Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ A Daily Dose of Positive News to Enthuse Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:50:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-GNN-Logo-Circles-2017-1-32x32.png Good News Network https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ 32 32 120051390 Father Saves 10 from Bar Fire at Swiss New Year’s Party After Frantic Call from His Daughter https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/father-saves-10-from-bar-fire-at-swiss-new-years-party-after-frantic-call-from-his-daughter/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/father-saves-10-from-bar-fire-at-swiss-new-years-party-after-frantic-call-from-his-daughter/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227766 Out of the fire that claimed over 40 young lives in Switzerland on New Year’s Eve comes a story of heroism and coincidence that allowed an Italian Swiss father to help rescue 10 of the youth trapped inside the underground venue. In the Swiss town of Crans Montana, sparklers or similar items are believed to […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/father-saves-10-from-bar-fire-at-swiss-new-years-party-after-frantic-call-from-his-daughter/feed/ 0 227766 Anti-Aging Drug Regrows Knee Cartilage in Major Breakthrough That Could End Knee Replacements https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/anti-aging-drug-regrows-knee-cartilage-in-major-breakthrough-that-could-end-knee-replacements/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/anti-aging-drug-regrows-knee-cartilage-in-major-breakthrough-that-could-end-knee-replacements/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:30:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227762 An injection that blocks the activity of a protein involved in aging reverses naturally occurring cartilage loss in the knee joints of old mice, a Stanford Medicine-led study has found. The treatment also prevented the development of arthritis after knee injuries such as ACL tears often experienced by athletes or recreational exercisers. An oral version […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/anti-aging-drug-regrows-knee-cartilage-in-major-breakthrough-that-could-end-knee-replacements/feed/ 0 227762 Hospital Technician Lends His X-Ray Machine to Help Woman Find Lost Heirloom Rings https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hospital-technician-lends-his-x-ray-machine-to-help-woman-find-lost-heirloom-rings/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hospital-technician-lends-his-x-ray-machine-to-help-woman-find-lost-heirloom-rings/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:00:38 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227758 The radiology department at an Iowa hospital recently teamed up with the waste management team to put the ‘care’ in healthcare, and left a patient in tears with gratitude. At Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Susan Sinnwell had arrived for a routine medical procedure. Preparing for a couple of X-rays, she took off a pair of […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hospital-technician-lends-his-x-ray-machine-to-help-woman-find-lost-heirloom-rings/feed/ 0 227758 Zero Rhinos Poached in India’s Stronghold for the Second Year on Record https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/zero-rhinos-poached-in-indias-stronghold-for-the-second-year-on-record/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/zero-rhinos-poached-in-indias-stronghold-for-the-second-year-on-record/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:00:55 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227750 India’s rhino stronghold of Assam reported zero deaths due to poaching among its populations of greater one-horned rhinos in 2025. The success replicates that seen in 2023, another year in which poachers claimed no rhinos. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of the state of Assam, akin to a US governor, said it was “a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/zero-rhinos-poached-in-indias-stronghold-for-the-second-year-on-record/feed/ 0 227750 Good News in History, January 5 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070105/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070105/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070105/ 73 years ago today, Waiting for Godot premiered in France. The tragicomedy play written by Irishman Samuel Beckett in interpretation of an earlier French play, En attend de Godot, it’s regarded by critics as “one of the most enigmatic plays of modern literature.” Featuring two characters spilling their thoughts out as they wait for the eponymous […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070105/feed/ 2 2423 Man Proposes Marriage by Editing Himself into Shrek Wedding Scene – Perfect For This Couple (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-proposes-marriage-by-editing-himself-into-shrek-wedding-scene-perfect-for-this-couple/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-proposes-marriage-by-editing-himself-into-shrek-wedding-scene-perfect-for-this-couple/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227707 A guy proposed to his fiancé by editing himself into the wedding scene of Shrek—a perfect way to totally surprise his girlfriend, and honor their love for the movie. Carter Allen spent five hours adding a clip of himself seamlessly running down the aisle saying he’s ‘experienced true love, too’. While playing the edited film […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-proposes-marriage-by-editing-himself-into-shrek-wedding-scene-perfect-for-this-couple/feed/ 0 227707 The Wild and Wacky Animal Rescues of 2025 Made the RSPCA Staff True Heroes