The Good Daily archive

Stories worth noticing

Five hopeful stories at a time, collected for a calmer look at what is going right.

Earth’s atmosphere glows above Antarctica with a clean blue ozone layer.

October 18, 2026

The ozone layer is showing what patient global action can accomplish

The ozone hole over Antarctica was smaller in 2025 than it has been in most years since the early 1990s, according to the World Meteorological Organization. […]

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Regional train crosses the Andean landscape beneath bright sunlight.

The Future Is Good

October 18, 2026

Argentina’s first solar train is running on batteries charged by the Andean sun

Argentina’s first solar train is running on batteries charged by the Andean sun. The project is testing how renewable energy can support rail service in a […]

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Heirloom apples, orchard rows, and a gardener examining a tree.

Makers of Good

October 18, 2026

A living archive is helping rare apples find their way back into the world

Across old orchards and community gardens, people are working to find and preserve apple varieties that might otherwise disappear. The effort keeps unusual flavors and local […]

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Solar-equipped ambulance travels a rural road toward a community.

The Future Is Good

October 18, 2026

A solar ambulance is bringing emergency care farther into rural Kenya

In rural Kenya, a solar-powered ambulance is being designed to help bring emergency care to people who live far from medical facilities. Its panels and stored […]

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Person returns along a winding path toward home, a book, and walking shoes.

The Good Daily

October 17, 2026

Measure Progress by What You Can Return To

We often measure progress by uninterrupted performance. The streak is intact. The plan worked. The calendar looks clean. We did not lose momentum. But real life […]

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Working dog and handler examine an abstract research station.

The Good Daily

October 17, 2026

Dogs are helping researchers explore a new way to detect cancer

Researchers in India are training dogs to sniff human breath for chemical clues that may be associated with cancer. The Dognosis team is pairing the dogs’ […]

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Photographer observes a sea turtle and coral underwater from a respectful distance.

The Good Daily

October 17, 2026

Ocean Photographer of the Year celebrates the living sea

Julien Anton has been named Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026, according to the current inventory item. The award recognizes images that bring the beauty and […]

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Person communicates through assistive technology while a loved one listens.

Humans Are Good

October 17, 2026

Terry finds a way to speak with ALS through a brain-computer interface

Terry was diagnosed with bulbar-onset ALS, a form of the disease that made his speech increasingly difficult for the people closest to him to understand. As […]

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Person looks up from a phone to notice a loved one and a plant.

The Good Daily

October 16, 2026

Attention Is One of the Ways We Love

Attention is easy to think of as a limited resource we spend on tasks. We give it to the meeting, the book, the person speaking, the […]

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Adult walks steadily through a park with dignity and support.

The Good Daily

October 16, 2026

Personalized brain stimulation is helping some people with Parkinson’s walk more steadily

Researchers at UC San Francisco are using artificial intelligence to help personalize deep-brain stimulation for people with Parkinson’s disease who have trouble walking. By studying each […]

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