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Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween

Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage

A simple neuroscience brain trick to stay quiet instead of saying impulsive things you'll regret

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Genetic Analysis All But Confirms the Most Unique of Humpback Populations Is Actually a Subspecies

Dog Rescued After Falling 20ft Underground in North York Moors

New Gobi Desert Fossil Rewrites a Chapter of Mammal Evolution

Chris Evans Puts His Limelight on a Bonded Dog Pair with Cute Video, Immediately Sees Them Adopted

Coastal Golf Course Turned into Vital Wetland Habitat for Seabirds

First Ever Recorded Sea Turtle Nests on America’s West Coast

Dog in Madrid leaves people stunned after performing impressive CPR drill

He made a teeny house for a stray cat visitor, and it turned into an adorable kitty village

A Strategy of Cash-for-Photos Turns Animal Hunters into Animal Protectors in Indonesia

Norway’s Newest Marine Protected Area Shelters Rich Marine Habitat, Whales, and Seabirds
This Massive, Deep-Sea Roly Poly Can Go Years Without Food Thanks to a Huge Stomach and a Stolen Gene, Study Suggests
Vietnam Swiftly Protects Forests Containing the Last of the World’s Most-Endangered Monkey

Meet the 'Fire Amoeba,' a Newfound Blobby Organism That's Defying Expectations About How Much Heat Complex Life Can Handle

Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms

Satellite Spots a Spawn

CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides

From Crash to PhD: EmmaLucy Beats Brain Injury Against the Odds

Flood Rescue Donkeys Now Safe and Thriving After Dramatic Rescue

Oldmixon Primary Celebrated for Safety, Care and Strong Learning in Ofsted Report
Some Birdsongs Are More Pleasing to Human Ears Than Others. Higher-Pitched, Complex Calls Tend to Sound More Beautiful to Us

The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest

Mama cat rushed her kittens to a human hospital. Doctors treated them as patients.

Australian Biologists Livestream A Remote Desert Waterhole and All its Wild Visitors

Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft
An Otter Just Returned to New York City's Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name It

135,000 Shelter Pets Found Forever Homes in August Thanks to NBC’s Annual Adopt-a-thon

This Curious Bird Had Never Been Seen Before, and its Discovery Changed Ecuador–Perhaps Forever

Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program
How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island

Historic Philanthropic Gift Will Expand Veterinary Care Access to Millions of Americans and Their Pets
Good News This Week: January 24, 2026 - Birds, Brass Bands, & Clinics

Couple Fosters 59 Dogs in Retirement: ‘We love to get them out of the kennels’
Fox Left For Dead After Being Run Over is Now Recovering Thanks to Swimming Lessons

Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Numbers See Encouraging Bounceback in New Survey

Cataract Surgery Restores Sight for 54-Year-Old Chimpanzee–the First Such Procedure at Chimp Haven

New Cat Species Identified for the First Time in Over 100 Years–Meet the Tilcayo

A new cat species was just discovered for the first time in 100 years
Experts say the 3-3-3 Rule can help people reliably break out of anxious thought spirals

Mexico Reintroduced Bison into Precious Desert Ecosystem After Century-Long Absence

Nashville Singer Becomes Local Celebrity Rescuing Foxes and Saving Them from Mange

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected
North American Bird Losses Are Accelerating. New Research Suggests Fertilizers and Pesticides May Be to Blame

Feather Preserved in Dinosaur Dung Could Explain Why Birds Survived Mass Extinction

Former Industrial Ground Goes from Dump to Diversity and Hosts 64% of UK’s Black-Necked Grebes
She ‘Asked for a Sign’ and Suddenly a Kingfisher Darts Up and Sits in Her Hand for 10 Minutes

Elephants Can Think Before They Act and Resist Impulsive Behavior, Shows Study

Massive Footprints Reveal First Ever Adult T Rex Trackway, a 66-Million-Year-old Walk Through North Dakota

Four guys write a letter asking to walk their new neighbor’s dog. The dog writes back.
Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions

Hotel Staff Give Girl’s Lost Plushie the VIP Treatment Before Sending Her Home with a Note (LOOK)

Good News in History, September 11

Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula

A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds

Scientists Recreated Chirps of Jurassic Insects, Simulating a 165 Million-yo Soundscape (Listen)

