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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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135,000 Shelter Pets Found Forever Homes in August Thanks to NBC’s Annual Adopt-a-thon
A Toddler Fell Into a Pool and Stopped Breathing. Two Deputies Brought Her Back.
Two Teens Went for a Bike Ride and Found a Neighbor Who'd Been Down for 16 Hours
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Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program
For the First Time Ever, the World Made More Electricity From Wind and Sun Than Gas
Five Strangers Met a Man Living Under an Overpass With His Dog. A Year Later, He Has a Home and a Job.
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
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Winners of Bird Photographer of the Year announced
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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
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
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From fire starters to compost: what to do with dryer lint
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Mexico’s desert ecosystem is healing months after bison reintroduction
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Four Years After He Slipped Away, a Chicago Family Got Their Dog Back
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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New AI Model Can Detect Heart Disease Markers in Simple Electrocardiogram Readings–a Breakthrough
Back From the Brink: America's Bald Eagle Soars From 500 Pairs to 14,000
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Rural French Mayors Rally to Save Their Local Cafe-Bistro, and Help Reverse National Trend
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Why Great Plains Ranchers Are Setting Fire to Their Own Land
Doctors Built a One-of-a-Kind Gene Therapy for a Sick Baby — in Just Six Months
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Korean Drone Rescue Program Helps Mozambique Achieve Zero Fatalities During Worst Flood in Decades
Sweden Tore Down Three Dams and Set 100 Kilometers of River Free
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Historic Philanthropic Gift Will Expand Veterinary Care Access to Millions of Americans and Their Pets
A Social Experiment Is Handing 1,000 People $500 — to Spend on Someone Else
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The race to get more young people in the UK into work, education or training
Scientists Just Put $17 Million Toward Teaching AI to Translate Animal Languages
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Good News in History September 21
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Cavemen Used Mammoth Tusk Patterns to Create Unique Art, Reveals New Research
Told He'd Never Run Again After a Skiing Accident, He Just Finished the Two Oceans Marathon
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Can dogs sniff out cancer? New AI study shows promise
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How revisiting old memories can build real self-esteem
Sunday, September 20
Saturday, September 19
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New York City is Putting ‘The Park’ Back in Park Avenue – And Adding a Protected Bike Lane (LOOK)
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Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons
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Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers See Encouraging Bounceback in New Survey
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History September 19
Friday, September 18
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Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution
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Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions
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Unsealed for the First Time, This 600-yo Tomb in Peru Was Just Declared the ‘Discovery of the Decade’
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Cataract Surgery Restores Sight for 54-Year-Old Chimpanzee–the First Such Procedure at Chimp Haven
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New Cat Species Identified for the First Time in Over 100 Years–Meet the Tilcayo
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In Remote Alaska, the Promise and Limits of Vertical Farming
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Good News in History, September 18
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
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Berlin’s REWE supermarket: the grocery store with a working rooftop farm
Thursday, September 17
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Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment
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Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica
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The World Is Getting Noisier — But We Can Change That
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Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%
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Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds
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Good News in History September 17
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51 ways to get the planet tipping the right way
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8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week
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Travel scams have gotten harder to spot. Here’s what changed and what to watch for.
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The world’s largest battery-electric ferry just crossed an ocean
Wednesday, September 16
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Nashville Singer Becomes Local Celebrity Rescuing Foxes and Saving Them from Mange
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Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution
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Mexico Reintroduced Bison into Precious Desert Ecosystem After Century-Long Absence
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10 Pounds of Viking Silver Found in Finland Extend Incredible Year for Scandinavian Treasure Hunts
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What We’re Reading: 20,000 Salmon Return to the Klamath River
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What happened when I stopped filling the silence
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Good News in History September 16
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Baked Bites: how Frisco students turned a passion for baking into a force for community change
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The world’s first solar ambulance just completed its first real-world test in rural Kenya
Tuesday, September 15
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Christian Bale Opens Long-Dreamed of Foster Care Village Aimed at Keeping Siblings Together
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$1,000 Bonus for Every Year at the Company: Casino Employees Shocked at Company’s 50th Anniversary
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UK Runner Makes Improbable Comeback to Conquer the Grueling Trail Run That Nearly Killed Him
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Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land
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What if giving away a day’s revenue was the best day of your year?
