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JoyDrops champions awards-eligible documentary shorts about joy, a counterweight to a category often dominated by tragedy. Good News Network has partnered with JoyDrops to spotlight these films and talk with the filmmakers behind them. “When he turned 99, I wa
Good News Network · United States · 4 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A new study reveals that viral infections may leave behind hidden damage to the immune system long after symptoms disappear. Researchers found that mice recovering from an acute infection experienced lasting changes to their spleens and weakened immune respons
ScienceDaily · United States · 13 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A remarkable fossil discovery in Colombia is challenging how scientists understand major evolutionary changes in Earth's history. Researchers uncovered an incredibly diverse ancient marine ecosystem where giant reptiles, sharks, and other creatures thrive
ScienceDaily · United States · 8 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
An 81-year-old Englishman grew up wondering who his real father was. What he didn’t know was that an entire family tree in Canada was wondering who and where he was. After being divided by a world war, an ocean, and 8 decades, Rodney Anderson has finally found
Good News Network · United States · 13 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp says that midfielder Felix Nmecha will not repeat a goal celebration that sparked controversy over the past week. Germany are set to face Serbia and the Netherlands in the Nations League.
Deutsche Welle · Europe · 13 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A 103-year-old D-Day veteran was reunited with his war medals just in time for Remembrance Day. The story came about through a remarkable coincidence when an amateur WWII historian came across the man’s military record and medals, and contacted the family wond
Good News Network · United States · 12 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Scientists have developed an AI-powered approach that makes experimental bionic vision technology more precise, helping predict the flashes and shapes of light perceived by a blind man with a brain implant. By learning how an individual's brain responds t
ScienceDaily · United States · 12 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A remarkable discovery in a South African cave suggests that an extinct human relative may have created an all-female burial site more than 240,000 years ago. Scientists analyzed ancient proteins preserved in Homo naledi teeth and found no male-specific marker
ScienceDaily · United States · 11 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Researchers have discovered a stunning new species of tiny orange-patterned fish in the Brazilian Amazon, but its survival may already be at risk. Named Laimosemion laranja, the brilliantly colored killifish measures less than three centimeters long and was fo
ScienceDaily · United States · 8 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Sniffer dogs are being trained in Germany to detect potentially destructive invasive plants—alien species that are one of the main causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Scientists from Leipzig evaluated whether volunteer handlers and their dogs could be train
Good News Network · United States · 8 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
From the Houston Chronicle comes the story of high schoolers getting down and dirty with their education. Having lately opened an auto shop in the city’s Fifth Ward, students in automotive engineering are ready to change your oil, rotate your tires, or tinker
Good News Network · United States · 4 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
<p>A previously unseen family archive offers a glimpse into the Indian Nobel prize winner’s artistic<strong> </strong>process and personal relationships in his<strong> </strong>final years</p><p><strong>• </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/202
The Guardian · United Kingdom · 3 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
<p>Exclusive: investigation finds prescriptions for children under 12, as experts stress need for specialist supervision and long-term monitoring</p><p>Hundreds of children in England are receiving prescriptions for GLP-1 medications, including some younger th
The Guardian · United Kingdom · 14 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
According to the Port of New Orleans, all 197 passengers and crew members have been accounted for. "No critical injuries have been reported," it said in a post on social media.
Euronews · Europe · 13 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
<p>Young people are being found with ‘hard drives full of what can only be described as gore’, one expert says</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w
The Guardian · United Kingdom · 13 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
“Oh, by the way, there’s a Georgia O’Keeffe in the closet.” One can only imagine the pause, double-take, or request for clarity which followed this comment, made by a woman’s elderly aunt in the midst of an effort to clean out her East Village apartment. Yet a
Good News Network · United States · 12 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Crows may be even smarter than we thought, and their brains are astonishingly fast. Researchers at the University of Tübingen discovered that crows can make visual decisions twice as quickly as humans and monkeys, taking just 235 milliseconds on average to ide
ScienceDaily · United States · 12 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Researchers have discovered that a familiar tropical butterfly actually belongs to three nearly identical species, including one previously unknown to science. Hidden ultraviolet wing patterns and DNA differences revealed the truth, leaving scientists puzzled
ScienceDaily · United States · 12 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has revealed a surprising secret hidden within the chaos of space: turbulent magnetic fields reverse their direction of rotation when examined at extremely small scales. The discovery exposes an unexpected pattern in solar wind turbul
ScienceDaily · United States · 12 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
JoyDrops champions awards-eligible documentary shorts about joy, a counterweight to a category often dominated by tragedy. Good News Network has partnered with JoyDrops to spotlight these films and talk with the filmmakers behind them. “The blast blasted blubb
Good News Network · United States · 11 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A merchant marine cadet has been hailed as a hero for saving a father who nearly drowned in a swimming pool while trying to save his drowning 25-year-old son. “When I arrived at the pool, I saw the father floating face down,” Zion Jerge said, recounting the re
