Six Reasons Dolphins Are Unique Amongst Other Mammals

1. Communication Dolphins have a complex communication system that includes a variety of vocalizations, body language, and echolocation. They are able to communicate with each...

10 of the strangest animals

Let's face it, on a planet that has over 8.7 million species of animals, there are bound to be some strange ones. However, these...

World Polar Bear Day: 10 facts you didn’t know about polar bears

Today is World Polar Bear Day, a day to celebrate the largest carnivorous mammal. World Polar Bear Day helps to bring awareness to the...

Five times animals helped other animals!

Sometimes we need to be reminded of kindness in the world- and what better way than animals showing other animals some love. In fact,...

10 of the cutest tiny animals

These animals are not only cute, but also happen to be some of the smallest animals around! If you need an instant pick-me-up, or...

Tis the season to be Jolly! Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and Canaries! And More Good News in History For The Week December 25 to...

December 25 It's Christmas Day! One of the most celebrated days of the year has finally arrived: December 25. Although Christmas is a celebration of the...

The Longest Recorded Rainbow, Peking Man Skull Discovered And More Good News in History For The Week November 28 to December 4

November 28 Lady Astor is first lady to the in the House of Commons Lady Astor became the first woman to sit in the House of...

Back to the Future is released, sliced bread is invented and more good news in history in the week of July 3 to 9

July 3 Back to the Future is released in 1985 The iconic movie Back to the Future was first released on July 3 1985. The movie,...

Archbishop Joseph Rummel ends segregation in the Catholic school system, Terracotta army is discovered and more good news in history in the week of...

March 27 Archbishop Joseph Rummel ends segregation in the Catholic school system in 1962 Rummel formally announced the end of segregation in the New Orleans parochial...

Good News in History 27 February: James Chadwick discovers the neutron in 1932

On 27th February, 1932, the neutron was discovered by James Chadwick, a British physicist. It was a groundbreaking moment in the history of science. Chadwick...

Metropolitan Museum of Art opens, First Black Senator, and More Good News in History for The Week February 13 to 19

February 20 Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York in 1872 It is hard to imagine a time when the Met did not exist,...

Telephone is Patented, Pluto is Discovered and More Good News in History for The Week February 13 to 19

February 13 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises to Aboriginal Australians On February 13 2008, the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, said sorry...

First Public Toilet Opens, Explorer 1 Launches And More Good News In History For The Week January 30 to February 5th

January 30 First Purpose Built Lifeboat is Launched in 1790 In 1790 the first shore-based lifeboat was launched on the River Tyne in northern England....

First Woman To Become a Doctor And More Good News In History For The Week January 23 to 29

January 23 First Woman To Become a Trained Doctor in 1849 In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to receive a degree in medicine....

First Concorde Takes Off, Obama Becomes President And More Good News In History For The Week January 16 to 22

January 16 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf becomes the first female president of an African nation in 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the president of Liberia in 2006,...

The Beatles Were Rejected For A Record Contract And More Good News in History For The Week January 1 to 7

January 1 Beatles rejected by Decca records on this day in 1962 The Beatles were invited to perform and record a demo at Decca Records...

The Longest Lasting Rainbow, First Human Heart Transplant Performed And More Good News in History For The Week November 28 to December 4

November 28 First Lady To Sit In The House of Commons, UK Lady Astor became the first woman to sit in the House of Commons in...

Freddie Mercury Born, First Episode Of Star Trek Airs & More Good News in History For The Week September 5 to September 11

September 5 Freddie Mercury Born September 5 1946 Freddie Mercury was born on this day in 1946. The lead singer of British rock band Queen was...

Titanic Discovered On The Ocean Floor, Netflix Founded and More Good News in History For The Week August 29 To September 4

August 29 Copper Coins Are Minted In Japan For The First Time In 708CE The first documented coinage that was used in Japan were copper coins...

Total Eclipse, T-Rex Skeleton Found & More Good News in History For The Week August 8-14

August 9 Leaning Tower Of Pisa Construction Started 1179 Construction started on the leaning tower of Pisa in 1179, there were many interruptions to its completion...