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Boy Whose IQ is the Same as Einstein Joins Mensa to Make Some Friends
After receiving the same IQ score as Einstein and Stephen Hawking on a test, a young immigrant to the UK joined a pretty cool...
Two Snowboarders Save the Lives of Skiers After Nearly Losing Their Own in Palisades Avalanche
Just minutes after being buried alive by a terrifying avalanche, two snowboarders dug themselves out and found that fate had placed them in a...
Good News in History, January 26
100 years ago today, the first ever Olympic gold medal was won in a Winter sport. American speed skater Charles Jewtraw (right) won the...
Test That Can Spot 18 Early-Stage Cancer Signals Shows 84% Sensitivity in First Human Trial
An experimental cancer test already being studied in humans shows that by examining blood proteins instead of tumor DNA, it may be possible to...
‘Miracle’ Evacuation from Burning Japanese Airplane Credited to ‘Disciplined’ Passengers and Crew
The next time you're aboard a plane watching the safety demonstrations, don't brush them off as unnecessary details of a catastrophe that won't save...
This Golden Retriever is Nursing 3 African Painted Dog Pups at Indiana Zoo After Mother Abandoned Them
At the Potawatomi Zoo in Indiana, a mama golden retriever has her paws as full as can be these days looking after a huge...
Rhino Finds Love at First Sight When He’s Matched to Help Save a Species–And the Video Will Touch Your Heart
A black rhino looks like it has found a mate in time for the holidays—and, in time to help save a species.
The 4-year-old, which...
Good News in History, December 23
102 years ago today, Visva-Bharati University was founded in West Bengal by the Indian poet and polymath Rabindranath Tagore. The brilliant Nobel Prize-winning humanist...
Tiny Golden Mole Not Seen in Almost 100 Years Rediscovered Thanks to Sniffing Dog and Determined Scientists
A little species of golden mole has been rediscovered in South Africa thanks to an intrepid band of conservationists and a sniffing dog.
De Winton’s...
Treasure For 3 Miles: A Scatter Trail from the Most Famous Shipwreck is Uncovered Behind the Maravillas
The Spanish galleon Maravillas was one of the richest treasure ships ever lost at sea when it sank in the northern Bahamas over three...
Thousands of Years Ago, a Woman Underwent Two Surgeries to Her Head–and Survived Both Procedures
Researchers don't know why, but a late-Neolithic, early-Copper Age woman underwent two cranial surgeries throughout her adult life—newly found archaeological remains from Spain have...
Good News in History, November 19
24 years ago today, China successfully launched its Shenzhou spacecraft into orbit. The first Chinese craft designed to eventually carry humans made an 89-minute...
Indonesia Says a Half Million Acres of Palm Plantations will be Turned Back into Forests
The palm oil boom changed Southeast Asia forever, but the government of Indonesia is not going to let bygones be, and has set up...
Good News in History, November 8
732 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city's growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth...
Farmers Were Organized to Collect Eggs of Endangered Wildfowl, Which is Saving a Species in Australia
There are 25,000 Malleefowl left in Australia, but only 2,800 in the densely-populated state of New South Wales. But an unlikely group of heroes...
Ancient Pear Tree Comes Back to Life After Being Felled to Make Way for High Speed Rail in UK
In a huge surprise and delightful resolution to a painful situation, the second-oldest pear tree in Britain is regrowing vigorously after being transplanted to...
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...
One of the World’s Rarest Animals is Born – Zoo Conservationists Bolster Population of Only Hundreds Left in Wild
A Philippine spotted deer, one of the world's rarest animals, has been born to the delight of conservationists at Chester Zoo in England.
The adorable...
19 Wildcats Set to Bring Back Scottish Highland Species – They’re Thriving in a Reintroduction Program
A recent generation of captive-bred Scottish Wildcats that were released into Cairngorms National Park are thriving in their natural habitat.
The Saving Wildcats project was...
New Way of Treating Aggressive Prostate Cancer Shows ‘Promise’ in Cedars-Sinai Phase III Clinical trial
Two new treatment options for aggressive prostate cancer have shown promise in a major clinical trial that demonstrated improved survival odds.
Both of the treatments for...