A remarkably well-preserved fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is reshaping scientists’ understanding of mammal evolution during the age of dinosaurs. The new species, described today in the journal Nature, reveals that a group of extinct mammals known as zhelestids were not close relatives of modern placental mammals as many researchers thought for decades. Instead, they […] The post New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution appeared first on Good News Network.

Hollywood A-lister Chris Evans recently went out of his way to see if he could convince someone to make room in their home for two dogs who had to be adopted together. Greg and Carley were residents of the Animal Rescue League of Boston, a shelter that cared enough to notice that the short-haired chihuahua […] The post Chris Evans Puts His Limelight on a Bonded Dog Pair with Cute Video, Immediately Sees Them Adopted appeared first on Good News Network.

With an eye towards making room for native wildlife, a pair of golf courses are looking an awful lot more green. Along England’s coastline, a golf course has been transformed into a wetland nature reserve that’s home to plovers, terns, avocets, and lapwings even before it was open to the public. Called National Trust Sandilands, […] The post Coastal Golf Course Turned into Vital Wetland Habitat for Seabirds appeared first on Good News Network.

A bombshell report last week from the LA Times details that a series of olive ridley sea turtles which laid their eggs on beaches in Southern California are the first of their race ever recorded buildings nests on the country’s West Coast. It didn’t take long for the female—in broad daylight, belly filled to burst […] The post First Ever Recorded Sea Turtle Nests on America’s West Coast appeared first on Good News Network.

Employees at a food bank in Phoenix were left scratching their heads when they saw an entire Uhaul truck of donated diapers arrive at their location, knowing that a middle-schooler was behind the enormous load. It was the collected proceeds of 12-year-old Sloan’s 5th annual “Diaper Drive,” an event she has been organizing since she […] The post 12-yo’s Annual ‘Diaper Drive’ Delivers 30,000 Diapers Off at Arizona Food Bank appeared first on Good News Network.

Excavations in central Paris have turned up a stone wall that may have finally settled the debate regarding the true origins of the city. City officials described themselves as feeling “dizzy” looking down onto what is essentially Paris’ zero point in time, made all the more dramatic as it still bore the scars of Julius […] The post This Stone Wall Seems to Have Finally Settled Debate About The Town That Became Paris appeared first on Good News Network.

From that magical island called Borneo comes the story of a bottom-up, pay-per-pic program that’s making a significant impact for the conservation of endangered birds and orangutans. Across the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, members of 9 different villages can earn supplemental income by taking pictures or audio recordings of wildlife. A villager may earn […] The post A Strategy of Cash-for-Photos Turns Animal Hunters into Animal Protectors in Indonesia appeared first on Good News Network.

On September 18th, the Norwegian government established a new marine protected area covering approximately 714 square miles, equivalent to almost 260,000 football pitches. Called the Andfjorden Marine Protected Area, the area is home to rich and varied nature, both above and below the surface, “it contributes both to our food supply and to unique nature […] The post Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine Habitat, Whales, and Seabirds appeared first on Good News Network.

This is a typical image of the south of France; now the home to an assortment very a-typical European fruit: the banana, the papaya, and the mango. “I’m probably the only papaya grower in France!” says Dominique Berdin, laughing to the national station France24, when they visited her tropical fruit growing operation in the […] The post Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit appeared first on Good News Network.

Some of the best forest and mountain scenery Vietnam has to offer will now include a special conservation reserve to protect one of the world’s most-endangered primates. Around 7,500 acres of karst limestone escarpments and pristine forests are set to make up the Kim Bang Delacour’s Langur Habitat Conservation Area. Named after the French biologist […] The post Vietnam Swiftly Protects Forests Containing the Last of the World’s Most-Endangered Monkey appeared first on Good News Network.

Look, the order fixed for eternity which the Sun God and the God of the Tempest have created for the country of Egypt and the country of Hatti, (that is) peace and fraternity without leaving place among them to any enmity. These words, translated from Akkadian into Turkish, and from Turkish to English, are found […] The post Researchers Unearth a Clay Tablet Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty appeared first on Good News Network.

High school seniors have a lot on their plate as it is between planning for prom, studying for exams, and applying to universities. Yet for 18-year-old Max Owobu from the Bronx, his senior year has been interspersed with a trip to Ghana while managing his international nonprofit that sponsors children’s education in the country. At […] The post 18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor School Children in Ghana appeared first on Good News Network.

