DATE: April 05, 2025 at 07:53PM
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TITLE: Philadelphia Zoo’s 100-Year-old Galapagos Tortoises Hatch 4 Babies–to Help Ensure Species Survival

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The Philadelphia Zoo is overjoyed to announce the hatching of four critically endangered Galapagos tortoises for the first time in the Zoo’s 150 year history. The parents, Western Santa Cruz tortoises, are the Zoo’s two oldest residents, each estimated to be around 100 years old. Additionally, the female named Mommy is considered one of the […]

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DATE: April 04, 2025 at 02:30PM
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TITLE: World’s Smallest Pacemaker is Made for Newborns, Activated by Light, and Requires No Surgery

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Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so small that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe and be non-invasively injected into the body, according to a new study published in Nature. Although it can work with hearts of all sizes, the pacemaker is particularly well-suited to the tiny, fragile hearts of newborn […]

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DATE: April 04, 2025 at 11:30AM
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TITLE: A Treetop Walkway Perched Above Zoo Animals in Minnesota is Winning Awards and Hearts (LOOK)

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/award-winning-treetop-walkway-over-the-minnesota-zoos-animals-is-the-worlds-longest/

There’s no better way to observe and enjoy wildlife than when they aren’t aware of your presence, and hoping to create these conditions at the Minnesota Zoo, the administration has converted an old monorail track into a pedestrian walkway that’s winning awards. Opened in 2023, the Treetop Trail was recently called the Best Specialty Construction […]

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DATE: March 31, 2025 at 02:00PM
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TITLE: Presumed Extinct: World’s Smallest Otter Found in Busy Nepal River After 186 Years without a Sighting

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Though officially classified as vulnerable, no credible sighting of the Asian short-clawed otter, the smallest species of its kind, has been made in almost 200 years. So when forestry officials in Nepal found an injured, juvenile otter at the confluence of two major rivers last November, they never imagined that their actions might determine the […]

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DATE: March 30, 2025 at 12:55PM
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TITLE: 76-Year-old Metal Detectorist Discovers Ultra-Rare Roman Coin After 6 Years of Searching in Farmer’s Field

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A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain fetched thousands at auction after being unearthed by a devoted metal detectorist. Ron Walters finally struck gold after six years of searching the same farmer’s field near Dudley, West Midlands, every spring and autumn when the crops weren’t sown. […]

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DATE: March 30, 2025 at 11:46AM
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TITLE: Boy Starts Nonprofit and Recycles 625,000 Batteries by Age 15 With Hundreds of Youth Joining in

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When Nihal Tammana was just 10 years old, he heard a news report about a lithium-ion battery exploding at a waste disposal plant—and when he learned about the environmental risks of batteries being left in landfills, he decided to do something. Tammana started the nonprofit, Recycle My Battery, and now, at 15 years old, he […]

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DATE: March 27, 2025 at 02:30PM
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TITLE: Three Critically Endangered Orangutans Rescued from Illegal Captivity and Returned to Their Forest Realm

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/three-critically-endangered-orangutans-rescued-from-illegal-captivity-and-returned-to-their-forest-realm/

In a heartwarming milestone for great ape conservation, Mary, a rescued orphaned orangutan, has been released into the jungles of Borneo following rehabilitation. After spending four years at the Bornean Orangutan Rescue Alliance (BORA) Rescue and Rehabilitation Center learning how to survive independently in the jungle, she has been allowed to return to her home […]

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DATE: March 24, 2025 at 11:30AM
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TITLE: South Africa Bans Commercial Fishing at Penguin Breeding Spots Where Food Supply Shortage Could Drive Extinction

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/south-africa-bans-commercial-fishing-at-penguin-breeding-spots-where-food-supply-shortage-could-drive-extinction/

For a critically endangered species of penguin, a recent decision to remove fishing competition from its hunting and breeding grounds may prove to be the key to saving it. In the rich waters of South Africa’s cape and Atlantic coastlines, 6 key breeding colonies of the African penguin are now no-go zones for commercial sardine […]

