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Man Spends 12 Days Returning Lost Cash a Laborer Needed for His Daughter
A Toddler Fell Into a Pool and Stopped Breathing. Two Deputies Brought Her Back.
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Venomous Primate Believed Extinct for 100 Years Was Hiding in Plain Sight All Along
Two Teens Went for a Bike Ride and Found a Neighbor Who'd Been Down for 16 Hours
For the First Time Ever, the World Made More Electricity From Wind and Sun Than Gas
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Geothermal Utilities Power Wave of US Affordable Housing with 40% Energy Savings
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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The Spark: When Communities Own the Land, Housing Stays Affordable
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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
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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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Solar kits are changing what disaster relief looks like
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The best places to volunteer this Thanksgiving: 17 options for every schedule
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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
Back From the Brink: America's Bald Eagle Soars From 500 Pairs to 14,000
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Got Bad Breath? Get Free Dental Care at This Store
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The butterfly effect: a brighter way to make paint?
Doctors Built a One-of-a-Kind Gene Therapy for a Sick Baby — in Just Six Months
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400-yo Shipwreck Puzzle Finally Cracked After More Than 20 Years of Mystery
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The Montana Ranch Where Autistic People Are Wranglers and Guides
Sweden Tore Down Three Dams and Set 100 Kilometers of River Free
A Social Experiment Is Handing 1,000 People $500 — to Spend on Someone Else
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Seabird Sees Miracle Recovery After Avian Flu Wiped Them Out
Scientists Just Put $17 Million Toward Teaching AI to Translate Animal Languages
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Next Week’s New Moon Is Perfect Backdrop to the Blazing Tails of the Taurid Meteor Shower
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Good News in History, November 5
Told He'd Never Run Again After a Skiing Accident, He Just Finished the Two Oceans Marathon
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Personalized brain therapy hits 68 percent remission for PTSD
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8 surprising household uses for toothpaste, from a pro cleaner
Wednesday, November 4
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The Grandfather Puzzle Pieces Together a Family History One Man Wouldn’t Talk About
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Brazil Expands Protected Area for ‘One of the Richest and Most Sensitive Biomes on the Planet’
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The Election That Transcended Tribalism
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Student-run Automotive Shop Opens to the Public in Houston Where Every Oil Change Helps the Next Generation
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Italy Sees Collapse in its Homicide Rate to 3rd Lowest in the EU
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Woman Becomes First Person to Swim the Entire California Coastline
Who needs a golden ticket? The race to future-proof chocolate
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Good News in History, November 4
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Maya Higa built a wildlife sanctuary on Twitch, funded by the people who watch it
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Stanford scientists discovered bleached coral can heal through touch
Tuesday, November 3
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Loch Ness Is About to Welcome a New Monster Not Seen There in 500 Years–the Beaver!
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He Donated His Ultra-rare Blood 545 Times While Visiting Every Blood Bank in Australia
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The Counter-Extremism Expert Building Our Capacity for Compassion
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What if we stop treating social care like a service? This village shows the way
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This Wheelchair Skateboarding Teacher Already Conquered Mountains and Marathons
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Rebuilding Mosques Brings Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims Together After Punjab Violence
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Good News in History, November 3
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How carbon credits helped unlock the Great Koala National Park in NSW
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Astronomers discovered first green star ever. And it’s powered by a dead planet’s chemistry.