A newly identified frog-like creature that lived before the dinosaurs has been named by the student scientists who discovered it—and they named it after their moms. Allison Sefcovic and Payton Kohlberg described the early amphibian that lived in what is now the United States over 300 million years ago, and then named it in honor […] The post Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms appeared first on Good News Network.

In a win for pollinator conservation, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have identified chemical compounds that can safely repel honey bees from pesticide-treated crops. The research offers a potential solution to one of agriculture’s most urgent challenges: pesticides leading to the ongoing decline of honey bees. Biologist Anandasankar Ray, an expert on insect […] The post CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides appeared first on Good News Network.

A new study reveals how archaeologists risked their lives to save thousands of historic treasures from imminent destruction by Islamic State terrorists. They rescued around 30,000 “priceless” artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum as the city faced imminent capture by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2014 and 2015. Deir ez-Zor is […] The post Archaeologists Risked Their Lives to Save 30,000 Treasures from ISIS Terrorists—New Study Shows How appeared first on Good News Network.

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced a historic $131.5 million enforcement action against DoorDash for systematic violations of the local Delivery Worker Laws. The settlement will place more than $115 million directly into the pockets of delivery workers and pay for $16 million in civil penalties and costs. More […] The post New York City Collects $131 Million From DoorDash for Delivery Workers Unfairly Paid After $13 Billion Profit appeared first on Good News Network.

Phil Knight, who co-founded Nike alongside his former track coach at the University of Oregon (Bill Bowerman), has sprinted back to his alma mater with a huge philanthropic gift. And, when Mr. Knight called up the school president earlier in September, it’s fair to say he left a few jaws needing to be picked up […] The post Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives Away a Billion Dollars – the Largest Single Donation to a Public University appeared first on Good News Network.

In a converted machine shop in southeastern San Diego, men who spent decades in prison are learning critical trade skills just weeks out of incarceration thanks to an inspirational nonprofit. Rise Up Industries has spent over a decade helping men metaphorically exchange their felony records into machinist certifications, joining a paid apprenticeship program with therapy and […] The post Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California appeared first on Good News Network.

Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Enlightenment for Rebels: Celebrating Our Wild and Sacred Earthly Selves, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: […] The post Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny appeared first on Good News Network.

1.2 miles from the nearest car park, down a track which few hikers ply, in a national park few will have the opportunity to visit, a lonely camera livestreams the comings and goings of a desert waterhole to the world. For the dingoes, wallabies, frogs, occasional feral cat, and even a wedge-tailed eagle who have […] The post Australian Biologists Livestream A Remote Desert Waterhole and All its Wild Visitors appeared first on Good News Network.

In March, GNN reported on the attempt by teens to set a Guinness World Record for the most racquet sport balls recycled in a single day, and we’re happy to tell you: they pulled it off. It took awhile, but last weekend a group of teen environmentalists from California collected about 22,000 mostly pickle and […] The post Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills appeared first on Good News Network.

On Monday, e-commerce giant Amazon announced a $20 million investment to conserve water in the Colorado River Basin that’s currently stressed by a mixture of demand and historic drought. In launching the Colorado River Basin Collaborative, (CRBC) and joining existing organizations the Water Resilience Coalition and The Climate Pledge, the firm hopes to help create […] The post Millions Channeled to Irrigation Improvements, Leak Repairs Along Colorado River by Corporate Coalition appeared first on Good News Network.

In Portugal, a 150-year-old business making corks is showing that it’s absolutely possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Having cultivated cork oak trees since the time of the monarchy, Corticeira Amorim have popped open the potential of this humble material, transforming it into a sustainable piece of sophisticated technology that can line the […] The post Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft appeared first on Good News Network.

A combination of e-bike rentals and segregated bike lanes has boosted cycling in the Scottish capital to the point that bikes outnumbered cars during a May morning rush hour for the first time in history. The data, analyzed by the Scottish cycling charity Cycling Scotland, identified other areas where bike traffic is growing, including multiple […] The post Bikes Outnumbered Cars on Scottish Rush Hour Route for the First Time Ever appeared first on Good News Network.

At a Michigan estate sale in July, a “treasure hunter” noticed an undisturbed painting hanging in a hallway depicting a series of seashells on a dark grey and black field. More than the shells, it was the signature located in the bottom-left corner, which read “Abercrombie ’51” that piqued his interest. Though the hunter didn’t […] The post Long-Lost Gertrude Abercrombie Painting Bought by a Bargain Hunter for $30 Could Fetch $250,000 appeared first on Good News Network.