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How Afghan Women Are Rebuilding Reproductive Health Care
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Good News in History September 15
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Elementic’s MO6 is the building material claiming to lock away carbon for thousands of years
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The Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size for 450 years. The UN just voted to replace it.
Monday, September 14
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Athens Is Turning its Old Airport into One of Europe’s Largest Parks
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Feather Preserved in Dinosaur Dung Could Explain Why Birds Survived Mass Extinction
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Following Timor-Leste’s Triumph, All of Southeast Asia Has Eliminated Trachoma
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How ‘housing first’ is helping people leave rough sleeping behind
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Former Industrial Ground Goes from Dump to Diversity and Hosts 64% of UK’s Black-Necked Grebes
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With Adapted Sailing, the Sea Is for Everyone
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Good News in History September 14
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The gardening window most people miss: late summer and early fall weed control
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How Colombia’s outgoing president protected 42% of the country’s Amazon from mining
Sunday, September 13
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She ‘Asked for a Sign’ and Suddenly a Kingfisher Darts Up and Sits in Her Hand for 10 Minutes
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Researchers Use Math to Ensure a Wordle Win 99% of the Time
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Elephants Can Think Before They Act and Resist Impulsive Behavior, Shows Study
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Good News in History September 13
Saturday, September 12
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The Blackout of ‘65 Left 800K Trapped in NYC Subway – 6 Hours Later People Were Inspired by Each Other
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Massive Footprints Reveal First Ever Adult T Rex Trackway, a 66-Million-Year-old Walk Through North Dakota
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Homeless Guy Got Famous Playing Amazing Piano in a Church–Now He’s Raised $50K for Charity
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History September 12
Friday, September 11
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First Permit to Clean Up Old Mine Waste Issued for WA State Under 2024 ‘Good Samaritan Act’
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Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions
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Hotel Staff Give Girl’s Lost Plushie the VIP Treatment Before Sending Her Home with a Note (LOOK)
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Luxurious Bath Complex Used by Roman Emperor Found in Serbia
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Kenyan Startup Makes Robotic Hands That Translate Teacher’s Voice into Signs for Deaf Students
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Good News in History, September 11
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Heart failure and valve disease spotted in seconds by new AI ECG tool
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How offshore wind foundations became accidental reef habitat
Thursday, September 10
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Humanity’s 3rd Visit to Mercury Kicks Off with the Successful Arrival of BepiColombo Mission
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A Hungry Cleaning Lady Bit into an Apple and Solved the Case of Legendary Diamond Heist
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91-yo ‘Greybeard’ Becomes Oldest Person to Hike the Appalachian Trial After 359 Days and 71 Falls
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Indie Comic Creator Sells Out Thanks to Viral Visit from Reviewer Who Stopped When Others Didn’t
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The ‘National Park’ That Stretches From Coast to Coast
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Celebrating 10 years of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
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Good News in History, September 10
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New heart attack guidelines correct decades of under-diagnosis in women
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NYC schools issue the country’s broadest AI ban, covering pre-K through eighth grade
Wednesday, September 9
Bringing Our Kids Back to Just Schools
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A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds
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Arthritis Drug Demonstrates Substantial Hair Regrowth in 1,400 Alopecia Patients
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Scientists Recreated Chirps of Jurassic Insects, Simulating a 165 Million-yo Soundscape (Listen)
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Yard Work Reveals Largest Trove of Viking Silver Ever Discovered in Denmark
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The right to play: displaced by conflict
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What We’re Reading: What If You Could Opt Out of Algorithms?
