Edition #153 · Monday, September 21, 2026 · 3339 positive stories

What went right: week 38 of 2026

September 14 to 20, 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.

Science & Breakthroughs · NASA Breaking News

APOD: 2026 September 20 - Analemma over the Callanish Stones

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 20 - … Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Pictur…

Kindness & Community · Nice News

Retiree Photographer Dreams Up Whimsical Scenes Starring Her Backyard Squirrels

This article was originally written by Kate Pounds for SWNS - the U.K.’s largest independent news agency, providing globally relevant original, verifi…

Health · Ars Technica Science

Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy

Learning another language is a highly complex mental activity. It requires people to remember words, distinguish unfamiliar sounds, recognize patterns…

Environment & Climate · Reasons to Be Cheerful

In Remote Alaska, the Promise and Limits of Vertical Farming

This story was originally published by Civil Eats. The town of Skagway, in southeast Alaska, is home to approximately 1,000 year-round residents and h…

Tech for Good · MIT Technology Review

Meet the innovators under 35 shaping climate tech

Each year, the editorial team at MIT Technology Review puts together a list of 35 innovators under 35 - a group of researchers, inventors, and other y…

Animals · Ars Technica Science

A dolphin named Bubbles makes other fish vomit, then eats it

Staff at the Lady Elliott Island Eco Resort off the southern Great Barrier Reef in Australia are well acquainted with the shenanigans of a male bottle…

World · Wired Science

‘Fast & Furious’ Takes a Victory Lap With a Ferociously Fun Roller Coaster

Vin Diesel, the star of the series, didn’t make a planned appearance at the grand opening of its dynamite new theme park ride. But it didn’t stop his …

Underdog Wins · NPR Goats and Soda

Retired Olympic superstar Jessie Diggins wins her first-ever 100 mile trail race

This spring Jessie Diggins retired as one of America's most successful winter Olympic athletes at age 34. She's relaxing by entering 100-mile trail ru…

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