From Seattle’s chapter of National Public Radio comes the remarkable story of the kindness of strangers immortalized in an origami crane. Published through KUOW’s “My Unsung Hero” series, the story begins with a 7-year-old in Japan who had just gotten a new bike. Young Rika Matsuda was at first very excited because the bike was […] The post NPR-Inspired Homework Leads Teen to Find Hidden Message a Decade After a Stranger’s Kindness appeared first on Good News Network.

More than 250 square miles of forests at the center of Victoria state in Australia have become new national parks. Parliament passed the law to create the parks back in November 2025, and this week they take effect, creating Mount Buangor National Park, Pyrenees National Park, and the largest: Wombat-Lerderderg National Park. The Victoria National […] The post Australia Announces 3 New National Parks to Protect Gliders, Owls, and Other Victoria Wildlife appeared first on Good News Network.

Scientists seeking out why some endangered animals or ecosystems are thriving while others are in decline have made an encouraging determination. Across a worldwide, cross-section of conservation success stories, they found it wasn’t a question of money, but of the actions of the locals, that determined whether nature flourished or foundered. Traversing coral reefs in […] The post Local Opinion and Involvement Found as Key Determinant in World’s Conservation Success Stories appeared first on Good News Network.

In a mountainous region of southern Norway, scientists are in their 20th year of surveying glaciers for ancient artifacts entombed therein. The most recent chapter of this long-running saga was the recovery of 48 arrow heads and shafts from different eras and made from different materials, some of which appear like they could have been […] The post World’s Largest ‘Glacial Archeology’ Expedition Recovers 48 Stone Age Arrowheads and Shafts appeared first on Good News Network.

A giant tortoise called Jonathan reinforces what we know from humans about healthy aging, say scientists, only the difference is that Jon is almost 200. Researchers have been conducting genetic tests on Jonathan who, at an estimated 194-years-old, is believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal. They say their findings suggest that it’s […] The post Nearly 200-year-old Tortoise Becomes First to Contribute Extraordinary Epigenome to Aging Research appeared first on Good News Network.

New York City authorities decided to leave the lights on at 5 urban soccer pitches around the city, hoping to even the playing field of recreation opportunities for those who work late. The response from the locals in each of the 5 Boroughs was immense, with 4,500 people visiting the pitches to play afterhours ball […] The post NYC Parks Extends Late Night Soccer at 5 Fields for Night Workers–And Their Reactions Are Awesome (WATCH) appeared first on Good News Network.

From the Cowboy State Daily comes the story of a rural community flocking to the side of an injured owl and rescuing it from a dreadful fate. The story begins when Sharon and Scott Jacobs were driving past private land in Spearfish, South Dakota, and Scott saw something he thought was a hawk—in, on, or […] The post Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed Wire appeared first on Good News Network.

Demining operations have cleared just over 14,000 pieces of derelict explosives in a coastal Libyan city this year. A partnership between the UN’s support mission in-country (UNSMIL), Italian foreign aid, Libyan domestic partners, and the HALO Trust has been working to remove landmines and unexploded ordnance from the country as early as 2018. According to […] The post More Than 14,000 Derelict Explosives Cleared from Libyan City and Nearby Farmland appeared first on Good News Network.

After a storm dumped a silver maple tree down through his roof, Kansas resident Gilbert Kirk told local news that he wasn’t looking for a miracle or an insurance handout. He just wanted a tarp. Two days later, last Friday, a stranger arrived at Kirk’s debris-laden front lawn in Wyandotte County, and said he’d be […] The post Strangers Showed Up to Man’s Destroyed House to Put Up a Tarp Having Seen His Televised Plea appeared first on Good News Network.

October will feature nothing less than 7 separate meteor showers, but in terms of activity, one above all others merits an entry on your calendar. The Orionids will peak on the night of Wednesday, October 21st, promising a maximum rate of 15 shooting stars per hour. The Orionids are not only one of the most […] The post A Swarm of Seven Meteor Showers Will Light Up the Night Skies All October Long appeared first on Good News Network.

In clearing two hurdles with one bound, Saudi conservationists have turned a large solar farm into a breeding shelter for a vulnerable species of native gazelle. Located near the Red Sea coastline in a massive, 24,500-square-mile nature reserve, the solar plant is now hosting Arabian sand gazelles, a species of special consideration for wildlife managers. […] The post Saudi Solar Park Proves Brilliant Breeding Ground for Threatened Sand Gazelles appeared first on Good News Network.