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Good News in History, September 9
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A simpler path to treating degenerative blindness: photoswitchable eye drops
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Beyond the thrift store: where your donations do more good
Tuesday, September 8
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FDA Immediately Approves Drug That’s Doubling Lifespan for Late Pancreatic Cancer Patients
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Armless Racing Driver Hits 110 mph Steering with His Feet–Aims to Make History at Le Mans
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EMT Ran 1.5 Miles up 1,000 Feet of Elevation in 31 Minutes to Get Blood Transfusion for Injured Climber
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S. Carolina Aquarium Celebrates ‘Baby Boom’ of Critically-Endangered Penguin Chicks
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They’re resilient, low-effort and beautiful: how to plant a rubble garden
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Good News in History, September 8
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The neuroscience of motivation: what orexin neurons reveal about staying the course
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At-home urine test spots bladder cancer in nine of ten cases
Monday, September 7
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22-yo with Down Syndrome Becomes Certified Fitness Instructor, Leads Class of 60 at Local Gym
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Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project
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Fitted with a Berlin Heart, Little Macs Is ‘Absolutely Thriving’ While He Waits for a Heart Transplant
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Chance Encounter Between 2 Indiana Graduates Rescues Former College Ball Star from Homelessness
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We’re likely to breach 1.5C. What happens next is still in our hands
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Beavers Are Having a Moment
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Good News in History, September 7
Sunday, September 6
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Teen Discovers Coconut Fungi Can Filter Plastic and Sunscreen From Sea—And Wins Science Fair
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Astronomers Create Gallery of 16 ‘Cosmic Gems’ to Show Variety of Shapes a Galaxy Can Be
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Debt-Stricken Single Mom Pays Off $25K Debt in 5 Months by Decluttering 410 Items
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Good News in History, September 6
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New Gym in Paris Helps Homeless Folks Improve Their Health And Habits–Without Leaving the Shelter
Saturday, September 5
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Red Sea Coral Dying From Heat Stress is Being Revived With Probiotics
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12 Golden Puppies in One Litter Reunite With Mom On First Birthday: ‘It turned into a real extended family’
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, September 5
Friday, September 4
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Endangered Salmon Return to California Rivers in Incredible Numbers: ‘Everybody’s just ecstatic’
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Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!
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Neighbors Get Swept Up in Man’s Viral Journey to Clean a NYC Street Block Every Day for 100 Days
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A Terrier Rescued After Spending 2 Days Underground Lost in a Badger Warren
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After 30 Years of Estranged Trains, Sweden and Finland Re-Connect Their Railway Lines
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The Spark: Your Laundromat Could Be a Library
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Good News in History, September 4
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Why managers struggle with coaching and what the research says to do instead
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Statins reduce heart attack risk in healthy adults over 70, decade-long trial confirms
Thursday, September 3
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Indian Home Stays Cool Without A/C Through Clever Clay Architecture
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Survey Finds Blackbirds to Have the Most Beautiful Songs in the Avian World–Science Explains Why
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3 Million Oysters Eaten by New Yorkers Are Rebuilding the City’s Reefs
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Common Supplement Rivals Antibiotics for Severe Gum Disease When Taken with Low-Dose Aspirin
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Richard E. Grant fronts Second Hand September as Britons try to buy fewer clothes
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Former Poachers Are Protecting One of Nigeria’s Last Rainforests
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Good News in History, September 3
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NASA’s Roman space telescope heads to deep space after surviving budget cuts
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How to choose a fertility clinic: what reproductive endocrinologists look for
Wednesday, September 2
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Belligerents in 6-year Military Standoff Agree to Swap Rifles for Ballots
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Stray Cat Nursed Back to Health by Train Staff, Climbs the Ranks to Become Stationmaster
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Original Picasso Stolen 8 Years Ago Found Hanging in Relinquished Apartment by Milwaukee Landlord
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Last-Minute Flood Warning Saved Over 900 Nepal Students, School Principal Said
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What We’re Reading: In Baltimore, 911 Now Has More Ways to Help
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What Brazil’s supercentenarians can teach us about living to 120
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Good News in History September 2
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Climate attribution science just changed the rules for fossil fuel lawsuits
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8 clever ways to reuse spice jars around the house
Tuesday, September 1
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Pokémon Fans Rally to Help Child After He Was Scammed Out of His Most Valuable Card
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WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-free After 42 Days Without New Cases
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London’s Ulez linked to healthier lung growth in children
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Good Samaritan Helps Mother After Seeing Her Destroyed Home on the News: “He’s been a blessing”
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Could Plastic-Eating Robots Clean Up Our Oceans?
