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Good News in History, January 19
95 years ago today, Acadia National Park was established in Maine. A rather small park, but nevertheless beloved by Mainers and New Englanders alike,...
Good News in History, January 16
45 years ago today, Life on Earth debuted on BBC 2. Its gravitas at the time for British television has a parallel in our time to...
Why Are So Many Old Maps Covered in Sea Monsters? Nat. Geo Dives Deep
Everyone knows that our ancestors believed the seas and oceans were the domains of monsters, but the extent of this fear, as depicted in...
Elderly Woman’s Dream of Petting a Penguin is Fulfilled for Christmas–it Brings Her to Tears (WATCH)
An elderly woman cried tears of joy when her daughter fulfilled her lifelong dream of petting a real penguin.
Christine Cross is a super fan...
Ten New Species of Trilobites Discovered in Ancient Ash Reveal Missing Pieces of World Puzzle
Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied part of Thailand, could be the missing pieces in an...
Good News in History, November 14
85 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...
Ocean Lover Saves 1,000 Seals off Britain–and Even Built Them a Hospital
In the beautiful, blustery seaside city of Cornwall, a woman runs a hospital for injured seals amid volunteer work rescuing all kinds of sea...
Explorers Become First Ever to Row 2,000 Miles of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage–Led by a Texan
Described as "one of the last great 'firsts'" the passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Canadian Arctic was, for the first...
Good News in History, October 18
893 years ago today, Zhu Xi, a revolutionary Confucian scholar of the Song Dynasty, was born. His shifting of the emphasis from the I Ching to...
Thousands of Dolphins Form ‘Mega Pod’ in California’s Monterey Bay – WATCH
In early September, a video surfaced at Monterey Bay Whale Watch's Evan Brodsky's Instagram of a dolphin "mega pod"—where thousands of these marine mammals...
Digging A Wastewater Pipe Reveals Fossil Treasure Trove of Unknown Species 3-Million-Years-Old
Excavations had begun on two huge vertical shafts for a major upgrade of Auckland's raw sewage pipeline when the groundworks crew came across something...
Is it a Llama or a Horse? An Incredible Spotless Giraffe Was Born
We've all heard of melanistic leopards, albino pythons, and great white whales, but how about this little princess?
Born at a zoo in Tennessee, you'd...
Two Critically Endangered Baby Condors Born in National Park Are Healthy, ‘Adorable Fluffballs’
The National Park Service celebrated the birth of two Critically Endangered chicks—and social media is reveling in their fluff-ball photos.
Deemed to be extinct in...
Good News in History, August 1
58 years ago today, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction novel Dune was published. Set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble...
Dolphin Moms Use ‘Baby Talk’ with Their Calves, Research Shows
A new examination of dolphin vocalizations found that mother bottlenose dolphins whistle at a higher pitch when talking to their offspring, exactly like human...
Octopuses Have Remarkably Similar Sleep Patterns to Humans–and May Even Dream
Researchers found that, like us, the octopus transitions between two sleep stages, a "quiet" stage and an "active" stage that resembles REM sleep in...
Some of the Best National Parks Where You Can Avoid the Summer Crowds
Last year, America's national parks received overflowing record crowds during the summer months. Places like Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Shenandoah, Sequoia, and...
It’s June! Your Inspiring 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...
Newborn Calf Leads Mother Cow to Greet Stranger Who Helped Them Reunite (WATCH)
Flo is a devoted cow who’s nurtured several calves in her lifetime. But for this newborn, she gave birth too close to the fence...
More Than 5,000 Ocean Species Entirely New to Science Discovered by English Expedition in Pacific
More than 5,000 new marine species have been discovered by an English expedition in the Pacific.
They include strange shellfish, carnivorous sponges, sea cucumbers, worms,...