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Woman wearing a colorful floral tank top and yellow bracelet types on a laptop at a table by a window.

New study finds remote work brought teams closer, not further apart

Today, roughly 36% of American workers do at least some of their work from home.
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Cluster of mussels with dark shells and golden-brown markings on their surfaces.

70% of North America's mussels are threatened or endangered. Scientists just uncovered five new species in plain sight

The sustainable shellfish cleans the water as it feeds and breathes.
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A blue and dark red fishing vessel with communication antennas moves through water, with two sailboats visible in the background under clear skies.

Fishermen are combing the Chesapeake Bay for abandoned 'ghost' traps to save trapped wildlife

In the last two year, local watermen of Maryland and Virginia have drudged up roughly 24,000 abandoned fishing traps.
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Aerial view of a river bordered by dense green and yellow foliage on one bank, with a paved area and landscaping visible on the opposite bank where a person rides a bicycle.

Climate activists launch floating gardens in British harbor: 'We built a wildlife corridor in a city'

Planet Wild joined WWT in transforming Bristol into a “wetland city.”
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Police officers place numbered evidence markers on a sidewalk near a white sheet covering an object, with yellow crime scene tape visible and red flowers on a nearby fence.

Homicide rates dropped across the US. Experts say community-led intervention programs helped aid the decline

Nearly 50 crime scholars convened recently to analyze the reasons for the dropping rates.
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Heavily soiled and damaged undergarments hang on a clothesline clipped to a wire fence, drying in sunlight.

1,000 people buried their underwear across Switzerland. The unusual study helped researchers gauge soil health

Farmers are “soiling their undies” — and it makes for better crops.
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Cards spread on a yellow background. Visible text includes: "Class, pay close attention. I will now demonstrate the physics of ____." on a black card; "Using my butt as a microwave," "Flushing myself down the toilet," and "Putting a saddle on Grandma and saying 'Giddyup!'" on white cards.

Cards Against Humanity has donated 5,000-plus games to public libraries to help 'fend off AI and brainrot'

For 6 years, Cards Against Humanity has donated free board games to public libraries across the United States.
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A dark-furred sloth bear with a prominent nose looks upward against a blurred green background.

Meet the first bear to ever receive a prosthetic paw: 'We do whatever it takes to help'

Baloo from “The Jungle Book” was inspired by the sloth bears of India.
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A photo collage of a tab of pills, a man inside a food truck, a Tesco supermarket with a person walking in front of it, aerial view of Six Flags solar carport area, and an aerial view of a neighborhood showing houses' roofs

Good News This Week: October 10, 2026 - Swans, Games, & Carports

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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A man wearing a blue and gold patterned shirt stands beside a seated girl in a red polo shirt and glasses in a classroom setting.

Detroit builds a stronger pipeline of teachers equipped to support students with autism

Detroit and Michigan State University are taking action to better prepare teachers for students with autism.
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A coral reef formation. Multiple coral colonies in shades of tan, orange, yellow, and deep red cover the seafloor against deep blue water.

Endangered leopard shark spotted in Samoan waters for the first time: 'Entirely unexpected'

The discoveries unearthed by National Geographic Pristine Seas have led to the creation of 28 marine reserves around the globe.
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A tabby cat with long fur sits on straw bedding against weathered stone walls, looking toward the camera with alert eyes.

Instead of putting shelter cats down, this rescue turned them into working barn cats: 'Our program has ended euthanasia for feral cats entirely'

Rather than euthanizing them because they aren’t the perfect “pet,” barn programs are giving strays and shelter cats a second chance at life.
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