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South Korean Students Battle Cyber-Bullying with Positive Comments
With the rising number of suicides caused by cyber-bullying, a South Korean movement is leading the way in efforts to restore civility to human...
Pakistan Officials Seize Drug-Making Chemicals Worth $6 Million
The largest-ever amount of acetic anhydride, which is used to produce heroin from opium, was seized in Pakistan by authorities. The chemicals,...
25 Years Ago Today, the Song That Raised Millions for Charity
As America breaks the record for generosity with text messages for Haiti, we can draw inspiration today from another milestone in giving, a quarter...
‘Hope for Haiti’ Celebrities to Dominate Televisions Tonight
It took only a phone call from George Clooney to get the "Hope for Haiti" telethon started. Expected to be the most widely...
Library of Congress Puts Thousands of Historic Books Online
Nearly 60,000 books prized by historians, writers and genealogists, many too old and fragile to be safely handled, have been digitally scanned as part...
John Lennon Sons and Yoko Re-release ‘Give Peace a Chance’ to Benefit UN Peace Efforts
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono recording the anti-war anthem Give Peace a Chance with the Plastic Ono Band, the...
Turtle Thought to be Extinct Spotted in Myanmar
One of the world’s rarest turtle species – the Arakan forest turtle – has been observed for the first time in the...
Flowers Clean Sewage at Scotland Eco-haven
Flowers help clean the sewage at Europe's first organic waster water installation in Findhorn, a Scottish community with the lowest ecological footprint on record...
Major Breakthrough in Desalination Easily Generates Drinking Water from the Sea
Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in...
Mental Illness and Creativity: A Potential Link?
Many creative people suffer from mental illness. Some, however, are unable to produce due to the severity of their disorder. Are the two traits...
Top 10 New Species for 2008
How many new species would you guess are discovered by scientists in a given year? Would you believe, a tally of more than 18,000...
Disney Joins Forces with The Nature Conservancy to Plant 2.7 Million Trees
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to plant 2.7 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the...
Sacred Balancing Stones
How complex and stressful the modern day lifestyle can be. With so much to “Do” there is hardly time to just “Be”. There is...
Global Organic Cotton Sales up 63 Percent in 2008
Global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products reached a record $3.2 billion in 2008, representing a 63 percent increase from...
Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House Wins Gershwin Prize on PBS Tonight
“Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize” will showcase an evening of celebration with President and Mrs....
Ten New Amphibian Species Discovered in Colombia
Ten new species of amphibians -- including three kinds of poison dart frogs and three transparent-skinned glass frogs -- have been discovered in the...
U.S. Becomes Top Wind Producer, Solar Next
Wind power in the US surged 50 percent last year, breaking a global record with its total capacity of 25 gigwatts (GW) -- enough...
Kal Penn Joins GNN Inaugural Live Call-in Radio Show Tues
Join the Good News Network community on Inauguration Day for a special radio call-in show! I've booked notable celebrity guests -- like Kal...
Iran’s Generosity in Hosting Afghan Refugees Praised
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has lauded Iran’s long record of generosity in hosting one million displaced Afghans since 1998 calling their...
7 Facts we can all be Thankful for
What can we be thankful for in the midst of doom and gloomy news of the economy? Here are 7 items from the news...