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Drones Find Dozens of Landmines Littering Ukraine So They Can Be Defused
When drones appeared on the scene en masse, many people saw the potential immediately—for military purposes, for breathtaking photography, even wildlife conservation, but for...
Good News in History, April 29
125 years ago today, the musician and composer Duke Ellington, one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, was born in Washington,...
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...
Good News in History, April 12
467 years ago, Cuenca was founded in Ecuador, a city of such beauty that it has become known as the "Athens" of South America....
Destructive Gold Miners Work Overtime to Restore Thousands of Acres of Amazon Rainforest
In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of...
Good News in History, April 3
Happy Birthday to Dame Jane Goodall who turns 90 years old today. The beloved British primatologist first observed chimpanzees creating tools in 1960 (and...
Good News in History, March 26
49 years ago today, the Biological Weapons Convention, (BWC) entered into force. It's considered to have established a strong global norm against biological weapons...
Good News in History, March 19
92 years ago today, the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in Australia. Spanning Sydney Harbor from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore,...
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
An NGO has realized that the irreplaceable value and beauty of African wilderness might be protected if, rather than pouring billions into funding park...
Good News in History, March 8
45 years ago today, the Philips electronics company demonstrated the first CD, unveiling the single-sided compact disc that was impervious to scratches, dust, and...
Deputies Rescue 5-yo Girl With Autism Wandering in a Florida Swamp: “We Were Looking for You, Sweetie’
A 5-year-old girl was reported missing recently near Tampa, after the autistic child wandered off and got lost in a swamp.
The haunt of snapping...
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...
Good News in History, February 10
84 years ago today, In the Mood, by Glen Miller reached #1 on the charts in the US. It's one of those jazz tunes that...
Dying Aviator Gets Final Tribute With Smiley Face Drawn in Sky Over Hospice
A heartwarming moment was captured outside a hospice room when family members said farewell to an aviation super-fan diagnosed with a terminal cancer.
The 66-year-old...
Good News in History, February 3
126 years ago, Alvar Aalto, the renowned architect and designer, was born in Finland. like Frank Lloyd Wright, Aalto would design all the interior...
Explorers Think They’ve Found Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Airplane After Using Undersea Sonar
The mystery behind the disappearance of Amelia Earhart over the Pacific Ocean has fascinated people for years. But after a recent deep-sea sonar survey,...
Good News in History, January 27
210 years ago today, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was born in Paris. As an architect, his fame blossomed from his work restoring dozens of France's most...
Good News in History, January 23
80 years ago today, the classic film Casablanca premiered on screens across the US. Beloved for the onscreen chemistry between the two lead actors,...
Good News in History, January 21
89 years ago today, The Wilderness Society was formed by an "organization of spirited people who will fight for the freedom and preservation of...