Displaying episodes 31 - 60 of 960 in total
Graveyard Geese ๐
Two geese get some help from matchmaking humans to find love after loss- it's good news!ย
Precious Plastic โป
Plastic lasts nearly forever! That's its greatest strength and what makes it so vexing as trash- but a listener sent me a cool project with a new approach to reuse.ย
Swimming in Data
Moving bits around the internet makes a lot of heat- enough to heat a pool apparently!
Operation Hay Drop
California is getting a wild amount of snow and it's taking some EXTREME effort to feed CA cows!ย
Bee Vaccine ๐๐
The first vaccine for insects in the US is for a TGNP favorite- beeeEEEEEeeees!ย
Ship Names Now Shipshape โ
Two navy ships are getting some very cool, very good new names!ย
Playground for Everyone
Students raise money to build a better playground that everyone can use!ย
Keanumycins
A new anti-fungal tactic named for an awesome actor (and very good guy).ย
Three Animal Good-newsies: Hippos, Birds, and Geckos ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Three pieces of good news about animals around the world: some moved, some rediscovered, and some newly found!ย
Author's Hidden Tales
Fans dove into the archives to find lost stories from a beloved author.ย
#FindtheKetchupBoatGuy
Social media is put to good use to deliver a boon!ย
The Early Humor Survey, Repeat
From the archive- a reminder that kids are verifiably funny and find you funny too. With two kids now, I can confirm cracking jokes with younglings is a delight!
Gacek: Tourist Destination
A scruffy, chubby kitty has generated a bunch of reviews from locals and tourists alike.ย
Flaco's Freedom ๐ฆ
An owl is on the lam and seems to have been granted his freedom!ย
Booktok Rocks ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Social media for readers sells a ton of books and makes for a daughter of the year.ย
More Fun Plow Names โ๐จ
A few winning plow names for this year and an acceptance speech!ย
Knitting Up Loose Ends ๐งถ
A group of knitters are finishing projects for families around the world.ย
Three Pieces of Eye Good News
Three pieces of good news all related to the human eye- we're talking: retina, cornea, cataracts... all the hits!ย
15 Mins to Green โ๐ข
A new environmental plan out of England has a neat commitment to the people of the nation.
Goldfish Burnin' Rubber, Repeat
From the archive, goldfish are excellent navigators and great learners. I was reminded of this story because a fish was recently playing a video game and may or may no...
Sewercules
Rome has a seemingly limitless amount of history under its streets!
Coal Cost Crushed
An updated to a four-year-old GNP story. Coal is dirty and expensive... let's ditch it!
Wiki Women: Jess Wade
A physicist, science communicator, and Wikipedian is today's Wiki Woman!
Cake-umรฉ! ๐
The job market is wild right now and requires some out-of-the-box thinking!
Algae Ideas
Algae is a problem, but smart scientists are finding ways to make good use of it!
Sculpture Upgrade
A statue is being replaced with a big upgrade!
Pups on Bacteria Patrol
Dogs in Italy are tracking down a nasty little bug.
CSI: Jackpot, Repeat
From the archive, a different type of detective story with a happy ending... and kind of happy beginning to... happy all around!
Ozone? Oh yes!
The ozone layer is healing slowly but surely.
Scruff The Eco Dog ๐โป
Scruff is cleaning up after the rest of us- thanks Scruff!