A simpler path to treating degenerative blindness: photoswitchable eye drops
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Bloomberg Donates $260 Million to Ensure New High Seas Treaty Translates to Lasting Ocean Protections

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UPS driver goes viral after sharing his weekly paycheck

NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides

15-yo Creates App for Reporting Potholes to the Government, and Uses AI to Help with Follow-up

Firm Breaks Ground on First Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor in America to Power Data Centers for Less
This Extraordinary Desert Mouse Defies Aging–and it Could Change Human Longevity

Good News in History, July 13
Young Man Interviews 3,000 World War II Vets Over 10-year Project–Preserving Their Stories

NASA Welcomes Botswana as 68th Artemis Accords Signatory

How the UK plans to end smoking for an entire generation

Quick-thinking gas station clerk stops kidnapping after victim mouths ‘help’

How to find your personal aesthetic when the internet keeps showing you everyone else’s
Roman ‘Genius’ Spirit Statue Buried 1,600 Years Ago Found by Hadrian’s Wall

Japanese Team Finds Frog Bacteria That Wipes Out Cancer Tumors With a Single Dose

NASA Connects Little Red Dots with Chandra, Webb
Scientists Found This Mysterious Golden Orb on the Seafloor Nearly Three Years Ago. Now, They Finally Know What It Is
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Simple Shot Shows Promise to Reverse Osteo-Arthritis Within Months, Following Animal Treatments

My Dad Just Walked the Equivalent of Earth’s Circumference – It Took Him 14 Years and 49 Pairs of New Balance

Good News in History, July 12

Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do

Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities in the US Declined More Last Year Than in Any Since Data was Counted

‘Game-Changing’ Saliva Test Can Diagnose Endometriosis in Days Rather Than Years

Artist Creates Amazingly Detailed Drawings Using Only Typewriter Keystrokes (LOOK)

UK’s First Hospital for Houseplants – Where Plants Are Put on Drips and Quarantined for Bugs

Good News in History, July 11

NASA’s X-59 Gets Freedom 250 Logo

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Singer raises $40K for his grandpa’s surgery by turning pop songs into ’emo’ epics

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After his father rejected a circus’ offer to buy him for $5,000, 3-foot-tall man becomes a doctor

From Two Ponies to a Nature Revolution: 20 Years of Wildlife Wins

Florida Teen’s ‘Storm Smart’ Program Teaches Hurricane Preparedness to Students – Because the Schools Didn’t
Roughly 100,000 Years Ago, This Man Got Stabbed in the Face—and Survived. He's Likely One of the First Known Victims of an Attack With a Sharp Weapon

Maka Twins Pitch In to Support Families Over the Summer Holidays

Good News in History, July 10

NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae

Quebec Firm Pioneers Cyanide-Free Gold Extraction and Arsenic-Capture to Clean up Mining Industry

New ‘Sagrada Familia’ LEGO Set Marks Basilica’s Completion and 100 Years Since Gaudi’s Death

Despite Bankruptcy, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Will Endure After Sale to Nonprofit Journalism Institute

NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition
NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge

Critically Endangered White-Rumped Vulture Returns to Cambodia Refuge After Years of Effort

Scientists Identify Gene at the Center of Muscular Aging – And How Exercise Defeats it

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High school salutatorian’s Goth yearbook photo goes viral for the most inspiring reason

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NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar

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Good News in History, July 9

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Good News in History, July 8

19-year-old taco shop owner’s heartfelt plea to save his restaurant has been a huge success

Family Reunited With Missing Pet Rabbit After Four Years in “Easter Miracle”

England Fan Who Spent Life Savings on World Cup Trip with Granddad Gets Money Gifted Back

Canada Successfully Exploring for ‘White’ Hydrogen Gas, a Clean Power Source Beneath Existing Mines

This ‘Outback Barber’ Brings Hair-Cutting Workshops to Remote Islands, Leaving Dignity and Doos in His Wake

A Streetside Panting Salvaged for its Frame Returned After Honest Man Realized its Enormous Value

Essex Fostering Agency Secures Third Consecutive Outstanding Ofsted Rating
Neanderthal Men May Have Often Hooked Up With Human Women Thousands of Years Ago

Copper compound targets Alzheimer’s at the blood-brain barrier

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Good News in History, July 7

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