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Meet the Street Librarian Changing the Lives of Baltimore Youth and Beyond
Three years ago, Araba Maze was reading a book to her niece on the front stoop of her Baltimore home in a perfectly ordinary...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Beloved Birds Return to Islands for First Time in 40 Years After Damming Damage Reversed
What's secretive, pretends to be a stick, and is sometimes confused with a mythical creature?
The figure in focus of this question is a beloved...
Good News in History, April 16
106 years ago today, Xuan Hua, also known by the dharma name An Tzu, was born. Xuan Hua founded The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association,...
The Violent History and Fiery Birth of the ‘Dragon’s Egg Nebula’ Solves Stellar Mystery
Astronomers studying the origins of a strange and mysterious nebula deduced a turbulent history that shows how massive stars can become magnetized that otherwise...
Good News in History, April 14
41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie's 15th studio album Let's Dance. The album became Bowie's greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and...
Indigenous Rangers Photograph Blind ‘Marsupial Mole’ Seldom Seen by Humans Amid its Strange and Wild Land
This tiny creature is a northern marsupial mole, a card-carrying member of one of the strangest landscapes on Earth.
The Western Deserts of Australia bristle,...
British Man Finishes His Run Across Africa: 385 Marathons in 352 days
A red-headed Brit named Russ Cook claims he's become the first person ever to run across the entire length of Africa after crossing a...
How Singapore Became an Unexpected Stronghold for a Critically Endangered Bird
From the sprawling urban city-state of Singapore comes the unlikely story of a critically endangered songbird and a dedicated group of environmentalists helping it...
Oregon Outback Named World’s Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary – a Stargazer’s Paradise
Oregon is now the new home of the world’s 19th dark sky sanctuary, offering pristine views of the night sky across over 3,800 square...
Bumblebees Share Knowledge Like Humans and Chimpanzees, Suggesting the Hive Mind Is More Personal
Bumblebees can teach others new behaviors too complex for them to learn alone, suggests a paper published in Nature that essentially posits humans and...
A Coal Billionaire Is Building the World’s Biggest Clean Energy Plant to Power 16 Million Homes in India
The Khavda solar and renewables park in a barren salt pan in India's state of Gujarat is going to be big; really, really big.
Its...
A California Superbloom Is Springing to Life and the Best is Yet to Come
Drenching rains and record snowfall throughout California's 2022-2023 winter season carried on throughout the year, and by September, normally the peak of the dry...
Good News in History, March 10
826 years ago today, the Giralda Minaret was designed for the Almohad Mosque in what was Islamic Seville, Andalusia. This UNESCO World Heritage Site...
Good News in History, March 3
7 years ago today, Nintendo released the Switch gaming console. While video games may not be everyone's cup of tea, it was an inspiring...
Good News in History, February 28
2,226 years ago today, the Gaozu Emperor (given name Liu Bang) claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Han Dynasty—one of the three...
Good News in History, February 25
75 years ago today, the great Lebanese/French scholar and writer Amin Maalouf was born. His bibliography has been translated into over 40 languages worldwide...
Good News in History, February 21
196 years ago today, the first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix was published using the Cherokee syllabary invented by Sequoyah. Sequoyah, also known as...
Good News in History, February 18
Happy 70th Birthday to John Travolta, star of such films as Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Hairspray, and Swordfish. His accolades...
NFL Scores Touchdown for Renewables: The Super Bowl Was 100% Solar Powered
The biggest sporting event in America went green this year thanks to its position out in the desert. 621,000 solar panels channeled the electricity...