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A national park in Thailand. A forest with an outpouring of a waterfall framed by trees and rocks.

Animals

Buffalo bears have declined 60% in the last 30 years. A rare sighting is sparking hope for the species

This threatened species, also known as a moon bear, has been making a comeback after decades of bear bile farming.

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Businesses Doing Good

New online bookstore in UK donates 10% of all sales to charity: 'You can buy books and do good'

BookKind owners Gemma Lovett and Sara Montgomery saw an opportunity to align an “everyday act” with making an impact.

Three teenage boys at a science fair hold up a prosthetic leg they invented together

Tech & Innovation

Teen scientists invent brain-controlled bionic prosthetic leg for their friend — and win prestigious $50K prize

The trio was honored in a cohort of more than 1,600 other students for their breakthrough invention.

A close-up of a man doing a kick flip on a skateboard with a white cane. Only his legs, feet, skateboard, and cane are visible, against the glow of a warm sunset.

Sports

Blind skateboarder creates 'world-first' adaptive skatepark: 'I've never had a place where I can skate with full confidence'

Dan Mancina has been working on his passion project, ‘The Ranch,” for over seven years. It’s finally a reality.

Elmo wears a pair of yellow headphones and holds a microphone, his mouth open, in front of the classic Sesame Street stoop.

Arts & Culture

Elmo wins big on 'Track Star,' donates his earnings to help fund children's music education

The beloved Muppet tested his music knowledge in a new segment, featuring tunes from Stevie Wonder, Billie Eilish, and Norah Jones.

On the left, two baby chacma baboons sit on a tree branch touching each other's faces. On the right, a group of adult chacma baboons walks together on a road.

Animals

A new study finds that baboons walk together in a line out of friendship, not survival

New data reveals that baboons enjoy walking with their closest friends when they move as a “troop.”

The front entrance of Palestine Museum Scotland

Arts & Culture

In the shadow of 70+ art and history sites destroyed in Gaza, Europe opens its first Palestinian art museum

A sibling to the Palestine Museum US in Woodbridge, Connecticut, the new Edinburgh gallery preserves and celebrates contemporary art by Palestinians.

A larger photo of two bull terriers cuddling close together. A smaller circular image of one of the bull terriers (with black spots) belly deep in water on the side of a highway.

Animals

Dog chained to fence during Florida hurricane finds a forever home — and inspires a new pet law

In October, a bull terrier was tied up and abandoned during Hurricane Milton. Now his rescue story is changing animal abuse laws for the better.

A projection of the phrase "this land is your land" on Yellowstone National Park at night, by artist Michele Pred

Arts & Culture

Artist displays projections on Yellowstone National Park under the cover of night, in effort to save public lands

Swedish-American artist and activist Michele Pred shines a light on important issues through her work — literally.

A colorful reef surrounded by small fish in the Great Barrier Reef

Environment

Coral 'micro nurseries' offer breakthrough in repopulating the Great Barrier Reef: 'There is still time'

In a new TED Talk, the executive director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation shared new scalable technologies that are boosting resilient coral populations.

Recent Good News

Updated with new good news every day

Buffalo bears have declined 60% in the last 30 years. A rare sighting is sparking hope for the species

New online bookstore in UK donates 10% of all sales to charity: 'You can buy books and do good'

Teen scientists invent brain-controlled bionic prosthetic leg for their friend — and win prestigious $50K prize

Blind skateboarder creates 'world-first' adaptive skatepark: 'I've never had a place where I can skate with full confidence'

Elmo wins big on 'Track Star,' donates his earnings to help fund children's music education

A new study finds that baboons walk together in a line out of friendship, not survival

In the shadow of 70+ art and history sites destroyed in Gaza, Europe opens its first Palestinian art museum

Dog chained to fence during Florida hurricane finds a forever home — and inspires a new pet law

Artist displays projections on Yellowstone National Park under the cover of night, in effort to save public lands

Coral 'micro nurseries' offer breakthrough in repopulating the Great Barrier Reef: 'There is still time'

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