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Good News in History, September 1
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Meet the Bioloon: the biodegradable balloon aiming for shelves by 2028
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The Reddit-popular five-minute productivity rule that truly works for procrastinators
Monday, August 31
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US Cities Are Terminating Flock Camera Contracts at Record Pace in August After Nationwide Pushback
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In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls
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Florida Teens Design Charity App to Help Generous Locals Deliver ‘Pizza for a Purpose’
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Survives Attempted Budget Cuts to Launch 9 Months Early
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The unlikely rise of the sea shanty band
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One Way to Keep Childcare Affordable? Give Staff Free Housing
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Good News in History, August 31
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What counts as real music? Australia’s charts just drew a line.
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Your guide to September’s best night sky events in 2026
Sunday, August 30
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Rare Sea Turtle Near Death on UK Beach Gets 5,000-mile Lift to Texas Rehab Before Returning to Gulf Home
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Rare 1930s Watch Stashed in Old Jewelry Box Sells for $80,000 in Thrilling UK Auction
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Mobile Dental Lab Brings Volunteer Dentists to Deliver Care to Homeless and Vulnerable in UK
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Good News in History, August 30
Saturday, August 29
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Self-Taught Artist Carves Logs into Amazing Sculptures Using a Chainsaw
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Deep Sleep Brain Waves Offer Protection Against Alzheimer’s, Shows New Research
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Dogs Provide Security and Comfort at Busy Train Station in ‘British First’
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, August 29
Friday, August 28
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World’s Oldest Person Celebrates 117 Years of a ‘Nonconfrontational’ Approach to Life
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Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right
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Frogs Produce a Protein That May Be an Antidote for Deadly Shellfish Toxin in Humans
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Abu Dhabi Ice Cream Entrepreneur Uses Her National Crop to Make Healthier Soft Serve
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Renter Is Shocked When Landlord Gives Her a Home After 20 Years Being a Good Tenant There
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The Goat-Cow Is Spain’s Wildfire-Fighting Secret Weapon
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Good News in History, August 28
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6 useful things to donate before back-to-school season this year
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Phillip Island’s little penguins are getting bird flu vaccines in a world-first program
Thursday, August 27
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5 US Cities Hire Robot Called ‘Dax’ to Help Survey and Repair Sidewalks–Kids Love Him
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Man Saves Baby Otter with CPR: ‘A life’s a life, no matter what it is’
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Pakistan Combines River Dolphin Sanctuaries Along the Indus River, Protecting 250 Miles of Habitat
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‘Wood Foam’ Startup Uses Logging Waste as Substitute for Plastic, Producing 400 Pounds Daily
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Want to See a Tiger? Let These Women Be Your Guides
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Life after: oil
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Good News in History, August 27
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The case for eating blueberries every day, according to a nutritionist
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Baltimore reimagines what 911 can do, with $400 million to back it up
Wednesday, August 26
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Scientists and Volunteers Take Big Step Towards Saving Rare ‘Cryptic’ Australian Orchid
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Resurrecting Plant Inspires ‘Fridge Free’ Vaccines That Could Save the Millions of Doses Wasted Annually
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Tribute to Dolly Parton: Country Music Star and Childhood Literacy Champion Giving Free Books to Kids (1946-2026)
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India’s Lion Populations Increase 70%, Total Habitat by 15% Over the Last Decade
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What We’re Reading: A Wheelchair Rugged Enough for National Park Trails
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Putting slugs on the map: farmers pioneer precision crop protection
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Good News in History, August 26
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London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds
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In France, peace and quiet is now a legal right by banning unsolicited cold calls
Tuesday, August 25
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Woman Can See Again After World’s First Transplant of a Central Retina
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US Approves First Drug That Targets Root Cause of Narcolepsy Rather Than its Symptoms
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Could Shellfish Farming Fix Florida’s Algal Bloom Problem?
