Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

A photo collage of a screenshot from the Hey Jane telehealth app, a lemur looking into the camera, a sign that says 'London Fashion Week Men's', a small crocodile hanging from a tree branch, and Benevity volunteers posing for the camera

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A large, pale orange snake coiled in the grass

World Wildlife Fund releases decade-long report on the Congo Basin, sharing discovery of 742 new species

The 80-page report compiled a treasure trove of animal discoveries from the last 10 years.

Two images side-by-side. On the left, two chocolate labradors wag their tails. On the right, one chocolate labrador wears a blue vest in the middle of a nature preserve, standing beside a handler.

Nature preserve enlists canine helpers to sniff out invasive species, monitor endangered wildlife

The Mequon Nature Preserve’s two chocolate labradors are a beloved member of their conservation team.

A photo collage of a 3D design of a cancer cell, an offshore solar farm in China, a gray wolf captured on CCTV camera footage, and the storefront of Good Plates Eatery

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