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Animals

1,200 goats hired to mitigate wildfires in Colorado: 'High-tech recycle machines'

The crew provides benefits beyond grazing vegetation, like improving soil health, germinating seeds, and more.

On the left, a close up of a turtle. On the right, an image of a huge stack of turtles in a warehouse.

Animals

1,000 endangered turtles saved in historic mission: 'All the rescued turtles were alive'

The daylong mission was the largest seizure of endangered turtles ever recorded in Bangladesh.

A gray seal pup with a white fluffy coat lays on the shore with two adult gray seals

Animals

Gray seal pups on the rise in this remote location, all thanks to 'lack of human disturbance'

Thanks to a lack of human activity, a colony of gray seals has already welcomed 80 pups this breeding season.

Animals

53 rare frogs go on international journey to save species from fatal fungus, extinction

The Darwin’s frogs were transported to and quarantined at the London Zoo in a global effort to save the species.

A close-up of a dollop of clear soap with tiny blue microbeads on a person's finger

Environment

MIT lab designs biodegradable material to replace microplastics in beauty products

The researchers are on their way to replacing microbeads found in soaps and cleansers.

Dozens of bison stand on a snowy prairie in Yellowstone National Park

Environment

2,000-year-old poop samples from Yellowstone offer clues to climate change, wildlife management

A new study confirms the historical ecology of Yellowstone National Park and points to the potential for changes in wildlife management.

Two images side by side. On the left, a hand holds up a clear vial with a yellow-banded bumble bee in it. On the right, two yellow-banded bumble bees sit together on a piece of white plastic

Animals

A revolutionary lab just solved a 'major gap in bumble bee conservation' by breeding bees in captivity

A lab in Ontario, Canada is revolutionizing the “save the bees” campaign by being the first lab to successfully raise yellow-banded bumble bees in captivity.

Two 4-month-old cougar cubs in a habitat at the Oregon Zoo

Animals

Orphaned cougar cubs rescued and re-homed at Oregon Zoo: 'Doing everything we can for them'

The brother and sister were rescued in the wild last month, having been deemed unable to survive on their own.

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On the left, a pill bottle that reads "color therapy." On the right, a box with pills labeled, "Love," "Pride," and "Be Original."

Mental Health

A pharmacy in the UK is trying an alternative form of mental health care, by way of 'capsules' of poetry

Customers suffering from “broken hearts” and “existential angst” are given poems by Mary Oliver and Derek Walcott in lieu of a traditional prescriptions.

Recent Good News

Updated with new good news every day

1,200 goats hired to mitigate wildfires in Colorado: 'High-tech recycle machines'

1,000 endangered turtles saved in historic mission: 'All the rescued turtles were alive'

Gray seal pups on the rise in this remote location, all thanks to 'lack of human disturbance'

53 rare frogs go on international journey to save species from fatal fungus, extinction

MIT lab designs biodegradable material to replace microplastics in beauty products

2,000-year-old poop samples from Yellowstone offer clues to climate change, wildlife management

A revolutionary lab just solved a 'major gap in bumble bee conservation' by breeding bees in captivity

Orphaned cougar cubs rescued and re-homed at Oregon Zoo: 'Doing everything we can for them'

Good News This Week: December 7, 2024 - Animals, Telehealth, & Giving Tuesday

A pharmacy in the UK is trying an alternative form of mental health care, by way of 'capsules' of poetry

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