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Good News This Week: October 18, 2025 - Turtles, Reefs, & Skyscrapers

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

Under an inky sky, fishing nets are covered in green LED lights. In the corner, another photo shows a person holding a sea turtle

Solar-powered, light-up fishing nets are saving sea turtles: 'Reduces entanglement by 63%'

Arizona State University’s Senko Lab is studying ways to make fishing gear less harmful to sea turtles, sharks, and other threatened species.

A tall skeleton decoration glowing orange as it lords over jack-o-lanterns

Nearly 600 homes across the country are competing to put on the best Halloween displays. The money goes to cancer research

Jeff Robertson turned a spooky passion into a tool for good when he launched Skeletons for St. Jude in October 2020.

A person picks up a block of condensed recycled plastics from a garbage bin

This new at-home appliance turns your plastic bags into recyclable blocks — and later, park benches

“The trash can hasn’t changed in 100 years,” the device’s inventor said. Clear Drop aims to change that.

A dalmation wears a large cobalt blue bow around its neck

Oscar de la Renta's newest collab is just for dogs — and every cent goes to pets in need

The collection of bows is a collaboration with Isabel Klee of Simon Sits. Here’s how much they cost.

Visitors walk through Zion National Park

From trash pickup to ranger food banks, volunteers step up for national parks amid government shutdown

In an already tumultuous time for national parks, a government shutdown exacerbates staffing shortages and visitor concerns.

A group of flamginos stands in shallow water

Flamingos are nesting in Florida after 100 years. An ecologist explains why they may be returning for good

Ecologists are calling the resurgence of flamingos in the area "the pink wave."

A house lit up red for Halloween with a crowd of costumed partygoers milling out on a lawn at night.

After his brother died on Halloween, a haunted house owner almost quit the biz. Now he's 'scaring with a care' for charity

Cam and Cayden Bullock are honoring their late brother by running a haunted house in their hometown.

A kid holds up a small purple square-shaped device that reads KARRI in LED dots

This 'screen-free smartphone' lets kids communicate safely: 'Inspired by a walkie-talkie'

Karri's newest Messenger model is available to pre-order now.

The promotional image for FathomVerse, with the game title centered in a deep sea image with icons of ocean animals around it

This cozy game replaces doom-scrolling with ocean exploring. Every creature you spot trains underwater robots in real time

FathomVerse, created by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, combines citizen science with fun mini games that aid ocean expeditions in real time.

The signature red TED letters sit on stage for a TED Talk

TED announces new leadership: Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, is taking over

The education visionary has been named the organization’s first “Vision Steward.”

An MRI scene built entirely of LEGO bricks shows minifigures in action

LEGO donates MRI scanner toys to children in hospitals. New research finds they really reduce anxiety

New data shows that doctors were 46% less likely to need to sedate patients after they played with the toys.