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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 September 13
439 years ago today, the building of the royal palace at San Lorenzo de El Escorial was completed. The historic residence of the King...
Good News in History, September 5
34 years ago today, the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO) produced the first internationally binding treaty protecting the rights of such peoples to...
Good News in History September 2
35 years ago today, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N’Dour kicked off a 20-show tour at Wembley Stadium performing together...
Remarkable Man Averts Oil Tanker Disaster by Crowdfunding to Remove Crumbling Ship From Red Sea
A derelict oil tanker off the coast of Yemen had more than a million barrels of crude sitting around, on the verge of leaching...
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, August 8
39 years ago today, Nawal El Moutawakel, the Amazigh-Moroccan athlete, became the first Moroccan, and the first woman from a Muslim nation to win...
Good News in History, July 27
157 years ago, the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable was pulled ashore at Heart's Content, Newfoundland, having been towed 1,600 miles by Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship....
Good News in History, June 28
Happy 52nd birthday to entrepreneur Elon Musk. Through his ambition, sleepless work ethic, and engineering brilliance, Musk has undoubtedly transformed the world for the...
Good News in History, June 26
247 years ago today, the national poet of Thailand, Sunthorn Phu was born in Bangkok. A composer of epic poetry, Phu's life was strange...
Good News in History, June 6
Happy 67th birthday to tennis star and heartthrob Björn Rune Borg, winner of 11 Grand Slam singles titles consisting of 6 French Opens and...
New UN Treaty for the High Seas Finally Drafted After 17 Years of Debate on Language
To ensure the conservation of species and their environment, a new United Nations treaty on the sustainable use and protection of the High Seas...
‘Hero’ Dogs From Rescue Operation in Turkey Get First Class Seats on Airliners Flying Them Home
When the full extent of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria became apparent, rescuers came from around the world and across political boundaries...
Density of Harmful Chemicals that Damage Ozone Layer Slashed by 50% Since 1980s Levels
Scientists have estimated that at current rates, the hole in the ozone layer will close around 2070.
Levels of chemical emissions from refrigeration and air...
Opium Production Ceases as Communities in Mexico’s Golden Triangle Turn to Forestry
An area famous for cropping narcotics and cannabis has changed its moniker from the Golden Triangle of Opium to the Golden Triangle of Sustainable...
Video Gamers Doing a World of Good: Fortnite Raised $144 Million for Ukraine Relief
Who says video games are a waste of time?
Game developers are raising money for Ukrainians both inside and outside of the besieged company, with...
These Solar Panels Also Pull in Water Vapor to Grow Crops in the Desert
Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia have successfully drawn water out of the dry air for growing spinach—while producing electricity from the...
Chemists Discover New Way to Harness Clean Energy From Ammonia
A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could...
Government Saves Rare Old-Growth Trees From Further Logging on 10,000 Sq-Miles of BC Forest
British Columbia's provincial government has recognized that its old-growth forests are irreplaceable, vital ecosystems, and has spared 10,000 square miles, or 2.6 million hectares...