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A Doorbell Video of a 78-Year-Old Delivery Driver Went Viral. Strangers Sent Him Nearly $1 Million.
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Two Teens Went for a Bike Ride and Found a Neighbor Who'd Been Down for 16 Hours
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The Spark: How Neighbors Are Banding Together to Go Greener
For the First Time Ever, the World Made More Electricity From Wind and Sun Than Gas
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Five Strangers Met a Man Living Under an Overpass With His Dog. A Year Later, He Has a Home and a Job.
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A Dog Named Buttercup Vanished a Decade Ago. A Routine Microchip Scan Just Sent Her Home.
A Short Course of Immunotherapy Left Bowel Cancer Patients Cancer-Free for Nearly Three Years
North Atlantic Right Whales Just Had Their Best Baby Season Since 2009
Told She Might Never Walk Again at 18, She Just Ran the Boston Marathon
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Learning a new skill triggers both temporary cell swelling and lasting brain growth
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New York sends $189 million to close the summer hunger gap
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Two New Drugs Are Giving Pancreatic Cancer Patients Something Rare: More Time
From 27 Birds to More Than 500: The California Condor's Long Climb Back From the Brink
Four Years After He Slipped Away, a Chicago Family Got Their Dog Back
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Japanese Team Develops ‘Eco-Fireworks’ with Water-Soluble Shells to Cut Back on Debris
A Drone Flew to the Front Line and Carried Back a Stranded Cat and Dog
An AI System Is Helping Doctors Crack the Hardest Rare-Disease Cases — and Show Its Work
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Locals Succeed in Tripling Protected Seascapes Along 300 Miles of Turkiye’s Breathtaking Coastline
Back From the Brink: America's Bald Eagle Soars From 500 Pairs to 14,000
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Town’s Beloved Santa Claus Delivers a Very Special Present to Someone in Need–His Donated Kidney
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Over 100 Refill Stations for Home/Laundry Cleaners to Open Across Singapore at 30% Discount
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Sweden Tore Down Three Dams and Set 100 Kilometers of River Free
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The ‘Transplant Games’ Are About More Than Medals
A Social Experiment Is Handing 1,000 People $500 — to Spend on Someone Else
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Life lessons: Joe Newman on what life so far has taught him
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Scientists Just Put $17 Million Toward Teaching AI to Translate Animal Languages
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The robots kids build to preserve Native American languages
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How to build perspective as a daily practice for resilience
Wednesday, August 5
Told He'd Never Run Again After a Skiing Accident, He Just Finished the Two Oceans Marathon
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Used for Centuries as Poison, Larkspur, Wolfsbane May Become Medicine After Lab Breakthrough
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UN Summit on HIV/AIDS Shows Incredible Progress in Infection Rates, Deaths, Treatment Access
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Inspiring CEO Gives Company to Charity After Working 80-hour Weeks for 58 Years, Saving it from Bankruptcy
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Single Fossil Shows a Pterosaur Eaten by an Ichthyosaur Eaten by a Pliosaur: ‘A 3-Way Chompfest’
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What We’re Reading: Building a Massive Wildlife Corridor From Fragmented Lands
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How schools are winning children over to healthier lunches
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3D-printed bone implants that release drugs as they heal
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How inherited genetics shape the way cancer forms and evolves
Tuesday, August 4
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Self-Healing Contact Lenses Repair Scratches with Just 1 Hour of UV Light Exposure
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America’s Second ‘Great Crime Decline’ Could Already Be Here
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Longest Predator Exclusion Fence in the Pacific Protects Thousands of Ground-Nesting Seabirds
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64-yo Father of 5 Graduates as a Nurse After Studying Alongside His Son
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New Images Capture the Oldest-Known Sunda Clouded Leopard–an 8-yo Huntress with All Her Teeth
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Will regeneratively grown food become mainstream?
