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Dad’s Love Letter to a Small Town Public Library
A Massachusetts man wrote a love letter that was published in his local newspaper, the Salem Evening News, in late August—but it wasn't your...
Scientists Discover a Small Strand of RNA to Be Key to Fighting Cancer With Our Immune System
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has shown how a single, small strand of microRNA, known as let-7, governs the...
Good News in History September 27
Happy 47th Birthday to Il Capitano—Francesco Totti. The most iconic Italian forward of the 21st century, Totti spent a 25-year professional career in the red...
Ingenious Snow-Proof Solar Panels Can Work in All Weather: ‘Game-Changing Tech’
Snow accumulation atop solar panels causes energy losses of between 5% and 15% every Winter in northern climates around the world, with some heavy...
Good News in History September 16
36 years ago today, the first international climate agreement was signed in the form of the Montreal Protocol to repair the hole in the...
Good News in History September 14
204 years ago today Clara Schumann was born. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, Schumann, according to Wikipedia,...
Good News in History September 12
92 years ago today, the English actor Sir Ian Holm was born. He became a successful actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company before launching...
Good News in History, September 11
On this day across history, imperial aggression was resisted or rolled back by indigenous peoples in both the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest (9)...
Experts Find Out Why Exercise Prevents Alzheimer’s Disease–Which Could Lead to Cure
The reason exercise can prevent Alzheimer's disease has been discovered and it could lead to new treatments for the currently incurable condition.
Experts have found...
Good News in History, September 7
100 years ago today, INTERPOL was founded. It's the world's largest international police cooperation organization, with member states counted at 195. It is headquartered...
Good News in History, September 5
34 years ago today, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO) produced the first internationally binding treaty protecting the rights of such peoples to...
Dozens of Messages in Bottles Tossed by a Nantucket Fisherman are Found Around the World
Ms. Cassidy Beach was recently the latest in a long chain of people to be walking along a beach or a harbor and see...
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 12
173 years ago today, Issac Singer received his patent for the improved sewing machine, paving the way for his eventual invention to spread across...
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, August 1
58 years ago today, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction novel Dune was published. Set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble...
Airbnb Will Chip In for Its Hosts’ Green Upgrades
In May, Airbnb began helping its hosts in Massachusetts afford climate-friendly or energy-efficient home improvements, such as insulation, rooftop solar arrays, or heat pumps.
Airbnb...
Eight Habits to Take Up by Age 40 if You Want to Live Decades Longer
Researchers who studied the lifestyles of 700,000 Americans found men who had adopted all eight by age 40 lived around 24 years longer than...
Good News in History, July 26
Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. Born in Kent, England to a teacher and hairdresser, he’s spent more than...
Water Cremation May be the Ultimate Low-Carbon End-of-Life Option, But What is it?
In the UK, the nation's largest end-of-life service provider is now going to add "resomation" or water cremation, to its offerings.
Perhaps the most eco-friendly...