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  Vines Produce Bigger, Healthier Wine Grapes When Grown Under Solar Panels Solar panels grown above grapevines substantially increased the development and fruit production of the crop—all while generating clean energy. The technique, known as agrivoltaics, has been well-studied in other settings, but how it would effect the delicate science of viticulture has not. Researchers from the University of Bari conducted a study on a vineyard in […] The post Vines Produce Bigger, Healthier W...

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  Samoan Island Witnesses Explosion of Native Wildlife Following Removal of Invasive Rats and Pigs Just one year after ecological restoration efforts on Samoa, forests, wildlife, and food resources are showing remarkable signs of recovery. Nu’utele Island is considered a Key Biodiversity Area for Samoa, and is home to one of the country’s most pristine native forests teeming (usually) with native species. Yet, like many islands across the Pacific, it […] The post S...

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  Good News in History, October 24 Happy 41st Birthday to Wayne Rooney, former Manchester United talisman and captain of the England national team. Part of a golden generation that helped to cement the English Premier League as the best in the world, Rooney made 559 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 253 goals from a variety of forward positions. Rooney is the […] The post Good News in History, October 24 appeared first on Good News Network.

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  Your Positive Weekly Horoscope: ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Enlightenment for Rebels: Celebrating Our Wild and Sacred Earthly Selves, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: […] The post Your Positive Weekly Horoscope: ‘Free Will Astr...

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  New U.S. National Park Preserves ‘Land of Standing-Up Rocks’ and its Apache Culture in Arizona The U.S. has designated a new National Park in Arizona, preserving the distinctive landscape known as Chiricahua, the land of ‘Standing-Up Rocks’. Previously a national monument, the new Chiricahua National Park recognizes the area’s rich Apache heritage with its remarkable rock spires and natural biodiversity. A hidden gem in the southeastern corner of The Grand […] The post New U.S. Nati...

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  53 Orangutans Rescued from Fires in Borneo, With Many Rewilded to Forest Preserves Across the Island Forest and peatland wildfires continue to burn across the island of Borneo, endangering the air quality for both humans and wildlife—and torching the food supply for critically endangered orangutans. Fortunately, thanks to an 18-year nonprofit that focuses on primate rescue and conservation in Indonesia, a total of 53 orangutans have been rescued from the fires, […] The post 53 Orang...

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  Good News in History, October 25 145 years ago, the visionary artist Pablo Picasso was born. A Spanish painter and sculptor, he had trouble getting out of bed in the morning, and usually spent the afternoon conversing and drinking with friends. But in the evening, he worked prolifically on his surrealistic cubist artwork in France. WATCH a short bio video to […] The post Good News in History, October 25 appeared first on Good News Network.

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  Flood Worries? Tape Can Block 99% of Water Compared to Expensive Sandbags That Break Your Back Homes at risk of flooding could be better protected in an emergency using widely available and affordable tape rather than traditional sandbags, shows new research from the UK’s University of Hull. Tests conducted at the University’s state-of-the art Property Flood Resilience lab (PFRlab) compared low-cost temporary measures to stop floodwater entering homes. Commissioned by Flood […] The...

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  A Chance Meeting in a Chinese Restaurant Saved a Man’s Life – As Everything Happens for a Reason Everything happens for a reason. Every small choice can create lasting change—and even save a life. That’s what David Couture was reminiscing about, recently, when he shared with GNN a miraculous story from more than a decade ago. He moved into a townhouse in Dover, New Hampshire, that had a tiny washing machine, which caused […] The post A Chance Meeting in a Chinese Restauran...

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  LIVE Webcam Brings You Inside Cheetah Den With 5 Tiny Cubs Tended By Mom (WATCH and LISTEN) On October 5, a cheetah named Zura gave birth to five adorable cubs at the Smithsonian’s Conservation Institute in Virginia—and you can spy on them night and day. The camera offers a rare opportunity to see a mama cheetah caring for her newborn cubs—while you listen to the intimate vocalizing of soft chirps, tiny purrs, […] The post LIVE Webcam Brings You Inside Cheetah Den With 5 Tiny Cubs T...