https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-wild-and-wacky-animal-rescues-of-2025-made-the-rspca-staff-true-heroes/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-wild-and-wacky-animal-rescues-of-2025-made-the-rspca-staff-true-heroes/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:00:58 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227679 The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has shared their wackiest animal rescues from 2025, including a fox trapped in a chair and another one stuck inside the engine of an Amazon delivery van. The charity compiled the list with pictures showing hapless animals and pets trapped in bizarre places but they […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-wild-and-wacky-animal-rescues-of-2025-made-the-rspca-staff-true-heroes/feed/ 0 227679 80-yo Retired Teacher Bests Disease and Injury to Become Oldest Female Hiker to Finish Appalachian Trail https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227617 The obstacles and excuses kept blocking Betty Kellenberger’s path, but she never stopped moving forward. Kellenberger, an 80-year-old retired schoolteacher from Carson City, Michigan, became interested in the Appalachian Trail in elementary school when she learned about it in a Weekly Reader: Betty immediately thought she wanted to hike it someday. But adult life and […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/80-yo-retired-teacher-bests-disease-and-injury-to-become-oldest-female-hiker-to-finish-appalachian-trail/feed/ 0 227617 Massive Whale Shocks Divers Watching a Fish-Feeding Frenzy: ‘Did That Just Happened to Us?’ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/massive-whale-shocks-divers-watching-a-fish-feeding-frenzy-did-that-just-happened/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/massive-whale-shocks-divers-watching-a-fish-feeding-frenzy-did-that-just-happened/#respond Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:00:22 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227663 A free-diving instructor had a once-in-a-lifetime moment when a massive Bryde’s whale suddenly emerged during a feeding frenzy in Mexico’s Pacific waters. Emily Marzilli of Baja California Sur was diving near a giant sardine bait ball, which is a survival tactic for small fish against predators, when something extraordinary happened. Without warning, a massive whale […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/massive-whale-shocks-divers-watching-a-fish-feeding-frenzy-did-that-just-happened/feed/ 0 227663 Good News in History, January 4 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070104/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070104/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070104/ On this day 375 years ago, perhaps the greatest physicist the world has known, Isaac Newton, was born. Widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time, he invented his own calculus when he was 26 years old. An English mathematician, astronomer, and theologian, his book Principia, “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy”, formulated our understanding of the mechanics of motion and gravity, which dominated scientists’ view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. This farmer’s son also built the first practical reflecting telescope, and made pathbreaking observations in optics, figuring out that white light is really made of multiple colors. WATCH a cool video... (1543)

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070104/feed/ 2 2421 Rescue Dog Leading 19 Buddhist Monks on 2,300 Mile Peace Walk Across the US https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rescue-dog-leading-19-buddhist-monks-on-2300-mile-peace-walk-across-the-us/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rescue-dog-leading-19-buddhist-monks-on-2300-mile-peace-walk-across-the-us/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:00:32 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227438 An abandoned dog has joined a mission of peace across the world and, despite some mishaps, has stayed with it every paw of the way. During their opening 112-day peace walk in India, a group of Buddhist monks found an abandoned dog—or perhaps the dog found them. The canine, believed to be an Indian Pariah […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rescue-dog-leading-19-buddhist-monks-on-2300-mile-peace-walk-across-the-us/feed/ 0 227438 Tiny Baby Born With Hands Smaller Than a Fingertip is Now Home After a Year–And Developing Normally https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-baby-born-with-hands-smaller-than-a-fingertip-is-now-home-after-a-year-and-developing-normally/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-baby-born-with-hands-smaller-than-a-fingertip-is-now-home-after-a-year-and-developing-normally/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227567 A premature baby, born so tiny his hand was smaller than his dad’s fingertip, is finally home and healthy after a year in the hospital. Gabriel Golden was born weighing one pound in September 2024 after just 22 weeks gestation. He endured nearly a year in the Vanderbilt NICU in Nashville, Tennessee, battling chronic lung […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-baby-born-with-hands-smaller-than-a-fingertip-is-now-home-after-a-year-and-developing-normally/feed/ 0 227567 Thousands of Positive Messages Rained Down with Times Square Confetti to Ring in the New Year https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-positive-messages-rained-down-with-times-square-confetti-to-ring-in-the-new-year/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-positive-messages-rained-down-with-times-square-confetti-to-ring-in-the-new-year/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:30:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227494 