Good News
Farmers Invite Jazz Band to Play Moosic for Cows in Bid to Boost Milk Production – WATCH
Microscopic Ecosystem Buried for 130 Years Wakes Up After Wetland Restoration in Toronto
Coyote Statues Are Guarding Local School Playgrounds Keeping Pests Away
A Plant-Eating Croc? Newly Identified Species Demonstrates Crocodilian Versatility
Good News in History, October 17
Well-Exercised Mice Passed Natural Fitness to Their Male Offspring, But Not Through DNA
Everglades Farm Is Reviving Florida’s Oyster Industry, Making the Tables of Michelin-Starred Restaurants
Female Archaeologists Uncover Lost Land Bridge That May Rewrite European History
Library is Rescuing Historical Treasures Trapped on Old Floppy Disks from the ‘Digital Dark Ages’
Good News in History, October 16
Female-Led Arab Team Turn Coffee and Plastic Waste into Activated Carbon, Capturing CO2 in the Atmosphere
Mushroom-Powered Outhouse in University Garden Composts Waste with No Smell
Scientists ‘Cultivate’ Metal Instead of 3D Printing it–and it’s 20x Stronger
4 Dams Set for Removal in Maine Will Open Hundreds of Miles of River for Salmon, Herring and Sturgeon
Good News in History, October 15
New Airship-style Wind Turbine Can Find Gusts at Higher Altitudes for Constant, Cheaper Power
A Nation That’s 90% Rainforest Announces New Protections for Over 25 Million Acres
Wichita ‘Taco Hero’ Gets Year of Free Tacos for ‘Mind-Blowing’ Kindness After Card Reader Went Down
First Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ‘Cleans’ Blood in Minutes
Good News in History, October 14
Escaped Pet Tortoise Wanders onto Train Tracks But is Saved by Railway Staff After Passenger Spots it
Beloved Lowe’s Store Cat is Finally Found in Neighboring State After Security Footage Reveals Clues
Biodegradable Plastic Made from Bamboo Is Stronger and Easy to Recycle
Fires and Fire Deaths from Almost All Causes Fall by Two-Thirds Since 1980
Good News in History, October 13
3D Printed Aluminum Alloy Sets Strength Record on Path to Lighter Aircraft Systems
MacKenzie Scott Donates $42 Million to Expand College and Career Opportunities for Low-Income U.S. Students
First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp
Locally Extinct for a Century, Bay Scallops Thriving Again on Virginia Shore of Chesapeake Bay
Good News in History, October 12
Nobel Prize for Chemistry Awarded for Innovation Compared to Hermione’s Handbag in Harry Potter
$25 Thrift Shop Purchase May be ‘Priceless’ Glasswork Belonging to Scottish King Robert the Bruce
Hero Travelers Lift Helicopter off Woman After Crash on Highway: ‘Truly Amazing’ – WATCH
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Good News in History, October 11
Man Who Made History in ‘Blinking Guy’ Meme Using His Fame to ‘Pay it Forward’
Police Actually Follow up on iPhone Theft Reports and Bust Global Smuggling Ring
Emergency Butterfly Wing Transplant Is a Success Watched by Millions on Social Media
Renewables Overtake Coal as World’s Biggest Source of Electricity
Good News in History, October 10
Scotland May Have Had a Western King–A Forgotten Medieval Island Castle Tells a Story
11,000 Strings Tuned Slightly Differently Makes Music to Engulf an Audience Encircled by 50 Pianos (Video)
Nighttime Dive Reveals Never-Before-Seen Relationship Between Fish and Anemones
Pine Martens Released into Wilds of Exmoor Nat’l Park Finally Restores Their Presence After 100 Years
Good News in History, October 9
The ‘Spirit Molecule’ Defends the Brain Against Stroke in Mice, Breakthrough Study Shows
After 40 Years and $84 Million, Lake Muskegon Flourishing Free from Pollution and Sawdust
This Shipwreck Is ‘Treasure Fleet’ from 1715 with $1 Million in Gold and Silver Coins Recovered
First Solar Furnace to Recycle Steel Can Melt Metal with Sunshine in 2 Hours
Good News in History, October 8