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Good News in History, June 24
25 years ago today and 5 years after that, Eric Clapton and his friends auctioned off over a hundred of their guitars through Christie's...
Good News in History, April 25
70 years ago today, Bell Labs finished the first functional solar cell, allowing for a panel of metal and glass to refract light and...
Canada Agrees 200 Islands Belong to the Indigenous Haida Nation
In a historic "first-of-its-kind" agreement the government of British Colombia has acknowledged the aboriginal ownership of 200 islands off the west coast of Canada.
The owners...
Small Town Grocer’s Easter Egg Mistake is Turned into Inspiring National Charity Drive Raising Thousands
On an island off the coast of an island, a local grocer's big error turned into a successful national charity event.
Dan Dafydd wanted 80...
CA Redwoods to Be First National Park Co-Managed with a Native American Tribe That Used to Own it
The Yurok will be the first Tribal nation to co-manage land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum of understanding signed on...
Good News in History, February 3
126 years ago, Alvar Aalto, the renowned architect and designer, was born in Finland. like Frank Lloyd Wright, Aalto would design all the interior...
World-First Video of Dolphins Stealing From Crab Pots Leaves Scientists Fascinated
In a bit of never-before-seen film, a dolphin was recorded off the coast of Australia robbing the bait from a crab trap.
The behavior was...
Hero Surfer Rescues Stranded Deer in Ocean – Photographer Captures Moment
Rough seas are no place for the uninitiated, and it couldn't get more uninitiated than a pair of hooves.
From New Jersey comes the story...
Remarkable Man Averts Oil Tanker Disaster by Crowdfunding to Remove Crumbling Ship From Red Sea
A derelict oil tanker off the coast of Yemen had more than a million barrels of crude sitting around, on the verge of leaching...
1 Million New Seagrass Seedlings Will Protect Sardinia’s Beaches While Storing 35-Times More Carbon Than Trees
To any government reading, there's a plant that provides habitat for nearly all the species of the sea, anchors the sediment on the seafloor,...
Tree of the Year Contest Features Oak that Stood Up to Bombing and Elm that Survived Catastrophic Plague
It's a wonderful time of the year in Britain, the time to honor the Isles' Tree of the Year.
Organized by the Woodland Trust, one...
Pufferfish Creating Beautiful Underwater Mandalas–A Scene of Pure Peace
Elaborate circles of sand and pebbles have been spotted off the coast of a Japanese island.
Prior to 2011, these strange, mandala-like circles found under...
Big White Dogs Save the World’s Smallest Penguin in Australia
Just off the coast of Warrnambool city, Australia’s Middle Island is home to some very small residents, at the center of a big achievement.
There...
Britain Names the First Two ‘Celtic Rainforests’ to Be Restored to Primeval Glory
Two so-called "Celtic rainforests" in the UK are to be restored with a mixture of native planting and natural reforestation.
The hope is that they...
New Shoreline Protection Looks Like Massive Lego Bricks and Doubles as Home for Marine Life
Those aren't giant Lego bricks out there in the grey waters off the port of Rotterdam, they are part of a new seawall that...
The First African-Produced Tests to Diagnose Cancer will Cut Costs and Waiting Times Across the Continent
With the debut of a Moroccan-born test for breast cancer and leukemia, the continent has achieved its first domestic cancer test, one that could...
Bats Fly Again Under the Bridge Where Rescuers Found 1,500 of Them Freezing on the Ground
There are a lot of animals far easier to love and care for than bats, but that didn't stop Houston Humane Society from rescuing...
Fishing Skipper Saves 31 Lives After a Boat Capsizes in the English Channel
The skipper of a scallop trawler became an unlikely hero after a dinghy filled with refugees attempting to cross the English channel in wintertime...
Danish Artist Hides Enormous Trolls in Forests Around the World Using Recycled Wood—LOOK
Far out in Western Australia, the tranquil wetland forests are about to shake with the footsteps of giants.
That's because a Danish artist has built...
Living Near Water as a Child is Linked to Better Mental Health and Well-being in Adulthood: Study
Using research from 18 countries, a new study concludes that adults with better mental health are more likely to report having spent time playing...