Stretching 5.2 miles across the Penang...
Good News in History September 12
266 years ago today, French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula with his 100 mm refracting telescope from a room in the...