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Good Good Good’s collection of positive news stories

A small group of artificial reefs sit underwater next to a Buddha statue

This startup recycles pet ashes into artificial reefs to save marine life. Human remains are next

Resting Reef turns a loved one’s loss into a memorial reef designed to restore marine biodiversity.

Spotify partners with Noah Kahan, Chappell Roan to provide free therapy to small artists

In a new initiative with Backline, a nonprofit that supports mental health in the music industry, small artists can access therapy for free.

A reddish firefly sits atop a large green leaf.

Firefly species discovered after 90-year absence: 'Even when things seem lost, they can still find their way back'

Tan Wei Jack and his mentor Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh made huge waves in the insect community when they rediscovered a long-lost firefly species.

On the left, a resort perched atop a Balinese rainforest. On the right, one of the guest villas, or bales, with open walls, a huge four-posted bed draped in white canopies.

This 'no-walls, no-doors' rainforest resort in Bali doubles as a firefly conservatory and nursery

Atop the Balinese rainforest sits a tree-house style resort that boasts breathtaking views — and a budding firefly nursery.

An American flag is raised in a protesting crowd

'No Kings' protest organizers to host food drives in tandem with nationwide rallies

On June 14, over 1,800 protests have been planned across the country, in “defiance” of President Donald Trump’s militarized birthday parade.

Two people hike through the mountains, with backpacks on their backs

75% of people more likely to visit nature if ordered by a doctor, finds new 'park prescribing' study

A new peer-reviewed study focused on Canada’s PaRx program finds that nature prescription programs are successful in addressing health challenges.

A man and a woman, both Black in appearance, talk animatedly to each other as they look at a program. The woman is wearing an Inkomoko shirt.

CEO invites the world to invest in refugees: 'Humanity flourishes when people have the tools to succeed'

For the last decade, Inkomoko CEO Julienne Oyler has recognized a truth that has often gone overlooked: refugees are resilient, resourceful, and indispensable as business owners.

On the left, a close up of bees pollinating honey. On the right, two beekeepers, one an adult and one a child, tending to colony boxes together.

Helene devastated Asheville's bee populations. Here's how beekeepers are bringing them back

In North Carolina, over 500 beehives were lost during the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene. Then nucleus hive donations started pouring in.

A national park in Thailand. A forest with an outpouring of a waterfall framed by trees and rocks.

Buffalo bears have declined 60% in the last 30 years. A rare sighting is sparking hope for the species

This threatened species, also known as a moon bear, has been making a comeback after decades of bear bile farming.

An aerial view of a person flipping through a book in a bookstore

New online bookstore in UK donates 10% of all sales to charity: 'You can buy books and do good'

BookKind owners Gemma Lovett and Sara Montgomery saw an opportunity to align an “everyday act” with making an impact.

Three teenage boys at a science fair hold up a prosthetic leg they invented together

Teen scientists invent brain-controlled bionic prosthetic leg for their friend — and win prestigious $50K prize

The trio was honored in a cohort of more than 1,600 other students for their breakthrough invention.

A close-up of a man doing a kick flip on a skateboard with a white cane. Only his legs, feet, skateboard, and cane are visible, against the glow of a warm sunset.

Blind skateboarder creates 'world-first' adaptive skatepark: 'I've never had a place where I can skate with full confidence'

Dan Mancina has been working on his passion project, ‘The Ranch,” for over seven years. It’s finally a reality.