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Good News This Week: April 26, 2025 - Teachers, Manatees, & Trees

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

Three sea turtles crawl across the sand towards the ocean.

Biologists celebrate recovery mission as 31 critically endangered sea turtles return to the Atlantic Ocean

The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the most endangered sea turtle species in the world — is ending up “cold-stunned” in Cape Cod Bay with increasing frequency.

A bench with a colorful crocheted sign reads "happy to talk"

Autistic artist works with city to implement 'happy to talk' benches, combatting loneliness

Oliver Chan invites community members to join him for a chat on a bench, or at a local “Chatty Cafe.”

A woman smiles in bed as she looks at her phone.

Dating app bans filters and photoshop edits: 'We want real people to feel celebrated, not swiped past'

Zepeel launched to general obscurity in 2012. Now they’re back with a bold campaign, which encourages users to be their authentic selves.

A golf ball sits on a blue tee on the beach, right next to the water

These biodegradable golf balls dissolve in water after play — and feed fish, too

Albus Golf hopes their Ecobioballs will find players who care about the game and the planet.

Barbara Papitto, an older white woman with short blond hair, gives a community member a bag of groceries at a donation drive

Millionaire donates $100M to housing, education nonprofits in honor of late husband

Barbara Papitto has spent the last five years supporting causes in her own community in Rhode Island.

A close-up of a dome-like shelter made from sandbags and wire

'SuperAdobe' sandbag shelters offer sustainable, cheap housing for people in need

First designed by Iranian architect Nader Khalili, SuperAdobe homes have popped up all around the world.

A rendering of BIOCAP tiles installed along a seawall at Morningside Park in Miami

Researchers create 3D-printed seawall to protect marine life from coastal erosion

BIOCAP tiles, a 3D-printed modular system designed to support marine life and reduce wave impact along urban seawalls, will be installed on the existing seawall at Morningside Park in Miami, Florida.

Two young women sit on a grassy spot outside, picnic blankets and bikes surrounding them

Teachers bike across Vermont to raise funds, advocate for immigrant students: 'We couldn't sit and do nothing'

The two first-year teachers started Pedals for Pencils to purchase classroom necessities and support immigrant students.

A large, handmade costume of a Eurasia curlew bird

Man treks 53 miles in handmade costume to raise funds, awareness for endangered species

Matt Trevelyan, a former puppeteer, took on a unique project to help protect a beloved bird.

A flurry of bright firefly lights sparkle in a dark forest

National park's annual 'firefly lottery' opens for lucky winners to see an 'otherwordly' light show

Synchronous firefly events happen every summer across South Carolina, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.

On the left: a kitchen common area. In the middle: A huge group of college students gather in a house for Thanksgiving. On the right: A door marked with '16' numbered balloons opens up to a living room.

A college priced students out of campus dorms. This homeless shelter, run by fellow students, stepped in to help

Colleges are pricing students out of dorms and campus housing with increasing frequency. The nonprofit, Aggie House, believes every student “deserves a home.”