r/UpliftingNews • • 16h ago

North Texas man finds $128,514 on top of a bank's ATM — and returns every dollar

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2.8k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 11h ago

61-Year-Old Grandmother Breaks Her Own World Record with Staggering 5-Hour Plank

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people.com
586 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 19h ago

Al Pacino, the nine-time Oscar-nominated star to Receive the 62nd SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

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deadline.com
191 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 15h ago

Paramore’s Hayley Williams Urges Sold-Out Crowd to Support Independent Music: “Go to Little Shows at Independent Venues. Find Your People, Find Your Favorite Music, and Support That.”

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4.2k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 12h ago

100 countries in: High Seas Treaty nears universal ratification

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98 Upvotes

"The Treaty officially came into force on 17 January 2026, following nearly two decades of discussion and negotiation. It delivers the world’s first comprehensive legal framework to protect ocean life across the High Seas – an area covering nearly half the planet’s surface – and offers a critical tool in addressing the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution."


r/UpliftingNews • • 11h ago

After turning her health around following a diabetes diagnosis, San Antonio’s Anabel “Sirena” Ledezma now teaches 30 to 40 free aqua aerobics classes each week, helping people aged 18 to 107 build strength, confidence and community in the water.

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47 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 2h ago

Ebola vaccine induces T cell cross-reactivity against Bundibugyo virus in humans

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27 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 9h ago

Brazil: Amazon deforestation lowest in nearly 40 years

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dw.com
2.9k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 12h ago

EV adoption has saved oil importing countries $20bn since start of Hormuz Crisis

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goodgreen.news
1.2k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 18h ago

6-Year-Old Honored for His ‘Courage’ and ‘Selfless Service’ After Helping Grandma Who Was Hit By Car

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people.com
174 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 8h ago

New method reversed doomed bleached coral at record speed

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yahoo.com
968 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 9h ago

20 Hours After Falling Overboard, Cruise Passenger Is Rescued Near Greece

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nytimes.com
144 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 14h ago

At 15, Andreas Okholm dreamed of harnessing wind with a kite. Years later, his Danish startup KiteX has turned that idea into a turbine that can generate up to 17,000 kWh a year for rural homes and farms and be installed in a day without a concrete foundation. Its 2027 production has sold out.

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703 Upvotes

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r/UpliftingNews • • 11h ago

How Rewilding Could Help Atoll Islands Keep Pace With Rising Seas

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95 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 17h ago

A family of barn owls has become Manhattan’s newest celebrities after nesting in a water tower near Central Park, in what experts believe is the first documented nest in the borough’s modern history. At least five fledglings are drawing delighted crowds each night.

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1.4k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 10h ago

After families in Brazil’s Amazon had to walk up to 20 km for water during the 2024 drought, solar powered pumps now deliver clean water to all 36 families in Nova Sociedade. The nonprofit behind the project has equipped 29 other communities, helping them prepare for future droughts.

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independent.co.uk
108 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 19h ago

Ghana has cut malaria deaths by 98% since 2011, with just 52 people estimated to have died from the disease in 2025. Cape Coast Teaching Hospital has gone two years without a death primarily caused by malaria, as vaccines, mosquito nets and medicines protect more people.

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3.2k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 10h ago

The "science of hope": comebacks for wild tigers, tuna and sea turtles prove nature loss can be reversed when climate and ecological action is taken. 🐢🐯🐟 We must invest in nature’s recovery and a future where people and wildlife can thrive together. Energy, food and finance must be transformed.

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406 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • • 13h ago

Mangroves gain ground globally, marking turnaround after decades of loss

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949 Upvotes