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Over 3,000 Endangered Yellow-Legged Frogs and Tadpoles Unleashed to Reclaim SoCal Mountains
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First Bluefin Tuna Caught in North Sea in 60 Years Is Sign of Healthy Ecosystem
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Art attack: five habits to help you get (back) into art
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Good News in History, August 25
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The world hit 3 terawatts of solar power faster than anyone predicted
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Back-to-school shopping without the meltdown: How to keep trends and budgets in check
Monday, August 24
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Moms Love This Initiation Ritual Freshmen Must Go Through at This Oklahoma High School
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Chinese Man Takes Paralyzed Wife on Epic Road Trip: ‘Die On the Road, Not in Hospital’
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Inventor Envisioned a Waterless Toilet for Astronauts, Realized it Could Solve a Global Sanitation Crisis Instead
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Zebra Sharks the First Ever to Be Rewilded After 82 Pups Released by Dedicated ‘Shark Nannies’
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How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires
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Horizontal Levees Are Spreading Across the Bay Area
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Good News in History, August 24
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Ethiopian Farmers Save Thousands by Switching to Solar Irrigation–While Cutting Emissions
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Student Makers: teen volunteers are teaching STEM across three continents
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How Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree
Sunday, August 23
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Dog Lost on 3rd Tallest Peak in England Finally Found After Three Weeks Stuck on Steep Ravine
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California Joins 30 States to Require Financial Literacy Courses For Teens in Every High School
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Good-Humored Scientists Create ‘OnlyMarms’ Page to Boost Marmot Conservation and Donations
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Good News in History, August 23
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‘Double Spiral’ Secret of Narwhal’s Twisted Tusk Revealed By High Tech X-Rays
Saturday, August 22
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Gas Station Goes Viral For Offering a Discount For Dance Moves – And Then Posts a Video
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Zoo Plucks 21 Snails From Extinction and Returns Hundreds to Pristine Atlantic Island (WATCH)
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, August 22
Friday, August 21
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French Firm Switches On Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy/Storage Plant to Power 200K Houses
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Community Rallies to Support Wages of Beloved Pizza Joint’s Staff While They Rebuild After a Fire
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First River Otter Spotted in the Bronx in 100 Years Along the Bronx River
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Man Makes 200+ Trips to Remote Villages to Connect Elders with Their Children Working Abroad
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Podcast Transcript August 21st, 2026— (Guest Interview) Catch up with Kristy: clean energy, leaving California, and embracing the slow life
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Transforming Britain’s Old Coalfields Into Clean Energy Sources
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Good News in History, August 21
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
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Maternal RSV vaccine cuts newborn ICU admissions in half
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How to help an anxious kid through back-to-school season
Thursday, August 20
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Experimental Drug Generates Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk
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Archaeologists Triple the Scale of an Ancient Amazonian Civilization We Know Almost Nothing About
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Woman Gives $1 Million in ‘Life-Changing’ Bonuses to Teachers in Her School District
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Man Rescued Alive After Being Trapped in Underwater Cave for 15 Days Without Food or Light
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The Spanish Town Doing Capitalism Better
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Good News in History, August 20
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The mobile library bringing books to rural Syria
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Australia’s biggest gun reform in 30 years kicks off this November
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Are algae oil supplements worth taking? Here’s the evidence
Wednesday, August 19
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Internet Showers DoorDash Driver and Fiancé with Wedding Gifts Thanks to Note he Left in the Bag
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White Storks Make Historic Return to the English Midlands After 600-year Absence
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Italian Police Recover Stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Artworks Worth Millions
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Zion Becomes First National Park to Get All-Terrain Wheelchair for Public Use
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What We’re Reading: Should Short Flights Be Banned?
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How to forge meaningful human connections – according to you
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Rage workouts don’t calm you down, research finds. Here’s what does.
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Why the poo taboo has held back a killer disease, and what’s changing
Tuesday, August 18
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Boston Aims to Tackle 100-year Flood Risks with $10 Billion in Infrastructure Projects
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Construction Worker Discovers Gold Hoard After Literally Striking a Gold Bar with His Jackhammer
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The ‘Sisterhood’ Protecting Indonesia’s Coral Reefs
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Threatened Bird Species Given Tiny Foot Casts to Help Recovery After Hit by Car
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In Memorium: Zhu Rongji, the Leader Who Defied Mao and Opened China to the World
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Can festivals leave the land better than they found it?
