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Good News in History, January 20
2 years ago today, Zara Rutherford became the youngest woman to fly around the world alone. Landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium, she...
Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest Drops Sharply in One Year–Fewest Acres Since 2019
Deforestation across the Amazon Rainforest has fallen by 55% this year, marking the lowest amounts since 2019, and somewhat of a major victory to...
Joy Returning to Maui: Walmart and Salvation Army Bring Holiday Cheer, Surprising Thousands of Kids with Toys
It's been a difficult year for Hawaiians in Maui since wildfires destroyed the community in August, but with the holidays approaching so is the...
National Park Bounces Back From California’s Biggest Single Fire: ‘There’s still beauty’
The Dixie Fire of 2021 was the largest single blaze in California's history, but even this human-accelerated firestorm couldn't tamp down the resilience of...
Your Halloween Horoscope (With Costume Suggestions!) From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
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...
When Builders in Maui Constructed Tiny Homes for Man’s Family, it Grew into Crowdfunded Rehousing Project
Buried under the 24-hour news cycles of the last few months, recovery in Lahaina is progressing, one tiny house at a time.
William Fincher, an...
Oprah And Dwayne Johnson Giving $1,200 Per Month To Maui Wildfire Survivors
In the aftermath of the most destructive fires in the island state's recent memory, donations have poured in to help the thousands of affected...
Leslie Dart has Planted 372,290 Trees Across Canada Over the Past 3 Summers and Inspired So Many Others
A young woman in Canada's Saskatchewan Province recently garnered 8.7 million views on a TikTok video of her planting 4,545 trees in a single...
Deaths by Extreme Weather and Aviation Accidents Have Never Been Lower than Now
When a plane begins to shake from turbulence, it's hardly surprising that most people become nervous. However the last few years have been the...
How Successful Has the Endangered Species Act Been in its 5 Decades of Protection? Hint: It’s Very Good News
Reprinted via EarthTalk®, From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: The Endangered Species Act has been around for five decades. How...
Efforts to Save Endangered Blue Butterfly Quadruples its Population–but Also Saves a Lupine from Extinction
In the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the long study of a butterfly once thought extinct has led to a chain reaction of conservation in...
Endangered Manning River Turtles Released into Wild After Egg Rescue During ‘Black Summer’
Australian conservationists have released 10 juvenile turtles into the wild, which they had saved from becoming charred omelets during the 2020 bushfires.
The Manning River...
Hero Honeymooners Rescue Sleeping Babies from Burning Nursery in Spain: ‘Instinct Took Over’
Picture it: you and your spouse are on your honeymoon in Europe, you see a burning building, you decide to be heroes and run...
Toxic Coal Mine Becomes Wildlife Refuge Known For Rare White Lilies
Coal mining left a legacy of destroyed habitats and polluted waters down in the middle of Alabama, but thanks to the state’s Abandoned Mine...
Baling Water: These Young Farmers Built a DIY Swimming Pool With Hay Bales to Beat the Heatwave
A group of farmers found an epic way to keep cool—by making a DIY swimming pool using hay bales.
Jack Smith and his friends spent...
New John Deere Tractors Plow Day and Night With No One in the Cab: Autonomous Farming Debuts in 2022
John Deere, the world's largest farming implements producer, just unveiled a self-driving tractor to plow America's acreage by day or night without a driver.
Unveiled...
19-Year-Old Just Set the Record for the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
19-year-old Zara Rutherford has made a grab bag of records after completing a 32,000 mile (52,000km) circumnavigation of the Earth.
Landing at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in...
Drone Helps Save the Life of a 71-Year-old Man Who Has Cardiac Arrest While Shoveling Snow
A 71-year-old Swedish man “can’t put into words” how thankful he is for the new technology that quickly flew him into the small category...
Beavers Saved From Euthanasia Transform and Replenish Rivers in the Utah Desert
Beavers and their dams can positively impact essentially any environment they're placed in, even the scorching heat of the Moab Desert in Utah. And...
Most CO2 From Australia’s Megafires Has Been Offset by Algal Blooms Formed By Ash That Settled in the Ocean
When 715 million metric tons of carbon dioxide was coughed up into the atmosphere from the massive 2019-20 wildfires in Australia, scientists feared global...