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Good News in History, March 22
54 years ago today, native Mexican or "Chicino" residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation...
Foundry Closing Devastated Tennessee Town but New Lithium Plant Brings Hope, Thanks to 2021 Infrastructure Bill
A Tennessee manufacturing town could be in for a revitalization after a shuttered iron foundry is poised to be replaced with a lithium mine,...
NASA to Send ‘Message in a Bottle’ Into Space Designed to Communicate With Extraterrestrials
In 1977 it was a golden record, now scientists are sending a "message in a bottle" into space to communicate with aliens.
NASA's Europa Clipper...
These Twins Are Thriving 10 Years After Open Heart Surgery at Queensland Children’s Hospital
It's never a bad time to take a moment and thank our lucky stars for pediatric medicine. These beautiful twin boys were each born...
Good News in History, March 6
Happy 70th Birthday to Jeff Greenwald, traveler, award-winning author, monologist, and photographer. Believing that "every time I set off on a journey, I feel...
Bizarre New Plant Species Feeds on Fungi: First New Flora Species in 100 Years to Be Discovered in Japan
In botany, it's well-established that plants and fungi have multiple symbiotic relationships under the dirt of the forest floor, but a new species of...
Overlooked Drug Proven to Be Superior Treatment for Crohn’s Disease–Helping Patients Avoid Surgery
A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn’s disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can...
Good News in History, February 19
Happy 38th Birthday to perhaps the greatest competitive female soccer player in history—the Brazilian colloquially called "Marta". Marta Viera da Silva holds the record for...
Hand-held Test for Breast Cancer Uses Your Saliva and Gives Accurate Readings in 5 Seconds
Do women prefer a mammogram to test for breast cancer? Or would they rather place a tiny sample of saliva on a test strip...
Good News in History, February 16
19 years ago today, the Kyoto Protocol went into effect after ratification by Russia. It commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based...
New Species of Pterosaur Discovered in Scotland Persisted 25 Million Years More Than Previously Thought
The Isle of Skye isn't known colloquially for paleontology, but during the Jurassic Era, it was a hotspot for pterosaurs, and a newly-described species...
New Spiral-Shaped Lens is Massive Improvement for Eyewear: ‘Potentially Revolutionizing Ophthalmology’
Ophthalmologists have developed a spiral-shaped contact lens that maintains clear focus at different distances and in varying light conditions.
The new lens works much like...
Good News in History, February 12
100 years ago today, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, a mix of classical music with modern effects written for piano and jazz band, premiered...
New Prosthetic Hand Allows Man to Sense Temperature: ‘I could feel the warmth of another person’
The first-ever prosthetic limb that allows the wearer to sense temperature and feel the warmth of another person has been created.
The MiniTouch device allows...
Blind Jazz Sax Teacher Inspires Students to ‘Feel’ Their Instruments–Uses His ‘Disability’ as Teaching Tool
From a Tampa performing arts conservatory comes the story of a blind jazz saxophonist who uses his disability as a teaching tool. Like Obi-Wan...
Good News in History, February 4
24 years ago today, World Cancer Day was initiated on February 4th after The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of...
Solar-Powered Mars Plane Set to Cruise Red Planet Looking for Water
A bold design for an vertical take-off aeroplane has received advanced grant funding from NASA with the aim of having it ready to fly...
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...
Hyundai Unveils ’Crab-Walking” Car That Can Parallel Park For You (WATCH)
Korean car giant Hyundai have fulfilled the dreams of every teenager who never learned the tricks to parallel parking in driving school by unveiling...
World’s Largest Experimental Fusion Reactor Generates First Plasma in Japan
The largest operational nuclear fusion reactor on Earth just produced its first plasma when it came online over the weekend in Japan.
A tokamak-style nuclear...