Good News Network · United States · 11 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A surprising new study reveals that mosquitoes have very different tastes in humans, with each species attracted to its own combination of skin odors, chemicals, and bacteria. The discovery challenges the idea of a universal mosquito magnet and could lead to m
ScienceDaily · United States · 11 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A breakthrough in telescope imaging could reveal countless alien worlds that have been hiding in plain sight. Scientists developed a new technique that uses a digital twin of the James Webb Space Telescope to remove the overwhelming glare of stars, making fain
ScienceDaily · United States · 10 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A viral moment from a doorbell camera that reached millions of people has now raised more than $76,000 to support a woman who spends her days caring for others. When Suzanna Metcalf arrived at Pastor Neal Seiwert’s home in Castle Rock, Colorado last year, she
Good News Network · United States · 10 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
57 years ago today, Sesame Street first aired on 180 PBS public television stations using Jim Henson’s puppets to teach letters, numbers, and colors, with the goal of preparing less advantaged children for school. Created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morriset
Good News Network · United States · 10 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
After more than a year of simulated life on Mars, four NASA volunteers have finally emerged from isolation, bringing a remarkable space exploration experiment to an end. Their experiences growing food, conserving resources, and overcoming Mars-like challenges
ScienceDaily · United States · 10 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Scientists have uncovered a hidden gut-to-brain dopamine pathway that helps explain why bitter coffee and other initially unpleasant flavors can become favorites over time. The discovery reveals how the brain learns to crave certain foods and could eventually
ScienceDaily · United States · 9 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
GNN Voices is a new series of first-person pieces from people worth listening to: practitioners, researchers, teachers, and neighbors sharing what they’ve learned and how they see things. My dad’s name was Kiran. In Sanskrit, it means “a ray of light.” I wrote
Good News Network · United States · 9 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
This story was originally published by Open Campus. Walking by New River’s advising office one day, Stephanie Addikis noticed that the coloring books and Legos that she had helped stock in a nearby box were … “well-loved.” This was just what she was hoping wou
Reasons to be Cheerful · United States · 9 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Scientists have discovered a surprising quantum limit that prevents electrons from being tracked with unlimited precision in both space and time. The breakthrough could pave the way for manipulating chemical reactions and developing electronics hundreds of tho
ScienceDaily · United States · 7 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A baby’s life was likely saved after his racing heartbeat was detected by the family dog—that wouldn’t stop crying. Kim Reynolds was confounded by her doberman’s unusual “needy” behavior around six-month-old Alexander. Saraya wouldn’t leave the baby’s side and
Good News Network · United States · 7 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Scientists have uncovered evidence that Europe was dominated for more than 20 million years by open woodlands, colorful meadows, and large grazing animals, not the dense forests long considered its natural state. The surprising discovery challenges modern refo
ScienceDaily · United States · 7 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
17 years ago today, Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan became the first in professional basketball history to win 1,000 games with a single team. Described as “one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history,” he spent nearly his entire 23-year coaching
Good News Network · United States · 7 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
The curlew, mountain bumblebee, lapwing, and other wading birds are just some of the animals calling a one-of-a-kind noble estate home. Now, people around the world have come together to donate millions to buy this critical piece of biodiverse land which had b
Good News Network · United States · 6 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A natural gas utility in Vermont struck a first-in-the-nation deal that will soon be saving customers money by turning to geothermal energy. Vermont Gas launched the state’s “first community-scale geothermal project,” something the company’s CEO called one of
Good News Network · United States · 6 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
A surprising new study suggests that an anti-aging drug could help protect people genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found that just four weeks of low-dose rapamycin improved brain blood flow in healthy middle-aged adults carrying
ScienceDaily · United States · 6 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Just weeks after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at a college last September, students gathered in a University of Michigan classroom to discuss freedom of speech. Sitting in a semicircle, they were listening to one another s
Reasons to be Cheerful · United States · 2 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Efforts to address the underlying problem with Outlook, Teams and Copilot are complete, the tech firm says.
BBC News · United Kingdom · 14 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
<p>Woman who has lived in UK for 26 years refused indefinite leave to remain under Home Office’s new settlement rules</p><p>A blind Nigerian pensioner who has lived in the UK for 26 years has been told by the Home Office she can safely “go home” to India.</p><
The Guardian · United Kingdom · 14 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
Scientists have captured electrons making seemingly impossible jumps across forbidden energy gaps in graphene, with some transitions occurring at a remarkable 100% probability. The breakthrough offers an unprecedented look at quantum behavior and could help un
ScienceDaily · United States · 14 November 2026 · Opens original ↗
The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.
BBC News · United Kingdom · 13 November 2026 · Opens original ↗