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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...
Good News in History, November 13
96 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
Missing Pig Named Kevin Bacon Reunited with Owners After Help from Kevin Bacon
Actor Kevin Bacon found himself back in the news after a footloose runaway pig bearing his name was caught in an elaborate ruse.
Always a...
Bill Gates Backs Novel Merry-Go-Round Wind Turbine: Half the Cost and Better for Landscape Than Giant Towers
Bill Gates has backed a novel wind power system by investing in Airloom Energy, a company that has developed a carousel-style wind turbine.
The Microsoft...
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 31
On this day, 73 years ago, the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid was born. Described as the "Queen of Curves," who "liberated architectural geometry, giving...
Millionaire Builds 99 Tiny Homes to Cut Homelessness in His Community–He Even Provides Jobs On Site for Them
After selling his company for eight figures to a competitor, one Canadian entrepreneur is using his profit to build a community of tiny homes...
A Zoo Is Fighting to Bring Lioness and Her 3 Cubs Abandoned in War-Torn Ukraine to Britain
Zoo animals are always in great danger during wartime, but the Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been working to get a lioness mother and her...
Good News in History, October 20
50 years ago, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by then-monarch Elizabeth II. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, it is widely regarded...
Good News in History September 29
142 years ago today, Ludwig von Mises, the most influential economist of the 20th century was born in Lemberg. Today, Mises is remembered not...
‘Living Breakwater’ Makes Room for Oysters and Tidal Pools In Award Winning Design off Staten Island
Off Staten Island, a new concrete breakwater is being assembled that makes room for nature in a beautiful, yet simple way.
Dubbed a 'Living Breakwater,'...
First Baby Beaver in 160 Years Seen in S.F. Bay Area Exciting Scientists with Possibility of Recovery
A strange creature was spotted in a trail cam scampering across the Matadero Creek near Palo Alto south of San Francisco.
Biologists were scratching their...
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,...
Old Wind Turbines are Repurposed into Footbridges Capable of Supporting 30 Tons
Wind turbine blades set to be landfilled or incinerated, are being turned into footbridges that can hold the weight of a 30-tonne digger.
Currently, there...
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...
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...
‘World’s Loneliest Lion’ Returns to Africa After Years Alone in Zoo–WATCH His First Steps
The 'world's loneliest lion' has returned to his natural habitat after he was abandoned in a private zoo in Armenia for five years.
15-year-old lion...
Company Devises Ingenious Method of Repurposing Old Wind Turbines: ‘The perfect time’
With the first generation of wind turbines well into a period of decommissioning, questions about what to do with the massive fiberglass blades is...
Man Used 80 Discarded Vape Batteries to Power an Electric Scooter Proving the Importance of E-Waste
A clever graduate has used 80 discarded vape batteries to power his e-scooter—and to make a point about waste.
The 23-year-old Brit says disposable vape...
Good News in History, September 1
59 years ago today, relief pitcher Masanori "Mashi" Murakami trotted onto the mound for the SF Giants to pitch the final inning of a...