What if instead of investing billions into battery recycling plants, you could simply take your aging electric vehicle battery back, give it a good scrub, and get all that lost range back? That’s near the mark of what Cornell University scientists have recently demonstrated, if a little editorialized. Indeed, the current foreseen solution to the […] The post Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down appeared first on Good News Network.

A Brazilian ecosystem-scale restoration program was honored at a recent UN conference as one of the 3 most ambitious and impactful currently underway around the world. The immediate instinct might be to assume the project is taking place in the Amazon Rainforest, the largest in the world and famously threatened, but it isn’t. Rather, it […] The post Flagship Restoration Project in Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah Working to Restore 4.4 Million Acres appeared first on Good News Network.

An observational study in the UK has just produced substantially positive results for a new, non-invasive, genetic urine test for bladder cancer. Demonstrating extremely high accuracy for negatively diagnosing bladder cancer, it also correctly identified bladder cancer-associated genes in 71 of 77 patients who went on to develop a malignancy. The study authors acknowledged several […] The post Exceptional Detection Rates of Bladder Cancer Recorded in Study of Simple, Yet State-of-the-Art Test appeared first on Good News Network.

In the late 1990s, a group of scientists were birdwatching in a remote forest in Ecuador when they heard a call like no other. Following the mysterious avian siren, they saw a fairly large bird colored grey, black, and brown standing up on stilted legs like a wading bird. None of them had ever seen […] The post This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever appeared first on Good News Network.

It’s been a banner year for the annual campaign run by NBC and its parent company Universal to encourage shelter pet adoption nationwide, with 135,000 dogs, cats, and more taken home from shelters. Running from July to September, the associated fundraiser raked in $480,000 for the over 1,000 animal shelters participating in the adopt-a-thon. In […] The post 135,000 Shelter Pets Found Forever Homes in August Thanks to NBC’s Annual Adopt-a-thon appeared first on Good News Network.

Wisconsin prison inmates have been offered a unique way to give back to their community by raising monarch butterflies from the inside. Set up at Redgranite Correctional Institute (RGCI), the idea first came to the program organizer while looking for something that inmates who were physically unable to participate in sports could do. Now in […] The post Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program appeared first on Good News Network.

Artificial intelligence has brought about a revolution in medical screening practices, with the technology able to make detections across hundreds of scans in seconds which can be forwarded to trained pairs of human eyes. Now from the UK comes another example in the form of heart disease diagnostics. Trained on millions of patients, a new […] The post New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough appeared first on Good News Network.

With the help of the mayor and local council, a small town in Burgundy has saved its local cafe-bistro, what’s been described as the “heart” of the rural French economy and society. Au Bon Accueil, located in the commune of Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne, had closed recently for 8 months, giving a nasty shock to locals who realized […] The post Rural French Mayors Rally to Save Their Local Cafe-Bistro, and Help Reverse National Trend appeared first on Good News Network.

In January, a community in northern Mozambique experienced one of its worst floods in decades, yet the raging waters failed to claim a single life. This miracle was made possible thanks to a small squadron of drones and their pilots tasked with informing search and rescue efforts in real time. The story, shared by the […] The post Korean Drone Rescue Program Helps Mozambique Achieve Zero Fatalities During Worst Flood in Decades appeared first on Good News Network.

Hoping to allow millions of pet owners to access critical veterinary care beyond their budgets, a philanthropic organization has announced a groundbreaking $250 million commitment over the next 5 years The initiative represents one of the largest, private philanthropic investments ever made in American history to expand access to nonprofit community veterinary care, and it […] The post Historic Philanthropic Gift Will Expand Veterinary Care Access to Millions of Americans and Their Pets appeared first on Good News Network.

[Stephen Beech | SWNS news] Cavemen used mammoth tusk patterns to create unique art, reveals new research. Intricate designs engraved on the surface of 18,000-year-old female figurines carved from mammoth ivory were inspired by “distinctive” growth patterns visible in the tusks, say scientists. An analysis of 18 “Venus” figurines found at Mizyn in Ukraine shows […] The post Cavemen Used Mammoth Tusk Patterns to Create Unique Art, Reveals New Research appeared first on Good News Network.

Meet the British couple who spent the last 15 years fostering 59 dogs—with no plans of stopping. While working from home and designing electronics, Nicole and Gary Wordsworth have been taking in pups from the Battersea Dogs Home in Buckinghamshire. Now retired, the two in their 60s opted for part-time pups in a fostering situation, […] The post Couple Fosters 59 Dogs in Retirement: ‘We love to get them out of the kennels’ appeared first on Good News Network.

