Good News Network
The Good News Network (GNN) is a website dedicated to sharing positive and uplifting news stories from around the world. Founded in 1997, it aims to counterbalance the often negative focus of mainstream media by highlighting acts of kindness, scientific breakthroughs, inspiring individuals, and other heartwarming developments. The site covers a wide range of topics, including health, environment, culture, and technology, with the goal of promoting optimism and hope. GNN also features a daily newsletter and encourages readers to contribute their own good news stories.
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‘Shark Skin’ Coating for Airliners May Cut Fuel Use by 4% – Delta is Testing on its 767 Fleet
An Australian aviation startup has developed an adhesive film inspired by shark skin that reduces drag on aircraft due to its sandpaper-like texture. Sharks are covered in tiny dermal grooves, often called riblets, which help a shark swim faster using less energy. When such microscopic grooves are applied via adhesive film to the exterior of […]
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Dog Tag of Fallen WW II Soldier is Returned to Family 80 Years After His Death
The dog tag ID belonging to a fallen World War II soldier has been returned to his family 80 years after his death. Joseph L. Gray was one of 31 servicemen who died in April 1945 when their plane, a B-17 Flying Fortress, crashed into a hill on the Isle of Man. In 2010, around […]
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Doctor Gave Free Care to Patients for Decades–Now They’ve Raised $280,000 to Pay for His Cancer Treatment
Dr. Z never required a copay. Michael Zollicoffer, known to his patients as Dr. Z, spent the last four decades serving the residents of Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods—and the family physician never turned anyone away, even if they couldn’t afford to pay. “Forget that dollar bill,” the 66-year-old told CBS News. “I’m going to see you […]
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Nurses and Doctors Surprise Senior With Graduation Gala When She’s Too Sick to Attend High School Ceremony–WATCH
Her graduation from Boswell High School was only hours away—yet she was about to miss one of life’s most memorable moments. Laura Wiley’s kidney had become infected and the illness soon turned into severe sepsis, and she had to be admitted to the hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on the night before her senior graduation. […]
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Young Welder Builds Clever Lock Box For Packages to Combat Porch Pirates Taking His Deliveries
A 22-year-old has built his own secure box for delivery packages after having a parcel stolen by a ‘porch pirate’. Frustration swelled last year after Brandon Mejia lost a sentimental delivery to thieves. He had ordered a necklace for Mother’s Day and it was stolen while he was in the shower, shortly after it was […]
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Massachusetts Girl Scouts Load 14,000 Boxes of Cookies Bound for Soldiers Serving in Military
Girl Scouts in Massachusetts just sent nearly 14,000 boxes of cookies to members of the US military this month. The donation was part of their Project Care and Share—and five of the region’s top cookie sellers were on hand to help load the trucks. “Every scout, every person, can make an impact in their own […]
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Cat Survives 380-ft Fall From Bryce Canyon–And Gets Adopted by Pilot Who Rescued Her
A cat miraculously survived a 380-foot fall after she sadly went over the railing with her owners at Bryce Canyon—but she was soon adopted by the pilot who rescued her. The owners, a 45-year-old male and 58-year-old female, were found at the bottom of the gorge in Utah by tourists who alerted rangers. No one […]
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, 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 […]
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Plastic-Recycling Enzyme Discovered in Compost Heap Close to Commercialization Through German Startup
A German bio-tech company has developed a naturally-occurring enzyme discovered in a cemetery into a near-market ready solution for recycling plastic without any loss of quality. In 2022, GNN reported on a paper published by Leipzig-based scientists who first identified the enzyme. At the time, the enzyme was subject to a small side-by-side test, and […]
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‘Green’ Spaceship Propellant Set to Crater Fuel Costs and Replace Ultra-Toxic Hydrazine with Peroxide
A Spanish startup has successfully tested a new thruster for spacecraft that runs on a ‘green’ propellant to replace the ultra-toxic hydrazine commonly used in the industry. It uses hydrogen peroxide, and is then not only less toxic but also substantially less expensive to run. Arkadia Space, which invented the thruster system, celebrated an in-orbit […]
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FBI Recovers Paintings Missing for 40 Years from New Mexico Art Museum
Two paintings have been recovered 40 years after they were stolen from an art museum in New Mexico, the FBI has reported. The paintings, by Victor Higgins and Joseph Henry Sharp, were stolen in March of 1985 from the Harwood Museum of Art at the University of New Mexico, which was primarily a public library […]
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Indonesia’s Stunning Micro-Libraries Attract Young Readers with Fun-Filled Architecture
An architecture firm is having fun building microlibraries across Java with playful designs that offer respite from the heat. Envisioned as an excellent way to increase literacy, they attract children with the designs who then get to enjoy a reading environment that inspires imagination and creativity. They were recently profiled in a Guardian photo essay. […]
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Cancer Survivor Wins the Lottery 3 Times in the Last 12 Months
‘Lucky’ doesn’t begin to describe David Serkin from Alberta, Canada. Not only did he beat cancer, he also won the lottery. Serkin cashed-in on $500,000 last August with a LOTTO MAX game by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, giving the cancer survivor and retiree an opportunity to take his wife to Hawaii. But he followed […]
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Reintroduction of Two Yangtze Finless Porpoises A Rare Success in Captive Breeding of Endangered Species
For the first time ever, Chinese biologists have successfully rescued, rehabilitated, and reintroduced a Yangtze finless porpoise back into the wild stretches of the great river. A critically-endangered species of cetacean, the family that includes dolphins, porpoises, and whales, the Yangtze finless porpoise lives only in the Yangtze river, as the name suggests, but the […]
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Scientists Identify New Way Cancers Sustain Themselves–and How Ginger Could Disrupt it
An active compound in ginger root may inhibit the growth of cancer tumors via a sabotage of their metabolic pathways. Published in Nature Scientific Reports by a team at Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), the study demonstrated that a ginger-derived molecule known as EMC shuts down the cells’ fat-making machinery, causing it to activate backup systems […]
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