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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‘Groundbreaking’ NASA Discovery Is ‘Closest We Have Ever Come’ to Finding Life on Mars
Two minerals, known almost exclusively to be linked with microbial metabolism, have been found in a recent drill sample by the Perseverance rover. They sparked a flurry of excitement, and NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy was quick to point out that gold-standard science will need to be performed on what he called “the closest we […]
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Smashing 6 Million Sea Urchins with Hammers Saved a California Kelp Paradise Thanks to Volunteer Divers
GNN has reported before that conservation works, almost wherever, and with whatever method it’s undertaken—though to be honest, hammers aren’t usually involved. They are, however, very much the tool of choice for the Bay Foundation, an extraordinary, dedicated outfit that has brought about the resurrection of the Santa Monica area’s kelp forests, an ecosystem described
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Recalcitrant Baby Hippo Refuses to Leave the Pool Unless it Sees a ‘Mom Stare’ – (WATCH)
At a zoo in Kansas, keepers were having trouble with a slippery, recalcitrant, baby pygmy hippopotamus who didn’t want to get out of the pool. It’s something they deal with every day, but in a viral video shared by the zoo, they demonstrate the best way to resolve the situation: calling his mother. It amassed […]
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‘DoorDash for Good’ Rescues 250 Million Pounds of Food from Becoming Waste
In the late 20-teens, a sort of DoorDash service for good began rescuing donated food in Pittsburgh that was nearing its expiration and diverting to other recipients who could use it. Connecting with hundreds of local businesses, and with the help of an app they designed, 412 Food Rescue had created the largest volunteer-led food […]
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Depression Patients Treated with Psychedelic Mushrooms 5 years ago Are Still ‘Symptom-Free’
Patients with clinical depression and treated with naturally-occurring psychedelic compounds are still free of symptoms five years later, according to new research. It’s not a surprise considering the scientific literature on psychedelic therapy, with patients suffering from psychiatric distress ranking the therapy among the most profound and meaningful experiences they’ve ever
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Tooth Is Implanted in 34-year-old’s Eye to Restore His Vision After Two Decades
There’s an old Babylonian/Biblical legal maxim that goes, “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” For Canadian Brent Chapman, his new maxim is “a tooth for an eye,” because he has become the first in his country ever to receive an osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis. If your Latin is on point, you’ll realize that translates […]
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Researchers Blown Away After Finding Jaguar Population up 30% Across Mexico
Imagine sitting in southern Texas and knowing that in less than a day you could drive to se the world’s third largest cat. That is absolutely the reality in Mexico today, following a second national jaguar population census which found this charismatic cat is actually increasing in numbers across the country, reaching around 5,300 animals. […]
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Lost Painting Looted by Nazis Found Hanging on Wall in a Real Estate Listing
A painting looted by Nazis in World War II has been turned over to the Argentine police after a years-long search led the rightful owners to a property listing that showed it hanging on the wall in a living room. A Dutch investigative news outlet contacted the real estate agency who called the authorities, but […]
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Activists Use Folklore to Inspire Conservation Effort to Resurrect a Ghost of England’s Past
According to the reporter Amelia Hill, residents of southwest England used to be able to pay their land rent with their catch of European eel. She continues: songs were sung about the eel, lanes and canals and beaches were named after the eel; but those days are nearly gone. With eel populations down 99% in […]
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6 Million Pounds of Compost Given to NYC Gardeners in 2025 in Ongoing Organic Waste Collection Effort
Food scraps in the Big Apple are now enjoying a second life as free compost for residents and community gardens. It’s all down to an expansion of New York City’s organic waste collection program which started last year. In it, yard waste and food scraps are collected curbside and brought to a central composting facility […]
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Watch Cincinnati Police Save Woman from Garage Ledge: ‘There’s an Angel for You’
Ohio police officers recently saved a suicidal woman threatening to jump from the 5th floor of a parking garage. Captured on the officers’ body cameras, the harrowing, yet inspiring moments demonstrate the city’s finest in their finest hour. Multiple bystanders called 911 after seeing a silhouette on the roof of the garage, sending officers from […]
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Teen Celebrates 5 Years of Reading to Kids with Disabilities Since Opening First Book During Pandemic
During the height of the pandemic lockdown, Asher Rosenfeld, a New York City 12-year-old began the Audibles with Asher program, hosting weekly individual reading sessions over Zoom for children and young adults with special needs. He wanted to give them a routine and something to look forward to during a difficult time in the Fall […]
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Stylish Prefab Home Can Be ‘Dropped’ into Flooded Areas or Anywhere Housing is Needed
Created for our changing climate and rising sea levels, architects in the island nation of Indonesia designed the Drop Pod, a modular structure that is “quick to distribute and easy to install.” The futuristic prefabricated homes developed by Inspiral Architecture and Design Studios are designed to be both stylish and expandable, with the ability to […]
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Mangy Shih Tzu Wandering Streets Gets New Home as 75 Seniors in a Care Home Unite to Adopt Him (LOOK)
A few months ago, it seemed like he was the dog no one wanted—now he’s got a new leash on life, with lots of seniors doting over him. The black and gray Shih Tzu was found wandering the streets of Austin, Texas. His fur was overgrown and matted. He had no tags—and no owner looking […]
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Photographer Captures Pictures of World’s Happiest Elephant Herd (LOOK)
An award-winning wildlife photographer believes he may have found the world’s happiest elephant family—and his pics will make you feel all warm inside. Andy Rouse documented the African herd in Kenya and described the playful young calves that were fascinated with branches. In the setting sun, the British tour guide shot pics of the small […]
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