Monday, November 2
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Whale Festival to Kick Off Amelia Island in Florida to Celebrate the Return of the Right Whale
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The Student Movement Addressing Campus Polarization Head On
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Over 750 Ukraine Civilians Evacuated from Famine Conditions in Most Substantial Truce of the War
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Weather.pet App Generates Forecasts for Dogs’ Head and Paws Based on Ground Temps and More
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Strangers Ran Towards the Fire to Save Teen–Her Mom Now Funds Scholarships for Heroes Like Them
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The women’s boxing nights helping abuse survivors
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Good News in History, November 2
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Islands Near Portugal Turn Off Lights to Protect Seabird Fledglings Every October – 30k Already Saved
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California legalizes balcony solar for renters and beyond
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Sardinian restaurants are banning phones for families at meals
Sunday, November 1
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Housing Nonprofit Funds $16.5 Million in Eviction Relief to Assist Renters
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High School Fills Entire Football Field With Groceries to Replenish New Jersey Food Banks
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Hero Support Dog Saves Husband’s Life After Alerting Deaf Owner to His Deadly Midnight Fall Down Stairs
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Good News in History, November 1
Saturday, October 31
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Girl Sitting in Dirt at Bus Stop Gets Surprise Bench From Homeowner–Camera Catches her Jig (WATCH)
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B-Vitamin Supplement Can Treat Psoriasis, a Skin Condition with No Cure
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Retirees Who Lost Spouses Fall in Love Again at 88, After Meeting in the Gym
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Your Halloween Horoscope Advice: ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, October 31
Friday, October 30
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Best Spud Harvest in a Decade Clears the Gloom of Crops Failing from Scorching Summer
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Podcast Transcript October 30th, 2026— Kenya’s wildlife deal, Halloween tips across the ages, and EV energy security
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New Texas School Is Named For Longtime Janitor ‘Miss Marilyn’ (Watch Her Reaction)
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A Farmer Didn’t Know His Cell Number Was on an Exam Question, Now Uses the Calls He Gets as Opportunities to Inspire
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In Lieu of Flowers or Tributes, Patrick Stewart’s Family Suggests a Donation to Alzheimer’s Research
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Truth, Elections and the Questionable History of the Club Sandwich
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Good News in History, October 30
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
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How EV fleets are shielding Europe from oil price volatility
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The 7 best vegetables to plant if you want to offset rising grocery costs
Thursday, October 29
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‘Panther Pat’ Shines a Light on the Nearly Forgotten First Woman to Play Pro Football
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JoyDrops: Short Films Big on Inspiration and Bigger Awards Aspirations
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Disabled Veteran Receives Donated Car Beautifully Refurbished by Auto Collision Students
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Birdwatching Rewires the Brain and Slows Cognitive Decline
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Romans Made Color-Changing Glass–and We’ve Just Replicated After 1,600 Years
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Bereaved Parents Ask Court to Consider ‘Lightest Possible Sentence’ for Driver Who Killed Their Son
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The Student Exchange Program That Never Leaves the U.S.
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Smartphones, ancient tracking skills and a future for desert lions
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Good News in History, October 29
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Will vinegar actually keep bugs out this fall? Pest experts explain what works
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Kenya unlocks $160 million to protect the Maasai Mara and Tsavo ecosystems
Wednesday, October 28
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Nature-Inspired Tech Prevents Microplastics Entering Atlantic Ocean Through Wastewater
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Bizarre Rescue Sees Divers Save Kangaroo That Found Itself Over a Mile from Dry Land
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Etsy Cracks Down on AI-Generated Content to Protect Buyers from Barrage of Slop
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Stranger Anonymously Pays $420 Lunch Tab for 27 Disabled Residents and Caregivers
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Positive News launches new video podcast exploring what’s going right in the world
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What We’re Reading: A Quiz That Reveals Americans’ Surprising Common Ground
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Good News in History, October 28
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Student Makers, a deeper dive: bringing free STEM to students on three continents
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Meet Vivian Ho: the 17-year-old who built a supply network around dignity, not charity
Tuesday, October 27
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FDA-Approval for Drill-Free Cavity Care May Be Imminent After Great Phase 3 Treatment Trial
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High School Baseball Team Has All the Vibes of Success But Never Won a Game: Kids Don’t Mind
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NGO Celebrates 70 Million Amazon Acres Conserved After Protecting Are Called a ‘Link of Life’
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Family That’s Fostered 500 Children Saved from Housefire Thanks to Stranger’s Wrong Turn
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Finally, Something Americans Agree On!