After more than 30 years of planning, construction, and fundraising, a paved bike trail ambling through 165 miles of Minnesota beauty has officially been completed—and now becomes one of the longest paved cycling trails in America. From the Mississippi river to the wilderness of the Boundary Waters, the Mesabi Trail winds through some of the […] The post 165-Mile Bike Trail Through Minnesota Finally Completed After 30 years, One of the Longest in America appeared first on Good News Network.

Until the 1920s Park Avenue in Manhattan actually park running through it. Now, New York City has unveiled a new plan for transforming Park Avenue back into its original natural character, adding trees, benches, and a protected bike lane. Mayor Mamdani and the NYC Department of Transportation are updating 11 blocks of the wide street, […] The post New York City is Putting ‘The Park’ Back in Park Avenue – And Adding a Protected Bike Lane (LOOK) appeared first on Good News Network.

A fox cub that was left for dead after being hit by a car is making a miracle recovery thanks to hydrotherapy swimming sessions. The young kit, aptly named Chance, was reportedly stuck for days with its back legs unable to function after the accident last June in Nottinghamshire, England. A member of the public […] The post Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons appeared first on Good News Network.

Conservationists working to turn the tide on declining numbers of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay, found some good news in their latest field surveys. After years of worryingly low numbers, the population appears to be responding to some of the measures implemented to build a crustacean comeback. This year’s field sampling estimated a total […] The post Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers See Encouraging Bounceback in New Survey appeared first on Good News Network.

Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Enlightenment for Rebels: Celebrating Our Wild and Sacred Earthly Selves, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: […] The post Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny appeared first on Good News Network.

Hoping to tackle the 50% of textile emissions associated with the dyeing process, a vaunted French startup has created non-toxic dyes that require substantially less water to activate and last just as long. Additionally, they take hold electromagnetically at room temperature, rather than over long periods at boiling temperatures, and don’t require chemical fixatives. EverDye’s […] The post Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution appeared first on Good News Network.

An unspoiled, undiscovered tomb containing the remains of an elite society belong to a major Andean civilization has been uncovered in Peru. Located in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site of Chan Chan, inside a palatial complex called Utzh An, its contents of 38 skeletons and a wealth of grave goods have remained undisturbed to our […] The post Unsealed for the First Time, This 600-yo Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the ‘Discovery of the Decade’ appeared first on Good News Network.

After becoming completely blind from cataracts, a 54-year-old chimpanzee named Pierre is seeing again following a successful surgery at Chimp Haven, the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary. The procedure, the first cataract surgery performed for a resident at Chimp Haven, restored functional sight and allowed Pierre to quickly begin reconnecting with the people, chimpanzees, and activities […] The post Cataract Surgery Restores Sight for 54-Year-Old Chimpanzee–the First Such Procedure at Chimp Haven appeared first on Good News Network.

In a story that proves ‘explorer’ is still a good answer to the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” a whole new cat species has been identified for the first time in over 100 years. Found in Bolivia, the animal is smaller than the average housecat, but now enters the […] The post New Cat Species Identified for the First Time in Over 100 Years–Meet the Tilcayo appeared first on Good News Network.

In central California’s city of San Carlos, recycling plastics is a family affair. Nick Schick and his parents, David and Andrea, work exclusively with products made from hard-to-recycle plastic polymers called thermoplastics. Unlike water bottles and tote bags, thermoplastics lack conventional recycling methods. In order to stop them from reaching the landfills where they will […] The post Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment appeared first on Good News Network.

A warming pool of tropical ocean water has been shown to be the cause of immense snowstorms over East Antarctica which contributed to a net gain of 695 billion tons of ice between 2021 and 2023. To put that tonnage into perspective, it’s about 4 years of annual ice loss according to a 2 decade […] The post Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica appeared first on Good News Network.

Rather than bringing crude oil to boiling point over and over again as is done in traditional distillation refining, Chinese scientists have found a way to separate the mixture molecule by molecule at room temperature, cutting energy use by 90%. The groundbreaking discovery was done in the lab, and so it can’t be said for […] The post Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90% appeared first on Good News Network.

A trio of students at Harvard University have invented a low-cost, eye-tracking headset designed to help schools quickly screen child athletes for possible concussions. The invention takes just 2 to 3 minutes to screen for a concussion, or at least indicate sub-concussive trauma may be present, and it won the inventors the James Dyson Award […] The post Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds appeared first on Good News Network.