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Good News in History, November 3
119 years ago today, the prolific African-American painter Lois Mailou Jones was born. With her best works exhibited in a half-dozen fine arts museums...
Rats With Tiny Backpacks Being Used to Sniff Out Wildlife Smugglers Trafficking in Animal Parts
Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items.
African giant pouched rats have been trained to recognize the scent...
Good News in History, October 31
On this day, 74 years ago, the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid was born. Described as the "Queen of Curves," who "liberated architectural geometry, giving...
Good News in History, October 13
Happy 90th birthday to the incredible Nana Mouskouri. For those unfamiliar with this goddess of Euro songbirds, she released over 200 albums of songs...
Good News in History, October 6
113 years ago today, Beatrix de Rijk became the first female licensed Dutch aircraft pilot. This pioneering aviator was born in Surabaya, modern-day Indonesia...
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...
33-Year-old Discovers Source of an Amazon River and Uncharted Waterfalls Trekking Through ‘Brutal’ Jungle
A British explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river, after being stalked by jaguars and ravaged by army ants.
The area has...
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...
Lost Rembrandt Found Tucked Away in Attic in Maine Sells for $1.4 Million During Bidding War
"Tucked away" in a home attic in Maine alongside a “collection of heirlooms and antiques” art appraisers found a lost Rembrandt portrait.
Depicting a teenage...
Good News in History, September 11
On this day across history, imperial aggression was resisted or rolled back by indigenous peoples in both the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest (9)...
True Story of Penguin’s Annual Return to See the Man Who Saved it From Oil Spill is Now a Feature Film (See Trailer)
Released to a delighted movie audience, My Pengiun Friend tells the story of a man and his long-lasting friendship with a Megallanic penguin.
But before the...
Good News in History, August 31
144 years ago today, Wilhelmina Maria, Queen of the Netherlands, was born. The longest-reigning female monarch outside Great Britain, and the longest-reigning monarch in...
Good News in History, August 22
370 years ago today, Jacob Barsimson stepped off the boat on North American soil at "New Amsterdam" (Manhattan, New York City) on a mission...
Good News in History, August 17
45 years ago today, Monty Python's Life of Brian was released in theaters. Featuring troupe leader Graham Chapman as Brian Cohen, born in the stable adjacent...
Good News in History, August 6
12 years ago today, NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars to begin a long and illustrious career as a robotic surveyor and geologist. It...
Good News in History, July 15
And, 69 years ago today, 18 Nobel laureate scientists signed the Mainau Declaration publicly decrying nuclear weapons. Within one year, 34 others—mostly chemists and...
Contest Winner Turns Bridge into the Longest Walking Art Gallery in South Korea
The metropolitan government of Seoul, South Korea, has just concluded a contest to redesign the lower deck of a famous city bridge, awarding first...
Good News in History, June 23
137 years ago today, The Rocky Mountains Park Act passed Canadian parliament, establishing Banff National Park, the nation's largest and most famous park. It...
Coldplay’s New Album Is Made of Plastic Collected from Rivers by The Ocean Cleanup
Coldplay has a new album announced: Moon Music, and in keeping with both the rise in conscious consumerism and the vinyl revival, there's a...
Good News in History, June 19
50 years ago today, Johan Cruyff, the legendary Dutch forward, first performed his 'turn' at the 1974 World Cup. The "Cruyff Turn" as it...