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Good News in History, August 4
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The Great Bubble Barrier: bubble curtains are intercepting 86 percent of river plastic
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The ultimate guide to drying and storing fresh garden herbs for year-round homegrown flavor
Monday, August 3
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Do-Good Dogs Fight Invasive Mussels on Team ‘Conservation Canines’
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After Stranger Gives Boy a Piano, a ‘Mozart Level’ Is Revealed in Spite of Autism
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Canada’s Newest Nickel Mine Will Store 1.5 Millions Tons of Carbon Every Year During Operation
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The musicians turning bat calls into club music
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Okefenokee Swamp Clinches World Heritage Status, Joining Ranks of Top Natural Wonders
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Meet India’s Four-Legged Wildlife Detectives
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Chihuahua Won’t Stop Pawing at Her Until Owner Finds the Breast Cancer She Smelled
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India connects 124 million rural homes to tap water
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The biodegradable, self-cleaning fabric made from living caterpillar fungus
Sunday, August 2
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16-yo Rookie Lifeguard Leads Heroic Ocean Rescue–With Viral Video of Harrowing Effort
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Stranger Gives His Truck to Rock Band to Finish Their Tour, Driving 500 Miles and Back Again (WATCH)
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World’s Oldest Cat Drinks Only Spring Water as She Celebrates 31 Years Old
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Mars Rover Discovers Mysterious Field of Honeycomb Textures on Red Planet: ‘Took Our Breath Away’
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Organizations Rally to Reunite Lost Pets with Owners Following Earthquake in Japan
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Podcast Transcript July 31st, 2026— Liquid air batteries, dolphins saved by plastic bottles, and an empty weekend a month
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Scientists Develop Enzyme to Limit Environmental Impact of Mine Waste, Testing Underway
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Miracle as All 11 Onboard Survive Harrowing Seaplane Crash and Fire in Puget Sound’s Frigid Water
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Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps Are Becoming Dominant Home HVAC System in America
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How community football is helping youth stay out of trouble
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‘They Take Your Brokenness and Put It Together’
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Oakland kids can now borrow sports gear for free at this special library
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The case for clearing your calendar one weekend a month
Thursday, July 30
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The World’s First Giant Anteater Reintroduction Appears to Be Succeeding in Brazil
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Woman’s Viral Video Raises More Than $174K for Disabled Veteran She Spotted Working at Airport
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Global Hunger Falls Below 8% for the First Time Since the Pandemic
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Spreading Crushed Rock on Newly-Planted Forests Boosts Carbon Storing and Nutrients
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The ‘Domino Chains’ Transforming Kidney Donation
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Good News in History, July 30
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Did a tourist tax save Magaluf?
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What India’s hydrogen train launch means for its vast railway network
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The Newcastle researcher turning ocean plastic into a dolphin rescue strategy
Wednesday, July 29
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Montana Teen Uses Rodeo Lasso to Rescue Drowning Man on Yellowstone River
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Africa’s Wildfire Season Is Actually Getting Shorter, Scientists Think They Know Why
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Dad Turned Weekly Library Trips with His Daughter into Beloved Community Event: Meet ‘Library Dads’
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3,000 Backlogged Eye Surgeries Paid Forward by US-Caribbean Churches, Restoring Sight for Thousands
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A new measure of courage: how Maasai warriors became lion guardians
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What We’re Reading: Helping Older Americans ‘Age in Community’
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Three signs your garden is overheating and what to do about each one
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Data centers explained: the hidden infrastructure behind your daily digital life
Tuesday, July 28
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Volunteers’ Tiny Bamboo Bridges Have Helped Double Migratory Crab Populations on Taiwan
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Internet Access Soars, Costs Plummet on Island Following the End its Federal Telecom Monopoly
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It’s a Record Breeding Year for National Bird of Serbia: The Eastern Imperial Eagle
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American Indian Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates in the Nation’s History
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Roadside milkweed is giving monarchs a new migration highway
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The physics of what happens when you suppress a sneeze
Monday, July 27
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Odd Texas Ranch ‘Raises’ Telescopes to Provide Dark Sky Viewing for Stargazers in Cities Remotely
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Did Scientists Just Detect the First Known ‘Exo-Moon’?
