Good news from the United States

World Food Prize 2026 highlights importance of the right to food safety

Health · Des Moines, Iowa

Inside the New York ‘time machine’ racing to save a century of sound and film

Knowledge · New York

A toothy summer in Charleston: My internship studying barium in bottlenose dolphin teeth to determine freshwater exposure

Knowledge · Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina

DOE releases national quantum computing roadmap following field-wide effort led by SCAC subcommittee

Knowledge · Washington D.C.

Commerce Department allocates $15.8M in fishery disaster funding to Fla., Calif., and Makah Tribe

Society · Florida, California, and Washington state

FDA approves tucatinib with trastuzumab and pertuzumab for the maintenance treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer | FDA

Health · Silver Spring

City, Volunteers Clean Up 3.8 Tons of Debris in Rushmoor Neighborhood | City of Arlington, TX

Planet · Rushmoor neighborhood

Unlocking private capital for Kenya's energy transition and sustainable development | United Nations

Planet · New York

Large-scale marine debris: 4 ways to clean up the big stuff

Planet · United States marine environments

City of Detroit | Rising Higher

Society · Detroit

University of New Haven’s Prison Education Program Secures $1.2 Million Renewal Grant - University of New Haven

Society · New Haven

Staying Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines | Covid | CDC

Health · United States

First-Ever Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Nested in California | NOAA Fisheries

Planet · Orange County

Bard Prison Initiative

Society · Annandale-on-Hudson

CDC greenlights COVID vaccines for vulnerable children after nearly 1-month delay | CIDRAP

Health · United States

National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health

Frontiers · Bethesda

Funding Opportunity Announcements and Grants | Department of Energy

Frontiers · Washington, D.C.

2026 Incarcerated Students Are The Focus Of A Program Being Developed By UMBC Toward Offering Higher Education

Society · Sykesville

Guterres calls on countries to set clear timelines for transition away from fossil fuels

Planet · New York

Solar Energy | Department of Energy

Planet · Acton

Prison Education Programs – Reporting and Approval Documentation | Knowledge Center

Society · United States

Moon to Mars | NASA's Artemis Program - NASA

Knowledge · Kennedy Space Center

New Low-Waste Chemistry Method Breaks Down Tough-to-Recycle Plastics - UT News

Knowledge · Austin, Texas

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: BlockWork Returns for 2026

Society · Salisbury, North Carolina

Faculty across campus receive grants to help expand UCLA’s global reach | UCLA

Society · Los Angeles

Daisy Chain Festival - Center for Indigenous Health

Rights · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore

Rewilding the upper Klamath River Basin: rapid recolonization of Chinook salmon following the world’s largest dam removal | Scientific Reports

Planet · Klamath River

Governor Newsom awards $48.5 million to drive economic growth and advance innovation across the state, supporting the creation of 20,000 new jobs | Governor of California

Power · California

President Nygren Approves Contract to Develop Navajo Language Learning App for Young Students

Rights · Navajo Nation

As school begins, California launches universal Transitional Kindergarten, free meals for EVERY student and historic supports for kids | Governor of California

Society · California