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A man paints on a small easel on the streets of a city

This is what happened when artists received $1K a month, no strings attached

In New York, 2,400 creatives recently participated in the largest basic income program for artists in U.S. history.

A jaguar lies down on a trail

Jaguars were pushed to the brink of extinction in Argentina 70 years ago. Now conservationists are celebrating their return

A wild jaguar sighting sparked excitement during a recent visit in Argentina’s Iberá Park.

A Catalina Island fox stands in tall grasses, looking off into the distance

This tiny fox species almost disappeared forever. Now, its recovery is among the fastest of any endangered species

Catalina Island foxes were nearly wiped out by a major distemper outbreak. Conservationists have brought them back from the brink — and quickly.

Two beavers in a still from the Pixar movie Hoppers

This real-life 'good news' story inspired Pixar animators to make 'Hoppers'

Animation director Daniel Chong found inspiration for “Hoppers” from an unlikely place.

A loggerhead sea turtle swims underwater, with his left flipper amputated

Endangered loggerhead turtle needed his flipper amputated due a scourge of leeches. He's finally on the road to recovery

Habanero the loggerhead sea turtle has been through quite a journey. But his doctors are optimistic that his best life is ahead.

A man, Jake Rosmarin, smiles in a selfie taken in a biocontainment quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska

People Doing Good

Hantavirus cruise passenger moved to tears by stranger's act of kindness during his 42-day quarantine

Jake Rosmarin has been vlogging his experience in the Nebraska biocontainment unit since he arrived from the cruise ship.

A red hairy ghost pipefish swimming underwater

Scientists fell in love with this underwater 'Snuffleupagus' 23 years ago. It's finally being recognized as a new species

David Harasti had been searching for the elusive ghost pipefish for over two decades.

A man wearing a hat and ranger outfit peers up through binoculars at trees

He grew up poaching animals and cutting down trees. Now he protects the same land he used to plunder

Rustom Basumatary received the Assam Guarav Award for his wildlife conservation efforts.

Kea parrot Bruce at New Zealand’s Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Disabled parrot is the alpha male of his flock: 'Behavioral innovation can help bypass physical disability'

Researchers noted that the bird had priority access to feeders, and he was the only male groomed by other males.

Cursive handwriting on old, worn papers

Cursive is a dying art. These volunteers are deciphering it for future generations

Many archival documents written in cursive are seen as a way to preserve the writing and communications of women.