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5 things to do when the car’s check engine light comes on before spending money at the mechanic

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Society

The conversations people avoid may be the ones they would enjoy the most 

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We paid college students about $5 a night to sleep at least 7 hours – and their grades quickly improved

Science

Tiny backpacks reveal the secret, sometimes circuitous migrations of small songbirds

Science

Why fall yard care could start with doing less – but not nothing

Health

Could you survive The Oregon Trail? An emergency medicine doctor offers tips on how to not die in the great outdoors

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Ghost stories don’t just scare us – they remind us of historical injustices

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Money

A scuff on your bag, a dent in your mug – and suddenly it feels like time for a new one

Good Partner – 10/29/2026
Your body retains the benefits of exercise even when you need to hit pause.
Health

Your cells keep a record of every workout you’ve ever done – and those gains persist even after a break from exercise

Good Partner – 10/28/2026
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Health

Friendship is built over time, through ordinary moments – I teach lonely college students to notice them

Good Partner – 10/23/2026
Surreal clip shows blue fireball lighting up Europe at night. A girl accidentally caught it on camera

Environment

Surreal clip shows blue fireball lighting up Europe at night. A girl accidentally caught it on camera

Glimpses of the bright blue meteor were later recorded in parts of Portugal and Spain.

Zoheb Alam – 05/20/24

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Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too

Smoking isn’t the only risk factor, and screening can miss those who never smoked.

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Political world map using the Equal Earth projection, showing countries at their relative sizes.
Science

New world map makes Africa look bigger: what’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain

A young man with glasses looks confused and exasperated as he sits in front of a computer, while two colleagues discuss something behind him.
Society

Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them

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Society

Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances and workplace equality

Three generations of women look at a photo album together while behind them a wall features dozens of framed photos.
Health

Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets

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Media

Boomers think these 7 habits make them polite but younger generations are begging them to stop

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After years of free babysitting, she told her sister ‘no.’ Then came the backlash.

One sister expected endless free childcare—the other just wanted her time to be valued.

Adam Albright Hanna & GOOD Staff – 09/19/25
After years of free babysitting, she told her sister ‘no.’ Then came the backlash.
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Technology

Only 17% of people can pass this 3-question IQ test on the first try. Can you?

Adam Albright Hanna & GOOD Staff – 10/13/2026
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Local

‘But you already helped me’: Elderly woman floored as landscaper reveals $625K GoFundMe in her name

Erik Barnes & GOOD Staff – 10/11/2026
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Exploration

Earth’s missing continent rediscovered 375 years after sailors first set foot there

GOOD Staff & Neha B. – 10/11/2026
Millions of people fly safely every day, but when plane crashes do happen, they can be catastrophic.
Science

Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?

Good Partner – 9/14/2026
Urban parks are great places to soak in the outdoors without planning an elaborate trip.
Health

Getting outside despite your 9‑to‑5 job can improve your mental health – here’s how to spend time in nature during and around working hours

Good Partner – 9/11/2026

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