First River Otter Spotted in the Bronx in 100 Years Along the Bronx River

Seattle’s newest and weirdest local celebrity is a stubby mutant raccoon named Jimothy

What went right this week: wins for health and high seas, plus more

White Storks Make Historic Return to the English Midlands After 600-year Absence

Threatened Bird Species Given Tiny Foot Casts to Help Recovery After Hit by Car

First Wild Beaver Born in Staffordshire for More Than 400 Years

270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve

Good News in History, August 17

Good News in History, August 16

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation

A controversial scientist created a ‘utopia’ for mice. 19 months in, it all went haywire.

California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate

A Real Rockin’ Horse: Music Tames a Rescue Foal Who Learns to ‘Play’ Instruments for Album Debut

Here's Why These Male Spiders Sacrifice Themselves by Somersaulting Into Females' Fangs While Mating

Rescued Orangutans Released Into Isolated Forest Are Now Raising Babies, Creating New Wild Population

Five Endangered Secretarybird Chicks Hatch in Major Conservation First

Ospreys Recover Thanks to ‘Pioneering Pairs’ Who Nest Away From Main Population

Surf’s Up for Pups at World Dog Surfing Championship Where Rosie Leads the Pack (Video)

Cat Named ‘Toast’ Survives Intense Heat of 4-Alarm Fire By Hiding in Closet

Guard Becomes Celebrity Making Mini Statues For Each Event at Virginia Tech As Free Giveaways

Duck Becomes Emotional Support Animal That Unexpectedly Heals a Golden Retriever (WATCH)

Fishing Guide Dials 911 for Entangled Manatee, Leading to Rescue While Calf Watches

Good News in History, August 11

Great Barrier Reef’s Recovery From Bleaching is Aided by Monsoon

Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year

Toronto Zoo Celebrates Birth of Endangered Pygmy Hippo – The Pictures and Video are Adorable

When Zoo Elephants Are Rewilded in Africa, Here’s How Good Their Coping Skills Are

Podcast Transcript July 2nd, 2026— Coffee waste as fuel, Nepal same-sex marriage rights, and understanding heat domes

Earth Might Be Home to 20 Million Insect Species—More Than Three Times as Many as Previously Thought, a Study Suggests

Intricate Carvings in Ostrich Eggshells are 60,000 Years Old – and Reveal ‘Remarkable’ Human Thinking

Leo DiCaprio Launches $200M Project to Bring 100 Most Threatened Species Back From the Brink

Blind Dressage Horse Wins Competitions By Using ‘Equine Braille’

Once Gone From Ireland, Majestic Sea Eagles Continue Their Comeback with Rare New Chick

Loggerhead Sea Turtles Break Nest Record in Georgia – The Most in 37 Years

The Tiger Returns to Kazakhstan in First-in-the-World Rewilding Project a Decade in the Making

These Male Fruit Flies Have Sperm That Are Nearly as Long as Their Bodies. Here's How the Cells Don't Become a Tangled Mess

‘Like a Moody Punk Rocker,’ the Red Handfish is National Geographic’s 18,000th Species Photographed

SeaWorld Completes Largest Captive Whale Transportation Operation in Nation’s History

Podcast Transcript June 5th, 2026— Pancreatic cancer cracked, hepatitis B cleared, and wild mice who run for joy

Okefenokee Swamp Clinches World Heritage Status, Joining Ranks of Top Natural Wonders

Locals Succeed in Tripling Protected Seascapes Along 300 Miles of Turkiye’s Breathtaking Coastline

Best Friends Forever: Rescue Greyhounds Search for a Home Together After Heartwarming Battersea Bond

Longest Predator Exclusion Fence in the Pacific Protects Thousands of Ground-Nesting Seabirds

New Images Capture the Oldest-Known Sunda Clouded Leopard–an 8-yo Huntress with All Her Teeth

How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary

Do-Good Doggies Fight Invasive Mussels on Team ‘Conservation Canines’

Chihuahua Won’t Stop Pawing at Her Until Owner Finds the Breast Cancer She Smelled

World’s Oldest Cat Drinks Only Spring Water as She Celebrates 31 Years Old

Lynx Rescued in War-torn Ukraine Walks on Grass for the First Time (WATCH)

Blowing Bubbles Allows Sperm Whales to Sleep Soundly Beneath the Waves, Reveals Study

Organizations Rally to Reunite Lost Pets with Owners Following Earthquake in Japan

The World’s First Giant Anteater Reintroduction Appears to Be Succeeding in Brazil

American Bald Eagle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Can Apes Play Pretend? What Scientists Learned From Having Imaginary 'Tea Parties' With Kanzi the Bonobo

Heading to a National Park? Watch Out for Elk. They Attack People Way More Often Than Bears Do, According to a New Study

It’s a Record Breeding Year for National Bird of Serbia: The Eastern Imperial Eagle

These 12 Popular Dog Breeds Are at Risk of Breathing Problems Related to Their Short Snouts, a New Study Suggests

Volunteers’ Tiny Bamboo Bridges Have Helped Double Migratory Crab Populations on Taiwan

Podcast Transcript March 20, 2026— From psilocybin to ocean robots: 10 solutions you’ll actually want to hear about

Vanished Hornbill Species is Breeding Again Among the Old Trees After 60 Years

A Mass Grave Uncovered in Serbia Hints at a Violent Iron Age Massacre That Targeted Women and Children

What Does This 150-Year-Old Bottle of Mystery Booze Taste Like? Fruity, With a Hint of Leather

Wild Chimpanzees Love to Eat Boozy Fruit. Scientists Say the Proof Is in Their Pee

The Eerie 'Blood' Moon Will Grace the Night Sky Next Week, Thanks to a Total Lunar Eclipse

The Berlin Cathedral Is Reopening Its Massive Crypt—Home to the Bones of One of Europe’s Most Powerful Dynasties

JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward

Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice

Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny

50 years later, the iconic ‘Sesame Street’ counting song is overwhelming Gen X with nostalgia

Boomers and Generation Jones share the meals and foods they miss the most from the 1960s

We asked people what social rule they’d enforce during flights. One sweet answer dominated.

Whooping Cranes Came Back From the Brink of Extinction. Now, New Threats Are Converging on Their Texas Wintering Grounds

Sharklike Fish With Weird, Buzz-Saw Jaws Sliced Through the Seas, Then Vanished. Now, Paleontologists Are Unraveling Their Secrets

Maggots Are an Incredibly Efficient Source of Protein, Which May Make Them the Next Superfood for Humans