Edition #125 · Monday, August 24, 2026 · 2665 positive stories

What went right: week 34 of 2026

August 17 to 23, 2026 · the 8 stories most worth remembering, one per corner of the good-news world

Seven days of headlines, boiled down to the handful that actually made the world a little better. Every story links to the original publisher.

Kindness & Community · Good News Network

California Joins 30 States to Require Financial Literacy Courses For Teens in Every High School

California will be helping teens mold their futures as early as possible, by requiring every high schooler to pass a financial literacy course. Legisl…

Science & Breakthroughs · NASA Breaking News

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4982-4987: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals New…

Environment & Climate · Reasons to Be Cheerful

Transforming Britain’s Old Coalfields Into Clean Energy Sources

In the town of Gateshead in North East England, coal mining runs thick in the blood. Up to the final coup de grâce delivered by Margaret Thatcher’s co…

Tech for Good · MIT Technology Review

The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground

There’s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet. Hydrogen can b…

Health · Phys.org Latest

Red blood cells inspire next-generation therapeutic nanocarriers

Red blood cells serve as the foundation for nanocarriers that show promise in a new study as effective and efficient vehicles for gene therapy, tumor …

World · BBC News Science

Rain to stop in time for weekend as sun returns

The heavy downpours that have caused flash flooding will ease during Friday with sunshine returning for the weekend. But there are some chilly nights …

Underdog Wins · BBC News World

Wicker Man director's sons complete their late father's film trilogy

The final film in the folk horror trilogy brings closure to the saga as well as its creator's family after more than 50 years.

Animals · BBC News Science

King penguin chick hatches in UK heatwave

The "very important little penguin" is the first of its kind to hatch in the UK in more than a decade.

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