As the famous New York City ball dropped downward to deliver 2026, a deluge of hopes, dreams, and wishes rained down in Times Square. I wish for more love and kindness in 2026… I wish for a good year with good people… Tons of messages from the Times Square Wishing Wall have been mixed in […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thousands-of-positive-messages-rained-down-with-times-square-confetti-to-ring-in-the-new-year/feed/ 0 227494 New Year 2026 Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-1-3-2026/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-1-3-2026/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227587 Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-1-3-2026/feed/ 0 227587 Good News in History, January 3 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070103/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070103/#respond Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070103/ 100 years ago today, George Martin, the English record producer, composer, audio engineer, and musician, was born. Known as “the 5th Beatle” for his extensive influence on the sound of the Beatles records, he is considered to be one of the greatest record producers of all time, with 53 number-one hit singles in the UK […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070103/feed/ 0 2411 Moss is So Unique it’s Acted Like Fingerprints to Help Solve a Dozen Crimes https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/moss-is-so-unique-its-acted-like-fingerprints-to-help-solve-a-dozen-crimes/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/moss-is-so-unique-its-acted-like-fingerprints-to-help-solve-a-dozen-crimes/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:18:04 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227614 Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They’re often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But these small plants sometimes turn out to be big clues in forensic cases. A team of scientists learned that firsthand in 2013, when they were asked to […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/moss-is-so-unique-its-acted-like-fingerprints-to-help-solve-a-dozen-crimes/feed/ 0 227614 2025 Was ‘Year of the Octopus’ Says UK Wildlife Trust, Amid Record Cephalopod Sightings https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2025-was-year-of-the-octopus-says-uk-wildlife-trust-amid-record-cephalopod-sightings/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2025-was-year-of-the-octopus-says-uk-wildlife-trust-amid-record-cephalopod-sightings/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:30:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227605 It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as there are now, with the UK’s Wildlife Trusts declaring that 2025 was the ‘Year of the Octopus.’ These eight-legged spineless creatures, one of the most fascinating to inhabit our planet, have been seen in record numbers by divers, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/2025-was-year-of-the-octopus-says-uk-wildlife-trust-amid-record-cephalopod-sightings/feed/ 0 227605 Hungary’s Famous Thermal Baths Are Saving the Country’s Famous Grasslands from Desertification https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hungarys-famous-thermal-baths-are-saving-the-countrys-famous-grasslands-from-desertification/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hungarys-famous-thermal-baths-are-saving-the-countrys-famous-grasslands-from-desertification/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:00:26 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227601 Drought is affecting the Great Hungarian Plain like never before, but a team of concerned citizens have hatched a clever plan to address it in the short term. It’s arguable what the Eastern European country is more famous for, its grasslands and horse heritage, or its thermal baths. The capital of Budapest is filled with […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hungarys-famous-thermal-baths-are-saving-the-countrys-famous-grasslands-from-desertification/feed/ 0 227601 January Stargazing Offers the Best Time of the Year to See Jupiter and its Moons https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/january-stargazing-offers-the-best-time-of-the-year-to-see-jupiter-and-its-moons/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/january-stargazing-offers-the-best-time-of-the-year-to-see-jupiter-and-its-moons/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:00:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227592 Kicking off the new calendar this month is a tasty opportunity to see Jupiter and its four largest moons with the naked eye. On January 10th, generally across the US time zones, Jupiter will crest the eastern horizon at sundown and continue to climb until midnight when it reaches the highest point in the sky. […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/january-stargazing-offers-the-best-time-of-the-year-to-see-jupiter-and-its-moons/feed/ 0 227592 Good News in History, January 2 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070102/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070102/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070102/ Today is also National Science Fiction Day, a date that honors the birth, 106 years ago, of literary sci-fi genius Isaac Asimov. A Russian immigrant in Brooklyn, he taught himself to read at age 5, skipped several grades, and got his high school diploma at 15. He sold his first short story at the age […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070102/feed/ 0 2404 ‘It Feels Like Me Again’: World’s First Arm Exoskeleton Gives Stroke Patients Independence