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Ocean Cleanup in new TED Talk: 'We can clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years' time'

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

On the right, a man picks up trash on a beach with a large driftwood tree. In the middle, the same man waits with a bucket in his hands. On the right, he throws trash in bins.

A man went viral when no one came to his community beach clean-up. One week later, 30+ neighbors showed up to help

Hearts went out to Vancouver teacher Michael Harvey when no one showed for his beach clean-up day.

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Good News This Week: April 5, 2025 - Plastic, Dolls, & Birds

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Scientists invent edible 'squid shell biofilm' to double shelf-life of strawberries — without changing their taste

The biofilm was derived from the peel of a pomegranate and the inner shells of a squid.

Jane Goodall blows out the candles on a birthday cake

Colorado honors Jane Goodall's birthday with new 'Animals Matter' holiday

Governor Jared Polis shared the proclamation on April 3.

A tiny home sits on a lush green landscape in New Zealand, surrounded by a food forest

Couple crafts 'secondhand' tiny home, surrounded by a food forest: 'A fully regenerative system'

The New Zealand couple pays in “land hours” instead of rent, tending to their syntropic food forest.

A Tōkaidō Shinkansen bullet train in Japan

Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build

The new station was constructed at the end of March and should be open to the public this summer.

A photo collage of a forest full of trees, a titanium heart, a woman biking outdoors, an octopus resting on the ocean floor, and a solar panel farm

Good News This Week: March 29, 2025 - Dolphins, Hearts, & Sports Bars

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Myanmar-Thailand Was Hit By a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake — Here's How To Help

Here are five ways you can help in the wake of the Myanmar-Thailand tragedy.

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Church turns its vacant land into a huge urban garden, donates 65K pounds of food every year

With an abundance of vacant property and limited access to fresh produce, Mission of Mary Cooperative stepped in.

A photo collage of a solar farm, a plant, a penguin, a car driving away from a cloud of smoke, and a solar wind farm

Good News This Week: March 22, 2025 - Penguins, Satellites, & Basketball

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Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia honored in inaugural 'National Geographic 33' list

She joins a list of honorees including Selena Gomez, Jason Momoa, Björk, Don Cheadle, and more.

Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

Ocean Cleanup in new TED Talk: 'We can clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 5 years' time'

A man went viral when no one came to his community beach clean-up. One week later, 30+ neighbors showed up to help

Good News This Week: April 5, 2025 - Plastic, Dolls, & Birds

Scientists invent edible 'squid shell biofilm' to double shelf-life of strawberries — without changing their taste

Colorado honors Jane Goodall's birthday with new 'Animals Matter' holiday

Couple crafts 'secondhand' tiny home, surrounded by a food forest: 'A fully regenerative system'

Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build

Good News This Week: March 29, 2025 - Dolphins, Hearts, & Sports Bars

Myanmar-Thailand Was Hit By a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake — Here's How To Help

Church turns its vacant land into a huge urban garden, donates 65K pounds of food every year

Good News This Week: March 22, 2025 - Penguins, Satellites, & Basketball

Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia honored in inaugural 'National Geographic 33' list

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