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<p>Polar bears are in better physical health than they were 25 years ago, despite the decrease in sea ice, reveals new research. The well-being of the iconic white mammals living around the Norwegian island of Svalbard has improved in the face of climate change, likely due to better opportunities to hunt. The scientists were ‘surprised’ [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/polar-bears-are-in-better-physical-shape-than-25-years-ago-despite-sea-ice-losses/">Polar Bears are in Better Physical Shape than 25 Years Ago, Despite Sea Ice Losses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

Like many elderly folks in the midwest whose families used stoneware crocks for sauerkraut, Lois Jurgens held onto one for 40 years. It sat on her porch weathering decades of harsh Nebraska winters until early this month when she was planning for a yard sale. She had a notion the heavy crock might be worth […] The post Crock Sitting on Her Porch for 40 Years Fetches $32k After She Hoped for $100 on her Birthday appeared first on Good News Network.

A big Swiss family has invented Europe’s first all-electric, solar-assisted tractor, and is now selling the vehicle in 5 countries. The Knüsel Family lives in the canton of Schwyz, where patriarch and father of 4, Sepp Knüsel, has been building tractors for over 20 years under the brand name Rigitrac AG. In 2019, with the […] The post 4 Sisters Invent Electric Tractor with Mom and Dad and it’s Selling in 5 Countries appeared first on Good News Network.

Which states in the USA are known for the best food and what are the dishes most associated with each state? A new poll has the answers. A survey of 5,000 Americans—split evenly by state—explored sentiments about each region’s homemade dishes and which are the tastiest. The top state chosen for best food was California—with […] The post What Dish Represents Each State and Which US Region has the Best Food? New Poll. appeared first on Good News Network.

A herd of 6 American bison—3 males and 3 females—have been released onto native Illinois prairie. There, to the sound of drumming, songs, and cheers, they began to acclimate to their new surroundings—surroundings that had missed them for 200 years. A large crowd of Santee Sioux, herded together in their woven blankets and synthetic down […] The post Bison Return to Illinois Prairie to the Sounds of Drumming After 200 Years of Absence appeared first on Good News Network.

<p>This is the American kestrel; a sight to behold. Sporting a back that&#8217;s emblazoned with pheasant rust and bars of black, supporting wings of battleship grey tipped with white dots like a moth’s, and streaks of menacing black down its eyes, the smallest of the New World falcons is a treat for any birdwatcher. That&#8217;s [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cherry-crops-kept-safe-from-diseases-thanks-to-tiny-kestrel-hawks-in-michigan/">Cherry Crops Kept Safe from Diseases Thanks to Tiny Kestrel Falcons in Michigan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

<p>When Mr. Michel Éprinchard inherited a large empty field in Western France, he didn&#8217;t think much of it. Overgrown with weeds and childhood memories of walks along the tree line, for a long time neither he nor anyone else in his family had any interest in developing it. That all changed with a change of [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-donates-empty-field-he-inherited-to-the-town-on-the-condition-it-be-made-community-orchard/">Man Donates Empty Field to His Town So it Can Be Made Community Orchard</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

<p>As prices of recycled paper, plastic, and aluminum increase, waste management firms are seeing an unexpected return on investment from their installations of AI-powered robotic trash sorters. Certainly with any robotic system, the ROI is expected to come from labor saving, but due to a variety of factors such as tariffs on aluminum, pulp mill [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ais-latest-trick-is-pulling-treasure-out-of-our-trash-as-robot-sorters-become-more-common/">AI&#8217;s Latest Trick Is Pulling Valuable Commodities Out of Our Trash</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

<p>Birdwatchers can&#8217;t believe what&#8217;s been appearing through their binoculars on a small landholding in West Sussex, England, where the nation&#8217;s premier rewilding project continues to compound on its already staggering achievements. The Knepp Estate has increased the number of breeding birds from just 55 individuals of 22 species in 2007, to 559 individuals of 51 [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/astonishing-916-increase-in-breeding-birds-seen-at-englands-premier-rewilding-project/">Astonishing 916% Increase in Breeding Birds Seen at England&#8217;s Premier Rewilding Project</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

