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Trash To Treasure: Toilets in Landfills Become Artful Tiles
You wouldn't expect a landfill to be a place where you could turn something (with a high yuck factor) into a thing of beauty....
Novice Finds Million Pound Gold Treasure
A novice metal-detecting enthusiast said he was "stunned" to unearth a £1 million Iron Age treasure hoard in Scotland during his first outing...
Iraq’s Treasure Trove National Museum Now Open (Video)
The pride of the nation known as the cradle of civilization, reopened in February almost six years after its ancient treasures were...
Japanese City Finds Treasure in Recycling Unwanted Electronics
After 11 months of collecting discarded handheld electronics, one small city in Japan has reduced its trash burden and found a source of income...
Treasure Trove of New Marine Species Found Near Great Barrier Reef (Video)
Australian scientists have discovered hundreds of new types of coral and marine species during an expedition off the Great Barrier reef. Three expeditions to...
Hundreds of Looted Iraqi Treasures Returned to Museum
Iraq's National Museum celebrated the return this week of more than 700 ancient treasures looted during the outbreak of the invasion by US forces....
Libya to Protect Past Treasures with Huge Eco Project
In a country that is mostly desert, Libya wants to preserve a rare verdant region with archaeological treasures from the ravages of looting and...
A Guardian of Earth’s Treasure Trove of Trees
"For 50 years, Britain's Peter Ashton has been studying — and trying to preserve — a wealth of diversity in Asia's tropical forests." (CS Monitor) Thanks...
Afghan Treasure Safeguarded for Decades by Secret “Keyholders”
A 2,000-year-old gold treasure trove of Afghanistan's heritage was guarded for decades by a mysterious group of Afghans who patiently kept the secret of...
US Museum Returns Long Lost Italian Treasures
Boston's Museum of Fine Arts returned 13 ancient Italian artifacts to their rightful country after seeing evidence that the items had been dug up...
Father-Son Were Trying to Find Roman Road But Found a Shovelful of 16th C. Silver Coins Instead
In the Polish forests north of Warsaw, a father and son were out with a local historical society when they found 17 pre-modern coins...
Good News in History, November 16
79 years ago today, UNESCO was first formed to promote world peace by uniting countries through education, the arts, sciences, and culture. Fostering universal...
Good News in History, November 15
7 years ago, Pakistani archeologists revealed to the world the finished excavations of the Bhamala Stupa, one of the oldest in the world, and...
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...
Texas Woman Sets Record for Donating Almost 700 Gallons of Breastmilk
An extraordinary woman from Texas has claimed a Guinness World Record thanks to her generous heart, and a little help from some other organs.
Alyse...
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 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...
Sunken Class Ring Returned to Canadian Man Who Lost it in 1977 off Barbados Coast
When a Canadian professor lost his class ring while splashing around in Barbados with his son, finding a needle in a haystack must have...
95-year-old Pickleball Player Dominates the Courts: ‘I Keep moving’
From Kansas comes the story of a timeless American: a great-great-grandmother who sings, dances, and plays pickleball twice a week.
Lois White puts the elder...
Buried 3,000-Year-old Spade is One of the Oldest Wooden Tools Ever Found in UK
Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old spade, one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever discovered in the UK.
The spade was discovered during...