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Good News in History, August 18
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5 phrases to teach kids that will serve them for life
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Rooftop rainwater could break cities’ air conditioning trap
Monday, August 17
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Cement Kilns Could Become Carbon Negative if Run on Clean Energy as Limestone Absorbs CO2
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Company Aims for ‘Moonshot’ Replacement for Trees in Paper Products with Humble Desert Plant
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270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve
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Garbage Workers in Italy Help Woman Find Her Million Jackpot
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Traveling Doctors Are Filling the Gaps in Rural France
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‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields results
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Good News in History, August 17
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Beard dandruff remedies dermatologists swear by
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Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation
Sunday, August 16
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Boyfriend Secretly Trains For Two Months To Surprise Girlfriend and Run Alongside Her in Dreaded First Half-Marathon
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Two Hours of Sleep Restored in Alzheimer’s Brains in Research Breakthrough
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Wendy’s Worker is Going To Yale After His Bosses Fund Scholarship for the Immigrant Who Survived Violence
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Good News in History, August 16
Saturday, August 15
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A Real Rockin’ Horse: Music Tames a Rescue Foal Who Learns to ‘Play’ Instruments for Album Debut
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Beating the Heat With a Million Blooming Sunflowers in Breezy Scotland (LOOK)
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California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, August 15
Friday, August 14
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97-Year-old is Overwhelmed to Attend Great-Granddaughter’s Graduation From Same Med School He Tackled 60 Years ago
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New Radiation-Free Lung Scan Can Spot Disease Sooner in Children – And it’s Much Safer
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Rescued Orangutans Released Into Isolated Forest Are Now Raising Babies, Creating New Wild Population
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Five Endangered Secretarybird Chicks Hatch in Major Conservation First
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Podcast Transcript August 14th, 2026— Taking our own advice on slowing down this summer
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More American Dads Are Taking Parental Leave
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Your Neanderthal genes may be building your muscles
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The sun’s surface has whirlpools. Here’s why they may be the engine behind space weather.
Thursday, August 13
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Surf’s Up for Pups at World Dog Surfing Championship Where Rosie Leads the Pack (Video)
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There’s No Opting Out of These Crises – Liberation Is Collective
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Ospreys Recover Thanks to ‘Pioneering Pairs’ Who Nest Away From Main Population
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Cat Named ‘Toast’ Survives Intense Heat of 4-Alarm Fire By Hiding in Closet
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Guard Becomes Celebrity Making Mini Statues For Each Event at Virginia Tech As Free Giveaways
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These Wetlands Treat the Wastewater of a Megacity
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Good News in History, August 13
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Bringing the thrill of live music to deaf audiences – with the help of air guitar
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The physical effects of heavy phone use (aka tech neck) and how to address them
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Bioengineered gum could expand treatment options for oral cancer patients
Wednesday, August 12
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Antiviral Chewing Gum Cuts Risk of Certain Head and Neck Cancers to Almost Zero in New Study
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Early Farmers Figured Out ‘Engineering Wonder,’ Building Huge Irrigation System Without Government or Chief
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Duck Becomes Emotional Support Animal That Unexpectedly Heals a Golden Retriever (WATCH)
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Fishing Guide Dials 911 for Entangled Manatee, Leading to Rescue While Calf Watches
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What We’re Reading: New York City’s Summer of Soundwalking
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Back on track: Matt Haig on finding acceptance
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Good News in History, August 12
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Brown Student Spends Summer Helping Teens Find Their Voice in English
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Europe’s electric flight era could begin within four years
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Bullfrog protein could be antidote to shellfish poisoning
Tuesday, August 11
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Great Barrier Reef’s Recovery From Bleaching is Aided by Monsoon
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Pro Women’s Baseball Resumes for First Time Since 1954: A League of Their Own is BACK!
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Plant’s First Flower is ‘Death Bloom’ So Tall the Greenhouse Had to Remove Ceiling Panels
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