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Millions of dollars in ancient Greek artifacts were recently repatriated to their mother country by New York authorities after they were identified at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They include 2 ancient bronze helmets and stomach guards, a marble bust of a Roman emperor, and other pieces dating as far back as 2,700 BCE. The The post Stunning Collection of Stolen Greek Artifacts Spanning 5,000 Years Were Just Returned to Greece appeared first on Good News Network.

102 years ago today, former President Jimmy Carter was born The 39th president of the United States from 1977–1981, is one of the few American presidents to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (for his Camp David Accords). He is also the first American centenarian president, perhaps a result of him only serving a single term, The post Good News in History, October 1 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every fall, the same conversation starts about how to stay well through cold and flu season. Most of the advice points to supplements: vitamin C, zinc, elderberry. Useful, but not the whole picture. The spice rack you walk past every morning has something to say about immunity too, and The post The herbs and spices dietitians say support immune function first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There are places where the land itself seems to generate energy. The Quebrada de Humahuaca in Jujuy province, in Argentina’s far northwest, is one of them. At altitude, in clear desert air, the valley gets solar radiation that would be hard to match anywhere at lower elevation. For most The post How Argentina’s battery-powered Tren Solar is recharging an ancient Andean route first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

A remarkably well-preserved fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is reshaping scientists’ understanding of mammal evolution during the age of dinosaurs. The new species, described today in the journal Nature, reveals that a group of extinct mammals known as zhelestids were not close relatives of modern placental mammals as many researchers thought for decades. Instead, they The post New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution appeared first on Good News Network.

Hollywood A-lister Chris Evans recently went out of his way to see if he could convince someone to make room in their home for two dogs who had to be adopted together. Greg and Carley were residents of the Animal Rescue League of Boston, a shelter that cared enough to notice that the short-haired chihuahua The post Chris Evans Puts His Limelight on a Bonded Dog Pair with Cute Video, Immediately Sees Them Adopted appeared first on Good News Network.

With an eye towards making room for native wildlife, a pair of golf courses are looking an awful lot more green. Along England’s coastline, a golf course has been transformed into a wetland nature reserve that’s home to plovers, terns, avocets, and lapwings even before it was open to the public. Called National Trust Sandilands, The post Coastal Golf Course Turned into Vital Wetland Habitat for Seabirds appeared first on Good News Network.

A bombshell report last week from the LA Times details that a series of olive ridley sea turtles which laid their eggs on beaches in Southern California are the first of their race ever recorded buildings nests on the country’s West Coast. It didn’t take long for the female—in broad daylight, belly filled to burst The post First Ever Recorded Sea Turtle Nests on America’s West Coast appeared first on Good News Network.

163 years ago, George Bizet’s famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen, debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient times on the Island of Sri Lanka, it tells the story of how two men’s vow of eternal friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman, whose own dilemma The post Good News in History September 30 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most of the damage noise does to your body is preventable, and the tools you need are either free or already in your pocket. The missing piece, for most people, is understanding what counts as too much. Noise is an environmental health hazard that rarely gets treated as one. The post Why noise is an underestimated health hazard and what to do about it first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Dolly Parton launched the Imagination Library in 1995 on a premise that hasn’t changed since: send a free book to every registered child under five, once a month, for the first years of their life. No application, no means test, no reading assessment required. It’s as simple as a The post Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library doubles its London reach even after her death first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

Employees at a food bank in Phoenix were left scratching their heads when they saw an entire Uhaul truck of donated diapers arrive at their location, knowing that a middle-schooler was behind the enormous load. It was the collected proceeds of 12-year-old Sloan’s 5th annual “Diaper Drive,” an event she has been organizing since she The post 12-yo’s Annual ‘Diaper Drive’ Delivers 30,000 Diapers Off at Arizona Food Bank appeared first on Good News Network.

Excavations in central Paris have turned up a stone wall that may have finally settled the debate regarding the true origins of the city. City officials described themselves as feeling “dizzy” looking down onto what is essentially Paris’ zero point in time, made all the more dramatic as it still bore the scars of Julius The post This Stone Wall Seems to Have Finally Settled Debate About The Town That Became Paris appeared first on Good News Network.

