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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Endangered Chick Appears in ‘Christmas Miracle’ Hatching to Parents Thought Infertile
Described by park officials as a Christmas miracle, a breeding pair of endangered takahē birds in New Zealand were found to be rearing a chick, having previously been thought of as infertile. With around 500 of these flightless birds left in the country, every chick counts. The miracle happened in Zealandia, a fenced-in ecosanctuary 10 […]
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Welcome to the Lemon-Shaped Planet Where Rain Turns to Diamonds
An exoplanet located 2,000 light years from Earth is so unusual it’s given astronomers the idea that it could be a totally new type of object. That’s because it’s shaped like a lemon, with a small tip just like the fruit has, and a free-floating carbon atmosphere where rain might turn to diamonds in the […]
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Oklahoma Man’s Cat Returns Home After 5 Months Lost in Northern Canada Thanks to Kind Strangers
Was it bad luck to name a black cat Shadow? The family cat, owned by Jeremy Barton, his wife, and their two sons, went missing while Barton was heading home from the far north of British Columbia, vanishing into the forest just like his namesake. In a provincial park called Liard River Hot Springs, Shadow […]
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Single Mom Given 10 Months to Live Asks for Christmas Cards and Thousands Respond
A woman given something like a terminal prognosis has responded with a simple request for what might be her last Christmas: a Christmas card. Clare Jones from Swansea, Wales, was told her bowel cancer was no longer responding to chemotherapy. The mother of 3, who was diagnosed in 2022, described herself as a “simple person” […]
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Firefighters Rappel Down the Windows of Children’s Cancer Hospital in Unforgettable Christmas Surprise
On Friday, a Georgia fire department undertook an unusual Christmas tradition. In place of decking the halls, the men and women of the Sandy Springs Fire Department (SSFD) link up with Santa, and rappel down the walls of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to surprise infirm kids who can’t leave their rooms. The event is now […]
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Endangered Iguanas Make a Romantic Getaway Out of Protected Caribbean Island–Populations Explode
The small and uninhabited islet of Prickly Pear East is not what you might describe as a romantic holiday destination, but for the Lesser Antillean iguana, it has proved to be just that. Thanks to an ambitious program of cross-Caribbean matchmaking, a new population has been successfully established on the island, with numbers now rapidly […]
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Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls
Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open, but some 20,000 years ago their ancestors lived in a cave where they used the bones of prey animals rather than soft soil. The groundbreaking discovery was made in a Caribbean cave that narrowly escaped being turned into someone’s toilet. The island of Hispaniola, […]
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Samsung’s 600-Mile-Range Batteries That Charge in 9 Minutes Ready for Production/Sale Next Year
In late October, Samsung announced that it was preparing to take its long-anticipated solid-state batteries to market with a trilateral agreement between itself, BMW, and American battery expert Solid Power. It was January of last year that industry outlets began to get some of the promises that all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) developed by Samsung SDI would […]
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Over 600 Lakes, Ponds, Reservoirs Restored Across the Whole of India by Divinely-Inspired Nonprofit
Recently, an Indian environmentalist and editor was invited to share his incredible work restoring hundreds of natural and man-made water sources all across India with a unique style of landscape engineering. His nonprofit has cleaned and reshaped more than 600 bodies of water either to a state of nature or to a clean and functioning […]
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Massive ‘Shovel-Ready’ Critical Minerals Deposit Found in Utah–Largest Potentially in North America
Below the soil of a mining concession in Utah, a recent drill survey has discovered what might be North America’s largest-known deposit of so-called “critical minerals.” Turning up evidence of elements like gallium, lithium, tungsten, and vanadium, the land is already permitted for mining, and extraction work would benefit from existing nearby infrastructure, an exploratory
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Fussy Girl Overcomes Vegetable Phobia and Now Loves Brussels Sprouts Thanks to Eating Disorder Specialist
A fussy five-year-old girl has overcome her phobia of vegetables and now loves Brussels sprouts–just in time for her mother’s Christmas dinner. Emie Williams would scream and cry if her mom, Hayley, tried to give her anything except crackers, french fries, or other beige-colored foods. It meant family meals were fraught with conflict—Emie wanting different […]
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Science Mixed With Holiday Magic Safeguards Century-old Legacy of ‘Christmas Tree Lane’
Modern science has mixed with Christmas magic to safeguard the legacy of a 100-year-old holiday tradition in Fresno, California. The story of Christmas Tree Lane began in 1920 as a way to transform a family tragedy into something much brighter. According to a historical marker, in June of 1919, 14-year-old William “Billy” Winning died on […]
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Idaho Secret Santa is Giving a Million Dollars to Local Residents Dealing with Chaos
Santa has arrived early in Idaho—in the form of a mystery donor who is giving away a million dollars to families in crisis. The Secret Santa of The Gem State started making Christmas magic a couple of months ago and will continue spreading joy through the end of the year. One of the earliest gifts […]
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Simply Shining Light on Skin Can Replace Finger Pricks for People With Diabetes
A new method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The MIT team used a technique that reveals the chemical composition of tissue by shining near-infrared light on them—and developed a shoebox-sized device that can measure blood glucose levels without […]
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Microscopic ‘Christmas Tree’ is Remarkable Highlight of Science Project Comparing the Vast and Small
A microscopic ‘Christmas tree’ is a seasonal highlight of a remarkable science project that found eerie comparisons between the vast and the tiny. Curated by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the series of pairings reveal stunning connections between the vast universe and the microscopic world that we cannot see with the naked eye. Dubbed “New Perspectives”,
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