After 3 years of recovery from a brain injury sustained in a car accident, a father surprised his children by walking independently again. Lounging on the couch enjoying some TV time, children are excellent at completely zoning out of everything else around them. That’s why both the father’s older daughter and younger son did a […] The post ‘You’re Walking!’ – Dad Surprises Children Having Recovered Ability to Walk After Serious Brain Injury appeared first on Good News Network.

A man who’s believed to be the oldest individual in the state of Oregon recently rung in 108-years-young with a cake and some words of wisdom. “You don’t know what it’s like to be 100-plus. I’ve found out and I like it!” the Birthday Boy said beneath 3 large blue balloons forming 108, with […] The post Oldest Man in Oregon Credits Clean Diet and “Good Mind” for Reaching 108-years Young appeared first on Good News Network.

Children of astronauts may soon be able to video call their parents in space, as NASA wants to bring terrestrial 4G to the Lunar surface. Ostensibly to prepare for a semi-permanent human presence there, an outer spatial 4G network would significantly streamline and lower costs for off-world communications. Partnering with Nokia’s Bell Labs, the simple […] The post Nokia and NASA Team Up to Bring 4G to the Moon and Our Astronauts appeared first on Good News Network.

On a stormy afternoon in Illinois in August, an elderly driver lost control of her vehicle as it plunged into a flooded retention pond. Sinking up to its roof, multiple local community members immediately began to swim out to help, joined by 4 members of the Champaign Police Department (CPD). Occurring on the 1900 block […] The post Illinois Community Members Honored for Helping Save Woman in Submerged Vehicle (WATCH) appeared first on Good News Network.

Virginia’s new Clean Slate law came into effect last Thursday, meaning that thousands of misdemeanor offenses will be automatically sealed to help residents move forward with employment or loan opportunities. The law automatically seals criminal records for Virginians who were convicted in various cases including certain misdemeanors like petit larceny and trespassing, or underage alcohol […] The post Virginia Becomes Latest State to Enact ‘Clean Slate’ Law, to Help Residents Move on from Minor Offenses appeared first on Good News Network.

Rather than being stuck on the chain gang, California prisoners are often on the bucket brigade. Roughly half of all California firefighters are incarcerated individuals. The pay is better than other prison jobs, and is reported to be a welcome break from the monotony of prison life. Now, following the stewarded passage of a bill […] The post Fighting Wildfires from Prison, A New Law Gives Ex-Cons Route to California Fire Dept. Jobs on Release appeared first on Good News Network.

As starting quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner, #1 NFL Draft pick, and aspiring philanthropist, Fernando Mendoza seems all lined up for a dynamite career in football. Yet as the holder of an MBA in Business Administration from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Mendoza has another interest he wants you to know about: financial responsibility. […] The post Star Quarterback Wants to Help Gen Z Handle Money with New Video Series ‘Finance with Fernando’ appeared first on Good News Network.

Down in Miami-Dade County, educators are seeing how school doesn’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing. Showing up, taking an interest in school and the community therein, comes that much easier for the some 21,000 students benefiting from free music classes offered at 131 schools by Young Musicians Unite (YMU). Together, YMU […] The post Nonprofit Brings Free Music Education to More Than 20,000 Miami Students in 131 Schools appeared first on Good News Network.

One of the first-ever eastern lowland gorillas to be successfully returned to the wild gave birth on May 21st in her new/old home of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Every new gorilla infant is its own conservation success story, but coming as the baby has from a mother who […] The post Orphaned, Rescued, and Rewilded, Female Gorilla Becomes a Mother in Historic Conservation Success appeared first on Good News Network.

A compound produced in the body after eating pomegranates improves heart function by up to 80%, particularly for a type of heart failure with limited treatment options. Scientists at King’s College London have discovered that urolithin A – a natural compound produced in the body after consuming foods such as pomegranates, walnuts and some berries […] The post Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A appeared first on Good News Network.

It’s that time of the year again, when the cutest, most spontaneous snapshots that capture the amusing side of nature, compete in a bid to win the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The Nikon sponsored awards just released its finalists for the 2026 competition, featuring 40 individual feel-good finalists. (Make sure you’re not sipping a drink […] The post Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – LOOK appeared first on Good News Network.

A ‘ghost’ lobster so rare that the odds of finding one are 1 in 100 million is going to school, and its new home is Maine’s Marine Science Center—arriving just in time for Halloween. The rare white crustacean was welcomed to the University of New England after being donated by the Maine State Aquarium in […] The post Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween appeared first on Good News Network.

