Category: GoodNews


  • Your Weekly Horoscope โ€“ โ€˜Free Will Astrologyโ€™ by Rob Brezsny

    Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle,ย provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Robโ€™s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author ofย Pronoia Is the Antidote…

  • US brings Kilmar รbrego Garcรญa, mistakenly deported to El Salvador, back to face charges

    Kilmar รbrego Garcรญa, a 29-year-old from El Salvador who was mistakenly deported in March, has been returned to the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges. He has been accused of participating in a trafficking conspiracy over several years to move undocumented migrants from Texas to other parts of the country. El Salvador…

  • Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours

    Japanese scientists were thrilled to receive significant interest from the packaging industry over their new seawater-degradable plastic. Breaking apart into nutritious compounds for ocean-borne bacteria in just 2 to 3 hours depending on the size and thickness, the invention could be a major solution to reducing plastic waste in the environment. GNN has previously reported…

  • Measles warning to holidaymakers as cases rise across Europe

    Dominic Hughes Health Correspondent Getty Images Health experts warn that measles spreads very easily and can lead to some children suffering life-long consequences Families travelling abroad this summer on holiday or to visit relatives are being warned about the rise in measles cases in Europe and other regions. Measles infections in Europe are at a…

  • First Time An Invasive Python is Killed by Florida Bobcatโ€“A Sign of Nature ‘Fighting Back’ Against the Snakes

    Trail camera image shows bobcat returning to python kill site โ€“ Credit: Conservancy of Southwest Florida In the face of invasive Burmese pythons, even the American alligator of the Everglades is no match. But one native species isnโ€™t willing to roll over and let the pythons have the run of the famous Florida ecosystem, and…

  • Winston Churchill’s race to secure penicillin before D-Day found in notes

    Getty Images Prime Minister Winston Churchill expressed frustration over slow progress securing antibiotic penicillin Winston Churchill’s push to obtain penicillin in time to treat casualties expected from D-Day has come to light in documents seen by BBC News. Official papers unearthed by the National Archives reveal the prime minister’s frustration and concern over slow progress…

  • Longest-Ever Randomized Trial on Exercise

    ย  Eliptical machines were sometimes used for the interval training to avoid excess load on the joints โ€“ credit, Center for Better Aging Exercise was in the news recently for being found in an epidemiological study to reduce the risk of colon cancer. But what should be in the news is that a study published…

  • Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible

    Getty Images Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the move as “a down payment on child poverty”, along with other measures that have already been rolled out. Parents on the credit will…

  • One Man in Southwest India Taught 10,000 People to Swim for Free in a River to End Drownings

    โ€“ photo courtesy of Valasseril Swimming Club Following the tragic drownings of 15 schoolchildren in his home town, an Indian man has started a swimming club that has seen more than 10,000 learn how to handle themselves in the water. Heโ€™s narrowed down the introductory course, which focuses entirely on swimming for safety rather than…

  • Pregnant women warned against using weight-loss jabs

    Philippa Roxby and Elena Bailey Health reporters Getty Images Women using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are trying for a baby, have fallen pregnant or are breastfeeding. Drug safety experts in the UK say it’s not known whether taking the medicines, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, could harm an unborn baby.…