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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...
Good News in History September 26
40 years ago today, the lives of two Soviet cosmonauts, Gennady Strekalov and Vladimir Titov, were saved in the only use of an emergency...
Good News in History September 22
19 years ago today, J.J. Abrams's brilliant science-fiction drama Lost debuted on ABC. Running from 2004 to 2010, the show charted a course over six...
Lithium Discovery in Crater in Nevada Could Be Biggest Deposit Ever Found
If even half of the lithium that's estimated to exist in the McDermitt caldera is mined, it would change the world. Full stop.
Early this...
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 8
57 years ago today, the Severn Bridge was opened in the UK to span England and Wales, 140 years after it was first proposed....
Winter Rains Cured California’s Three-Year Drought and Summer’s Record Heat Didn’t Bring a New One
By late January of this year, a remarkable thing had occurred in the normally thirsty state of California. Aside from splotches of land on...
A 5-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand in Seattle Raised Over $17,000 for Victims of Maui Wildfires
This young boy in Seattle is showing that there's no barrier to entry for disaster relief; that all it takes is a willing heart,...
Good News in History, August 20
Happy 88th birthday to the former Congressman from Texas, Dr. Ron Paul. Before serving three terms as representative of the 22nd and 14th Congressional...
Robot Medic Can Roll Into Hazardous Environments to Provide Medical Treatment Where Doctors Can’t (WATCH)
A new robotic medic could save lives in places like radiation zones that are too dangerous for nurses and doctors to operate.
Human medics can...
Good News in History, July 15
Though not a pilot, on this day in 1939 the fashionable and smashing Clara Adams stepped off her passenger aircraft in Newark, having completed...
Good News in History, July 14
40 years ago today, an arcade game designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi featured a pair of Italian brothers—Mario and Luigi, sent to...
Dock Worker Brings Stranded Ferry Passengers Home: ‘You’re All Staying at My House Tonight’
When vacationers were trapped in a historic Washington town after ferries were canceled due to weather concerns, they feared they might have to sleep...
Good News in History, July 2
Happy 34th birthday to the soccer forward and highest-paid women's athlete, Alex Morgan. As of publication, she has won 206 caps for the US...
Good News in History, June 25
113 years ago today, Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird premiered in Paris' Palais Garnier, bringing international acclaim to the Russian. Based on a Russian fable of...
Good News in History, June 19
113 years ago today, the German transportation company DELAG launched the inaugural service aboard the airship, Deutschland. It was the first time a zeppelin-style airship...
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...
Your Inspiring 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...
For New Rover, NASA is Swapping Buggy Shape for a Giant Snake in Hopes it Can Explore Icy Moon of Saturn
NASA is testing an all-terrain slithering robot to explore tunnels, glaciers, and snowdrifts on Saturn's icy moon of Enceladus.
The 13-foot-long (4 meter) machine is...
GNN Founder Talks With BBC World Service About Positive News in the Media Landscape (Listen)
In a world dominated by news of destruction and disaster, millions of people across the globe are turning toward positive news platforms—and the BBC...