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Cream of the crop: one brand’s quiet quest to reinvent the dairy industry
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Good News in History, October 27
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New Jersey Transit is turning commuter stations into art galleries
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5 research-backed ways to banish aches and feel better at your desk
Monday, October 26
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Stunning New Opera House Opens With a Gravity-Defying Grand Staircase (LOOK)
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Tiny Scottish Island’s Little Historical Society Makes Massive Discovery
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Want the News to Unite People? Let Them Report It
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Numbers of Endangered and Sacred River Dolphin Grow by 6 After Successful Breeding Season
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Free tool helps young men to take responsibility for sexual harm
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Man Named ‘Service’ Cleans Up NYC Dumping Site on His Own Initiative
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Good News in History, October 26
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NYC food pantries are now stocking pet food for struggling households
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Age-by-age Halloween tips from a board-certified pediatrician
Sunday, October 25
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LIVE Webcam Brings You Inside Cheetah Den With 5 Tiny Cubs Tended By Mom (The Meows are Mesmerizing)
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53 Orangutans Rescued from Fires in Borneo, With Many Rewilded to Forest Preserves Across the Island
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Flood Worries? Tape Can Block 99% of Water Compared to Expensive Sandbags That Break Your Back
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A Chance Meeting in a Chinese Restaurant Saved a Man’s Life – As Everything Happens for a Reason
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Good News in History, October 25
Saturday, October 24
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Star Clusters in Van Gogh’s Starry Night Matches Taurus Sky From July 1889, Shows Study
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Minnesota Youth Jumps Onto Runaway School Bus and Saves 18 Kids After Driver has Seizure
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New U.S. National Park Preserves ‘Land of Standing-Up Rocks’ and its Apache Culture in Arizona
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Your Positive Weekly Horoscope: ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, October 24
Friday, October 23
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Rescuers Ensure Orphaned Baby Walrus Gets a Second Chance (LOOK)
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Podcast Transcript October 23rd, 2026— Hungary repeals anti-LGBTQ law, world’s tallest wind turbine, and why fall makes you reach for reruns
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One Teacher’s Idea for Daily Positivity Practice Sweeps Through His Elementary School
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3 Italian ‘Hobbits’ Searched for Irishman’s ‘Precious’ Wedding Ring for Days Before Bringing it to His Home
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Vines Produce Bigger, Healthier Wine Grapes When Grown Under Solar Panels
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How ‘Artivism’ Is Driving the Resistance in Paris
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Good News in History, October 23
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
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New research identifies the exact spot where Alzheimer’s protein tangles lock in
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The Giving Grove: how Kansas City’s free community orchards became a national model
Thursday, October 22
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A Towering Figure of Tolerance From 2,500 Years Ago Has Found a New Home in Atlanta
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‘World’s Largest Deforestation Project’ Halted Early, Saving Potentially 4 Million Acres
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Major Supermarket Begins Wide-Scale Tests to Bring Heritage Apple Varieties to Market
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Coconut Oil Could Make Great Sustainable Jet Fuel, Pioneering Experiments Demonstrate
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Samoan Island Witnesses Explosion of Native Wildlife Following Removal of Invasive Rats and Pigs
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The farmer growing a future under Ghana’s trees
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The Door-to-Door Technique That Actually Changes Minds
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Good News in History, October 22
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How kites and ancient design are replacing fuel in Antarctic exploration
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Is this nut the most underrated sleepy-time snack? Here’s what the sleep research says
Wednesday, October 21
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Strangers Help 86-Year-Old Who’s Been Building a 62-foot Boat in his Yard Since 1987 (WATCH)
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Japan Successfully Launches Mission to Bring Home the First-Ever Martian Moon Samples
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Scientists Discover a Simple, Low-Energy Way to Recycle Acrylic Glass into Brand-New Material
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10-Year-Old Dog Found After a Month Lost in Yellowstone
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‘Writing is a way of dealing with things’
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Good News in History, October 21
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Fall nostalgia: why your nervous system reaches for reruns when autumn arrives
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World’s tallest wind turbine reaches 1,197 feet in Germany
Tuesday, October 20
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Student Plays Truly Epic Birthday Prank on High School Principal Who Changed His Life (WATCH)
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Isle of Jersey Expands Marine Protections to Cover 21% of Territorial Waters
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Texas Man Finds More Than $128,000 on Top of a Bank’s ATM–and Returns Every Dollar
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Man Proposes to His Girlfriend After They Were Struck by Lightning–She Restarted His Heart Twice
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There Are Ways to Reduce Campus Sexual Assaults. Will More Colleges Use Them?
