Good News Network
The Good News Network (GNN) is a website dedicated to sharing positive and uplifting news stories from around the world. Founded in 1997, it aims to counterbalance the often negative focus of mainstream media by highlighting acts of kindness, scientific breakthroughs, inspiring individuals, and other heartwarming developments. The site covers a wide range of topics, including health, environment, culture, and technology, with the goal of promoting optimism and hope. GNN also features a daily newsletter and encourages readers to contribute their own good news stories.
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Highly Fatal Virus May Finally Be Treatable with First Vaccine–Clinical Trials Starting
In January, India recorded a mini-outbreak of the Nipah virus, an often lethal disease spread by contact between humans and animals. There was little that could be done for the victims, as no specialized treatment for Nipah virus exists other than normal supportive care procedures such as the treatment of the resulting symptoms, rest, and […]
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Bird Droppings Powered the Rise of this Little-Known Coastal Kingdom, Archaeologists Find
New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—may have the driver of behind the prosperity of the most influential pre‑Incan societies. In ancient Andean cultures, fertilizer was power, said archaeologist Dr. Jacob Bongers, whose findings highlight the unexpectedly powerful role bird droppings played in shaping ancient societies in the Andes. Farming on
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Heroic Neighbor Uses Sledgehammer to Rescue 85-year-old Woman in Wheelchair from House Fire
A good neighbor in Illinois has been hailed as a hero for using a sledgehammer to batter down the door of a burning building to rescue a wheelchair-bound woman inside. Reported by various local media affiliates, the rescue occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd, after a house in Arlington Heights caught fire with two elderly residents […]
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Lost Painting by the ‘Illustrious Woman’ Painter of the Renaissance Surfaces in N. Carolina After 100 Years
A lost work by the most famous female artist of the Renaissance has surfaced at a North Carolina estate. The story of how Portrait of a Canon Regular was found begins in 1920 when it was photographed in black and white—before vanishing from all knowledge. 104 years later, art historian Michael Cole recorded a lecture on the […]
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Pet Sanctuary Takes in Overflow from Homeless Shelter Amid Unprecedented Cold Snap
A cat shelter in Green Bay has opened its doors to anyone seeking shelter from the Siberian temperatures pummeling the Midwest this week. Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary typically takes in felines in need of special assistance and care for blindness or other disabilities, but with warming shelters so crowded they’re turning people away, management has […]
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Frog Wiped Out by Disease Returns to the Wild With the Help of ‘Frog Spas’ and ‘Frog Saunas’
This beautiful amphibian is being reintroduced to wetlands around Australia’s capital of Canberra after suffering a population collapse due to chytrid fungus. Called the green and golden bell frog, these animals were bred in captivity and will be released in groups of 15 into ponds and wetlands having been immunized against a disease caused by […]
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Transcendental Meditation Found to Calm Genes Associated with Both Aging and Stress
A study looking at how transcendental meditation affects genetic expression found that this popular form of mediation suppressed the activation of genes associated with stress responses. Okay, no surprise there—mediation is a calming, relaxing activity. However, the authors report evidence that the same genes found to be associated in stress response have been newly associated
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Milestone for Rewilding as Ostriches Return to Saudi Desert After 100-year Absence
If you pull out a world map to see where you could find some space to stick a few endangered species without the risk of bothering human settlements, the Arabian Peninsula comes to mind as an obvious location. With virtually the entire population living either on the coast or around oases, huge tracts of land […]
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Toronto River Once So Polluted it Caught on Fire Now Is Flush with Fish
Now, Canada’s National Observer brings us a story of the Don River going from a state of pollution to rival the Thames of London, to a biodiverse ecosystem home to over 20 species of fish. As with so many rivers that bisect cities all along each side of the border in the Great Lakes Region, […]
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MacKenzie Scott Donated $7.1 Billion to Nonprofits in 2025, a Major Increase with More to Come
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $7.1 billion to hundreds of nonprofits and charities last year, a significant increase over previous years. “Since my post last December, I’ve given $7,166,000,000 to organizations doing work all over the world,” she wrote in a recent blog post on her website Yield Giving. Scott reported she had donated $2.6 billion in […]
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The Tiger Population Doubled in India in Just Ten Years
Conservation in India successfully doubled the native population of tigers in the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reveals. In 2010, the nations that make up the remaining range countries of the tiger set a target to double the number of wild tigers worldwide—a goal called Tx2—10 at the St. Petersburg International summit […]
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This Ancient Man’s Piercing Hazel Eyes Drew Almost $1 Million in ‘Mummy Portrait’ Auction
Sotheby’s recently sold a painting of a man from Roman-controlled Egypt in the first century CE that experts suggest represents the dawn of realistic portraiture 1,200 years before it appeared in Italy. The image is part of a family of works known collectively as the Fayum Mummy Portraits, all of which were found during 19th […]
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Wearable Airbag Vest Will Help Protect Downhill Skiers from Extreme Speeds at Olympics in Italy
As the Winter Olympics roars into life in northern Italy, athletes will be sporting state-of-the-art airbag vests that inflate during crashes, protecting speed skiers from the worst injuries. For those unfamiliar, the Olympics are being held at the renowned ski area called Cortina d’Ampezzo, which is also a stop on the downhill events at the […]
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Artist Uses Cremation Ashes to Create Unique Memorial Paintings With Personal Meanings
An artist is using cremation ashes in his paintings to create unique memorial landscapes that grieving families can personalize as a way to remember loved ones. Gary Harper began painting professionally just two years ago and was inspired by the loss of his cousin to respectfully experiment with blending a small amount of ashes into […]
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‘Extinct’ Snail Found in Alleyway Results in Species Pulled Back From the Brink: A ‘Once in a Career’ Moment
A button-sized snail once thought extinct has been officially saved after conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 into the wild. The greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) was believed to be lost forever until a small surviving population was rediscovered in an alleyway in Bermuda’s capital, Hamilton, a decade ago. Now, following an international effort,
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