Good News Headlines 7/7/2020
Tending plants has always been one of the world’s most popular hobbies, but no one was prepared for this surge in gardening—and nurseries are still propagating as fast as they can to keep up…
Tending plants has always been one of the world’s most popular hobbies, but no one was prepared for this surge in gardening—and nurseries are still propagating as fast as they can to keep up…
In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers wanted to see if kids reap the same feel-good benefits from being in the great outdoors…
Around the world, statues are coming down. Civil War generals. Mass murderers. And Christopher Columbus. In every case, far more stone monuments remain than are removed.
Bamyan Plateau Protected Area, which opened in late 2019, is reportedly only the fifth protected area in Afghanistan, but it's the second-largest.
Through its initiative called Soul Fire in the City, this farm is helping more than 30 families, throughout Troy and the Albany area, to build and care for home gardens…
CNN partnered with "Sesame Street" for a special town hall about racism, giving both kids and parents an opportunity to explore the current moment the nation is living through and to understand how these issues affect people…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unveil the deficiencies in all of our systems, racial disparities—particularly the disproportionate number of Black people dying—top the list.
Conservationists working to save the world’s rarest primate are seeing a glimmer of hope after the population of Hainan gibbons exceeded 30…
Planned Parenthood’s new Wellbeing Centers in Los Angeles offer much-needed resources and care for teens and their parents.
Why some kids are happier right now, and other unexpected effects of quarantine…
For every person who has lost a job and is now worried about how to make ends meet, who can’t go to the grocery store because they’re immunocompromised, or who is simply desperate for a little one-on-one contact, there’s likely someone else who’s been relatively unscathed by the crisis and can help—wants to help, in fact.
French ecologist and botanist Sophie Leguil is one of an army of "rebel botanists" working to identify the little-known and underappreciated wild plants that grow along the sidewalks and curbs of cities throughout Europe.
This is an unprecedented opportunity to rethink how our beliefs, values, and institutions shape our relationships. We can create a world that works for everyone or face a future that no longer works for anyone.
While some people are heading outside in snorkeling masks as makeshift protection, a group of scuba divers is using their social distancing time to help people and the oceans.
The movement to revillage our modern world seeks to combat mental illness, housing and climate disasters.
Thailand has discovered the largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles in two decades on beaches bereft of tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic.
This “dogtor” may not have a degree in medicine, but he has been helping to treat hardworking healthcare employees with joy and care packages…
Without interference that is swift, educated, and ethical, our society may not survive — and neither will the world that comes after.
Although Australia is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic like the rest of the world, there is a sliver of good news for the land Down Under…
On Corona Virus Project, hospital and direct care centers can post needs they have for supplies, resources and labor that can be done at home.
The efforts range from a Slack chat community connecting people around the world to suggestions about what to do with your stimulus check.
Making ear guards, raising money, and giving back: how kids are proving our future is so bright…
The Ojibwe, one of the largest indigenous groups in North America, with communities from Quebec to Montana, are revitalizing the “berry fast,” a coming-of-age ritual for girls.
The conditions of this virus have communities rehashing togetherness, and relearning what remains when our money-based lifestyles slow down.
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