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He Crowdsurfed in a Wheelchair to the Stage and Coldplay Pulled Him Up to Play Harmonica (Watch)
It's easy to think that being in a wheelchair means the end of activities that involve intense physical movements—like big wave surfing or, in...
Good News in History, December 19
162 years ago today, Italo Svevo, a pioneer of Italian literature, was born in Trieste. Considered alongside James Joyce as a father of the...
Good News in History, December 17
Happy 79th Birthday to English actor Bernard Hill, most known for his portrayal of King Theoden in The Lord of the Rings. Hill has the...
Good News in History, December 12
121 years ago today, Theodor Mommsen received the Nobel Prize for Literature, with a special mention for A History of Rome, a history so well-researched, so...
Virgin Atlantic Flight from London Makes History as First Transatlantic Jet Using 100% Sustainable Fuel
It's one thing to power green aviation in Europe where flights take 30 minutes to 3 hours; it's another thing to send a jetliner...
Good News in History, December 8
100 years ago today, a sign was erected in the California hills advertising a new housing project called "Hollywoodland." Real estate developers Woodruff and...
Violent Crime and Homicide Falling Across Major US Cities, with Detroit on Track for a 60-Year Low
After a special task force was created to address a criminal case backlog in Detroit, the city is on pace for the lowest homicide...
Good News in History, November 23
60 years ago today, the very first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on the BBC. An Unearthly Child, starring William Hartnell, is set amid a...
Dominica Creates World’s First Sperm Whale Reserve–for the 200 That Call the Island Home
Sperm whales are the ocean's greatest nomads, but one island in the Caribbean is creating a permanent home for them.
A roughly 300 square mile...
Kenyans Flock to Fields and Parks to Ring in 3-Day Weekend for New National Tree-Planting Holiday
Kenyans have a new holiday on their working calendar—something like a Kenyan Arbor Day when citizens are encouraged to go plant two tree seedlings.
It's...
Long-Beaked Creature Is Proven Not Extinct in First Ever Photos: ‘Blows My Mind’ After 60 Years
An egg-laying mammal named in honor of Sir David Attenborough has been rediscovered after it was thought extinct for more than 60 years.
This extremely...
Wave-Powered Desalination System Produces 13,000 Gallons of Drinking Water a Day From Each Buoy
If a new Canadian startup is successful with its product, it could decarbonize the whole desalination industry, using only energy from the sea to...
Good News in History, November 14
85 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...
Determined Hound Leads Owner to a Cat Stuck Down 100-foot Mine Shaft for 6 Days
A dog's keen nose led a resident of Cornwall to a mineshaft, where 100 feet down, her cat Mowgli was lost and alone for...
‘Stickman’ on Led Zeppelin IV Accidentally Identified as Lot Long, a Thatcher from Wiltshire
4 days on from the anniversary of its release, the identity of the man on the cover of Led Zeppelin's IV was revealed recently by...
Painting Stolen in a Heist 30 Years Ago Returned to its Native Scotland
A painting stolen from a Scottish castle museum over 30 years ago has finally been returned after it emerged in a Yorkshire auction—and an...
Selfless Quad Amputee Summits a Peak to Raise Money for Other Disabled Kids
A ten-year-old quadruple amputee is going to attempt to summit a 656-foot mountain to raise money for other children with disabilities.
The climber, Luke Mortimer,...
Good News in History, November 2
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 2.
Cervical Cancer Trial Hailed as ‘Remarkable’ After 35% Reduced Death Rate Using Simple Intervention
Sometimes the best drug for a disease is one that's already on the shelf, and that was the finding of a British cervical cancer...
Good News in History, October 29
100 years ago today, Turkey (Turkiye) declared itself an independent republic, signaling the end of the Ottoman Empire and the election of Mustapha Kemal...