Edition #132 · Monday, August 31, 2026 · 2674 positive stories

What went right: week 35 of 2026

August 24 to 30, 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

Mobile Dental Lab Brings Volunteer Dentists to Deliver Care to Homeless and Vulnerable in UK

A million-dollar fund has been launched to provide dental treatment to the most vulnerable members of Britain. The mydentist Foundation announced it i…

Science & Breakthroughs · NASA Breaking News

Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23

2 Min Read Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23 PIA26779 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science…

Environment & Climate · Reasons to Be Cheerful

The Goat-Cow Is Spain’s Wildfire-Fighting Secret Weapon

“In Galicia, we have lots of rain and strong sun, so vegetation grows quickly and it’s hard to control,” shouts José Taboada, as we hurtle up a steep,…

Tech for Good · Phys.org Latest

Nano-antennas make living cells light up brighter and faster

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have demonstrated for the first time that nano-antennas can enhance the fluorescence of proteins in livi…

Health · Phys.org Latest

Hitting bacteria hard and early with diverse phage cocktails may curb resistance

As multidrug antibiotic resistance emerges as a potent public health challenge, medical science has renewed attention on the potential for bacteriopha…

Animals · Phys.org Latest

Once a legend, humpback whales make a comeback in Brazil

Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water with their tails and jostle for attention - a scene th…

World · Phys.org Latest

Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig

Researchers with the long-running Harvard - Cornell Archaeological Exploration of Sardis have unearthed a larger-than-life statue estimated to be near…

Underdog Wins · BBC News World

97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'

A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.

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