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Senior Who Only Learned to Swim After Retiring Saves Drowning Man Half Her Age
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Leopards recover in Zambia as communities swap skins for synthetics
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Vanished Hornbill Species Breeding Again After 60 Years Among Old Trees
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Unearthing Paris’ Mythical Second River
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Good News in History, July 27
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Soft decluttering: the low-pressure method for a tidier home
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From molten salt to liquid air: clean energy’s weird storage revolution
Sunday, July 26
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Hyundai Partners with Healthy Seas to Turn Scourge ‘GhostNets’ into Floor Mats for Cars
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Europe’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves in 10 Years, With 39-59% Drop in Industrial and Road Toxins
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Last Circus Elephant in Portugal Can Now Romp-and-Roll on 1000-Acre Sanctuary After 40 Years of Working
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Heatwave Reveals ‘Lost’ 17th Century Garden Design Under Parched Grass
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On Brink of Extinction, the Vaquita Porpoise is Being Preserved By Digital Image
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Beatles Tour Bus Pulls Alongside Paul McCartney–While He was on Video Call With Ringo
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Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Ending, With More States Revoking Them
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The Real Way to Save Bees During a Drought: Expert Corrects Sugar–Water Myth
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Czech Woman Hacks Her Way into the Record Books at World Lumberjack Games in Wisconsin
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When It Comes to Addiction Treatment, ‘Any Door Should Be the Right Door’
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From 300 to 3,000: how Australia brought the numbat back
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Salsa dancing reduced depression and anxiety in young adults, Oxford study finds
Thursday, July 23
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4 Beluga Whales from Shuttered Canadian Park Arrive at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium After Rescue (LOOK)
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Maiden Rocket Launch ‘a Grand Success’ for India’s First Private Spaceflight Company
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5 New Marine Reserves to Protect Dolphins and Kelp Forests off New Zealand’s South Island
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The upside of the energy crisis
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What It Means to Shape Your Own Space After Prison
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Discovery of New Avocado Types Could Lead to More Superfood Choices and Resilience
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Good News in History, July 23
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Fashion’s dirty secret: the EU just banned brands from incinerating unsold clothes
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Short HIIT sessions can offset sleep debt’s metabolic toll
Wednesday, July 22
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Paralyzed Man Can Feed Himself and Pet His Dog Again Thanks to Double Neural Bypass Surgery
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A Rich Rainfall is Set to End Mexico’s 6-Year Drought
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The rise of community-led football
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Man Shocked to Discover Family’s Kitchen Table Was Actually Ancestor’s Qing Dynasty ‘Diploma’
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Teen Rescues Elderly Dementia Patient Wandering Around in 103°F Heat
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What We’re Reading: Saving One Centuries-Old Tree at a Time
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Good News in History, July 22
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Scientists trial a painless brush test for oral cancer that returns results in 60 minutes
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5 habits that build lasting happiness, according to research
Tuesday, July 21
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Off-duty North Texas Firefighter Saves 3 Children Trapped Under Boat on 4th of July
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New Species of Monkey Found in DR Congo Shows How Much There’s Left to Discover
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British Runner ‘Calls His Shot’ and Breaks World Record in the Mile–After it Stood for 27 Years
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Coral Reef Long Presumed Dead Is Rediscovered ‘Teeming with Life’ Off Coast of Africa
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Are Electric Cars Making Us Healthier?
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Good News in History, July 21
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‘A place of hope and solutions’: the building promising a better future
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In Cuba’s fuel crisis, solar tricycles took the streets
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Why summer slips away so quickly and how to make it feel longer, according to brain science
Monday, July 20
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After 5-yo Diagnosed with Rare Disease, Little Sister Wanted to Be Her ‘Brave’ Bone Marrow Donor
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Biotech Startup Breeds Blight Tolerant American Chestnut Without Any Genetic Defects
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The underground fridge that keeps food cool – even in a heatwave
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Senior Center Worker Celebrates 50 Years at a Single Job Without Taking Any Sick Days
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Longest Undersea Road Tunnel to Shorten Travel Times by 5 Hours and Feature ‘Great Hall of Lights’
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What If We Never Built Another New Building?