More than seven in 10 Brits believe AI will never replace advice from their elders. A study of 2,000 adults found while 21 percent use these artificial intelligence tools for help several times a week, 92 percent believe some forms of wisdom can only be gained through lived experience. In fact, 71 percent feel AI […] The post AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say Seven of 10 in New Poll appeared first on Good News Network.

Underwater umbrellas could protect coral reefs from heat—and even partly reverse the bleaching, according to a new study by Florida scientists. Temporary shades placed over particularly vulnerable Caribbean corals can mitigate damage from high sea temperatures driven by global warming, which turns them ghostly white—and eventually kills them. Restoring dead reefs is possible, but the […] The post Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage appeared first on Good News Network.

A 5th-century Christian heritage site has reopened to visitors in Aleppo, Syria, after rehabilitation, restoration, and clearing the remnants of war. Syria’s Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums officially reopened the Saint Simeon church complex on October 2 with a ceremony, welcoming visitors after 14 years of closure. Restoration of the Byzantine-era site included clearing landmines, […] The post Ancient Christian Complex Reopens in Syria After 14 Years, a War, and an Earthquake appeared first on Good News Network.

Just after Alastair Cass stormed out of his house because his football team lost he become a hero for a woman in dire need of a win—to save her life. The 40-year-old left home in “frustration” after his beloved Arsenal team was hammered by Brighton 3-0. When he got outside, he heard a woman’s cries […] The post Fan ‘Storms Out’ as Team Loses on TV, Only to Become Hero for Woman Stuck in Mud Chest-high 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.

The BBC recently spoke with a sleep scientist who’s spent much of his career studying the sleeping habits of the last remaining, contactable, hunter-gatherer societies on Earth. What he found might surprise you—it might also help you get a few more Zzz. Much of modern society is sleep deprived, and with all the challenges our […] The post Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them? appeared first on Good News Network.

After months of discussions between UK ministries, the tourism sector, and London’s museums, the government has decided that the country’s national museums will remain free to international visitors. These 14 institutions include such renowned museums as the National Gallery, the British Museum, and the Natural History Museum among others, which together attract tens of millions […] The post UK’s National Museums to Continue 25-Year Policy of Free Entry for Foreign Visitors appeared first on Good News Network.

As they near the end of their productive lives, the 3 wind turbines spinning on Antarctica’s Ross Island have made an enormous impact on the energy market of the continent. Built and commissioned over 2008-2009, the Ross Island Wind Farm was a daunting and technical engineering challenge that nevertheless mitigated roughly 122,000 gallons of diesel […] The post Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station appeared first on Good News Network.

In British Columbia, a small award ceremony was held to commend mine operators who continue to monitor and spend on mine reclamation, years after the pickaxes are hung up. Mining has long been the backbone of Canada’s economy, and BC was the first province to mandate by law that mine plans could only be approved […] The post 30 Years of Clean-Up and Monitoring Work at Closed Copper Mine Wins Honors for World’s Top Miner appeared first on Good News Network.

3 years on from the illegal felling of Britain’s famous Sycamore Gap tree, new aerial images reveal how the stump is flourishing, and the basal sprouts that emerged are growing fast. For those who didn’t read or weren’t aware, one of the UK’s most famous trees—a 150-year-old sycamore growing in a gap along the Roman-era […] The post ‘Flourishing’ Sycamore Gap Tree Has Ring of New Shoots Already 3-Feet Tall appeared first on Good News Network.

In a world first, Chinese engineers have achieved brief nuclear fusion with a much cleaner and abundant fuel supply in what an international review team called a “significant and valuable” advance in the field. Using hydrogen-boron as fuel, a state-backed energy company used a laser and radio waves to generate a plasma within a spherical […] The post Chinese Commercial Reactor Achieves Nuclear Fusion with Clean Hydrogen-Boron Fuel appeared first on Good News Network.

This breathtaking photograph is of an Arabian Sea humpback whale—the subject of a new genetic analysis that seems to confirm beyond a shadow of a doubt that it’s a totally different subspecies compared to its cousins in the Pacific or Atlantic. Existing with a remarkably unique ecology, it’s been clear to anyone with experience that […] The post Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback Populations Is Actually a Subspecies appeared first on Good News Network.

Millions of dollars in ancient Greek artifacts were recently repatriated to their mother country by New York authorities after they were identified at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They include 2 ancient bronze helmets and stomach guards, a marble bust of a Roman emperor, and other pieces dating as far back as 2,700 BCE. The […] The post Stunning Collection of Stolen Greek Artifacts Spanning 5,000 Years Were Just Returned to Greece appeared first on Good News Network.

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.