DATE: May 7, 2026 at 09:00AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG

TITLE: 85 Million Acres of Private Land Are Being Protected for Conservation in the US and Australia

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/85-million-acres-of-private-land-are-being-protected-for-conservation-in-the-us-and-australia/

Australia now boasts one of the world’s largest acreage of private land set aside for conservation, and the Guardian recently reported that generous and wealthy citizens are to thank for it. Leaving land to conservation purposes in wills, and making bequests of estates has made a big part in amassing 24 million acres of privately-conserved […]

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DATE: May 7, 2026 at 03:00AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG

TITLE: Good News in History, May 7

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events060508/

80 years ago today, the innovative electronics company, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, co-founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka, first began operations. With 20 employees, and later taking the name Sony, they built Japan’s first tape recorder. In 1955, Sony’s transistor radio cracked open the US market, launching the new industry of consumer microelectronics–with teens being […]

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DATE: May 7, 2026 at 12:10AM
SOURCE: THE GOOD NEWS PODCAST

TITLE: Seeds Can Hear Rain 🌱

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Seeds have little vibration detectors that help them get to growing when the rain starts falling. That's good news!

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DATE: May 6, 2026 at 07:00AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG

TITLE: Seed-Sharing No Longer Illegal After Landmark Kenya Court Ruling Against Global Seed Monopolists

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/seed-sharing-no-longer-illegal-after-landmark-kenya-court-ruling-against-global-seed-monopolists/

Kenya’s highest court recently struck down as unconstitutional a law that forbade seed sharing, a long practiced traditional means of diversifying crop production and resilience. The law, whether inadvertently or by design, made Kenya another country within the network of those whose seed industry is virtually controlled by a small group of international conglomerates like […]

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by Mark Rothko

Idk if this or any of his works have names, I couldn't find one. There are so many combinations of color that Rothko made, and it's really interesting to me the different associations and moods you can pull out of a simple combination of color. I think I posted one of his a while ago.

I guess I get a warm, positive, glowing feel from this, and texture is here, also.

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✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨

Woah!

Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!

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🔄24.01.2023🔄

Old ArtPrize for fentski @ FurAffinity!

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DATE: May 6, 2026 at 03:54PM
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TITLE: Sam Neill Beats Cancer After 5-Year Battle, Announces ‘It’s Time I Did Another Movie’

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sam-neill-beats-cancer-after-5-year-battle-announces-its-time-i-did-another-movie/

Jurassic Park star Sam Neill, who’s been battling lymphoma, has spoken out that he’s cancer free and that now “it’s time I did another movie.” The international A-lister from New Zealand was diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, and immediately started chemotherapy as early as March, 2022. The cancer had already progressed, and he said that […]

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DATE: May 6, 2026 at 03:17PM
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TITLE: New Desalination Plant Gives San Diego So Much Water it’s Helping Other States Suffering Drought

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/thanks-to-desalination-plant-san-diego-has-so-much-water-its-helping-other-states-suffering-drought/

After years of suffering from drought, San Diego is using the resources it built up over that time to help neighboring states now facing their own water challenges. Arizona and Nevada are pursuing agreements with the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) to siphon off its share of the Colorado River. In exchange, the states […]

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