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Every summer it seems there’s a part of the world experiencing record temperatures, so perhaps it’s time for architects to design buildings designed to resist heat as easily as possible. GNN has reported, mostly in Asia, about firms that specialize in designing auto-cooling homes that leverage the laws of thermodynamics just as our ancestors did, The post Indian Home Stays Cool Without A/C Through Clever Clay Architecture appeared first on Good News Network.

The next time you hear a blackbird singing in the dead of night, know that you’re listening to the most pleasant song in the world. What the bird lacks in dressage it makes up for in repertoire, a new survey and study from the University of Tübingen found in which researchers set out to discover The post Survey Finds Blackbirds to Have the Most Beautiful Songs in the Avian World–Science Explains Why appeared first on Good News Network.

On Governor’s Island in New York City, a nonprofit is turning wasted oyster shells into new oyster reefs that filter pollutants from the harbor, absorb wave energy, and supply the city’s restaurant industry. Called the Billion Oyster Project, the objective is to restore some 100 acres of lost, historic oyster reefs using the waste streams The post 3 Million Oysters Eaten by New Yorkers Are Rebuilding the City’s Reefs appeared first on Good News Network.

A combination of omega-3 and low-dose aspirin performed about as well as antibiotics in a yearlong study of people with severe gum disease, or periodontitis. It raises the possibility of an alternative treatment for some patients at a time when multiple pathogens are developing resistance to antibiotics. The clinical study run by the São Paulo The post Common Supplement Rivals Antibiotics for Severe Gum Disease When Taken with Low-Dose Aspirin appeared first on Good News Network.

Happy Birthday to Shaun White, the three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding, who turns 40 today. He was a champion skateboarder in his teens after undergoing two open-heart surgeries as an infant. He became first person to compete in and win both the Summer and Winter X Games in two different sports–including historic wins The post Good News in History, September 3 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A space telescope with 100 times the sky coverage of Hubble lifted off from Florida this past Sunday. Astronomers have been waiting nearly a decade for this. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope survived two White House attempts to cancel it and is now on its way to a The post NASA’s Roman space telescope heads to deep space after surviving budget cuts first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s a lot tangled up in choosing a fertility clinic. Some of it is practical: where is it, what does it cost, what are their numbers. Some of it is harder to put into words, like whether you feel genuinely seen and supported through a process that’s already emotionally The post How to choose a fertility clinic: what reproductive endocrinologists look for first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

A civil war, military standoff, and a state experiencing double-government are all hopefully set to end after Libya’s rival factions agreed to hold elections. The breakthrough occurred in a signing ceremony Sunday at the United Nations Support Mission to Libya in Tripoli, and follows a period of tireless negotiations by the UN lasting over 2 The post Belligerents in 6-year Military Standoff Agree to Swap Rifles for Ballots appeared first on Good News Network.

Japan is nothing if not a servant to tradition; even if the tradition is a little strange. Admittedly a little less strange than the annual Kanamara Matsuri festival in Kawasaki (parental guidance suggested) the custom of railway lines promoting cats to the rank of stationmaster certainly raises eyebrows, but also spirits, it must be said. The post Stray Cat Nursed Back to Health by Train Staff, Climbs the Ranks to Become Stationmaster appeared first on Good News Network.

Whether it’s cleaning out an attic or a Wisconsin apartment, in one landlord’s case, finding an original Pablo Picasso work might seem like an unbelievable stroke of luck. GNN knows slightly better—every year pieces by the most famous Spanish artist seem to turn up all over the place. Milwaukee landlord Timothy Dertz was cleaning out The post Original Picasso Stolen 8 Years Ago Found Hanging in Vacant Apartment by Milwaukee Landlord appeared first on Good News Network.

More than 900 students and 16 faculty members escaped before the tragic flood on the border with China and Nepal destroyed a school. They are alive today because of a truly last-minute warning by the school’s accountant, who like Paul Revere, ran through the building shouting “the flood is coming, the flood is coming!” His The post Last-Minute Flood Warning Saved Over 900 Nepal Students, School Principal Said appeared first on Good News Network.