From that magical island called Borneo comes the story of a bottom-up, pay-per-pic program that’s making a significant impact for the conservation of endangered birds and orangutans. Across the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, members of 9 different villages can earn supplemental income by taking pictures or audio recordings of wildlife. A villager may earn The post A Strategy of Cash-for-Photos Turns Animal Hunters into Animal Protectors in Indonesia appeared first on Good News Network.

On September 18th, the Norwegian government established a new marine protected area covering approximately 714 square miles, equivalent to almost 260,000 football pitches. Called the Andfjorden Marine Protected Area, the area is home to rich and varied nature, both above and below the surface, “it contributes both to our food supply and to unique nature The post Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine Habitat, Whales, and Seabirds appeared first on Good News Network.

30 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 video game console was released in North America. Critically acclaimed as “quite simply, the fastest, most graceful game machine on the market”, the N64 was one of the first gaming consoles to have four controller ports and could handle a 4-player split-screen without significant slowdown. Named after its The post Good News in History September 29 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There are 107,677 people in Japan who are currently aged 100 or older, according to recently released health ministry figures. That puts Japan ahead of every other country for centenarian population, and it is the first time the country has crossed the 100,000 mark. The survey tracking this figure The post What Japan’s 107,677 centenarians reveal about diet, lifestyle, and aging first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Nine months in, North America’s largest wildlife overpass has cut vehicle collisions on a stretch of Interstate 25 in Colorado by 91 percent. Before it opened, that corridor was averaging roughly one deer hit per day during peak migration. The crossing, a 209-by-200-foot structure near the Greenland exit between The post Colorado’s largest wildlife overpass cut I-25 collisions by 91 percent first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

  This is a typical image of the south of France; now the home to an assortment very a-typical European fruit: the banana, the papaya, and the mango. “I’m probably the only papaya grower in France!” says Dominique Berdin, laughing to the national station France24, when they visited her tropical fruit growing operation in the The post Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit appeared first on Good News Network.

Some of the best forest and mountain scenery Vietnam has to offer will now include a special conservation reserve to protect one of the world’s most-endangered primates. Around 7,500 acres of karst limestone escarpments and pristine forests are set to make up the Kim Bang Delacour’s Langur Habitat Conservation Area. Named after the French biologist The post Vietnam Swiftly Protects Forests Containing the Last of the World’s Most-Endangered Monkey appeared first on Good News Network.

Look, the order fixed for eternity which the Sun God and the God of the Tempest have created for the country of Egypt and the country of Hatti, (that is) peace and fraternity without leaving place among them to any enmity. These words, translated from Akkadian into Turkish, and from Turkish to English, are found The post Researchers Unearth a Clay Tablet Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty appeared first on Good News Network.

High school seniors have a lot on their plate as it is between planning for prom, studying for exams, and applying to universities. Yet for 18-year-old Max Owobu from the Bronx, his senior year has been interspersed with a trip to Ghana while managing his international nonprofit that sponsors children’s education in the country. At The post 18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor School Children in Ghana appeared first on Good News Network.

39 years ago today, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted on syndicated TV. Spanning 178 episodes over seven seasons, it starred English actor Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise. It received many accolades, including 19 Emmy Awards, two Hugo Awards, five Saturn Awards, and a Peabody Award. READ more about how the show The post Good News in History September 28 appeared first on Good News Network.

A newly identified frog-like creature that lived before the dinosaurs has been named by the student scientists who discovered it—and they named it after their moms. Allison Sefcovic and Payton Kohlberg described the early amphibian that lived in what is now the United States over 300 million years ago, and then named it in honor The post Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s a kind of workday most of us know too well. You’re logged on early, you barely step away for lunch, and by 6 pm you’re not entirely sure what you have to show for it. The calendar was full. The inbox moved. But the work you wanted to The post Soft productivity is the smarter way to work, and here’s how to start first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Two million square meters of former airport land in the southern suburbs of Athens are being converted into The Ellinikon Park. The park is designed to actively lower surrounding air temperatures, process 100 percent of its own rainfall on site, and keep more than 520 plant species alive through The post Athens’ former airport is becoming Europe’s largest coastal urban park first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.