https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/it-feels-like-me-again-the-worlds-first-entire-arm-exoskeleton-gives-stroke-patients-independence/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/it-feels-like-me-again-the-worlds-first-entire-arm-exoskeleton-gives-stroke-patients-independence/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:02 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227564 An exoskeleton for the entire arm has been invented and designed in Norway to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms. It detects and then amplifies tiny movements through the arm and shoulder, and the developers hope to launch it as a fully commercial product this year. Today, more and more people are […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/it-feels-like-me-again-the-worlds-first-entire-arm-exoskeleton-gives-stroke-patients-independence/feed/ 0 227564 Western Tatami Mat Mania Keeping Alive Japan’s Traditional Woven Grass Flooring Industry https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/western-tatami-mat-mania-keeping-alive-japans-traditional-woven-grass-flooring-industry/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/western-tatami-mat-mania-keeping-alive-japans-traditional-woven-grass-flooring-industry/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:00:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227561 Western admirers of Japanese aesthetic are keeping afloat tatami craftsmen in Japan, where modernity and maintenance requirements are driving down interest in this artisanal form of flooring. From Europe to the US and even in the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account for a sizable amount of orders from workshops like that […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/western-tatami-mat-mania-keeping-alive-japans-traditional-woven-grass-flooring-industry/feed/ 0 227561 4,500 years ago, Worship of the Sun Took Place in This Recently-Uncovered Temple in Egypt https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4500-years-ago-worship-of-the-sun-took-place-in-this-recently-uncovered-temple-in-egypt/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4500-years-ago-worship-of-the-sun-took-place-in-this-recently-uncovered-temple-in-egypt/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:00:39 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227552 An Italian-Egyptian archaeological mission has finally excavated a temple for the worship of the sun after it was identified over 100 years ago. It’s only one of two sun temples that have been definitively identified, and dates to the reign of King Nyuserre, the sixth ruler of the Old Kingdom’s Fifth Dynasty. He is credited […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4500-years-ago-worship-of-the-sun-took-place-in-this-recently-uncovered-temple-in-egypt/feed/ 0 227552 Young Atlantic Salmon Seen in Three English Rivers for First Time in a Decade https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/young-atlantic-salmon-seen-in-three-english-rivers-for-first-time-in-a-decade/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/young-atlantic-salmon-seen-in-three-english-rivers-for-first-time-in-a-decade/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:20 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227538 Considered critically endangered in Britain, young salmon must nevertheless be finding their way safely back to the island from the Arctic Ocean, as they’ve been found spawning in three different rivers. In the Mersey, Goyt, and Bollin, the fish have been recorded where they’d once been absent, a development described as a “significant environmental turnaround.” […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070101/feed/ 7 2402 University in China Begins Installing World’s Strongest Gravity Centrifuge to Compress Space and Time https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/university-in-china-begins-installing-worlds-strongest-gravity-centrifuge-to-compress-space-and-time/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/university-in-china-begins-installing-worlds-strongest-gravity-centrifuge-to-compress-space-and-time/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:30:22 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227512 What can you do if you want to test a dam, railway line, submersible, or a space capsule’s resistance to gravitational force without risking the destruction of it in the process? Well now, you can take a scale model to Zhejiang University in China, where the CHIEF1900 gravitational centrifuge can batter it with 300 times […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/university-in-china-begins-installing-worlds-strongest-gravity-centrifuge-to-compress-space-and-time/feed/ 0 227512 Hall of Peacock Frescoes Restored at Pompeii Villa Belonging to Emperor Nero’s Wife https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hall-of-peacock-frescoes-restored-at-pompeii-villa-belonging-to-emperor-neros-wife/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hall-of-peacock-frescoes-restored-at-pompeii-villa-belonging-to-emperor-neros-wife/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:00:48 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227506 Conservation work on a luxurious royal villa near Pompeii has revealed sumptuous frescoes, including one depicting a famous fictional theater character, and another of a peacock. Additional recent work using cast molds has identified the position of a colonnade of trees in the villa’s garden, showing that they were planted in precise ornamental positions. Called […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hall-of-peacock-frescoes-restored-at-pompeii-villa-belonging-to-emperor-neros-wife/feed/ 0 227506 