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The new certification scheme helping solar farms become havens for wildlife
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Good News in History, October 20
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A Dutch startup is making concrete that grows its own moss
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The surprising history of pumpkins: from ancient staple to autumn icon
Monday, October 19
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Mozambique Protects the ‘Butterfly Forest’ of Mount Mabu, Home to 200 Species
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Unprecedented Collab Between China and The Met Uncovers Secrets of Huge Chinese Mural in NYC
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Brazil Ends Long Tradition of 6-Day Workweek via Constitutional Amendment
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Simple ‘Soil Steaming’ Found as Effective Replacement for Chemicals in Organic Strawberry Farming
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A Wall Meant to Divide Is Uniting Left and Right in Texas
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Volunteers became salmon, deer and earthworms. Then they set out to save their river
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Good News in History, October 19
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How one small device is solving the apartment solar access problem
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Hungary repeals anti-LGBTQ law, unlocking billions in EU funds
Sunday, October 18
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Contact With Nature is Linked to Healthy Eating, Shows Encouraging New Study
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Tiny Black Cat Stuck in Car Engine Brings Unexpected Joy to Couple With Halloween Wedding Anniversary
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Retired Couple Surprised With New HVAC System Worth $16k in a ‘Feel the Love’ Program That’s Aided 3100 Folks
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Village Installs Knitted Traffic Cops to Slow Down Speeding Drivers
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Good News in History, October 18
Saturday, October 17
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99-yo Woman Snags ‘World’s Oldest Wing-Walker’ Title – 3 Months After Another Gran Did It (LOOK)
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Coral Bleaching Reversed at Record Speed Using New Stanford Method: ‘Not a Lost Cause, at All’
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Massive 70lb Dog the Size of Baby Hippo Sheds Pounds and Gets New Home
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Your Positive Weekly Horoscope: ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, October 17
Friday, October 16
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North America’s Largest Wildlife Overpass Is Working: Animal Collisions on I-25 Down 91%
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Podcast Transcript October 16th, 2026— Flu is already spreading: why October is the window to get vaccinated, plus nine more solutions
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Drape Some of This ‘Plant Armor’ Fabric Over a Strawberry Patch to Triple Yields with Less Pesticides
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Teen’s Disaster Messaging App Can ‘Hop’ Across Bluetooth When Cellular Networks Collapse
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Largest Private Conservation Project in the US Hits Major Milestone as Free-Roaming Bison Pass 1,000
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What Dementia Taught Me About Living Through a Callous Time
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Welcome to the Depolarization Project
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Good News in History, October 16
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What to leave alone in your garden this October to help overwintering bees
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What sets Japanese sweet potatoes apart, nutritionally speaking
Thursday, October 15
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An Extinct Crocodilian’s Skull Was Found in the Rocks That Built the Sphinx, and it’s Also Missing its Nose
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Tribe Just a Signature Away from Recovering 1,100 Ancestral Acres Along Undammed Elwha River
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ESA’s New Sentinel 3C Satellite Makes its Debut with Sumptuous Images of Italy and the Arctic
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Woman Who Lost Her Sister Invents a Child’s Car Seat Sticker That Doubles as Hospital Bracelet
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The Library Is Closed. Feel Free to Come In.