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  Star Clusters in Van Gogh’s Starry Night Matches Taurus Sky From July 1889, Shows Study The sky painted by Vincent Van Gogh in The Starry Night matches the sky in July of 1889, the year he immortalized the French horizon. The iconic painting has conventionally been dated from a letter the artist wrote to his brother, Theo, around June 18th that year, but experts say the waning gibbous moon of […] The post Star Clusters in Van Gogh’s Starry Night Matches Taurus Sky From July 1889, Sh...

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  Minnesota Worker Jumps Onto Runaway School Bus to Save 18 Kids After Driver has Seizure Luckily, this 27-year-old was taking a break at work on a slow Monday in Minnesota—because his actions, jumping on a moving school bus, saved 18 students and their bus driver. Ebro Ahmed, an Eritrean-American, had stepped outside of Ya Bricks Snacks and Tobacco in St. Paul’s Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood when a public schools bus from […] The post Minnesota Worker Jumps Onto Run...

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  Strangers Help 86-Year-Old Who’s Been Building a 62-foot Boat in his Yard Since 1987 (WATCH) An 86-year-old man named Dale has spent nearly four decades welding a 62-foot steel boat in his front yard. Now, a wave of kindness is bringing his long-held dream within reach—just when it seemed to be beyond his reach.  Dale, from Mineral Wells, Texas, started the project in 1987 with a clear goal: Finish the […] The post Strangers Help 86-Year-Old Who’s Been Building a 62-foot Boat in his Yard Sinc...

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  Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down What if instead of investing billions into battery recycling plants, you could simply take your aging electric vehicle battery back, give it a good scrub, and get all that lost range back? That’s near the mark of what Cornell University scientists have recently demonstrated, if a little editorialized. Indeed, the current foreseen solution to the […] The post Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method...

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  Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land In 2006, the largest wind power project in Kansas was turned on among the Flint Hills. Today, the royalties it has generated for rancher Peter Ferrell are allowing him to pass the farm down to his children. The 50 turbines—which Ferrell barely notices these days—have provided half of his income since then, insulating him and […] The post Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to...

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  Landlords get a bad rap, often unfairly, but now from Melbourne comes the story of one who gave a long-term tenant the home she was renting. The magnanimous gesture is typical, 9 News reports, of the late self-made millionaire, who fancied himself a philanthropist in the waning years of his life. It was 23 years […] The post Renter Is Shocked When Landlord Gives Her a Home After 20 Years Being a Good Tenant There appeared first on Good News Network.

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  A lazy retirement was bestowed upon the last circus elephant in Portugal who just became a resident of the country’s first sanctuary dedicated to working pachyderms. After 40 years of performing, Julie was transported on June 30 from her old circus home to the Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in Alentejo. Julie was captured as a calf […] The post Last Circus Elephant in Portugal Can Now Romp-and-Roll on 1000-Acre Sanctuary After 40 Years of Working appeared first on Good News Network.

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  Air quality continues to improve across Europe, with emissions from most of the major pollutants declining by significant amounts. “The overall picture remains positive,” according to the annual Assessment Report on European Air Quality 2025, released by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), an EU program that has monitored changing air pollution levels for over […] The post Europe’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves in 10 Years, With 39-59% Drop in Industrial and Road Toxins ap...

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  For the 4th year in a row, Indian grey hornbills have successfully bred in Gujarat state where they’d been absent for more than 50 years. Despite being listed as a species of “Least Concern” by the IUCN, the animal has habitat requirements that can see it quickly succumb to displacement. Indeed even Gir National Park, […] The post Vanished Hornbill Species Breeding Again After 60 Years Among Old Trees appeared first on Good News Network.

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  As the AI infrastructure build-out continues to meet headwinds from concerned citizens, three states recently signed laws ending what had been the largely-standard practice of exempting data center operators from paying sales taxes. Tucked into a state budget passed on June 15th, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs touted that data centers located in the state would […] The post Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Ending, With More States Revoking Them appeared first on Good News Network.

