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Scientists Pick 10 Favorite New Plants and Fungi Discovered in 2023–From the Mysterious to the Magnificent (Look)
From microscopic fungi growing on lichens in Antarctica, to a towering tree in Cameroon’s cloud forest, weighing in at 7-8 tons, 2023 was a...
Good News in History, January 3
156 years ago today, Emperor Mutsuhito announced the formal conclusion to the Tokugawa Shogunate, and thus launched the Meiji Restoration, one of the great...
Good News in History, December 26
55 years ago today, the inaugural Dakar Rally Raid was staged, with the course stretching from Paris, France, to Dakar, Senegal. 182 vehicles took...
Good News in History, December 16
A quarter millennium ago today, members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians stole aboard trade ships in Boston harbor and began...
Good News in History, December 13
668 years ago, the Moroccan traveler, writer, pilgrim, and jack of all social trades, Ibn Battuta, completed his monumental travelog, often shortened to "The...
Good News in History, December 11
4 years ago today, the residents of Bougainville, an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea, voted in a 98% majority for independence of their...
Tiny Golden Mole Not Seen in Almost 100 Years Rediscovered Thanks to Sniffing Dog and Determined Scientists
A little species of golden mole has been rediscovered in South Africa thanks to an intrepid band of conservationists and a sniffing dog.
De Winton’s...
Good News in History, December 3
31 years ago today, engineers at the Sema Group used the Vodaphone network and a computer to send the world's first SMS. It revolutionized...
Good News in History, November 18
Happy 48th birthday to David "Big Papi" Ortiz. The Dominican-American slugger spent nearly his whole career at the Boston Red Sox where he played...
Good News in History, November 6
806 years ago today, the Charter of the Forest was signed in England by King Henry III. This law document is sometimes described as...
Good News in History, November 5
67 years ago today, The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC. It was the first variety program ever hosted by an African American....
Portland’s New Airport Built with Local Tribal Timber is Inherently Fire Resistant and Less Carbon-Intensive
Oregon is famous for forests, and so it makes sense that the new "Port of Portland" airport terminal is going to be built almost...
Good News in History, October 15
26 years ago today, NASA and ESA's Cassini Mission, meant to gather data on Saturn and its moons, was launched from Cape Canaveral. The...
Good News in History, October 13
120 years ago today, the first modern World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston 'Americans'. In a best-of-nine series, Boston...
Good News in History, October 7
On this day, 138 years ago, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr was born. In his long and distinguished career, he made foundational contributions to...
Your New Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...
Good News in History September 13
439 years ago today, the building of the royal palace at San Lorenzo de El Escorial was completed. The historic residence of the King...
Researchers Discover a New Type of Fast and Furious Cosmic Explosion–Name it After Liverpool Soccer Team
A dazzling and rare cosmic explosion, which outshines most supernovae in the universe, has been spotted by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast.
The unusual new...
Africa NGO Purchases World’s Largest Captive Rhino Population to Rewild 2,000 Across the Continent
A giant conservation NGO has purchased the largest privately-owned rhino herd on earth to rewild them in secret locations over the next 10 years.
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Across Florida, Buildings Are Quietly and Quickly Being Assembled with Real-Life LEGO Bricks
A Florida construction firm is seeing fast adoption of its intuitively-made building blocks that work like real-life LEGO bricks.
The interlocking blocks made of a...