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In Ukraine, the repair movement is heading underground
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Good News in History, October 15
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6 smart things to do with an empty egg carton before you toss it in the recycling bin
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Indonesia’s mosque loudspeakers might save lives during natural disasters
Wednesday, October 14
Facing the Midterms With Courage
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Teen Triathlete Raises More Than $30,000 to Donate Bikes and Riding Lessons to Low-Income Families
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Pittsburgh Water Launches Debt Forgiveness Program to Help Families with Rising Costs
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Inches Below the Forest Floor, Archeologists in Germany Unearthed a Roman Temple to the War God
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World’s Heaviest Pumpkin Sets Incredible New Record at 2,856 lbs.
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Teenagers Worldwide Are Tackling the Plastics Crisis
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Wildlife photographer of the year 2026, the winning images
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Good News in History, October 14
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Why October is the best time to get your flu shot this year
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Scientists discovered the world’s largest octopus nursery off the California coast
Tuesday, October 13
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Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘D-rex’, a Giant Fungus from Chinese Forests Dating Back 65 Million Years
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Italian Bio-methane Plant Comes Online, Providing Renewable Gas to Over 3,000 Homes
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Barbie Honors Serena Williams with New Signature Doll to Serve Inspiration to Next Generation of Women
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Elderly Theater Worker Surprised by $146,000 for Her Retirement Crowdfunded by Young Moviegoer
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The ‘in awe’ artist painting a wilder Britain
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Young Adults Are Building Safe Spaces for Unhoused Peers
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Good News in History, October 13
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The common skin care mistakes dermatologists say are working against your routine
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How a floating shade can help coral survive a marine heatwave
Monday, October 12
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Montana High School Softball Player Discovered Long-Lost Sister on Opposing Team
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‘Like Caring for a Pet’ – the App That Lets You Know if Your Neighborhood Tree Is Thirsty
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Teen’s Wish to Return Kindness She Received Sees Her Lemonade Stand Become $5 Million Charity Engine
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Putting a ring on it: the plan to green London’s beloved edges
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Can Students and Teachers Learn to Trust Each Other in the Age of A.I.?
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Good News in History, October 12
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Family Sells 650 Acres on East Texas Lake to Become State Park, Saying Land is ‘Part of my soul’
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How to quiet performance anxiety, according to sport psychology
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Australia sets a new renewable energy record, with rooftop solar leading the way
Sunday, October 11
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New Way to Relieve Arthritic Knees Without Drugs or Surgery by Changing Your Gait
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Giant Tortoise Population is Thriving–Survey Finds 180,000 on One Island Chain
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Statins May Protect People From Glaucoma or Blindness By Preventing or Slowing Nerve Cell Death
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Good News in History, October 11
Saturday, October 10
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Sloth Bear Named By Julia Roberts is Flourishing After Rescue From Dancing Trade in India
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Daughter Gets to Join Dad as Co-Pilot, With Mom Serving on Flight’s Cabin Crew: A Surprise Full Circle Moment
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Lost Italian Statue by Trevi Fountain Artist Discovered in Salvage Yard Among the Garden Ornaments
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, October 10
Friday, October 9
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NPR-Inspired Homework Leads Teen to Find Hidden Message a Decade After a Stranger’s Kindness
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Podcast Transcript October 9th, 2026— (Guest Interview) A place to breathe: inside #CreateConnectCare, the youth mental health program giving young people a voice | World Mental Health Day 2026
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Australia Announces 3 New National Parks to Protect Gliders, Owls, and Other Victoria Wildlife
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Local Opinion and Involvement Found as Key Determinant in World’s Conservation Success Stories
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‘I can breathe again’. Readers share their experiences of a more balanced media diet
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World’s Largest ‘Glacial Archeology’ Expedition Recovers 48 Stone Age Arrowheads and Shafts
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Gen Z Is Rescuing Millions in Medical Supplies
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Three surprising reasons to slow down for a thoughtful, nutritious breakfast
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Good News in History, October 9
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
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The floating scarecrow saving seabirds from fishing nets
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Coffee’s memory boosting effect might have nothing to do with caffeine, study suggests
Thursday, October 8
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Nearly 200-year-old Tortoise Becomes First to Contribute Extraordinary Epigenome to Aging Research
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NYC Parks Extends Late Night Soccer at 5 Fields for Night Workers–And Their Reactions Are Awesome (WATCH)
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Neighbors Flock to Rescue a Wounded Owl Tangled Up in Barbed Wire
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Prince William launches kit to help communities prepare for emergencies
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More Than 14,000 Derelict Explosives Cleared from Libyan City and Nearby Farmland
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How NYC Students Saved School Lunch
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Good News in History, October 8
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Berlin mapped 900,000 street trees. Now 12,000 people water them.
