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Good News in History September 17
480 years ago today, the first book in the Finnish language was published. Called The Abckiria, or the "ABC Book" it taught Finnish peasants...
Good News in History, August 21
Happy 35th birthday to Robert Lewandowski, the greatest Pole to ever kick a soccer ball. He is part of a small group of elite...
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, July 22
60 years ago today, Philadelphia's first heavyweight boxing champion, Sonny Liston KO'd Floyd Patterson in a rematch of the bout that the year before...
Good News in History, July 8
137 years ago today, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, and Reverends Benjamin Waugh and Edward Rudolph founded the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children....
Good News in History, June 23
136 years ago today, The Rocky Mountains Park Act passed Canadian parliament, establishing Banff National Park, the nation's largest and most famous park. It...
Good News in History, June 21
Happy 40th birthday to the whistleblower Edward Snowden, a man who chose to live a life of permanent prosecution by his home government, rather...
Good News in History, June 20
83 years ago, Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz...
Good News in History, June 4
34 years ago today, in the first modern elections in Poland, Lech Walesa's Solidarity Party of trade unionists won 160 out of 161 seats...
Good News in History, June 2
70 years ago today, Queen Elizabeth II was coronated in one of the first major international events to be televised. Twenty-seven million people across...
Small Acts of Kindness Are Universal: Global Study Finds People Help Each Other Every 2 Minutes
An international study of people on five continents has found that humans help each other with small things about every 2 minutes, and acquiesce...
Researchers Film Mussels Squirting Offspring Through the Air, a Never-Before-Seen Tactic for Preservation-LOOK
British researchers have filmed endangered mussels squirting their offspring through the air—a never-before-seen tactic believed to increase their lifespan.
Experts at the University of Cambridge...
Archaeologists Uncover ‘Complete Roman City’ From 1,800 Years Ago in Luxor–Including Pigeon Towers
Archaeologists in Egypt have just succeeded in completely excavating a small Roman city in the classical capital of Luxor, which contained workshops, homes, and...
More Physical Activity is Related to Less Respiratory Infections in Children
Scientists have found that higher levels of physical activity measured by steps taken per day and hours spent playing sports reduced young children's susceptibility...
Internet Sleuth Proves That 5 Historical Torture Devices Were Never Used – But Invented By Con Artists
(Note: Children or sensitive individuals should avoid this article.)
Across Europe, it's not uncommon to find museums of torture stocked with black cast iron pieces...
Improving Her Depression, Woman Tries Something New Every Day for a Year–And Vows to Keep it Up
A woman who struggled with depression found a way—actually, more than 300 ways—to improve her mental health by doing something new every day for...
Misinformation Experiment Has Potential to ‘Inoculate’ Millions of Social Media Users
Briefly exposing social media users to the tricks behind misinformation boosts awareness of harmful online falsehoods, says new research—and Google is set to deploy...
First Wild Bison in 6,000 Years Born in UK After Several Were Resettled But No One Knew One was Pregnant
The first wild bison to be born in the UK in almost 6,000 years has been announced just months after a small herd was...
Wild Bison Return to UK After Thousands of Years – And Are Ready to Tear S*!# Up
Wild European bison have been released in southeast England where they will roam unperturbed by humans on Great Britain for the first time in...
Your Inspired Weekly 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...