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Good News in History, July 20
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What watching soccer does to your body, according to science
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Could this popular gym supplement strengthen cancer immunotherapy?
Sunday, July 19
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Pigeon Walks Up to Firefighters Who Offer Oxygen to ‘Clear its Lungs’
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Kansas City Cop Won’t Stop Until He Finds Stolen E-Bike for Cancer Patient One Month Later
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Pharaoh’s Daughters Were Skilled at Archery 4,000 Years ago, Reveals New Research
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Saturday, July 18
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Others Dreamed of His Basketball Career But He Wanted to Help People–He’s Now a Texas Police Officer
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Daughter Saves Dad’s Struggling Shoe Shop With TikTok Appeal—And Customer Lines Out the Door
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Drug May Repair DNA at Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s – And it’s Already Passed Safety Trials
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, July 18
Friday, July 17
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Connecting Our Individual Actions With Systemic Change
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Homegrown Catnip Lotion Proves to Be An Effective Mosquito Repellent in Rural Uganda
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Podcast Transcript July 17th, 2026— Wildfire satellites, Seine city cooling, and parenting securely attached kids
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child, But This Lonely 4-yo First Had to Raise His Neighborhood (WATCH)
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Meet the ‘Firefighting’ Donkeys of Spain, Chowing Down on Grass and Fire Risk from Dawn to Dusk
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Chinese-Russian Biologists Release Nearly 500,000 Young Sturgeon into the Amur River
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In pictures: How forensic science is helping tackle wildlife poaching
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Tampons Are Becoming a Valuable Medical Tool
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Good News in History, July 17
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A cheap, homegrown catnip lotion could replace DEET for millions of Ugandans
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Reducing microplastic exposure: the four habits we should all be prioritizing
Thursday, July 16
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30 Beluga Whales are Finally Being Rescued After 2 Years Waiting in Shuttered Theme Park
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Japanese Engineers Help Modernize India’s Massive Railway, Launching Her First Bullet Train
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Would You Like Sugar With Your Stars? Sugar Detected in Interstellar Space for the First Time
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How a farming programme in Sierra Leone helps amputees rebuild lives
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Maine Counts Over 20 Million River Herring During Annual Run, the Highest in Decades
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‘Food Really Is Medicine’
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Good News in History, July 16
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Africa secures $900 million in new clean cooking commitments
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5 French principles for eating that Americans would do well to borrow
Wednesday, July 15
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Humpback Whale Watching Surges in Brazil Where Population Has Grown 27-fold Since Whaling Ended
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3,200-yo Tomb Discovered in Luxor from the Era of Ramses
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South Carolina Restaurant Owner Finds $12,000 in Old Cabinet and Returns it to Former Owner
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4 Different Bobkittens Rescued in a Week, Undergoing Rehab Together for Return to the Wild
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The marginalised groups finding community through football
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What We’re Reading: In Europe, Clothing Waste Is Unfashionable — and Illegal
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Good News in History, July 15
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The 30 percent parenting rule: how to raise securely attached kids
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How Paris uses the Seine to cool thousands of buildings without AC
Tuesday, July 14
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Coffee Associated with Lower Risks of Liver Cancer and Deadly Cirrhosis
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Bloomberg Donates $260 Million to Ensure New High Seas Treaty Translates to Lasting Ocean Protections
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Raising Rice and Fish Together Cuts Disease From Snails While Boosting Crop Yields by 25%
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Good News in History, July 14
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Illinois found a smarter way to close the menopause care gap
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Using eucalyptus oil to repel household pests: what the experts say
Monday, July 13
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15-yo Creates App for Reporting Potholes to the Government, and Uses AI to Help with Follow-up
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Firm Breaks Ground on First Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor in America to Power Data Centers for Less
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This Extraordinary Desert Mouse Defies Aging–and it Could Change Human Longevity
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Young Man Interviews 3,000 World War II Vets Over 10-year Project–Preserving Their Stories
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Good News in History, July 13
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Simple Shot Shows Promise to Reverse Osteo-Arthritis Within Months, Following Animal Treatments
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The first gallery built exclusively to represent women artists
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Greece launches nanosatellite system to catch wildfires early
Sunday, July 12
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Roman ‘Genius’ Spirit Statue Buried 1,600 Years Ago Found by Hadrian’s Wall
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My Dad Just Walked the Equivalent of Earth’s Circumference – It Took Him 14 Years and 49 Pairs of New Balance
