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ESA’s New Sentinel 3C Satellite Makes its Debut with Sumptuous...
Two weeks after launching, the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel 3C satellite...
Tribe Just a Signature Away from Recovering 1,100 Ancestral...
20 years after a Washington state dam was slated for demolition, 1,100 acres of...
Woman Who Lost Her Sister Invents a Child’s Car Seat Sticker...
A sister turned her personal tragedy into a brilliant emergency safety product....
Good News in History, October 15
29 years ago today, NASA and ESA’s Cassini Mission, meant to gather data on Saturn...
Pittsburgh Water Launches Debt Forgiveness Program to Help...
Residents of Pittsburgh with outstanding debt on their water utilities can see it...
Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archeologists in Germany...
Along a series of Roman fortifications cutting across Germany just north of Frankfurt,...
World’s Heaviest Pumpkin Sets Incredible New Record at...
This seismic squash was just certified as the largest ever grown by a man at a recent...
Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘D-rex’, a Giant Fungus...
Deep in the forests of southwest China, scientists have discovered a ‘fungal giant’...
Good News in History, October 14
And, 136 years ago today, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th US President and Commander...
Stenin Contest 2026 Winners to Be Announced at Moscow Museum...
The museum will host an exhibition of winning entries from October 21 to November...
Niger’s National Communication Observatory Continues Cooperation...
Sputnik international news agency and radio conducted the second SputnikPro training...
Good News in History, October 13
95 years ago today, Cristo Redentor, or Christ the Redeemer, opened to the public...
Montana High School Softball Player Discovered Long-Lost...
A softball diamond in Montana was the scene of a larger-than-life family reunion....
‘Like Caring for a Pet’ – the App That Lets You Know if...
An open-source app has thousands of Berliners adopting and watering city trees as...
Teen’s Wish to Return Kindness She Received Sees Her Lemonade...
When summer’s heat becomes too much to bear, a glass of iced lemonade is a welcome...
Family Sells 650 Acres on East Texas Lake to Become State...
A “gem” of a landscape in eastern Texas has been sold by its multigenerational owners...
Good News in History, October 12
81 years ago today, Desmond Doss became the only conscientious objector to win the...
Statins May Protect People From Glaucoma or Blindness By...
Statins may be protecting people from more than just cholesterol, suggests new research...
Giant Tortoise Population is Thriving–Survey Finds 180,000...
A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population...
Sloth Bear Named By Julia Roberts is Flourishing After...
A sloth bear that made headlines when it was given a name by Julia Roberts after...
Good News in History, October 11
51 years ago today, Saturday Night Live premiered on NBC with George Carlin as host....
Russia Reaches Out to US Over Humanitarian Crisis in Aleshki...
Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said she is in contact with the...
Lost Italian Statue by Trevi Fountain Artist Discovered...
A Roman artifact from the Italian sculptor responsible for the Trevi Fountain was...
NPR-Inspired Homework Leads Teen to Find Hidden Message...
From Seattle’s chapter of National Public Radio comes the remarkable story of the...
Trump Announces Deal with Putin for Russia to Supply Over...
Trump announces deal with Putin for Russia to supply over 4.8 million tons of diesel...
Australia Announces 3 New National Parks to Protect Gliders,...
More than 250 square miles of forests at the center of Victoria state in Australia...
World’s Largest ‘Glacial Archeology’ Expedition Recovers...
In a mountainous region of southern Norway, scientists are in their 20th year of...
NYC Parks Extends Late Night Soccer at 5 Fields for Night...
New York City authorities decided to leave the lights on at 5 urban soccer pitches...
Nearly 200-year-old Tortoise Becomes First to Contribute...
A giant tortoise called Jonathan reinforces what we know from humans about healthy...
More Than 14,000 Derelict Explosives Cleared from Libyan...
Demining operations have cleared just over 14,000 pieces of derelict explosives...
Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed...
From the Cowboy State Daily comes the story of a rural community flocking to the...
Good News in History, October 8
81 years ago toady, the microwave oven was patented by Percy Spencer. The self-taught...
Strangers Showed Up to Man’s Destroyed House to Put Up...
After a storm dumped a silver maple tree down through his roof, Kansas resident...
A Swarm of Seven Meteor Showers Will Light Up the Night...
October will feature nothing less than 7 separate meteor showers, but in terms of...
Saudi Solar Park Proves Brilliant Breeding Ground for Threatened...
