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Food Rations Increase in Darfur Thanks to Recent Donations to UN
Food rations that were recently reduced by half for more than 3 million people in Sudan will be increased to 84 per cent of...
The Ozone Hole is Healing and May Be Completely Repaired Within Our Lifetimes, Says UN Report
This new United Nations report illustrates just what humanity can accomplishment if it works together to save its home planet.
UN to Launch Space Mission for Countries That Can’t Afford Their Own
Some nations simply don't have the funding for their own space programs – so the United Nations is giving them a leg up into orbit.
Good News in History, April 25
70 years ago today, Bell Labs finished the first functional solar cell, allowing for a panel of metal and glass to refract light and...
Artists Can Generate Revenue for Conservation by Adding Feature Credits for Nature Sounds Used in Songs on Spotify
Today is the 54th edition of Earth Day. A coalition of major music streamers and the UN have had a stroke of inspiration that...
Good News in History, April 20
60 years ago today, Andy Serkis, a very special actor, was born. Lord of the Rings fans will tell you that Gollum is of...
Good News in History, April 7
93 years ago today, perhaps the greatest American whistleblower in history, Daniel Ellsberg was born. In March of last year, Ellsberg revealed to the...
Good News in History, April 3
Happy Birthday to Dame Jane Goodall who turns 90 years old today. The beloved British primatologist first observed chimpanzees creating tools in 1960 (and...
Good News in History, March 24
25 years ago today, The Matrix premiered in the U.S. It was a massive success at the box office, grossing over $460 million on a...
For World Happiness Day, Finland Wants to Bring 5 Winners to World’s Happiest Country–Crowned 7 Years in a Row
Today, for the seventh year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world by the annual United Nations World...
Good News in History, March 5
50 years ago today, a very special performance was held at Berkeley University to witness the singing of the Hymn to Nikkal. It had...
Good News in History, March 2
125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...
Good News in History, February 26
2,771 years ago today, the Neo Babylonian king Nabonassar assumed the throne of the great city, which isn't necessarily good news in itself, but...
Good News in History, January 27
210 years ago today, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was born in Paris. As an architect, his fame blossomed from his work restoring dozens of France's most...
Humans Are Living Longer All Across the World and the Male-Female Longevity Gap is Closing
Whether in the harshest parts of Africa or the richest parts of California, longevity in humans is increasing.
Also, the gap between male and female...
Good News in History, January 9
Happy 80th Birthday to Jimmy Page, the brilliant guitarist, songwriter, and producer whose groundbreaking band Led Zeppelin released its first album 51 years ago...
Good News in History, January 7
127 years ago today, the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil, held its first performance during the heyday of the city's rubber boom. It was...
Good News in History, January 6
61 years ago today, Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom' was first broadcast on NBC. Hosted by American zoologist Marlin Perkins and filmed by Jim...
Good News in History, January 1
174 years ago today, the world's first "Mercy" Hospital was founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland....
Good News in History, December 31
Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Ben Kingsley, the English actor who has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors...