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In Uganda, a nurse was excited to start practicing medicine, but realized only afterwards that his patients didn’t so much need pharmaceuticals as proper nutrition. 14 years ago in northern Uganda’s Yumbe district, Francis Asiku was riding home from that nursing job having witnessed a four-year-old suffering from acute malnutrition. It was a disturbing experience The post Nurse Swaps Medicine for Mangos After Epiphany: Patients Were Malnourished While Fruit Rots All Around appeared first on Good News Network.

From Canada comes the story of a lost family heirloom finding its way home in the most bizarre series of circumstances. Kelly Brown, a member of the Aurora post of the Royal Canadian Legion, sat at her home last week in shock: staring at what appeared to be a black-and-white photograph of her grandparents smiling The post Woman Stunned to See Grandparent’s Wartime Locket on Facebook After Stranger Buys it in Thrift Shop to Help Find Owner appeared first on Good News Network.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have photographed the auroras of Jupiter, revealing a host of details previously unknown to science. Naturally, the aurora on our solar system’s largest planet is hundreds of times brighter and more energetic than our own Northern and Southern lights, and the findings from Webb will help scientists understand The post James Webb Telescope Reveals New Details and Mysteries Hidden in Jupiter’s Own ‘Northern Lights’ appeared first on Good News Network.

Meet Master Degbo, a Chinese Shaolin kung fu and tai chi teacher on the other side of the world from China. From the West African nation of Benin comes the ultimate story in intercultural exchange, whereby a young man inspired by Jackie Chan films took up kung fu and persisted to run the largest Chinese The post West African Man Becomes Kung Fu Master, Brings Chinese Martial Arts and Meditation Back Home appeared first on Good News Network.

30 years ago today, the first version of the Java programming language was released, one of the most popular languages of computer code. It is intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (WORA), meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need to recompile. Currently on Java The post Good News in History, May 23 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Turns out, the best things in life really are free—especially when it comes to your mental health. A new study out of Curtin University in Western Australia ranked everyday activities by how much they improve mental well-being, and spoiler alert: you don’t need a subscription, a therapist’s couch, or The post Want to boost your mental health? These free habits pack a serious punch first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The windswept moors that inspired the Brontë sisters’ most iconic novels are getting a new chapter — this time as one of England’s largest national nature reserves. Officially named the Bradford Pennine Gateway, the newly designated 1,274-hectare site connects eight nature areas across Bradford and the South Pennines, preserving The post Brontë country designated as one of England’s largest national nature reserves first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

In the usually sleepy Swiss town of Mulegns, pop. 11, a dramatic white tower rises four stories into the Alpine air—the tallest 3D-printed structure on earth. One might imagine such a technological marvel to be debuted in a square in the Silicon Valley cities of San Jose or San Francisco, or perhaps, being that it The post World’s Tallest 3D-Printed Structure Rises 4 Stories into the Air Like a Wedding Cake, Inspired by Local Bakeries appeared first on Good News Network.

For the 10% of the global population that live near an active and potentially dangerous volcano, help may be forthcoming from an unlikely source: trees. In advance of volcanic eruptions, carbon dioxide gases are released from the magma below the earth. The trees absorbing it become green and vibrant, a change that if tracked by The post Trees Can Warn Us When Volcanos Are Ready to Erupt–and NASA Satellites Can Read Their Signals appeared first on Good News Network.

In Yosemite National Park, the eradication of non-native American bullfrogs has led to the return of California’s only native turtle species. The northwestern pond turtle has been proposed as a threatened species according to the US Endangered Species List, and their biggest threat is a frog from east of the Rockies. A UC Davis Ph.D. The post Native Turtles Return to Yosemite After Being Overrun by Invasive Bullfrogs from the East appeared first on Good News Network.

In Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, a local business sorts through thousands of donated sneakers to decide the best way to keep them out of landfills. Whether pristine or worn out, each pair will have a future either as recycled material or with a new owner who’s going to appreciate and continue to use them. Sneaker The post Unique Miami Recycling Company Gives Discarded Shoes New Traction appeared first on Good News Network.

179 years ago today, the Associated Press organized in New York City as a nonprofit news cooperative to reduce the cost of covering the events of the Mexican American War. The original AP was agreed upon by senior members and editors of The Sun, the New York Herald, the New York Courier and Enquirer, The The post Good News in History, May 22 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Poland is taking a major step toward preventive healthcare with the launch of a free nationwide screening program for adults aged 20 and older. Known as Moje Zdrowie (“My Health”), the initiative aims to promote early detection of potential health issues and foster long-term wellness habits across all age The post Poland expands free health screenings to adults aged 20 and up first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Finding the right words to say “I’m sorry” can be hard—especially if you want the other person to know you really mean it. Fortunately, new research offers some gentle guidance: if you want to sound more sincere, it might help to use longer words. Apologies are sometimes dismissed as The post Sorry, not sorry? Science says sincerity is in your syllables first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

A woman who “never liked dogs” has been walking and biking around the world with a street dog that she found neglected and covered in fleas. An Australian cattle dog, ‘Butch’ must now be among the most well-traveled dogs on the planet, having been taken in by a woman who spends all her days exploring The post Stray Dog Rescued from the Streets Visits Dozens of Countries with Woman Who ‘never liked dogs’ appeared first on Good News Network.

From Pensacola comes the story of an improvised rescue that saved the life of a teenage girl who was caught in a riptide. A seizure-prone fisherman used his specialized drone to lower a life-preserver into the water, allowing her to rest and recover enough to fight the tide and stay above water. The girl’s father The post Seizures Bar Him from Swimming: So He Saves a Drowning Girl with His Drone appeared first on Good News Network.

The title of a 2,000-year-old Greek philosophical text has been read by computer scientists using AI to study scrolls buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. On Vices was written by Philodemus, a Greek philosopher who lived at Pompeii nearly 200 years before Vesuvius’ eruption, and several centuries after the life of Epicurus, a prominent Athenian thinker The post Students Decipher Title of Burnt Scroll from the Famous Library Buried by Vesuvius–Called ‘On Vices’ appeared first on Good News Network.

An absolutely staggering new perception of our Moon and Sun was captured by a little-known NASA mission called PUNCH. Showing a halo of light surrounding an eclipsed sun with the Moon passing through, it was taken during PUNCH’s commissioning stage—a step to ensure all the equipment is in alignment and functioning properly. The Moon in The post This Stunning Perspective of the Sun and Moon Comes from New NASA Mission Set to Study Solar Wind appeared first on Good News Network.

45 years ago today, The Empire Strikes Back, produced by George Lucas opened in cinemas in UK and North America. Known now as Star Wars Episode V, it was the second film in the Star Wars film series and the sequel to the 1977 original Star Wars. COMPARE the oddly old trailer and the modern The post Good News in History, May 21 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Thousands of women facing advanced breast cancer in England and Wales are set to gain access to a much-anticipated new treatment — a twice-daily pill that could help slow the spread of the disease and offer precious time. The medication, called capivasertib or Truqap, has been approved for NHS The post Twice-daily pill offers hope for patients in England and Wales with advanced breast cancer first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Why pay for produce and a gym membership when your backyard (or a community garden) offers both? Gardening might just be the most efficient way to take care of your body, your mind, and the planet—all in one go. Sure, you could hop on a stair machine or do The post Is gardening the most underrated workout? The mind-body benefits of one hour in the garden first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

The first human bladder transplant was successfully carried out at University of California LA, an attempt that has been four years in the making. There are naturally many unknowns associated with the procedure, which has previously only been done on cadavers, such as how well the transplanted bladder will function immediately and over time. Bladder The post Surgeons Perform World’s First Human Bladder Transplant at UCLA appeared first on Good News Network.

A bird lover has been rescuing and relocating snowy owls from the Boston airport for over a decade, ensuring 900 of these majestic hunters can return home after winter. The star of a recent award-winning documentary, Norman Smith, a raptor specialist at the Massachusetts Audubon Society, says it’s been an incredible experience to learn about The post Snowy Owls Are Kept Safe from Jets at Boston Airport, Thanks to Dedicated Researcher appeared first on Good News Network.

An Iranian-born British lawyer has made history as the UK’s first High Commissioner to come to the country as a refugee. Fleeing the post-revolutionary landscape to arrive in Great Britain without a word of English on his lips, Kanbar Hossein-Bor admitted his mother was rather nervous when she first heard he was planning to join The post Refugee Makes History Becoming British Ambassador: ‘Mom Was Worried I Wasn’t English Enough’ appeared first on Good News Network.

Physicists experimenting with a giant particle accelerator accidently proved medieval alchemists right: that base metals could be turned into gold. While studying electromagnetic disassociation and beam losses, the physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) saw that the lead they started with had transformed into approximately 86 billion atoms of gold. Don’t let the high The post Fulfilling the Dream of Medieval Alchemists, Physicists Turned Lead into Gold (Accidentally) appeared first on Good News Network.

90 years ago today, Uruguay’s Jose Mujica—the ‘World’s most humble President,’ was born. The 40th president of Uruguay became legendary for giving 90% of his salary to the poor, choosing to live on his austere farm (instead of the presidential palace), and using an old VW Beetle to get around town. He left office in The post Good News in History, May 20 appeared first on Good News Network.