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  The population of humpback whales around the world continues to climb ever higher, as do the records for numbers of sightings in single whale-watching seasons. In Brazil’s renowned Guanabara Bay, whale watching trips are becoming popular thanks to an increase in the population of humpbacks from 2,000 in 1986, to around 35,000 today. Every year, […] The post Humpback Whale Watching Surges in Brazil Where Population Has Grown 27-fold Since Whaling Ended appeared first on Good News Network.

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  A man from Murcia in Spain couldn’t believe his luck when a gallery told him the painting he found propped up against a wall in Sevilla was an original by 19th century Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla. Yet as soon as he saw a police notice about the painting being “stolen,” Andrés Hurtado didn’t waste any […] The post A Streetside Panting Salvaged for its Frame Returned After Honest Man Realized its Enormous Value appeared first on Good News Network.

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  Hero neighbors raced into a burning home to save an 87-year-old grandma after her daughter watched the terrifying fire on a doorbell camera. Phyllis Day, who has Alzheimer’s, was asleep when a blaze broke out in the utility room of her home in Wigston, Leicestershire in England. Luckily, neighbors spotted flames and smoke billowing from […] The post Neighbors Pull Grandma Out of Burning Home But Looked Like ‘Drunk Thugs’ in Doorbell Camera Alert Sent to Daughter appeared first on Good News Net...

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  The surprise was waiting at the wedding reception. Max Creamer and Jordan Rosenberg met at a Halloween party about ten years ago when they were in college at San Diego State University. They got engaged on a California beach and were married this past May. At the reception, Jordan was in the middle of her […] The post Surprise Audio Played at Wedding Shocks Everyone When Bride Accurately Predicts Husband’s Name as a 4-Year-old appeared first on Good News Network.

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  A Critically-Endangered and critically important vulture species has been sighted in a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary for the first time in 10 years. After a poisoning incident decimated the local population of white-rumped vultures, there were substantial efforts made to increase the supply of habitat and food, and to reduce the chance of future poisonings. Lomphat […] The post Critically Endangered White-Rumped Vulture Returns to Cambodia Refuge After Years of Effort appeared first on Good New...

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  From the halls of Westminster comes the news that English farmers may finally be covered under a national agriculture policy that extends beyond the next harvest. In what it described as “the most significant moment for English agriculture since the Second World War,” the currently-leaderless Labor government has prepared a 25-year farming plan to make […] The post Biggest Change to English Farming Policy Since WWII Aims to Make Agriculture Profitable and Resilient appeared first on Good News...

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  A Bavarian wildlife rescue organization is using thermal imaging drones to locate and rescue vulnerable fawns hidden in tall meadow grass ahead of the annual mowing season. Every spring, thousands of fawns are killed by mowing machinery across Germany. Baby deer instinctively freeze when threatened, a natural defense mechanism that protects them from predators but […] The post Drones are Saving Hundreds of Fawns From Mower Deaths in Germany (WATCH) appeared first on Good News Network.

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  Some animals like salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, and by flipping a few genetic switches scientists have potentially unlocked innate human regeneration. The key is essentially to deprogram the natural response to build scar tissue and reprogram cells to build back bone, ligaments, muscle, and skin. “Why some animals can regenerate and others, particularly humans, […] The post Humans May Have Always Been Able to Regenerate Body Parts–Scar Tissue Just Gets in the Way appeared first on G...

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  After a marathon effort to digitize each of the 7.4 million plant and fungi samples in its herbarium, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew has said the result will help “democratize knowledge” while leveraging AI’s incredible computation power to plan conservation strategies, discover new chemicals, and more. The new archive is just one part in an […] The post 7.4 Mil. Plant and Fungi Samples Have Been Digitized to ‘Democratize Knowledge’ and Save Species appeared first on Good News Network.

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  The largest renewable energy infrastructure project in US history is fully operational. The SunZia project is expected to generate and deliver more power than the Hoover Dam and be a reliable energy to the western United States for the next 30 years. The approximately 3,650-megawatt (MW) wind project and 550-mile high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission […] The post USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam appeared first on Good News Network.