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New invention uses animal bones to filter water, promising a nearly 'zero cost' solution to water filtration

Middle schooler Tina Jin was looking for a sustainable solution to clean water filtration and saw potential in the honeycomb-like structure of animal bones.

Animals

Gophers were given one day to revive Mount St. Helens — and their impact on its ecosystem has lasted decades

By unearthing microbes and fungi, these rodents helped save an ecosystem almost decimated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

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Animals

Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth in historic first, a victory for the highly endangered species

Meet Sibert and Red Cloud, baby black-footed ferrets that mark the first successful live births from a cloned endangered species.

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People Doing Good

Quincy Jones' most charitable impacts, from the Global Down Syndrome Foundation to 'We Are The World'

World-famous producer Quincy Jones was known for his impact on the music industry, but he also touched countless lives around the world through his humanitarian efforts.

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Arts & Culture

New art exhibit invites people to talk politics at the dinner table: 'If we can’t speak to each other, I don’t know how we have a democracy'

Family meals have taken on a new kind of tension in recent years as politics become increasingly polarizing. Ahead of Election Day, a museum curator wanted to face that problem head on.

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Arts & Culture

Toronto Eras Tour venue calls on Swifites to do good, matching donations up to $113,000 for local food bank

The Canadian city is Swift’s final stop on The Eras Tour, and the Rogers Centre is pulling out all the stops.

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Good News This Week: November 2, 2024 - Vapes, Trees, & Pumpkins

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Animals

A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is finally returning home

The tiny sea turtle was found over 5,000 miles from home.

An African giant pouched rat sits on a person's lap, wearing a small red vest with a ball attached to its chest

Animals

First, rats were trained to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis. Now, they're detecting wildlife smugglers

Rats trained by researchers at nonprofit Apopo may soon be the next fleet of scent-sniffing heroes to save wildlife.

A mother capybara is surrounded by three smaller baby capybaras, all sitting in a pile of hay

Mental Health

Need a pause on election coverage? Livestream capybaras and penguins to soothe your anxiety

Mental health company Calm will partner with the San Diego Zoo on Election Day with an exclusive stream of cute critters.

Recent Good News

Updated with new good news every day

New invention uses animal bones to filter water, promising a nearly 'zero cost' solution to water filtration

Gophers were given one day to revive Mount St. Helens — and their impact on its ecosystem has lasted decades

Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth in historic first, a victory for the highly endangered species

Quincy Jones' most charitable impacts, from the Global Down Syndrome Foundation to 'We Are The World'

New art exhibit invites people to talk politics at the dinner table: 'If we can’t speak to each other, I don’t know how we have a democracy'

Toronto Eras Tour venue calls on Swifites to do good, matching donations up to $113,000 for local food bank

Good News This Week: November 2, 2024 - Vapes, Trees, & Pumpkins

A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is finally returning home

First, rats were trained to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis. Now, they're detecting wildlife smugglers

Need a pause on election coverage? Livestream capybaras and penguins to soothe your anxiety

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