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Good News in History, October 23
60 years ago today, Bob Dylan recorded The Times They Are A-Changin' at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City. Inspired by Irish and...
Good News in History, October 2
66 years ago today, a new island, or Ilha Novo, appeared on the edge of the westernmost island (Faial) in the Azores chain after...
Zoos Welcome ‘Paddington Bears’ for Breeding Programs to Help Save Species From Extinction
Two zoos in the US and UK have welcomed their very own 'Paddington Bear' as part of a special breeding program to help save...
Good News in History, September 18
72 years ago today, A Streetcar Named Desire, the film based on the play by Tennessee Williams, premiered in New York City. Starring Vivien Leigh, Marlon...
Good News in History, September 3
59 years ago today, the Wilderness Act was signed into law. Written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society, it has been used to...
Good News in History, August 30
187 years ago today, the city of Melbourne was founded in southeast Australia. A traditional meeting place of several Aboriginal peoples including the Boonwurrung,...
Good News in History, August 14
86 years ago today, the National Scenic Trail known as the Appalachian Trail was completed by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Claimed to be the...
Good News in History, August 9
101 years ago today, Philip Larkin, the English poet and novelist was born. A beloved if somewhat polarizing figure, his poetry has been described...
Good News in History, July 16
254 years ago, Father Junípero Serra, a Spanish missionary, found the Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the second such mission in The Californias. This...
Good News in History, July 2
Happy 34th birthday to the soccer forward and highest-paid women's athlete, Alex Morgan. As of publication, she has won 206 caps for the US...
Good News in History, June 24
42 years ago, The Humber Bridge became the world's longest single-span suspension bridge when it was inaugurated over the waters of the Humber Estuary...
Watch Baby Fawn Rescued After it Fell Down Storm Drain And Reunited With Mama Nearby
A baby deer was rescued and reunited with its mother this month after it disappeared into a storm drain along a suburban street.
Homeowners near...
After Years of Walking at 4am to Haul Trash, He Graduated From Harvard Law School
In 2020, GNN celebrated the hard work of 18-year-old Rehan Staton, who worked for years as a garbage man to support a charge into...
Colorado Wild Horse Bill Passes With Huge Majority of Politicians Supporting Laws to Protect the State’s Mustangs
The Colorado General Assembly has passed unprecedented and groundbreaking legislation known as The Colorado Wild Horse Project, a new law that adds state protections...
Good News in History, April 21
April 21st marks Groundation Day, when hundreds of thousands of Rastafari celebrate the arrival of Emperor Haile Selassie in Jamaica in 1966. The great...
Intricate Feather Patterns of an African Bird Inspires New Water Bottle Design
The ingenious and unique feathers of a beloved African bird could provide the inspiration for space-age water bottles which keep liquid still whilst we...
Flood of ‘Right to Repair’ Bills For Autos, Phones, and Tractors Equals DIY ‘Watershed Moment’
Across America, more than 20 state legislatures are looking over proposed laws that would help guarantee citizens' access to parts, instructions, and diagnoses to...
Vaccine for Mostly-Lethal Marburg Virus Shows Promise in First Human Study
A vaccine for the lethal Marburg virus has shown huge promise in early human trials with all participants easily tolerating the shot, and showing...
Little Girl Declares She Wants to Find a Megalodon Tooth—and Promptly Plucks One From Beach on Christmas Day
It was Christmas day, and young Molly was jumping for joy having unwrapped a pair of insulated waders and a sifting basket.
They were exactly...
Urban Trees at the End of Life Are Turned into Valuable Products, Rather Than Chipped for Landfil
Across America, cities are choosing to upcycle their felled urban trees into valuable products rather than chipping them, burning them, or dumping them into...