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A wooden pier extends into blue-green water beneath a sign reading "THE PORT OF NEWPORT PUBLIC FISHING PIER" with a crab illustration. A steel bridge spans the water to the left, with forested hills and residential buildings visible across the water.

Humpback whale entanglements are on the rise. Oregon is trying innovative 'rope-free crab traps' to help

Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts new rules to enforce vessel monitoring system and to begin testing pop-up gear in state’s Dungeness crab fishery.
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Left: An orange and white cat wearing a black visor and holding a blue and yellow toy in its mouth, looking directly at the camera. Right: Two orange and white cats sitting together on a checkered blanket, both looking at the camera with wide eyes.

Two disabled cats are going viral for beating all the odds: '5.5 half legs, three claws, two crooked tails, one titanium skull'

Oliver, the cat with the “titanium” skull, is going viral on social media three years after his harrowing brain surgery.
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A rhinoceros stands on a muddy bank beside a stream surrounded by dense tropical vegetation including palm fronds and green foliage.

This photographer left trail cameras in a remote Kenyan forest for months. He uncovered a hidden 'wildlife highway'

Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas initially visited Maasai Mara to study its black rhino population. Then he found an oasis for all forest species.
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Two rangers talk to a group of park visitors.

The Trump administration wants to scrub 'disparaging' national park history. Meet the librarians preserving it anyway

The revisions have scrubbed or softened accounts of violence, slavery, activism and lived experiences, raising questions about whose stories the government considers worth telling.
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An older man wearing glasses and a gray shirt holds a cream-colored dog with a blue collar in a wooden-beamed interior. Two similar photos show the man and dog in slightly different positions.

A hospice patient's last wish was to snuggle a golden retriever with 'puppy breath.' Gladdie was the girl for the job

The patient received his diagnosis at the same time as his previous dog, who had recently passed away. These strangers gave him some “golden retriever love” one last time.
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People wearing winter coats hold trans pride flags and a sign reading "TRANS" at an outdoor gathering.

Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care for minors, despite latest federal attempt to block it

Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care despite an announcement from the Trump administration banning Medicaid from covering hormone therapy and procedures for children under 18.
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Sea turtle swimming underwater in deep blue ocean water, photographed from the side.

Researchers discover groundbreaking details about sea turtle migration patterns: 'Crucial to conservation'

The new research followed male sea turtles, which often do not get the same attention as female nesting turtles.
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Left: Adult lion and four lion cubs resting on sandy ground with grass. Right: Woman wearing an orange hijab smiling at camera next to a yellow and black banner reading "LION LANDSCAPES" with a paw print logo.

Humans used to kill lions in this African village. Now, they get health benefits in exchange for saving big cats

The nonprofit Lion Landscapes uses trail cameras to incentivize villagers to earn “points” for spotting and saving local wildlife.
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An underwater shot of the ocean featuring a person swimming near the top of the water and corals spread across the frame

Late summer monsoon leads to 'signs of recovery' in Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef has again shown its remarkable ability to recover. But we can’t take this for granted.
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A photo collage of an aerial view of a neighborhood, an aerial view of a solar farm, people celebrating in front of a car with a hydrogen engine, the driveway of of the Anythink Nature Library, and a collage of national park signs documented by the organization Save Our Signs

Good News This Week: August 15, 2026 - Otters, Libraries, & Signs

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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A person's hand points to a detailed street map showing areas including El Monte, Rosemead, and South El Monte, with roads marked in red and orange lines and various neighborhoods outlined in green.

Researchers find reading maps is good for our brains: 'Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's'

Problems with spatial navigation and orientation are among the earliest signs of Alzheimer's, sometimes surfacing before obvious memory loss.
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Two large tan and white cougars walk through a wooded area with bare trees and leaf litter on the ground.

Trail cameras capture a litter of cougar kittens, the first babies seen in Minnesota in over a century

Experts believe the litter could indicate a growing population of the big cats in the region.
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