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A marmot. A brown rodent with visible whiskers and dark eyes sits among green grass and plant stems, looking toward the camera.

Researchers are holding the first-ever 'Fat Marmot Week' to raise awareness for funding cuts. See the contenders

After creating the first OnlyFans dedicated to yellow-bellied marmots, Colorado researchers are taking inspiration from Alaska’s “Fat Bear Week.”

Overhead view of the interior of a boat with wooden compartments containing approximately 20 cats, mostly black and black-and-white, sitting on top of and inside divided wooden structures with visible gauges and controls on the top panel.

Rescue effort underway to re-home 40 cats found on abandoned sailboat: 'It looked like a Studio Ghibli movie'

On August 6, officers from Tacoma’s Marine Services Unit responded to reports of a “ghost ship” off of Owen Beach in Tacoma, Washington.

The first confirmed photographic evidence of the Eurasian lynx in Sikkim. Courtesy of Forest & Environment Department, Sikkim, and WWF-India.

Trail cameras capture rare photo of an elusive lynx in the Himalayas: 'First confirmed evidence'

The sighting challenges the perception that high-altitude rangelands are empty and barren, and even suggests a full predator-prey system.

A fluffy gray and white chick with a yellow beak rests in a person's hand wearing a dark blue sleeve. Laboratory equipment and a black basket are visible in the background.

Two of Africa's rarest birds broke a dry spell after the dad finally stepped in to raise his eggs, a first in 95 years

Two secretarybirds, John and Jolene, have welcomed five chicks for the first time in the zoo’s 95-year history.

A photo collage of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an aerial view of a field, a monkey sits on a tree, an aerial view of a basketball court, and three men posing together for a photo

Good News This Week: August 8, 2026 - Eggs, Firefighters, & Rhinos

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Large pile of glass bottles stacked against concrete walls in an outdoor facility under a blue sky with white clouds.

Louisiana is sinking. So this business is using the state's glass bottles to restore the coastline

Roughly a football field of Louisiana is lost to the sea every hour. Glass Half Full is slowing the erosion down.

U-Haul rental trucks parked in front of Rosary Hall, a brick building operated by Sisters of Charity, with landscaped planters in the foreground.

When these college students faced homelessness, New York nuns welcomed them into their convent

At the University of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx, eight women pay $250 a month for a room of their own — and the stability to pursue a college degree.

Man in orange shirt holding large sea turtles on the bed of a truck separate image shows person in orange shirt wading in shallow ocean water carrying a turtle, with beach and forested coastline visible.

These green sea turtles were destined to become 'turtle soup.' Two men stepped in to buy their way to freedom

Two men were working construction sites in Papua New Guinea when they made a habit out of rescuing local sea turtles from seaside markets.

An adult rhinoceros and a young rhinoceros stand on sandy ground with sparse vegetation and mountains in the background.

Rescued as poaching victims, 6 rhinos defy all odds by giving birth to calves in the wild

Six orphaned rhinos spent years being rehabilitated. Now back in the wild, they are shocking conservationists with even more progress.

Split image showing a wildfire with intense orange flames on the left, and on the right a man in a yellow shirt and work boots holding gloves while standing on grass in front of a brick building.

Amid Spokane fires, local bootmaker turns headquarters into refuge for firefighters, distributes new shoes for free

As fires burn across the Pacific Northwest, one local business is doing its part to help frontline workers.

Grocery store produce section with display bins containing potatoes, yams, and yellow, white, and purple onions, priced at $1.99 and $2.99. Refrigerated cases and shelves stocked with beverages visible in the blurred background.

These 3 states are the first to ban 'surveillance pricing' that uses personal data to charge more

Surveillance pricing uses personal data such as browsing history or shopping habits to set individualized prices on goods and services.

A puma, a large tan and white feline with pointed ears and dark eyes, looks directly at the camera in darkness, with vegetation visible at ground level.

New study shows that cougars cut deadly car accidents from crossing deer by up to 76%

The research centered on traffic accidents in the Olympic Peninsula.