A Texas Family Passed Up Millions to Turn Their Ranch Into a Nature Preserve (www.texasmonthly.com)
NASA's Mars helicopter 'phones home' after no contact for 63 days (www.france24.com)
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library celebrates gifting 200 million books with special giveaway (www.wate.com)
Family Adopts Elderly Neighbor as ‘Honorary Grandpa’ for Holidays and Heartwarming Daily Moments (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Scientists Are Recycling Wastewater to Reclaim Valuable Phosphorous to Put Back in Soil (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Man Jumps in During Freak Storm to Rescue 4 People From Sinking Florida Houseboat (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Grocery Carts Can Tell Researchers Who May Be at Risk for Stroke –And 39 Shoppers Were Diagnosed (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
The prognosis for women with early invasive breast cancer has improved substantially since the 1990s. Most can expect to become long-term cancer survivors (www.bmj.com)
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 68% in AprilI (www.euronews.com)
This Indigenous forest collective is restoring a corner of California (www.positive.news)
Crime figures are in. The verdict? The world is getting safer (www.positive.news)
Diver Cleaning Ocean Floor Finds New iPhone Still Working in Waterproof Bag–And Returns it to Owner (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
This 72-year-old Georgia man graduated college with his 99-year-old mom in the crowd (www.today.com)
Insulin derived from lettuce rather than animal cells does not require refrigeration, can be taken orally (newatlas.com)
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