Missing for 200 Years, the Galapagos Rail Reappears Following Floreana Island Restoration https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/missing-for-200-years-the-galapagos-rail-reappears-following-floreana-island-restoration/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/missing-for-200-years-the-galapagos-rail-reappears-following-floreana-island-restoration/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227503 Centuries after they were made famous by Charles Darwin, and a century after they had become plagued by invasive rats and cats, the Galapagos Islands are well on their way to recovery. Few events could better capture that recovery than the recent reappearance of the beautiful blue Galapagos rail, a bird which hadn’t been seen […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/missing-for-200-years-the-galapagos-rail-reappears-following-floreana-island-restoration/feed/ 0 227503 Brother-Sister Spring into Action to Help Save Their School Bus Driver from Medical Emergency https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brother-sister-spring-into-action-to-help-save-their-school-bus-driver-from-medical-emergency/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/brother-sister-spring-into-action-to-help-save-their-school-bus-driver-from-medical-emergency/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:42 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227500 When an Ohio school bus driver began to suffer a medical event, a brother and sister took action that may have saved her life. Footage taken from a surveillance camera inside the bus shows 8-year-old Catrina sitting in the seat nearest the driver, who began to have trouble breathing. Catrina asked if she was alright, […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061231/feed/ 1 2392 Britain’s Loneliest Sheep is Now Pregnant with Twins Two Years After Cliffside Rescue https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-loneliest-sheep-is-now-pregnant-with-twins-two-years-after-cliffside-rescue/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-loneliest-sheep-is-now-pregnant-with-twins-two-years-after-cliffside-rescue/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:30:22 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227481 Having been called “Britain’s Loneliest Sheep,” and later the “World’s Most Famous Sheep,” Fiona is now pregnant with twins 2 years after her harrowing rescue. GNN reported in 2023 that rural Scotsmen were planning a daring, cliffside extraction of a sheep that had been seen stranded on an isolated beach two years earlier by a […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/indias-beautiful-and-historic-stepwells-restored-to-working-order-for-the-thirsty-nation/feed/ 0 227477 Trail Cam Spotted a Rare Fisher Not Seen in the Cleveland Area Since the 1800s https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trail-cam-spotted-a-rare-fisher-not-seen-in-the-cleveland-area-since-the-1800s/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trail-cam-spotted-a-rare-fisher-not-seen-in-the-cleveland-area-since-the-1800s/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:37 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227469 A slender North American predator not seen in parts of Ohio for 200 years has started returning to its former habitat. The fisher was extirpated from the state in the 19th century due to fur trapping. Back in 2013, it was spotted again for the first time in northern Ashtabula County, and since then they […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/trail-cam-spotted-a-rare-fisher-not-seen-in-the-cleveland-area-since-the-1800s/feed/ 0 227469 Boss Gifts Employees $240M in Bonuses After Selling Family Company https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boss-gifts-employees-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-family-company/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boss-gifts-employees-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-family-company/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:06 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227463 From Louisiana comes the story of a corporate dream fulfilled, as a man succeeded his father as CEO of the family business, invested in innovation which paid off, and guided the business through a big sale. But there was something else that Graham Walker had in his mind to achieve when he prepared to hand […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boss-gifts-employees-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-family-company/feed/ 0 227463 Good News in History, December 30 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061230/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061230/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061230/ 160 years ago today, author and poet Rudyard Kipling, was born. Beloved for his children’s stories, he wrote The Jungle Book at age 29 after settling in Vermont. 