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London’s Oxford Street gets fully pedestrianized this month: here’s what that means
Wednesday, October 7
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Strangers Showed Up to Man’s Destroyed House to Put Up a Tarp Having Seen His Televised Plea
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A Swarm of Seven Meteor Showers Will Light Up the Night Skies All October Long
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Saudi Solar Park Proves Brilliant Breeding Ground for Threatened Sand Gazelles
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‘You’re Walking!’ – Dad Surprises Children Having Recovered Ability to Walk After Serious Brain Injury
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A future worth building. What to expect in the new issue of Positive News magazine
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What We’re Reading: California Joins the Balcony Solar Revolution
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Good News in History, October 7
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Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes Morocco’s first woman prime minister
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How to choose running shoes: what a physical therapists wants you to know
Tuesday, October 6
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Oldest Man in Oregon Credits Clean Diet and “Good Mind” for Reaching 108-years Young
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Nokia and NASA Team Up to Bring 4G to the Moon and Our Astronauts
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Illinois Community Members Honored for Helping Save Woman in Submerged Vehicle (WATCH)
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Virginia Becomes Latest State to Enact ‘Clean Slate’ Law, to Help Residents Move on from Minor Offenses
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The women putting community at the heart of elephant conservation
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Good News in History, October 6
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Social physiology: the hidden health cost of eating alone, according to science
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6 things that will bring more birds to your backyard this autumn
Monday, October 5
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Fighting Wildfires from Prison, A New Law Gives Ex-Cons Route to California Fire Dept. Jobs on Release
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Star Quarterback Wants to Help Gen Z Handle Money with New Video Series ‘Finance with Fernando’
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Nonprofit Brings Free Music Education to More Than 20,000 Miami Students in 131 Schools
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Orphaned, Rescued, and Rewilded, Female Gorilla Becomes a Mother in Historic Conservation Success
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The Hospital That Silenced the Machines
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Meet the 14-year-old uncovering London’s lost history
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Good News in History, October 5
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Wisconsin’s first certified Shinrin-yoku trail is open to everyone
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DeafCity Hub and the fight to build a space where sign language can live and thrive
Sunday, October 4
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Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A
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Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – LOOK
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Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween
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AI Chatbots Will Never Replace Advice From Elders, Say Seven of 10 in New Poll
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Good News in History, October 4
Saturday, October 3
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Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage
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Ancient Christian Complex Reopens in Syria After 14 Years, a War, and an Earthquake
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Fan ‘Storms Out’ as Team Loses on TV, Only to Become Hero for Woman Stuck in Mud Chest-high
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
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Good News in History, October 3
Friday, October 2
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Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?
