Good News

Good Good Good’s collection of positive news stories

A closeup photo of a loggerhead sea turtle

Sea turtle with tumor 'bigger than her head' makes miraculous recovery: 'She takes the cake for the scariest tumor I've seen'

The 170-pound loggerhead sea turtle “beat the odds” last summer and has since swam over 870 miles around the Florida Keys.
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A national park ranger in Nepal

National park volunteers stand guard between humans and tigers, preventing wildlife conflict

The Bardiya National Park region experiences frequent human-wildlife conflict incidents, mostly involving elephants and tigers, leading to fatalities and injuries among both communities and wildlife.
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A white picket fence with panels painted in rainbow colors

A lesbian couple in Florida was ordered to remove a rainbow fence on their property. So they sued the city

A lawsuit by the ACLU of Florida argues that the city “selectively enforced” its ordinances against an LGBTQ+ couple.
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A Kemp's ridley sea turtle, with a missing forelimb, dives in a tank.

One of the world's most endangered sea turtles lost her flipper in a 'traumatic amputation.' Her next chapter is being tracked from space

Amelie has joined a unique group of amputee sea turtles that are being monitored by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.
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A rendering of a solar-powered ferry on a Korean river

South Korea deploys new ferry that cleans up oil spills while people ride

A new solar-powered boat created by Korean startup Ecopeace cleans up waterways while commuters are aboard.
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A sea turtle swimming in a clear, circular tank with sunlight shining through the water.

A passing boat shattered the back of this loggerhead sea turtle's shell. See her incredible four-month recovery

Swim Shady, and fellow loggerhead Paddles, were in critical condition when they were rescued near Juno Beach, Florida.
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A leopard cub cries on a blue towel

When leopard cubs get separated from their mother, these wildlife experts step in with 'overnight boxes.' They've saved over 100 cubs

When leopardesses go off to hunt, their babies can get separated in the process. That’s when Wildlife SOS steps in to help.
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A tortoise is treated at the hands of a veterinary team in the Philippines

Vet constructs custom contraption to save tortoise run over by a car

The right side of the tortoise's carapace, or shell, was completely shattered.
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A just burnt cigarette rests on a red clay brick.

Over 6 trillion cigarette butts are tossed each year. Scientists are recycling them into sustainable bricks

Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology discovered a novel approach to creating bricks.
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Two photos side by side. On the left is two men in Gaza, standing in rubble. On the right is a newly opened library in Gaza

Built with books found in the rubble, these two men have opened Gaza's first new library

Israel has destroyed 90% of Gaza’s schools, all of its universities, numerous archives, museums, and historical sites, and at least 13 libraries.
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