8 years later he became the world’s youngest Nobel Prize laureate for literature. Born to British parents in India, his novel Kim is full of vivid narrative […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061230/feed/ 1 2388 A Center for Homeless Residents Was Set to Close. Then Rick Steves Stepped in https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-center-for-homeless-residents-was-set-to-close-then-rick-steves-stepped-in/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-center-for-homeless-residents-was-set-to-close-then-rick-steves-stepped-in/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:30:33 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227434 Travel teaches many lessons, and for famous American travel writer Rick Steves, one of those is that “Love thy neighbor” need not depend on proximity. The biblical phrase has been on Steves’ mind of late, following his philanthropic rescue of a community hygiene center where those struggling to provide a basic living for themselves could […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-center-for-homeless-residents-was-set-to-close-then-rick-steves-stepped-in/feed/ 0 227434 A High School Supported its Star Student When She Needed it Most, 20 Years Later She Pays it Back https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-high-school-supported-its-star-student-when-she-needed-it-most-20-years-later-she-pays-it-back/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-high-school-supported-its-star-student-when-she-needed-it-most-20-years-later-she-pays-it-back/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:30:25 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227429 When family medical troubles seemed to have struck down a top student’s hopes for university, the administrators took action to lift them back up again. Now the holder of a doctorate and a successful entrepreneur, she has given back to the school that did so much for her by covering the cost of the entire […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/flat-headed-cats-seen-in-thailand-for-the-first-time-in-30-years-having-been-though-extinct/feed/ 0 227425 When a Family Welcomed a Man into Their Home at Christmas, They Never Thought He’d Stay for 45 Years https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-a-family-welcomed-a-man-into-their-home-at-christmas-they-never-thought-hed-stay-for-45-years/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-a-family-welcomed-a-man-into-their-home-at-christmas-they-never-thought-hed-stay-for-45-years/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:00:58 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227419 It was the day before Christmas Eve, and recent homemakers Rob and Dianne Parsons were surprised with a knock on the door. Opening it, Rob looked upon a rather strange sight. A man stood there with a wheeled garbage bin containing his possessions, and a frozen chicken under his left arm. Rob didn’t know it […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/when-a-family-welcomed-a-man-into-their-home-at-christmas-they-never-thought-hed-stay-for-45-years/feed/ 0 227419 Good News in History, December 29 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061229/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061229/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061229/ On this day 80 years ago, a decade and a half after the Irish War of Independence and its treaty-induced interim government, Ireland was born when it adopted its own Constitution. A document committed to democratic ideals that enshrined the people as masters, it also provided the right to every child for a free primary education provided by the State. (1937)

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061229/feed/ 0 2382 A Rare Cancer-Fighting Plant Compound has Finally Been Decoded https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-rare-cancer-fighting-plant-compound-has-finally-been-decoded/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-rare-cancer-fighting-plant-compound-has-finally-been-decoded/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:21:19 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227410 Canadian researchers have figured out how plants make a rare natural substance—mitraphylline—with its potential for fighting cancer and becoming a sustainable new medicine. Mitraphylline is part of a small and unusual family of plant alkaloids, molecules that are defined by their distinctive twisted ring shapes, which help give them powerful anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory effects. For […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-rare-cancer-fighting-plant-compound-has-finally-been-decoded/feed/ 0 227410 Lost Grey Seal Pup Rescued After Being Netted by Fisherman 20 Miles Away https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-grey-seal-pup-rescued-after-being-netted-by-fisherman-20-miles-away/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-grey-seal-pup-rescued-after-being-netted-by-fisherman-20-miles-away/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:22:01 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227396 A surprised fisherman hooked an unlikely catch the day after Christmas when he netted a lost seal 20 miles up river from the coast. The angler was in a row boat on the River Bure in Norfolk when the grey seal went after his day’s catch of fish. The hungry seal looked up at the […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lost-grey-seal-pup-rescued-after-being-netted-by-fisherman-20-miles-away/feed/ 0 227396 Best Friends Exchange the Same Birthday Card–Back and Forth–for 81 Years Straight https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/best-friends-exchange-the-same-birthday-card-back-and-forth-for-81-years-straight/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/best-friends-exchange-the-same-birthday-card-back-and-forth-for-81-years-straight/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:45:40 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227384 On her 95th birthday, Pat DeReamer received a greeting card that was already 81 years old. It all started in 1944, when the Kentucky resident first received the card for her 14th birthday, after her family moved to Indianapolis during World War II. The “new girl” didn’t have many friends. But one of them, Mary […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/best-friends-exchange-the-same-birthday-card-back-and-forth-for-81-years-straight/feed/ 0 227384 New Eco-Friendly Tech Eliminates ‘Forever