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New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia
A small green bird that had been "playing hide and seek" with researchers has been declared a newly discovered species and named Togian white-eye,...
Frog Gone Missing for 14 Years Rediscovered in Colombia
Researchers in Colombia have rediscovered the brilliant Carrikeri Harlequin Frog, which had been missing since its last sighting 14 years ago in a remote...
Harness the Sunshine: Vitamin D Offers Amazing Health Benefits
Everyone’s talking about vitamin D. Last week Dr. Oz declared on Oprah that most Americans need to increase their intake of...
Better Diet Could Prevent Criminal Violence
"Improving the eating habits of would-be criminals could cut rates of crime and antisocial behavior by as much as a third, scientists have...
Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the Sky
Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2007!
Looking back and choosing the top good news stories of the year was a happy exercise and I've concluded that 2007 was a good...
Four Health Changes Can Prolong Life 14 Years
People who drink moderately, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than...
Happiness is Good for Your Health
"In a study of nearly 3,000 healthy adults, researchers found that those who reported upbeat moods had lower levels of cortisol—a 'stress' hormone that,...
Finally, Something Not Caused by Global Warming
While we should in no way downplay the environmental challenges we face today, we should also make sure that we recognize good news. In...
Promising New HIV-AIDS Drug Approved in Canada
"A new HIV-AIDS drug, the first in a promising new class of medications, has been given approval for the Canadian market for treatment when...
Shoppers Rise to the Challenge to “Take the Stairs”
Attention shoppers: taking the stairs protects your heart. That's the message researchers tried to convey at a suburban British shopping mall by putting up...
Video Game Retrains Focus on the Positive
A video game that health researchers at McGill University created can help to ease people's stress, and actually attune them to the positive in...
Ease Bullying at School with Computer Role-Play Game
"Researchers have developed an interactive role-play game which helps children to cope with bullying at schools. Currently over 1,000 children all over Europe are...
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Six Steps to a Happier Workday
There are many facets of work and life in general that we do not control. But we can increase our control over our own...
Say Om: Yoga and Other Therapies Good for Chronic Pain
Ask any devotee about the benefits conferred by alternative therapies such as yoga, tai chi and hypnosis, and they'll tell you the list is...
Get Outside – It’s Good for You
When your mom told you to go outside and play — she really did know what was best for you. Just being outdoors or having...
How to Succeed in Business: Meditate
From Fortune Magazine last month, a feature article takes a look at the CEOs who are into meditation, like NBA coach Phil Jackson and...
Water Hope for Darfur
Boston University researchers have discovered a massive underground lake in the arid Darfur region of Sudan. By digging 1000 wells they hope to quell...
Light Bulbs Made from Aluminum Foil
"Cheap, skinny aluminum foil lamps may be a mercury-free alternative to big, bulky light bulbs. University of Illinois researchers made the low-cost lamps by...
Cheetahs to Enter Olympics?
If Oscar Pistorius gets his way there will be a pair of ‘cheetahs’ entering competition in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Opposition to...