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Five Top Headlines that Showcase the World’s Progress in the Climate Fight
Before the sensation of New Year's completely wears off, it pays to look back on what was a no-nonsense year in humanity's attempt to...
A Scientific Observation of Love and Loss on the Cellular Level
Dopamine—the same chemical signal that drives us to seek out everything from water to intimacy to cocaine, leaves a lasting imprint on the brains...
Good News in History, January 24
66 years ago today, thermonuclear fusion, a process that replicates the way that stars form, was first carried out by James Tuck and Marshall...
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...
Good News in History, January 18
80 years ago today, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosted its first-ever jazz concert. A star-studded lineup of performers was acquired...
Scientists Pick 10 Favorite New Plants and Fungi Discovered in 2023–From the Mysterious to the Magnificent (Look)
From microscopic fungi growing on lichens in Antarctica, to a towering tree in Cameroon’s cloud forest, weighing in at 7-8 tons, 2023 was a...
Newly Discovered Giant Dinosaur Species May Be Closest Known Relative of T. rex
A newly discovered giant dinosaur species may be the closest relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, and could even represent the moment that the genus experimented with...
Cape Verde Becomes the First African Country in 50 Years to Eradicate Malaria
Becoming the first sub-Saharan African country to eliminate Malaria in half a century, Cape Verde has gone three years without a single case of...
Bear Rescued from Abandoned Zoo in Ukraine Finds New Home in UK
A bear trapped in a zoo in Ukraine that had been hit by shelling has been saved by Scottish zookeepers.
The Asiatic black bear was...
Camera Catches Sighting of a Tiger with Cubs for First Time in 10 Years, Raising Hopes for Species in Thailand
This decade has been one of the most positive for news about tiger conservation of any since conservation science began in earnest, and a...
Singapore’s 30 Year Ban on Cats in Government Housing is Lifted, Providing Millions of Felines with Citizenship
Singapore has decided to lift a 30-year ban on owning cats in government housing, in which about 80% of the 3.6 million inhabitants live.
Singapore's...
Good News in History, January 8
49 years ago today, Ella Grasso became the first woman to be elected to serve as a state governor in the US. A member...
Rather Than Taking Jobs in Tech, 2 Young Software Engineers Use Talents to Crush Poaching in India
Rather than taking their software and programming degrees into the tech sector, two young Kerala men are using them to bring India's efforts to...
Road Traffic Deaths Have Fallen by Up to 50% Across the Globe Since 2010
The tally of road crash deaths is heading in the right direction—downwards.
The new 2023 World Health Organization report on road safety shows that, since...
Good News in History, December 31
Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Ben Kingsley, the English actor who has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors...
‘New Species’ of Frog With Fangs Hunts Crabs Even Though it’s No Bigger Than a Quarter
In a new study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers have described a new species of fanged frog: the smallest one ever discovered.
In...
Best Uplifting Photos of 2023 Are Guaranteed to Make Your Eyes Smile
“A great news photograph can be many things, but its core quality is that it tells you a story and lives on in your...
World’s Oldest Saddle Discovered in Mongolia Confiscated from Looters
Not only were priceless artifacts of Mongolia's past recently saved from looters, but among the objects found was a rigid and sophisticated riding saddle...
How Zinc Helps You Fight Off Infections, Including Colds
(Originally published by Knowable Magazine – written by Diana Kwon)
Walk down the cold-remedy aisle of almost any pharmacy and you’ll see a shelf full...
Good News in History, December 13
668 years ago, the Moroccan traveler, writer, pilgrim, and jack of all social trades, Ibn Battuta, completed his monumental travelog, often shortened to "The...