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Developers Add Grass to Baltimore Playgrounds
Baltimore had a sensational new idea to provide green areas for local kids in exchange for developers adding more asphalt in other areas of...
After Childhood Cancer Diagnosis, Donor Bone Marrow from Little Sister Sends it into Remission
A young girl in the English city of Sheffield has seen her rare blood cancer go into complete remission, and she has her even...
Archaeologists May Have Found the Villa Where the Roman Emperor Augustus Died
Excavations of a Roman villa dating to the start of the Imperial era show it may belong to the greatest of all the Roman...
Stunned Couple Finds 14th-Century Medieval Gargoyle Hidden Behind Their Toilet
A British couple was left stunned when they found a medieval gargoyle hidden inside their bathroom.
Tracy and Rory Vorster were cleaning their bathroom when...
Good News in History, March 30
Happy 60th Birthday to singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. Her debut album Tracy Champman has been certified sextuple-platinum and received 6 Grammy Award nominations. Her down low...
Good News in History, March 21
180 years ago today, the Bab began teaching the Baháʼí faith, marking forever both the Holy Day and Day 1, or New Year's Day...
Reborn from the Dust, Giant Statue of Atlas Put Back Together to Guard Sicily’s Valley of the Temples
A 20-year restoration project on the island of Sicily has led to the reconstruction of a 26-foot (8-meter) tall statue of Atlas, the god...
Good News in History, March 6
Happy 70th Birthday to Jeff Greenwald, traveler, award-winning author, monologist, and photographer. Believing that "every time I set off on a journey, I feel...
Good News in History, February 13
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—February 13.
Texas Tiny Home Community Thrives With 2,000 Neighbors: Easing Homelessness in Austin
In Travis County, beyond the zoning laws of Austin city, a village of tiny homes has been easing the chronic homelessness in Austin for...
Good News in History, November 8
732 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city's growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth...
Nevada State Trooper Saves Kitten Cowering on a Busy Las Vegas Highway (WATCH)
A police officer was captured on her dash-cam scuttling after a tiny kitten on the side of a busy highway.
Officer Estrada is seen in...
Colorful Mumbai Overpass Goes Viral After Being Converted into Sporting Complex for Community
In the urban sprawl of Mumbai, kids have an awesome and surprising new place to play cricket and badminton—under a highway overpass.
Built beneath the...
Park Finds Fungus so Rare in UK that Cage is Erected to Protect It from Collectors Who Prize It for Health
A historic English garden recently became home to a fungus so rare in the UK that a gardener erected a cage to protect it...
This Paint is So White it Reflects Heat So Humans Don’t Need as Much Cooling
A stunningly-white coat of paint could be used to reduce reliance on air conditioning, after it was demonstrated to reflect 98.7% of incoming sunlight.
Just...
Machine Just Turned Martian Atmosphere Into Pure Oxygen Just Like a Little Tree
A small device brought recently to Mars just created breathable oxygen out of the Red Planet's carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere.
While the Perseverance Rover's search for...
Berlin’s Derelict Airport Undergoes Transformation to Become a Sustainable Neighborhood
With 580 acres of ex-airport real estate now available, the area is being dreamed of as a sustainable neighborhood of wide open green spaces,...
U.S. State Park Unveils New Trail Made of Illegally Dumped Tires
Officials from Tennessee State Parks, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), and local leaders today cut the ribbon on a new hard-surface walking and...
Roads are Lasting Twice as Long Thanks to Recycled Tire Rubber
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found.
Engineers...
Adventurous Play Helps Boosts Children’s Mental Health, Research Says
Children who spend more time playing adventurously have lower symptoms of anxiety and depression, and were happier over the first Covid-19 lockdown, according to...