<p>Guatemala has opted out of renewing a lease agreement on a 7,000-acre oil field in order to use the land for better protection of the surrounding Laguna del Tigre Biosphere Reserve. An 830,000-acre component of the greater Mayan Biosphere Reserve which allows Mesoamerican wildlife to roam freely between the country and neighboring Belize and Mexico, [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/guatemala-opts-out-of-oil-extraction-in-favor-of-mayan-biosphere-security/">Guatemala Opts Out of Oil Extraction in Favor of Protecting Jaguars and Macaws in Mayan Biosphere</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

<p>After low winter temperatures battered multiple regions of the country with snow, heroes in Washington, DC, stood up to be accounted for. With major thoroughfares taking priority for District plows and employees, the &#8216;DC Snow Heroes&#8217; hit the blocks, shovels in hand, to clear sidewalks for the elderly, the young, the disabled, or even just [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dc-snow-heroes-shovel-neighbors-out-of-trouble-after-winter-storms/">&#8216;DC Snow Heroes&#8217; Shovel Neighbors Out of Trouble After Winter Storms</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

<p>When a Syracuse police officer got the call that there was someone living among the dead at Oakwood Cemetery, you&#8217;d forgive them for perhaps being a little on edge. But what they found wasn&#8217;t anything out of a horror film. Instead, it was 55-year-old widow Rhea Holmes, sleeping under a winter sky on the cold [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/homeless-woman-sleeping-on-late-husbands-grave-visited-by-an-angel-with-a-tiny-home/">Homeless Woman Sleeping on Late Husband&#8217;s Grave Visited by an &#8216;Angel,&#8217; with a Tiny Home</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org">Good News Network</a>.</p>

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Iraq is steaming forward with its development after years of strife and war. Just recently, the long-running UN Assistance Mission for Iraq ended its mandate after 22 years, and the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country told journalists that the country has transformed itself. “For those who lived through the troubled early years of the […] The post Iraq is ‘Unrecognizable and Remarkable’ After Decades of Conflict – UN Coordinator Shows Why appeared first on Good News Network.

4 years after losing a beloved cat named Tinsel, a stroke of fortune found her reunited with owner Maggie DeGreenia whose cousin saw her on a local shelter’s website. Tinsel disappeared in December, 2021, leading to weeks of searching, posting on Facebook groups, contacting shelters, and putting up missing posters. But despite all her efforts, […] The post Cat Missing for 4 Years Reunited with Family After Cousin Sees Her on Shelter’s Website appeared first on Good News Network.

Whether you’re a student, an administrator, a farmer—or the journalists getting their teeth into the story of Kentucky schools’ movement to buy and serve local produce, the consensus is clear: the fajitas are great. At Boyle County High School, locally-raised beef marinated in cumin is heaped onto corn tortillas with queso, guacamole, sharp red tomatoes, […] The post Partnership With Farms Reinvents Kentucky School Lunches, Ending Days of Pan Pizza and Fruit Cups appeared first on Good News Network.

In what is being called a major milestone in American cancer research and treatment, 5-year survival rates averaged across all cancers have never been higher, with 7-in-10 cancer patients living past 5 years post-diagnosis. This average was pumped up by large survival rate increases in leukemia (20%), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (18%), and ovarian cancer (9%) over […] The post Incredible Results from 20 Years of Cancer Research Boost National Survival Rates to 7 in 10 appeared first on Good News Network.

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[By David Sylvester] My friend Kevin died at his desk on September 11, 2001, on the 99th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. I was in Philadelphia watching the Twin Towers fall on TV like everyone else, except I knew someone inside. A lifelong positive presence, Kevin was someone who made […] The post Traveling the World Getting One Million Hugs Helped Me Heal After Losing My Brother on 9/11 appeared first on Good News Network.