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Podcast Transcript October 2nd, 2026— A wildlife overpass, a solar train, and Japan’s massive centenarian population
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UK’s National Museums to Continue 25-Year Policy of Free Entry for Foreign Visitors
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Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station
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30 Years of Clean-Up and Monitoring Work at Closed Copper Mine Wins Honors for World’s Top Miner
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The Spark: The ‘Community Lighthouses’ Where Neighbors Help Neighbors
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Good News in History, October 2
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How a simple urine test could spare most women from invasive womb cancer procedures
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Fighting dengue with sterile insects: Lisbon’s experimental approach
Thursday, October 1
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‘Flourishing’ Sycamore Gap Tree Has Ring of New Shoots Already 3-Feet Tall
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Chinese Commercial Reactor Achieves Nuclear Fusion with Clean Hydrogen-Boron Fuel
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Reviving L.A.’s Burned Landscapes, One Seed Bomb at a Time
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Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback Populations Is Actually a Subspecies
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Stunning Collection of Stolen Greek Artifacts Spanning 5,000 Years Were Just Returned to Greece
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Why good leaders listen
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Good News in History, October 1
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The herbs and spices dietitians say support immune function
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How Argentina’s battery-powered Tren Solar is recharging an ancient Andean route
Wednesday, September 30
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New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution
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Chris Evans Puts His Limelight on a Bonded Dog Pair with Cute Video, Immediately Sees Them Adopted
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Coastal Golf Course Turned into Vital Wetland Habitat for Seabirds
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I stopped reading bad news for 48 hours. Here’s what happened
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First Ever Recorded Sea Turtle Nests on America’s West Coast
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What We’re Reading: Rat Rangers to the Rescue
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Good News in History September 30
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Why noise is an underestimated health hazard and what to do about it
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library doubles its London reach even after her death
Tuesday, September 29
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12-yo’s Annual ‘Diaper Drive’ Delivers 30,000 Diapers Off at Arizona Food Bank
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This Stone Wall Seems to Have Finally Settled Debate About The Town That Became Paris
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A Strategy of Cash-for-Photos Turns Animal Hunters into Animal Protectors in Indonesia
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Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine Habitat, Whales, and Seabirds
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‘The forest is life’: how Indigenous communities in Peru are preventing wildfires
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A Place to Sleep for Denver’s Homeless College Students
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Good News in History September 29
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What Japan’s 107,677 centenarians reveal about diet, lifestyle, and aging
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Colorado’s largest wildlife overpass cut I-25 collisions by 91 percent
Monday, September 28
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Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit
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Vietnam Swiftly Protects Forests Containing the Last of the World’s Most-Endangered Monkey
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Researchers Unearth a Clay Tablet Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
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18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor School Children in Ghana
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The ethical fashion brand championing change across the industry
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Forget Recycling. What If We Could Compost or Reuse Everything?
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Good News in History September 28
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Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms
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How book clubs and bedtime stories protect and build healthier brains
Thursday, September 24
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Wednesday, September 23
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Monday, September 21
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Monday, September 14
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Sunday, August 23
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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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Three sports groups using movement to tackle isolation
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Good News in History, August 11
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What forest bathing does to your body, and the 5 best places to try it
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Sweden to ban forever chemicals from kitchens and clothing by 2028
Monday, August 10
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Voyager 2 was Running Low on Power Until NASA Engineered a ‘Big Bang’ to Buy Another Year
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When Zoo Elephants Are Rewilded in Africa, Here’s How Good Their Coping Skills Are
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New Treatment Shows Remarkable Motor Improvements in Boys With Muscular Dystrophy—in Just 12 Weeks
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Toronto Zoo Celebrates Birth of Endangered Pygmy Hippo – The Pictures and Video are Adorable
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Can This City Banish Single-Use Coffee Cups?
The Planet
How birdwatching has become an unexpected hit with Gen Z
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Good News in History, August 10
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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $942m over child harms
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Children learn to be alone through love, not distance
Sunday, August 9
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Cheese Lovers Unite: The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Documented in Study Without Cholesterol Rise or Weight Gain
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Intricate Carvings in Ostrich Eggshells are 60,000 Years Old – and Reveal ‘Remarkable’ Human Thinking
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Leo DiCaprio Launches $200M Project to Bring 100 Most Threatened Species Back From the Brink
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Blind Dressage Horse Wins Competitions By Using ‘Equine Braille’
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Good News in History, August 9
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