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The western forests of Thailand in the background, a small circle lined with white with a close up image of a new species of burrowing spider, that is half orange and half blue-gray.

New species of half male, half female spider discovered. Scientists named it after a genderfluid 'One Piece' character

The new species of burrowing spider wowed scientists when one of the specimens turned out to have both female and male attributes.
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A photo collage of a steakhouse restaurant from outside, a woman bakes in her kitchen, an aerial view of water and land, a hand holds up a vial, and a man goes boating as we see the sea underneath him

Good News This Week: October 4, 2025 - Trees, Bakers, & Podcasts

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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A still from the game "Relooted" with a team of heroes stealing a mask from a museum.

In new heist video game, players return museum artifacts stolen from African countries

The game, developed by the South African studio Nyamakop, encourages players to right the wrongs of history in this “Afrofuturist” PC game.
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An underground water outlet in a dark cave

New creature with 'visible internal organs' discovered by scientists. It looks straight out of a Studio Ghibli movie

Due to its near-translucent appearance, the internal organs of the newly discovered creature shine through its body.
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Two photos side by side. On the left is a rendering of an autonomous drone next to a green sea turtle underwater. On the right is a 15-year-old boy holding up a robot and smiling in front of a lake

This teen invented an autonomous 'sea turtle robot' to monitor coral reefs. He just won an award from the EU

Evan Budz says his device “detects replicated coral bleaching with 96% accuracy.”
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Two teens read at a table in a library

After schools banned phones, students checked out more library books: 'We're reclaiming attention'

Just a few months into the school year, book checkouts are skyrocketing.
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a hedgehog pokes its head out of a hole in a fence. A green sign above the hole reads "Hedgehog Highway: please keep this hole open!"

British neighbors are cutting holes in their backyard fences to create a 'hedgehog highway'

Hedgehogs can travel about a mile or more each night — but backyard fences often leave them trapped.
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A Black teen girl in a yellow sweater stands outside looking at her phone. She has white wired earbuds in her ears.

To combat the youth mental health crisis, this school district lets students text a therapist for free

While some schools move to ban smartphones, this district has made an exception.
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People mill about the exterior of a factory turned cafe on Teshima Island in Japan

This illegal dumping site, dubbed 'garbage island,' has been transformed into a modern cafe

Teshima Factory truly represents the journey from trash to treasure.
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