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Japanese Team Finds Frog Bacteria That Wipes Out Cancer Tumors With a Single Dose
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Saturday, July 11
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‘Game-Changing’ Saliva Test Can Diagnose Endometriosis in Days Rather Than Years
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UK’s First Hospital for Houseplants – Where Plants Are Put on Drips and Treated for Bugs
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Friday, July 10
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Florida Teen’s ‘Storm Smart’ Program Teaches Hurricane Preparedness to Students – Because the Schools Didn’t
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Podcast Transcript July 10th, 2026— 500 years of the soccer cleat, a world-first burn treatment, and green hydrogen in California
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Quebec Firm Pioneers Cyanide-Free Gold Extraction and Arsenic-Capture to Clean up Mining Industry
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Facing Bankruptcy, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Set to Live on After Sale to Nonprofit Journalism Institute
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Children are overwhelmingly positive for the future, says survey
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How environmental DNA turned river water into a global wildlife census
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7 simple rituals that help you feel like yourself again
Thursday, July 9
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6 New Electric Buses in Colorado Double as Backup Batteries for Denver Area Power Grid
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Scientists Identify Gene at the Center of Muscular Aging – And How Exercise Defeats it
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Oregon Records 5 Years of Zero Pesticide-Related Deaths in Bees
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Revealed: the world’s most liveable cities in 2026
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The bill that brings green hydrogen into California’s clean energy grid
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How the soccer cleat evolved from hardware nails to engineered fabric
Wednesday, July 8
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England Fan Who Spent Life Savings on World Cup Trip with Granddad Gets Money Gifted Back
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Reclaiming the game. What to expect in the new issue of Positive News magazine
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Copper compound targets Alzheimer’s at the blood-brain barrier
Tuesday, July 7
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Quirky Campaign Leaves Nice Surprises on Cars of Anyone Who Took Cabs Home from the Bar
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Female Rower Completes Record-Breaking Solo Journey from California to Hawaii
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Ugandan Coffee Growers Shrug Off Drought Thanks to Regenerative Agriculture
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How the ancient art of candle making is creating a brighter future for refugees
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Exosome therapy heals burn patient’s face in world first
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5 grooming habits every man should build into his routine
Monday, July 6
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Rooftop Solar Gave Power to Pakistan When Fossil Fuels Failed– it’s Now Called a Boom
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The national dance company opening doors for young performers
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California canal solar project reduces evaporation and generates power
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Job instability is pushing people to rethink their lives, not just their resumes
Sunday, July 5
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Surprise Audio Played at Wedding Shocks Everyone When Bride Accurately Predicts Husband’s Name as a 4-Year-old
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities in Honor of Their Wedding
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Thursday, July 2
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New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water
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Southeast Asia Nears Malaria Elimination, Down Two-Thirds Since 2010
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The Spark: Would You Drive Six Hours to Save a Hummingbird?
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Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years
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Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin
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New Law Would Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands After State Employees Were Caught Demanding Fees
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How heat domes form, intensify, and what they do to the body
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Nepal’s highest court orders government to guarantee same-sex marriage rights
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The skin compound that makes some more delicious to mosquitoes than others
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Wet coffee waste becomes coal-grade fuel in under two minutes
Sunday, June 28
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370,000 Acres of Rainforest and Granite Peaks Now Protected in French Guiana
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Italy’s Forests Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
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Yellow Means Creepy: The Color-Coded Anti-Harassment System Used by Restaurant Workers
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Solar fridges lift African farmers’ incomes by 50 percent
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Perseverance Mars Rover Completes a Marathon on Mars to Cap Off Extraordinary 5 Years
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Singing the Shopping List: How Music Can Rewire the Brain After Stroke
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Six nostalgic gadgets to spark kids’ curiosity this summer
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How to reset your gut in 30 days, according to a gastroenterologist
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Period tax scrapped in Pakistan: what the ruling means for women
Wednesday, June 24
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8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’
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Dawn of Modular Architecture Sees 26-Story Apartment Finished in 5 Days Thanks to US-China Collab.
