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Your 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...
Vacant Office Near D.C. Turns Into Indoor Farm–Using Empty Buildings to Grow Food
Arlington, Virginia is like a gateway to the city of Washington D.C. Part of the Metro line, but across the Potomac, it's nevertheless a...
A Paramedic Saved a Veteran’s Life –And 7 Years Later Saved His Daughter, Too
Ohio resident Molly Jones was worried about the possibility of leaving her 15-year-old daughter behind in the event of her death from autosomal dominant...
Good News in History, July 4
19 years ago today, in quite unbelievable fashion, Greece beat Portugal 1-0 to become European champions for the first time in her history. Several...
The Magic of Moss: The Tiny Plant Absorbs 6x More CO2 Than Other Plants, Says New Study
Spongy, uniquely green, and allegedly good with directions, Earth's ubiquitous mosses are more important to ecosystems than they appear.
Found in at least 12,000 species...
Good News in History, June 30
112 years ago the Indian, writer, poet, and traveloguer Vaidyanath Mishra, better known by his pen name of Nagarjun, was born in the state...
Engineers Make Clear Tape 60x Stronger, Yet Still Removable, Inspired by Ancient Japanese Paper-Cutting Art
Kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting paper, has been adapted by researchers at Virginia Tech to make sticky tape much stronger, yet easier...
12 Famous American Waterfalls Are Looking Gorgeous on New Stamps From USPS
The US Postal Service has taken a peculiar interest in its latest commemorative stamp collection—waterfalls.
12 news stamps attempt to communicate the majesty of the...
Good News in History, June 23
136 years ago today, The Rocky Mountains Park Act passed Canadian parliament, establishing Banff National Park, the nation's largest and most famous park. It...
Good News in History, June 17
90 years ago today, Harry Browne, among the first men to introduce Libertarianism to a national audience, was born in New York. Browne was...
Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.
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103-year-old Mainer ‘Lobster Lady’ Celebrates Birthday Marking Her 95th Lobster Season
Virginia Oliver has already renewed her lobster fishing license for the 2023 season. Unlike other lobstermen however, for this Mainer it's an almost century-long...
Good News in History, June 12
372 years ago today, Gian Lorenzo Bernini finished La Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, or the fountain of four rivers, in the Piazza Navona, in Rome. It depicts...
Some People Are Magnets for Mosquitoes – It Could Be the Soap They’re Using
Why some people are mosquito magnets might be due to which soap they use in the shower, according to new research, as the pesky...
Good News in History, June 7
15 years ago today, Iceland enshrined the area surrounding Vatnajökull glacier as a national park, the second-largest in all of Europe behind Yugyd Va...
Good News in History, June 3
31 years ago, the landmark Australian legal case Mabo v Queensland was resolved in the High Court against the principle of terra nullius, i.e...
Good News in History, May 19
26 years ago today, the Sierra Gorda Biosphere was established as a protected area through grassroots efforts. The most ecologically diverse landscape in Mexico...
Worlds Most Romantic River is Cleaned Up Ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with ‘Overwhelmingly Good’ Water
Parisians are beginning to get excited about the idea of swimming in the Seine again. To say 'again' is to really turn back the...
Tree Growing Nonprofit is Sprouting Entrepreneurs With Unique Training and Lots of Trees for Madagascar
Reprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness.
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Some Coastal Salt Marshes Are Keeping Up With Sea Level Rise: ‘We Were Definitely Excited’
Salt marshes on the East Coast have accumulated soil more quickly over the past century—and some appear to be keeping pace with rising waters.
The...