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Protections for Long Island’s Last Wilderness Expanded
New York state officials chose Earth Day on Friday to announce purchase of a large tract of land in Long Island's pine barrens as...
Ford Auto Parts Made of Mushrooms, Rather Than Plastic
Eben Bayer of Ecovative announced a new partnership with Ford to create compostable car parts from mushrooms.
Instead of wasting an enormous amount of energy...
At Particle Lab, an Awe-Inspiring Glimpse Has Physicists Holding Their Breaths
Physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced Wednesday that they have found a suspicious bump in their data that could be evidence of...
Japan Mayor’s YouTube Plea Gets Big Response for Isolated Residents Near Fukushima
After the Japanese government ordered the people of Minamisoma to stay indoors when the nearby nuclear plant started leaking, all the food stores shut...
Time’s Most Heroic Animals of All Time
Time compiled a list inspired by the story following the Japan tsunami, where a dog remained alongside its trapped canine companion until it was...
My Vote Finally Counted: Flying Home for Egypt’s Referendum
I got excited as the plane approached the tarmac. A wide smile overtook my face as I contemplated my last-minute decision to travel from...
Four NYT Reporters Released in Libya
Four New York Times journalists were released unharmed by the Libyan government on Monday, six days after they were arrested and held. The four...
World Landmarks Light-Up With ‘End Polio’ Message in Final Push to Eradicate Disease
What do the Trevi Fountain in Rome, India’s Charminar monument, and the New York Stock Exchange building have in common? Each of these iconic...
President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to fifteen diverse recipients. The Medal of Freedom is...
Alone on Saturday Night? Watch One of These 14 Great Romantic Comedies
All my favorite romantic comedy films have two things in common.
They conclude with a happy ending (exactly what you'd expect from a Good News...
Mayors Lend a Hand to Create Healthier Cities
Frustrated with the high cost of health care, a number of communities around the country are taking new steps to push citizens to improve...
First Super Bowl Video Found At Last – in Attic After 37 Years
It seems preposterous now that a telecast like the first Super Bowl -- aired by two major networks -- could have disappeared, but in...
Teach For America Gets $100 Million Endowment
Four foundations have provided Teach for America with $100 million in endowments to coincide with the group's 20-year anniversary celebration this week. The fund...
Green Bay Packers the Only Non-Profit Team in Football
If you are not a Steelers fan, you need to be rooting for the Green Bay Packers in tomorrow's Super Bowl -- the only...
Star Pitcher Turns Down $12 Million Because He Doesn’t ‘Deserve It’
It's not good news when a major league baseball pitcher hurts his shoulder and misses an entire season, but it is inspiring that he...
Government Extends Growing Season for Thousands of Organic Farmers, Providing Local Food Throughout Winter
Farmers, like Earl and Clarisse Snell of Alabama, can still grow summer squash and tomatoes as if it were summer, thanks to their new...
Obama Loosens Travel Restrictions on Cuba
U.S. President Barack Obama has loosened travel restrictions on Cuba to allow religious groups and students to travel to the communist country. The White...
Brazil’s Successful Social Program: Pay the Poor
In the past seven years, the income of poor Brazilians has surged as the number of those in poverty has fallen from 22 percent...
NYC Sees Record Tourism in 2010
New York City hosted a record number of visitors in 2010, a sign that the Big Apple's tourism industry is bouncing back after the...
Homeless Man With Golden Voice Gets Radio Job and House After YouTube Sensation
The homeless man with a "golden radio voice" got a second chance at life, after a Cleveland reporter interviewed him and the video became...