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Good News in History, June 1
155 years ago today, the Treaty of Bosque Redondo was signed between the US and the Navajo, allowing them to return to their ancestral...
Shrimpers and Crabbers Get Paid to Collect Abandoned Traps, Saving Wildlife from Derelict Fishing Hazards
Fishermen in Mississippi are getting paid to collect derelict crab traps, saving wildlife from getting caught in them.
A bounty of $5 is offered for...
Good News in History, May 21
63 years ago today, American Soprano Leontyne Price broke a sort of color barrier when she sang the lead role in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida at the...
Lights Turned Off at the Gateway Arch Every Night to Assist in Bird Migration for 325 Species
From the majestic whooping crane to the smallest songbird, an iconic American landmark in Missouri is making the skies safer for spring migrating birds...
A Lightning Strike Produced a Brand-New Phosphorus Mineral Never Before Seen on Earth
A lightning strike has produced a brand new phosphorus mineral, similar to that found on meteorites and in space.
The bolt created a chemical reaction...
North America’s Only Native Stork Poised to Fly off the Endangered Species List
After teetering on the edge of extinction almost 50 years ago, the wood stork is now widespread across the southeastern US, and is preparing...
U.S. to Plug More than 10,000 Abandoned Carbon-Emitting Oil and Gas Wells in 24 States
A new program under President Biden's infrastructure bill is set to plug up more than 10,000 wells of oil and natural gas that have...
Family is Reunited by Message in Bottle Written By Their Late Son Decades Ago
A pair of Mississippi River salvage divers found a message in a bottle that has briefly brought back to life a dearly departed son...
Teen Hailed as Hero for Saving 3 Girls And an Officer After Vehicle Sinks in River
The right place at the right time—that's where 16-year-old Corion Evans was when a car full of three teenage girls drove into a river...
Livin’ Good Currency Ep. 14: Fred and Keith on ‘Producing’ Justice for Emmet Till
The Lesson: A dog-eared moment in the early American Civil Rights movement, the racially-motivated murder of 14-year-old African American lad, Emmett Till, and its subsequent...
‘The Greatest American Frontier Hero’ Was a Former Slave: The Story of Bass Reeves
Even the most clichéd screenwriter in Hollywood could be made to feel ridiculous and over-the-top if they wrote a story with a character called...
Once Biologically Dead, London’s River Thames Rebounds – With Seahorses and Seals
Once declared biologically dead, the Thames River flows as much with life as with water these days, and the first report on its health...
13-Year-old Boy Granted a “Make-A-Wish” and Uses It to Feed the Homeless Every Month for a Year
When life hands you a miracle, you can bask in its glow—or you can pay it forward.
Abraham Olagbegi was 12 years old when he...
Yukon to Yellowstone Wildlife Corridor Makes Massive Gains Since ‘Y2Y’ is Dreamed Up in the 90’s to Help Grizzlies
Whatever happened to the Yukon to Yellowstone (Y2Y) wildlife corridor dream that was splashed across headlines years ago?
Conservationists’ dreams of a wildlife corridor stretching...
The New Orleans Levees Held – Passing Their First Major Test Since Hurricane Katrina
There are several "great walls" in the world, but in this very moment, none are greater than the "Great Wall of Louisiana," the rebuilt-levees...
This Simple 10-Question Word Test Reveals How Creative You Are
Creativity is hard to define, and even more difficult to measure, but a new four-minute test is creating an easy and elegant way to...
The Sewing Machine Project is Mending Lives Stitch By Stitch
Sewing is a craft that’s been passed down through the ages from mother to daughter and from father to son. Traditionally, it’s also served...
A Rose Inspired This Design For the Smartest Way to Collect And Purify Water
The rose may be one of the most iconic symbols of the fragility of love in popular culture, but now the flower could hold...
See the Strange, Beautiful Landscapes Below the Foliage and Buildings Revealed by Lasers
Staggering images taken from planes using forest-penetrating radar are mapping the geology of Washington state.
Intriguing, artsy, beautiful, and outright bizarre, "The Bare Earth" presentation...
U.S. DEA is Finally Allowing Companies to Grow Their Own Cannabis for Scientific Research
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has just ended what's been described as a 52-year monopoly on growing cannabis for research purposes.
Several large-scale cannabis growers...