Happy 62nd Birthday to Keanu Reeves, the actor who might be called one of the nicest guys in show business. The Canadian started his career with humor and light-hearted films like Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, before moving onto becoming an action star with his protagonist role as Neo in The Matrix trilogy, Point Break, and the The post Good News in History September 2 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Scientists can now draw a straight line from a single oil company’s emissions to a specific disaster. Not a rough estimate of the industry’s overall contribution, but a specific company, a specific event, a specific percentage. That’s what a new peer-reviewed study published in Earth’s Future has done, and The post Climate attribution science just changed the rules for fossil fuel lawsuits first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most spice jars get rinsed and recycled. A few get left on the counter until someone throws them away. Almost none get a second life, and professional organizers say that’s worth reconsidering. Clean them first. Professional eco-friendly organizer Marie Potter recommends washing each jar in hot, soapy water, then The post 8 clever ways to reuse spice jars around the house first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

A heartwarming story of a community putting values above value comes from the convention floor of Pokémon XP. At the August 29th event in San Francisco, venture capitalist Eric Bahn shared that his son was scammed while trading Pokémon cards with an adult. “Lost his most valuable cards in a fraudulent trade by some guy The post Pokémon Fans Rally to Help Child After He Was Scammed Out of His Most Valuable Card appeared first on Good News Network.

Even as their Congolese neighbors battle the worst Ebola outbreak in its history, Uganda has registered 42 days without any new cases. The achievement was marked by the WHO, heavily involved in supporting the two countries in their struggle against the lethal virus, to declare Uganda Ebola-free. “Uganda has reached 42 days since the last The post WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-free After 42 Days Without New Cases appeared first on Good News Network.

From the Bronx comes the story of a Good Samaritan who donated what he could spare to help a woman he’d seen on the news newly-impoverished at the hands of a house fire. Months later, and history now shows that it was this gesture of generosity which transformed the fire from a force of destruction, The post Good Samaritan Helps Mother After Seeing Her Destroyed Home on the News: “He’s been a blessing” appeared first on Good News Network.

881 years ago today, Ibn Jubayir was born in Moorish Spain. This pilgrim and talented writer went on the Hajj to Mecca in 1183, and penned a valuable, beautiful, first-hand account of the places and people he saw, which included the Crusader states of Acre and the island of Sicily as controlled by the Norman The post Good News in History, September 1 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Balloons have always been made from natural latex, a material derived from rubber tree sap. Natural latex is biodegradable. The rubber tree has been producing it since before the first balloon was invented in 1824. On its own, it breaks down. The problem is what manufacturers do to it The post Meet the Bioloon: the biodegradable balloon aiming for shelves by 2028 first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most to-do lists have two kinds of items on them: the real work you’re managing, and the small things that keep getting moved to tomorrow. Reply to that email. File that paper. RSVP to that thing. None of them take long, yet none of them seem to get done. The post The Reddit-popular five-minute productivity rule that truly works for procrastinators first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

In April, millions of readers came to GNN for the scoop on Maryland’s first-in-the-nation ban on “surveillance pricing” in retail grocery stores. Now, municipal governments around the country are ending their association with Flock Safety, a company that has cloaked the streets of the nation in surveillance cameras that automatically read license plates using AI. The post US Cities Are Terminating Flock Camera Contracts at Record Pace After Nationwide Pushback appeared first on Good News Network.

A visceral reminder of the dangers of air pollution comes now via an uplifting study which found lung development in children was faster in London’s ultra low-emissions zone (ULEZ). It compared children between the ages of 6 and 9 living in Central London’s ULEZ with those living in the nearby suburb of Luton. Just over The post In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls appeared first on Good News Network.

Two South Florida teens with a penchant for volunteering have used their IT skills to build an app that facilitates the donation of pizzas from local restaurants to local charities. It streamlines the donation process, allowing anyone to send fresh pizzas from any nearby restaurant to any nearby charity of their choice. Designed 2 years The post Florida Teens Design Charity App to Help Generous Locals Deliver ‘Pizza for a Purpose’ appeared first on Good News Network.

Reprinted with permission from World at Large. 9 months ahead of schedule, and surviving attempts in both Trump Administrations to cut its budget in half, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope soared into space on Sunday afternoon aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched from Cape Canaveral. Designed to compliment NASA’s existing James Webb and The post Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Survives Attempted Budget Cuts to Launch 9 Months Early appeared first on Good News Network.

And, on this day 29 years ago, the Good News Network made positive news available on the web for the first time. Geri Weis-Corbley, the founder, worked in TV news, freelancing for CNN and other media companies, until the advent of the internet when she created what is now the #1 source for inspiring news. The post Good News in History, August 31 appeared first on Good News Network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For 16 weeks, an AI-generated variation of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” sat in Australia’s top 20 singles chart. At its peak, it hit number two. Listeners streamed it, and the chart counted it. And then the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) decided that probably shouldn’t keep happening. Starting today, The post What counts as real music? Australia’s charts just drew a line. first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.