Recent Good News

What makes a city a good place to live? Practical features are important, such as well-maintained streets, good public transit and reliable trash collection. So are amenities that make cities attractive and interesting, such as museums and public parks.

Research suggests that firefighters have higher rates of cancer than the general population, including a 26% higher risk for brain cancer.

Students at all-girls’ schools do slightly better in their exams than girls at co-educational schools, according to new research...

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All eyes are on Dylan Mulvaney after Rick Becker’s Cameo stunt, so she’s turning the attention towards a good cause: Save The Children.

Some people with disabilities hailed Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s use of text-to-speech technology, but say there is work to be done to advance representation for those who communicate differently.

May has been quite the month for Amari Shepherd, 17. With a GPA of 4.86, she gave the valedictory speech at KIPP New Orleans’s Frederick A. Douglass High School’s graduation ceremony May 17.

Conservation and restoration projects are happening across the country to help protect national parks, historic sites, and seashores.

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. But what is the alternative?