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Minnesota Artist’s ‘Mini Art Vending Machine’ Has Sold Nearly 3,000 Pieces of One-Dollar Art
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7.4 Mil. Plant and Fungi Samples Have Been Digitized to ‘Democratize Knowledge’ and Save Species
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The blind football team opening up the world for women in Mexico
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What We’re Reading: The Data Center Backlash Is Uniting Americans
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Good News in History, June 24
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Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef
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5 dietitian-approved drinks to keep you hydrated this summer
Tuesday, June 23
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Sighting of Elusive ‘Miner’s Cat’ a Fitting Reward for Philanthropists Rewilding Their Private Land
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Study Finds Many Older Adults Will Improve Over Time–Depending on Their Mindset
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With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation
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Humans May Have Always Been Able to Regenerate Body Parts–Scar Tissue Just Gets in the Way
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Gallery: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026
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Good News in History, June 23
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HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths to near zero
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What is an admin date? Why experts say it helps with productivity and loneliness at once
Monday, June 22
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Man Enjoys ‘Accidental Time Capsule’ After Recovering a Wallet He Doesn’t Remember Losing
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A ‘Stonehenge Prototype’ Aligned with the Solstices Is a Once in a Lifetime Find for These Archaeologists
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Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials
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‘Groundbreaking’ Potential Lupus Cure Sends Patients into Remission, Allowing Dreams to Be Fulfilled
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Can volunteering abroad build the next generation of global citizens?
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The Coffee Academy Serving Up Career Paths
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Good News in History, June 22
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Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time
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A study of 100,000 people found we cooperate more than we think
Sunday, June 21
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UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil – Maybe Your Garden Will Power Your Home Some Day
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30,000 Scottish Descend on Boston for World Cup–And the Amazing Viral Videos Remind Us We’re All Neighbors
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Given Just 8 Months to Live, Teen Graduates Cancer-Free 4 Years Later Thanks to Doctor’s Promise (Watch)
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A Golden-Ringed Jewel: Britain’s Longest Dragonfly Hitches Ride on Woman’s Thumb (LOOK and LEARN)
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Good News in History, June 21
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Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study
Saturday, June 20
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Quarter Million N95 Respirators Headed to DRC as California Group Eases Ebola Strain on Health System
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Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, June 20
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World’s Largest ‘Whale Graveyard’ Teems with Deep-Sea Life Including Species Unknown to Science
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Podcast Transcript June 19th, 2026— (Guest Interview) Hope can rise: two sisters in Gaza turning rubble into building blocks | Earth Prize 2026
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Mushrooms Used to Clean E. Coli from Rivers and Immediately Implemented in England
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Revolutionary Treatment Heals 3rd Degree Burns Across the Face of World’s First Human Recipient
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NYC Taxi Driver Gets $75,000–A Helping Hand After Knicks Fans Destroyed his Car
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Black Women Farmers Are Reclaiming the Land
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Good News in History, June 19
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
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A surprising look at how Father’s Day came to be
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A new law in Zambia makes free education much harder for future governments to take away
Thursday, June 18
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Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born in the UK Is Huge Win–with Only 400 Left in Wild
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Just By Mowing a Lawn, Social Media Star Raises $685,000 for Bereaved Senior Who Fell Behind on Rent
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No Outstanding Coal Mining Applications Left in the UK After Council Refusal in Carmarthenshire
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How student art is helping fund change
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Stunning Video of the Southern Lights Dancing Across the Earth Captured by a NASA Astronaut–WATCH
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The ‘Civic Hour’ Is Reinventing Volunteering
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Good News in History, June 18
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This ultrasonic espresso method uses 75 percent less energy and tastes just as good
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Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year
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Banking Like the Planet Depends On It
Thursday, May 14
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