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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Study Shows Litter Declined 34% Across America Since 2020
Litter across America has declined 34% since 2020, according to a new report from the Charity Keep America Beautiful. The report reckons that every American’s share of litter along roadways and waterways has fallen over that time from 152 pieces to 96. Decades ago, GNN founder Geri Weis-Corbley organized a local spring cleanup along her […]
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Iraq Embarks on Preservation Work for the Ziggurat of Ur Using Bricks of Identical Material to 5,000-yo Original
Iraq has undertaken substantial preservation work on the ancient Ziggurat of Ur to protect it from the elements of a changing climate. One of the most recognizable examples of Sumerian architecture, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site that stands at extreme risk of erosion and damage. Ur is one of the oldest urban settlements known, […]
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Senior Scholar Fulfills Life-long Dream to Graduate Medical School–a Doctor at 73-Years Young
When Mr. Carl Craft nearly died from a brain hemorrhage, he and his wife Dawn reviewed their bucket list. Carl wanted to travel, Dawn said she wanted to go to medical school. “He thought I was crazy,” she said. Now though, Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft proudly carries a doctorate in medicine after finishing as the school’s oldest-ever […]
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EU Passes Animal Protection Law for Keeping, Breeding, and Selling
The European Parliament has agreed on the bloc’s first set of rules governing animal welfare that will cut out harmful breeding and ownership practices. The vote came in with 558 in favor, 35 against, and with 52 abstentions. It has already been green lit by the European Council, and will enter into effect for breeders […]
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Shanghai Achieves 98% Industrial Recycling Rates After 2019 Waste Management Plan
In 2019, the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai began a full-steam-ahead approach to reducing solid waste generation in the city. In that year, some 26,000 metric tons of waste was produced every day, but after 6 years of intensive investment, messaging, and habit-forming, the household recycling rate is up 10%, with 35 to 45% of all […]
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Vital Island Home for Endangered Monk Seals Gains Marine Protections from Greece
With the flourish of a pen, the President of Greece recently signed into law a new marine protected area at the national level around Gyaros, an uninhabited island in the Cyclades that hosts the world’s largest colony of Mediterranean monk seals. These seals are among the most endangered marine mammals in the world, and despite […]
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Butterfly That Went Extinct in Britain a Century Ago Set for Return to Famous Rewilded Estate Land
As GNN has reported before, Britain loves her butterflies, and this black-veined beauty is getting special attention as it prepares to re-establish itself across the island. Extinct in the UK since the early 20th century due to land-use changes and habitat loss, the black-veined white butterfly seems set for a return thanks to a reintroduction […]
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Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems
In South Africa, a coordinated series of projects has removed dangerous infestations of invasive species from 13,000 acres of important native habitat. Between 2017 and 2025, groups working under the banner of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) embarked on a series of efforts targeting invasive alien species through a combination of […]
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Jamaica Celebrates 40% Drop in Murders Driven by 94% Increase in Police Tip-Offs
After a major drop in violent crime, Jamaicans should be set to earn something of a “peace dividend” said the island’s Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr. Horace Chang. The drop was much of the island’s own making, as it was characterized by record numbers of police tips, many of which were submitted without […]
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Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Powers an Onboard Data Center, While the Sea Disperses the Heat
An offshore wind power firm has developed a prototype turbine that hosts a 12-megawatt data center within its ballast tanks. The demands of AI computing have driven data center developers to seek creative solutions when building these incredibly power-hungry installations. One is to build them into floating offshore installations where renewable energy can be gathered […]
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44 Miles of Major Balkan River Freed from Wartime Concrete Obstruction – LOOK
In a small slice of good news from a far corner of Europe, native fish are swimming freely on an important river after conservationists removed a wartime concrete obstruction. The Pchinja River runs 80 miles through North Macedonia and into Serbia, but more than 40 miles of its path were interrupted by a mound of […]
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Homeless Man Helps Find and Return Stolen Dog’s Ashes, Receives Thousands to Get Back on His Feet
A Seattle man homeless for 7 years is getting a fresh start after he found and returned the priceless memorial relics of a deceased family dog. When Holly and Brandon Dunn’s car was broken into in Seattle’s University District, the thief made off with the most irreplaceable items they owned: the ashes, ceramic paw prints, […]
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Dancer with ALS Performs on Stage Again Through Digital Avatar–WATCH
Brain interface technology allowed a dancer suffering from ALS to project her imagination onto the stage in the form of a mixed reality avatar that pranced around a theater in Amsterdam as part of a first-of-its-kind performance. Whether tense or free, timid or morose, the avatar encapsulated all the long years of training that saw […]
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Australia Becomes 30th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leading Cause of Infectious Blindness
Australia has become the 30th nation worldwide to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern according to multiple statements. The leading cause of blindness due to infectious disease, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were still at risk of trachoma where the bacteria which causes it has persisted for years despite its earlier disappearance from […]
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Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-year Isolation from Landscape Fencing
The Asiatic wild ass, known locally as the khulan (Equus hemionus), has returned to eastern Mongolia and is showing clear signs of re-establishing a population after more than 65 years of absence from the region. For decades, fencing along the Trans-Mongolian Railway (TMR) has restricted movement of khulan and other migratory species. Recent efforts to […]
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