In clearing two hurdles with one bound, Saudi conservationists have turned a large...
Stenin Contest Winners' Exhibition Opens in Durban for...
The Andrey Stenin International Press Photo Contest exhibition has opened for the...
Good News in History, October 7
Happy 71st Birthday to the brilliant cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was born in France. The...
‘You’re Walking!’ – Dad Surprises Children Having Recovered...
After 3 years of recovery from a brain injury sustained in a car accident, a father...
Putin to Hold Bilateral Meeting With Xi on Sidelines of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President...
Virginia Becomes Latest State to Enact ‘Clean Slate’ Law,...
Virginia’s new Clean Slate law came into effect last Thursday, meaning that thousands...
Niger’s National Observatory of Communication Joins SputnikPro
The Sputnik international news agency and radio has held a SputnikPro session for...
Fighting Wildfires from Prison, A New Law Gives Ex-Cons...
Rather than being stuck on the chain gang, California prisoners are often on the...
Star Quarterback Wants to Help Gen Z Handle Money with...
As starting quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner, #1 NFL Draft pick, and aspiring...
Nonprofit Brings Free Music Education to More Than 20,000...
Down in Miami-Dade County, educators are seeing how school doesn’t mean a thing...
Orphaned, Rescued, and Rewilded, Female Gorilla Becomes...
One of the first-ever eastern lowland gorillas to be successfully returned to the...
Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia Forge Stronger Alliance...
The presidents of the four countries convened on Sunday in New El Alamein during...
Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure...
A compound produced in the body after eating pomegranates improves heart function...
Good News in History, October 5
20 years ago today, the 60-year-old rock star Jon Bon Jovi, who’s sold 100 million...
Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography...
It’s that time of the year again, when the cutest, most spontaneous snapshots that...
Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists...
A ‘ghost’ lobster so rare that the odds of finding one are 1 in 100 million is going...
Good News in History, October 4
22 years ago today, SpaceShipOne, funded by Microsoft’s Paul Allen, became the first...
AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say...
More than seven in 10 Brits believe AI will never replace advice from their elders....
Putin's Valdai Speech Specifically Touches Issues of Global...
The Russian president made specific reference to what he termed "acute issues."...
Good News in History, October 3
4,483 years ago today, or so it’s said, the sky above the Korean Peninsula opened...
UK’s National Museums to Continue 25-Year Policy of Free...
After months of discussions between UK ministries, the tourism sector, and London’s...
Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and...
The BBC recently spoke with a sleep scientist who’s spent much of his career studying...
Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel...
As they near the end of their productive lives, the 3 wind turbines spinning on...
30 Years of Clean-Up and Monitoring Work at Closed Copper...
In British Columbia, a small award ceremony was held to commend mine operators who...
Russia Could Crush Kaliningrad Threats Without Going Nuclear:...
Offensive military infrastructure is being deployed around the Kaliningrad region,...
Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback...
This breathtaking photograph is of an Arabian Sea humpback whale—the subject of...
Stunning Collection of Stolen Greek Artifacts Spanning...
Millions of dollars in ancient Greek artifacts were recently repatriated to their...
Good News in History, October 1
102 years ago today, former President Jimmy Carter was born The 39th president of...
New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution
A remarkably well-preserved fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is reshaping scientists’...
Chris Evans Puts His Limelight on a Bonded Dog Pair with...
Hollywood A-lister Chris Evans recently went out of his way to see if he could convince...
Coastal Golf Course Turned into Vital Wetland Habitat for...
With an eye towards making room for native wildlife, a pair of golf courses are...
Good News in History September 30
163 years ago, George Bizet’s famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen,...
Plane From UAE, Which Signaled Emergency, Lands in Saudi...
On Wednesday, a Flydubai passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv with approximately...
Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine...
On September 18th, the Norwegian government established a new marine protected area...
Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the...
This is a typical image of the south of France; now the home to an assortment...
Good News in History September 29
30 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 video game console was released in North America....
Vietnam Swiftly Protects Forests Containing the Last of...
Some of the best forest and mountain scenery Vietnam has to offer will now include...
18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor...
High school seniors have a lot on their plate as it is between planning for prom,...
Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists...
A newly identified frog-like creature that lived before the dinosaurs has been named...
Good News in History September 28
39 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted on syndicated TV. Spanning...
CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From...
In a win for pollinator conservation, researchers at the University of California,...