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Good News This Week: July 27, 2024 - The Olympics, Barbie, & Renewables

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

A group of people work together on an art project on Hawai’i island.

America just pulled off something that hasn't happened since 1936

Thousands of artists (and art lovers) are coming together for Arts for Everybody.

A person holds up a small New Mexico Threadsnake next to a Woodhouse's Toad in Kansas

Biologists discover elusive threatened snake species... in the mouth of a toad

It is one of only 10 snakes of its kind found this year.

Olympic rings with the Eiffel Tower in the background

Paris Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk

As global temperatures have risen, major sporting events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup have had to adapt to high heat and extreme storms to keep athletes and fans safe and allow the games to go on.

Two photos. On the right, Nikki Hiltz holds up a transgender pride flag in front of their face. On the left: Nikki Hiltz passes the finish line at the 2024 Olympic Trials, with their arms outstretched, cheering toward the sky

Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz calls for compassion ahead of Olympics: 'We're setting the stage for what's possible'

The trans nonbinary runner is gearing up for the Olympics by standing up for the LGBTQ+ community.

Two photos. On the right, Aziz Abu Sarah wears a white shirt and pink blazer. Maoz Inon wears a shite shirt and black blazer. The men stand arm and arm in the US Captiol. On the left, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress, wearing a black suit jacket and blue tie.

As Netanyahu addresses Congress, an Israeli & Palestinian duo share their radical vision for peace on Capitol Hill

The counter-event took place at the same time Netanyahu addressed members of Congress.

A row of small plants grow in a greenhouse.

Agriculture uses 70% of the world’s freshwater supply — but new 'smart soil' could dramatically reduce that

Professors at the University of Texas at Austin have engineered a new type of gel-infused soil that helps plants water and feed themselves.

A four-legged robot ambulates across a grey, rocky beach in Italy

Watch: This 'robot dog' has vacuums for paws — and cleans litter from Italy's beaches

The cigarette butt-sucking robot is the first to use four legs concurrently to complete a task.

Lucy Edwards, a white woman with long red hair, wears a coral dress and holds up the new Blind Barbie in front of a light blue background; the Blind Barbie, a doll with brown hair, silver sunglasses, a pink shirt, lilac ruffle skirt, and a cane, is displayed on a rainbow backdrop

First-ever Blind Barbie creates a 'sense of belonging' for disabled children

The new doll, which features a cane and comes in Braille packaging, costs just $11.

An adult male tiger in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.

Thailand's rangers hailed for doubling tiger population amid conservation hurdles

Data revealed in a new study show a steady recovery of tigers in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex over the past two decades. This recovery has been mirrored by a simultaneous increase in the numbers of the tigers’ prey animals, such as sambar deer and types of wild cattle.

A baby red panda from the Chattanooga Zoo sits on a white towel

Newborn red pandas give hope to endangered species — and make for some adorable photos

Four zoos across North America have recently welcomed a number of newborn red pandas, a glimmer of hope for the endangered species.

A Florida grasshopper sparrow sitting atop a wildflower with its beak open in song.

A critically endangered bird species — the size of a stack of sticky notes — is making a huge comeback

Experts are celebrating the 1,000th release of a Florida grasshopper sparrow into the wild, following years of conservation efforts.