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Archive — Monday, May 11, 2026
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Breaking
A 9-Day Livestream Just Raised $76 Million for Kids With Cancer.
People
She Raised 70 Kids. Then She Almost Lost Her Home.
Sunny Skyz
Uplifting Videos
She didn’t see security. she only saw her father. Pure love has no checkpoints. r/MadeMeSmile
Dog Finds An Injured Parrot And They Become Best Friends | The Dodo Odd Couples thedodo
I Rescued a BABY PARROT for My AVIARY!! youtube/Paul Cuffaro
Science
Trees Can Cut City Heat in Half. There's Just One Catch. Science Alert
Poop From Young Mice Just Reversed Aging in Older Ones. Science Alert
Poop From Young Mice Just Reversed Aging in Older Ones. Science Alert
Scientists Just Helped a Mammal Regrow Its Own Toe. Science Alert
Scientists Just Unlocked the Secret to Making Algae Glow Continuously. Living Lamps Could Be Next. Popular Science
Around the World
120 Million People Are About to Get Something They Never Had. The Bright Side
Scotland Built a Village for Homeless People and Asked One Thing in Return Good News Network
Paris Ran a City-Wide Extreme Heat Drill. What They Learned Could Save Lives Everywhere. Reasons to Be Cheerful
A Hiker Found a 1,500-Year-Old Gold Sword Scabbard Under a Fallen Tree in Norway Popular Science
Salmon Parasites Are Rising. Scientists Say That's Actually Very Good News. The Bright Side
Medical Breakthroughs
A Blood Test That Sees What's Coming — Before You Feel It. The Bright Side
Every Single Patient. Zero Relapses. Three Years Later. thebrightside
Autistic Kids Couldn't Communicate. Five Days Changed That. x.com/ScienceAlert
Doctors Have Tried to Treat Depression for Decades. Now a Blood Test Might Spot It First. Science Alert
1,000 Extra Steps a Day After Surgery. Scientists Measured What Happened Next. Good News Network
Animals & Pets
4 Bongos Just Flew from Zoos to Kenya on a Mission Good News Network
They Netted a 1-in-50-Million Catch. Then Gave It Away. Good News Network
A German Shepherd Led Troopers Through the Dark. His Family Had No Idea. r/BeAmazed
A White Bison Calf Was Just Born in Iowa. For Native Tribes, It Means Something Profound. Popular Science
Scientists Discovered That Brains Aren't Born Blank. The Implications Are Enormous. Popular Science
Community Wins
He Re-Mortgaged His Home to Save the Neighborhood Pub. Good News Network
US Alcohol Consumption Has Fallen to Its Lowest Level Since 1939 — Driven by Health Awareness Good News Network
Over Half of US States Are Considering Laws That Would Let Renters Install Balcony Solar Panels Good Good Good
The sharp dividing line between a lush forest and the white sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil r/BeAmazed
"Brazil Has a Game Where You Win Groceries Instead of Toys" r/MadeMeSmile
Heroes Among Us
She Put Everything on the Line. Then Won $240,150. InspireMore
Two Best Friends Made the Same Wish at Age 12. Yesterday They Were Both Living It. r/MadeMeSmile
He Took a Selfie in a Tulip Field. One Year Later, He Took Another. r/MadeMeSmile
She Was Dead Last With One Turn Left. Then Cherrie DeVaux Made History. Good News Network
She Quit Her Job and Spent 5 Years Chasing Sea Turtles Around the World. Here's What She Found. Good Good Good
Kids Making a Difference
A 12-Year-Old Swam 6 Hours Alone in the Ocean. Then She Found Help. r/BeAmazed
A Baby Took Her First Steps. The Entire Arena Was Watching. r/MadeMeSmile
She Was 4 Years Old When She Saved Her Grandmother's Life. Here's How. Sunny Skyz
Someone Left a Pot on the Stove Overnight. A Student Turned It Into a Life-Saving Device. Upworthy
Acts of Kindness
A Taxi Driver in Spain Drove Sick Patients for Free for Years. Then the Doctors Surprised Him. r/MadeMeSmile
Southwest Just Gave a Retiring Pilot the Send-Off He Deserved After Spirit Airlines Let Him Down Upworthy
Disney Just Re-Animated 3 Iconic Songs — and the Deaf Community Has Something to Say About It Upworthy
Working Together
Endangered Butterflies Were Disappearing. Then Incarcerated Women Stepped In. Reasons to Be Cheerful
Genius parents devise bedtime ritual: son is allowed to stay up late, but he has to run Upworthy
Seeds Can 'Hear' the Rain — And the Sound Waves Make Them Grow 30-40% Faster, Shows MIT Study Good News Network
Environmental Victories
Scientists Were Delighted by a Rare Rescued Sea Turtle. Then They Ran a DNA Test. Good Good Good
A Trail Camera Just Caught Something in the Swamp That Has Scientists Talking Good Good Good
The Great Lakes Fishing Industry Just Adopted a Model That Wastes Nothing Reasons to Be Cheerful
A Tribe Near Seattle Started Flooding Its Own Farmland. Here's the Reason Why. NPR