Chemicals’ With Record-Breaking Speed–And it’s Reusable https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-eco-friendly-tech-eliminates-forever-chemicals-with-record-breaking-speed/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-eco-friendly-tech-eliminates-forever-chemicals-with-record-breaking-speed/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:27:36 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227366 University researchers in Texas and Korea have collaborated to developed an eco-friendly water purifier that captures—and destroys—toxic “forever chemicals” (PFAS) more than 1,000 times better than current methods. Their study marks a major milestone in addressing one of the world’s most persistent environmental and health threats. PFAS are synthetic chemicals first created in the 1940s […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-eco-friendly-tech-eliminates-forever-chemicals-with-record-breaking-speed/feed/ 0 227366 Good News in History, December 28 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061228/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061228/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061228/ Happy Birthday to Denzel Washington who turns 71 today. The acclaimed actor grew up in blue-collar households in Mount Vernon, New York, and Florida, after which he attended university and discovered his talent for acting while working at a summer camp. He went on to win a Tony and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061228/feed/ 2 2378 Veteran Inspired Drone Company Finds Lost Dog in Frigid Cold in Just 41 Minutes–Leading to ‘Cinematic’ Reunion https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/veteran-inspired-drone-company-finds-lost-dog-in-frigid-cold-in-just-41-minutes/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/veteran-inspired-drone-company-finds-lost-dog-in-frigid-cold-in-just-41-minutes/#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:00:54 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227316 More than twenty-four hours had already passed with frigid temperatures outside. Gina Manfredi’s five-month old puppy was lost. The American Bully mix named Shade was headed out for a walk with Gina when a sound startled the pooch and he took off into the cold New Jersey night. Neighbors went looking for Shade but no […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/veteran-inspired-drone-company-finds-lost-dog-in-frigid-cold-in-just-41-minutes/feed/ 0 227316 Merry Kiss-mas: Thousands Gather Under 10-Foot Mistletoe in DC to Set Guinness Record for Festive Smooches https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/merry-kiss-mas-thousands-gather-under-10-foot-mistletoe-in-nations-capital-to-set-the-guinness-record-for-festive-smooches/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/merry-kiss-mas-thousands-gather-under-10-foot-mistletoe-in-nations-capital-to-set-the-guinness-record-for-festive-smooches/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00:56 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227151 Suspended 30-feet in the air, a Christmas beacon hangs in Washington, DC—a 10-foot bundle of greenery and ribbons that locals are calling the National Mistletoe. It served as the perfect setting to herald a ‘Merry Kiss-mas’ and break a world record for holiday smooches. On a Saturday in December, 1,435 couples gathered around the Mistletoe […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/merry-kiss-mas-thousands-gather-under-10-foot-mistletoe-in-nations-capital-to-set-the-guinness-record-for-festive-smooches/feed/ 1 227151 Top New Years Resolutions for Americans Feature Financial and Health Goals – Poll Shares Some Hacks for 2026 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/top-6-new-years-resolutions-for-americans-feature-financial-and-health-goals-for-2026-and-they-shared-some-hacks/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/top-6-new-years-resolutions-for-americans-feature-financial-and-health-goals-for-2026-and-they-shared-some-hacks/#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:54 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227307 Saving money, exercising more, and getting healthier are Americans’ top New Year’s resolutions heading into 2026, according to a new survey. The poll of 2,000 Americans revealed that ten percent of respondents felt very good about 2025, labeling it “a great year”. Some of the remainder are seeking to turn things around in 2026, with […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/top-6-new-years-resolutions-for-americans-feature-financial-and-health-goals-for-2026-and-they-shared-some-hacks/feed/ 0 227307 Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-12-27-2025/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-12-27-2025/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:00:04 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/?p=227296 Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]

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]]> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/horoscope-from-rob-brezsnys-free-will-astrology-12-27-2025/feed/ 1 227296 Good News in History, December 27 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061227/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061227/#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061227/ 45 years ago today—just three weeks before he was killed—John Lennon released his seventh, and final, studio album: Double Fantasy. It hit No.1 and stayed atop the US charts for 8 weeks, along with its hit song Just Like Starting Over. The Grammy-winning album marked Lennon’s return to recording music full-time, following a five-year hiatus to […]

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