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Good News in History, May 18
On this day 976 years ago, the astronomy and mathematician of the Seljuk Dynasty of Persia, Omar Khayyam, was born. Most famous for calculating...
Good News in History, May 14
51 years ago today, Skylab was launched into orbit, the first and only space station to be entirely built and funded by the US....
Good News in History, March 26
49 years ago today, the Biological Weapons Convention, (BWC) entered into force. It's considered to have established a strong global norm against biological weapons...
Liverpool is Building the World’s Largest Tidal Power Plant to Power a Million Homes
The River Mersey and the Bay of Liverpool are the largest assets this famous English city possesses, and attempting to beat the British government...
Good News in History, February 28
2,226 years ago today, the Gaozu Emperor (given name Liu Bang) claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Han Dynasty—one of the three...
Good News in History, February 17
161 years ago today, the businessman and activist Henry Dunant, a Swiss public health society commissioner Théodore Maunoir, lawyer and civic leader Gustave Moynier, field...
Good News in History, December 15
10 years ago today, China became the third nation to land a rover on the moon with their Chang'e-3 orbiter and rover. The soft...
Good News in History, November 28
Happy 80th Birthday to singer-songwriter and composer Randy Newman. Best known for his distinctive voice and film scores for 8 Pixar films—as well as...
Old Coal Mine Filled With Warm Water Has Been Heating a Town with Green Energy for 6 Months
Britain's deep coal mines have become a surprising source of green energy, one that's been heating the town of Gateshead successfully for 6 months.
The...
California Passes Right-to-Repair Act Guaranteeing Seven Years of Parts for Your Phone
GNN has reported often on improvements in consumer's right to repair products, from phones to cars, where for decades it's become harder and harder...
US Mail to be Delivered in 9,000 New Electric Vehicles, With USPS Installing 14,000 Charging Stations
The US Postal Service is going to try and reduce its carbon footprint by buying 9,000 new Ford electric vehicles.
To support the new EVs,...
The New Orleans Levees Held – Passing Their First Major Test Since Hurricane Katrina
There are several "great walls" in the world, but in this very moment, none are greater than the "Great Wall of Louisiana," the rebuilt-levees...
Reforestation of English Midlands Turns 30 Years Old With 9 Million Trees Planted Across 200 Square Miles
A rewilding revolution which took root 30 years ago in the English Midlands has branched out over 200 square miles, becoming one of the...
Siri and Alexa Don’t Support African Languages But This Nonprofit Swooped in to Offer 60 New Voices – Including Welsh
Not Apple's Siri, Google Home, Amazon's Alexa, or any other speech platform can hear or respond to a single African language, but as speech...
First Human Trial of HIV Vaccine Produced Immune Response in 97% of Volunteers
A phase 1 clinical trial of an experimental vaccine primed the immune system using a unique approach in order to prevent HIV.
The promising results,...
Affordable Housing Landlord Starts Eviction Fund and is Shocked –Raising $9Mil Kept 3,000 Families in Their Homes
When Marjy Stagmeier was 11 years old, she was the Monopoly champion of her 6th grade class in Atlanta Georgia—and she knew right then...
Reductions in Air Pollution in China Saves Hundreds of Thousands of Lives Since 1990
The megacities of China have seen a remarkable fall in most markers for air pollution, as well as in associated deaths.
According to a Bill...
Un “Hito Importante”: África Finalmente Erradica el Virus de Polio del Continente, Después de Décadas de Trabajo
El continente Africano finalmente está libre de la polio salvaje, 24 años después de que Nelson Mandela ayudase al Rotary International a lanzar su campaña 'Kick Polio Out of Africa'.
Green Maze Design for City Parks Helps People Maintain Physical Distancing During Pandemic
Austrian designer at Studio Precht has created a maze of green spirals for city parks that let people be in nature, but maintain distancing during COVID-19.
Top 10 Most Exciting Environmental Stories From 2019 Raise Hope for An Eco-Friendly Year Ahead
Contrary to what some pessimistic news outlets might have you believe, this year's environmental progress was not all doom and gloom.