Good Animal News

Celebrating positive news about animals making a difference for people — and people making a difference for animals

Scientists uncover heat-tolerant corals in Great Barrier Reef, indicating a better future for reefs

In research published today, we discovered surprising new evidence of variable heat tolerance in corals. As the world’s oceans warm, these differences are important.

The bamboo coral Isidella displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years — here's what scientists still don't know about it

At least 94 living organisms produce their own light through a chemical reaction inside their bodies – an ability called bioluminescence.

A coral reef under the Red Sea, with various fish swimming by

A new, very 'grumpy' sea creature was discovered, and it's creating climate change awareness

It looks like it woke up on the wrong side of the riverbed.

A notepad calendar graphic displays the text "100 Days of Good News" in bold orange and red letters, against a background with floating calendar pages showing various numbers, including 56, 98, 10, 72, 34, and 3. The background transitions from pink at the top to orange at the bottom.

100 Days of Good News: All of the good news we've shared so far

We launched the '100 Days of Good News' project as a bit of a palate cleanser to give our brains a break from the heaviness of bad news.

A scuba diver approaches a conch shell underwater as the snail pokes its eyestalks out.

Scientists are saving endangered sea snails… by setting them up on 'speed dates'

Due to hot coastal waters, queen conch sea snails have been habitually single. That’s when scientists stepped in to help.

A photo collage of a grey wolf, a wind-powered cargo ship, an aerial view of a shoreline, a water pump, and an arm being injected with a vaccine

Good News This Week: September 14, 2024 - Wolves, Pinecones, & Cargo Ships

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

Four park rangers guide a rhino through a field

Saving rhinos: Rewilding mission planned for entire herd from breeding farm

African Parks, which manages national parks in several countries across the continent, plans to rewild all 2,000 southern white rhinos from Platinum Rhino, winding up John Hume’s controversial intensive rhino breeding project.

An atlantic puffin perches on a cliff edge.

Iceland locals are saving baby puffins by tossing them out to sea

Some drop, some flop, but they all end up flying out in the right direction.

Three shirtless male firefighters stand in front of a red firetruck, each holding a small puppy

Firefighters raise nearly $1 million for shelter dogs by modeling in charity calendars

This year's Fire Rescue Dog Calendar has arrived.

An aerial view of the Torres Strait Islands.

A new ‘beaky’ headed species discovered in Australia

It was barely bigger than a AA battery in size.

The Santa Cruz River in Arizona prior to being filled with effluent water

Scientists bring Arizona river, biodiversity back from the brink — by adding sewage water

Strategically adding effluent to the waterway has reintroduced an estimated 200 species to the local ecosystem, new research finds.

Orange September Awareness Month Calendar

Your guide to September's major awareness months, weeks, and days

The ultimate calendar of September’s awareness days, national months, and more...