Veterans who die alone, without connections to friends and family, have piled up on the shelves of county morgues and funeral homes for decades. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates about ...

Last summer, middle schooler Tina Jin was alarmed to learn that over 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. With her heart set on finding a solution, Jin found inspiration in an ...

In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State, lava burning every living thing within miles. Uncertain of the ecosystem’s future, scientists decided to launch an experiment, and they sent one ...

According to the Federal Highway Administration, an estimated 47,000 bicyclists are injured — and 850 are killed — in traffic crashes every year in the United States. While infrastructure that ...

Once thought to be extinct, black-footed ferrets are the only ferret native to North America, and are making a comeback, thanks to the tireless efforts of conservationists. Captive breeding, habitat ...

African giant pouched rats have serious jobs to do. In the past, the species has been trained to detect explosives, like landmines, as well as a tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Their superior sniffers ...

In October 2023, a young Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found entangled in a net off the coast of the Netherlands — over 5,000 miles from her home waters in the Gulf of Mexico. She was named “Boeier” ...

On November 3, legendary music producer Quincy Jones passed away at 91 years old. Jones’ impact on the music, film, and art world can not be overstated. Across seven decades, Jones produced some of ...

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating... Middle schooler Tina Jin was looking for a sustainable solution to clean water filtration and saw potential in the honeycomb-like ...

We’re all feeling overwhelmed, scared, and shocked. The next four years will be challenging and we have work to do. It’s important that we don’t burn out. The Goodnewspaper shares stories of the good ...

Dr Wolfram Buss is a researcher at the Research School of Biology at the Australian National University. His work bridges the gap between biology, soil science, agriculture, environmental chemistry ...

Paul Nelson is Associate Professor of Soil Science at James Cook University. He does research and teaching in land and water science. Paul's current research focuses on how human management and ...