White Storks Make Historic Return to the English Midlands After 600-year Absence
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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
Chimpanzees and Bonobos Use Hugs, Kisses and Friendly Pats to Keep the Peace, Just Like Humans, a New Study Suggests
A Gray Wolf Visited Los Angeles County for the First Time in a Century, Marking a Major Milestone in the Species' Recovery

Podcast Transcript March 6, 2026— (Guest Interview) From 18 Women to 80,000: How Sambhali Trust is Empowering Girls in India | International Women’s Day 2026
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Tumorous sea turtle makes 4-month recovery after being saved from fishing line: 'I seriously did not think she was going to make it'
Likely Kicked by a Kangaroo, This Dingo Healed a Millennium Ago Thanks to Help From an Aboriginal Community That Continued to Honor It for 500 Years

Nicholas Houghton: Engineering Crew Safety for NASA’s Artemis Missions

Neighbors Pull Grandma Out of Burning Home But Looked Like ‘Drunk Thugs’ in Doorbell Camera Alert Sent to Daughter

Surprise Audio Played at Wedding Shocks Everyone When Bride Accurately Predicts Husband’s Name as a 4-Year-old

Crow Takes to Teaching a Starving Orphan Bird How to Eat (Watch)

Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence Discovered by National Archives in UK–One of Only 11 Known to Survive

Good News in History, July 5

Dutch grocery store add slow lane for elderly customers who want to chat
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Good News in History, July 4

Walking Football Scheme Helps Hundreds Living With Parkinson’s After First Year

Near Philadelphia’s New Green Spaces, a Dramatic Reduction in Crime

Giant Gorilla Maze Celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday

Voice Changes Measured by Phone Can Predict Asthma Flare-Ups 3 Days in Advance

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This World Cup is about so much more than soccer. These are the best good news from off the pitch

31 Ideas To Take Action & Celebrate Pride Month

Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?

The Majestic ‘Gloucester Tree’ Reopens to Climbers in Australia After 3 Years of Repair

Simply Add Water to Diesel Fuel to Cut Engine Pollution by 67%–with No Loss in Efficiency

Good News in History, July 3

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Donate $26 Million to Charities in Honor of Their Wedding

Yet More Scrolls Burned by Vesuvius Are Decoded by AI–Revealing Insights by Unknown Stoic Philosopher

Millennial asks Gen Zers what they do for fun, and the answers are surprisingly different

Tenant got a $2,500 check in the mail from an ex-landlord who sold the house.The note that came with it is something else.

Community Comes Together for Life-Saving Cause at Blood Bikes Event

Turning Surplus into Support: Charity Doubles Impact in New Appeal

New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water

July Fireworks Include 2 Separate Meteor Showers to Light up the Night Sky Late in the Month

Good News in History, July 2

Dogs can detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms show — with 98% accuracy

Southeast Asia Nears Malaria Elimination, Down Two-Thirds Since 2010

3-Year-old Rescued After 6 Days Beneath Rubble in Venezuela as Rescuers Arrive in Droves to Help the Country

Manchester’s ‘dress rehearsal’ for life is getting homeless men back to work

New UK Charity Launches Free Mental Health Platform for Neurodivergent People

More movement, more energy burned: new study challenges metabolism myth
A Foster Kid Came for Surgery. He Left With a Family

NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star

NASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way

Good News in History, July 1

Twin NASA Control Rooms Support Artemis Safety, Success

Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin

From One Surviving Male Bison, Azerbaijan Now Has 25 Calves Born Wild in 7-Year Success Story

New Law Will Protect Kids’ Lemonade Stands After State Employees Were Caught Demanding Fees

Largest and Most Detailed Picture Taken of Milky Way’s Center–With Millions of Stars and Thousands of Worlds

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Divorced dad shares beautiful, final bedtime routine with 11-year-old son

Herculean Effort to Restore Mozambique’s Rhino Population Succeeds with 61 Animals Moved There

Dad Gave Up His Old Mustang to Raise 6 Kids. Decades Later, His Son Got it Back

Good News in History, June 30

NASA’s TESS Mission Reveals the “Puffiest” Planets Ever Found

How blocking one protein regenerates knee cartilage in aging mice and human tissue

Great Smokey Mountains Will Soon Get Even Greater – Thanks to Nonprofit’s Land Purchase

Motorcyclist Reunites with Strangers Who Lifted a 3,300-Lb. Car Off His Body
Sharks in the Bahamas Test Positive for Drugs, Including Cocaine and Painkillers, in a New Study

NASA Tech and Science Bound for Low Earth Orbit on Commercial Launch

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Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Preps for Spacewalk

Billion-Dollar Program Connects 50 Million People to the Power Grid Across Africa

'I Want To Mow Your Lawn:' Veteran provides free lawn care to neighbors in need

Minnesota artist uses vending machine to sell tiny $1 art. It’s already made $3,000.

Biggest Change to English Farming Policy Since WWII Aims to Make Agriculture Profitable and Resilient

Record Low Child Mortality Rates Recorded in Both India and China

Good News in History, June 29
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Two ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Lighter Than Cotton Candy Discovered by Researchers

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Good News in History, June 28
An Asian Elephant Was Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for the First Time in Almost 25 Years. Now, You Can Help Pick Her Name

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