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Left: A mockup of an iPhone showing a Teal Health chat screen next to the Teal Wand cervical cancer testing device. Right: The Food and Drug Administration campus

Groundbreaking at-home cervical cancer test granted 'breakthrough' status by FDA, fast-tracking approval process

Teal Health's at-home cervical cancer test just received 'Breakthrough Device' status by the FDA, in hopes of significantly reducing cervical cancer rates in the U.S.
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Three images. Left: A woman in a blue, reusable isolation gown, tying strings around her waist. Center: A female doctor wearing a lab coat and fire-resistant hijab. Right: A close-up of an AmorSui lab coat, with a pull-cord on the waist to tighten the fit of the garment.

Reusable PPE is here — and it's designed specifically for women in STEM

AmorSui just launched a line of sustainable PPE products, including gender-inclusive lab coats, reusable isolation gowns, and fire-resistant hijabs.
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A collage of three images related to advocacy for Palestine. On the left, a girl at a protest holds up a sign saying "FREE PALESTINE" with a heart shape. The center image shows a silhouette of a person waving a Palestinian flag on a building with the text HINDS HALL overlayed. On the right, Macklemore on stage with a microphone captioned with "I would want them to say FREE PALESTINE"

Macklemore just dropped a song about college protests, will donate all proceeds to Gaza

Macklemore released his track "HIND'S HALL" Monday night, promising to donate all streaming sales to aid efforts in Gaza.
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Left: Two young women smile in pajamas in front of a Debt Gala photo op. Right: Two audience members laugh during the Debt Gala variety show

The Debt Gala: This pajama party alternative to the Met Gala seeks to erase medical debt

As a response to the Met’s elite annual ball, the Debt Gala brings together the Brooklyn community for a worthy cause: Relieving medical debt.
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From left to right: a baby black bear, a pronghorn antelope, and a red-tailed hawk.

A San Francisco-sized piece of land has been preserved; protecting roaming black bears, antelope, and red tailed hawks

The second largest land easement in the country blocks any future development on a huge swath of grasslands and pastures in San Luis Obispo County, California.
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Left: A diverse group of disabled and non-disabled people mountain bike through the Great Smoky Mountains; Right: Two women hold up an adaptive hiking chair for another woman

This national park just expanded its adaptive excursions, allowing disabled visitors to bike, camp & kayak

This summer, disabled park-goers will have more opportunities to use adaptive equipment for biking, hiking, kayaking, and more.
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A wetland at dawn

New study: Nature conservation actually works, and we're getting better at it

Global biodiversity is decreasing and has been for some time. Is anything we are doing to reverse this trend effective?
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Small fish swim among eelgrass

Good news: Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61% – but we can still improve further

Healthy coastal habitats are the gift that keeps on giving. We need them back, so there’s a lot of enthusiasm for restoring these habitats. But we want to recover more than just the habitats. We want the animals they support too.
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Protesters wearing purple suits and holding a sign that says "EV for the planel? No coal for the planet!"

Hyundai ends aluminum deal with coal-happy corp following K-pop protest over climate concerns

The South Korean auto company Hyundai has ended its 2022 agreement for procuring aluminum for its electric vehicles from Adaro Minerals, which plans to build 2.2 gigawatts of coal-fired power plants to power its aluminum smelter.
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An armadillo walking on the ground

What are armadillos good for? They're actually good neighbors

Despite their reputation as destructive pests, new research reveals that armadillos support dozens of other species — including, possibly, humans.
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A photo collage of a small block of sustainable, low-carbon cement, 2 men wearing safety vests with their backs to the camera, a turtle swimming underwater, whales along the shoreline, and a snorkeler underwater

Good News This Week: May 4, 2024 - Tattoos, Whales, & Sustainable Cement

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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A blue Natron Energy sodium-ion battery on the left, a pile of salt on the right.

Lithium has a chokehold on green tech, but new sodium batteries could change that

Green energy is intrinsically linked to lithium batteries, but Natron Energy has introduced sodium-ion batteries as a safer, faster-charging alternative.
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