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DATE: March 17, 2025 at 07:00AM
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TITLE: GNN’s Award-Winning Short Film ‘Water Ways’ Shines Light on Bottling Company’s Sustainability Success 

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gnns-award-winning-film-water-ways-shines-light-on-successful-sustainability/

At Good News Network, we believe in celebrating stories that inspire action, and our latest project is no exception. Water Ways, our award-winning short film created in collaboration with Niagara Cares, is making waves by spotlighting the critical importance of water stewardship. This beautifully crafted documentary takes viewers on a journey through the efforts being […]

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DATE: March 16, 2025 at 09:00AM
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TITLE: Merely Watching Scenes of Nature Can Reduce Pain, Says New Study

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A new neuroimaging report says merely looking at nature can help ease how people experience pain by reducing the brain activity linked to pain perception. It is well known to reduce feelings of anxiety and depression as well, and the report serves as a reminder of how much good the great outdoors can do for […]

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DATE: March 14, 2025 at 09:30AM
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TITLE: Over-the-Counter Ibuprofen Can Speed Up Recovery From Concussion By 20%: Study

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Over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen speed up the recovery from concussion, according to a new study. Concussion injury patients who took the pain reliever pills recovered 20% faster than those who did not take them, said scientists from the University of Washington in Seattle. “These results are exciting as there are limited treatment options for […]

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DATE: March 07, 2025 at 03:00AM
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TITLE: Good News in History, March 7

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070307/

176 years ago today, the renowned American botanist and horticultural pioneer, Luther Burbank, who developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants, was born. He created the Shasta daisy, the Delicious apple, and the Russet potato, which he invented to be resistant to the blight that wiped out crops throughout Europe and caused the […]

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DATE: March 04, 2025 at 09:00AM
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TITLE: Vibrations Can Stimulate Bone Growth: Study Paves the Way for Developing New Therapies

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/vibrations-can-stimulate-bone-growth-study-paves-the-way-for-developing-new-therapies/

A vibrational therapy could be used to replicate a strengthening activity like weightlifting in patients whose bones are broken or brittle, suggests a new study. It addresses an interesting paradox: bones become denser when subjected to mechanical force and load—which is true even for broken bones—which can’t be subjected to mechanical force or load. The […]

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DATE: March 03, 2025 at 02:30PM
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TITLE: Scientists Harness Phantom Limb to Allow an Amputee to Feel Hot and Cold in New Prosthetic

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-harness-phantom-limb-to-allow-an-amputee-to-feel-hot-and-cold-in-new-prosthetic/

Phantom limb is one of those enduring medical mysteries: that someone could feel sensations in a hand which had long ago been lost to amputation. A little like harnessing the placebo effect, scientists have been able to stimulate nerve endings on the skin of an amputated arm which trigger thermal phantom limb sensations, including hot […]

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DATE: February 24, 2025 at 11:30AM
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TITLE: Gray Slums of Brazil Turn Green with Rooftop Garden Project in Full Bloom

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From the rooftop of a Rio de Janeiro slum, amid sheet after sheet of corrugated iron, one man reclines amid succulents and ficus. His name is Luis Cassiano Silva, and he is the progenitor of the Teto Verde Favela, or Green Roofs Favela initiative, described by one academic as an exercise in “insurgent citizenship.” Rio’s […]

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DATE: February 20, 2025 at 09:00AM
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TITLE: Jet Engine Exhaust is Turned into Electricity to Power Dallas International Airport

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An intuitive piece of hardware is collecting days’ worth of renewable energy from airplane engine exhaust before take-off from a Dallas airport. “Boarding is completed” is a common refrain heard over the intercom system in the moments before taxiing to the runway. At that moment, the pilot will begin a series of engine tests and […]

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DATE: February 19, 2025 at 11:30AM
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TITLE: Australia’s ‘Bee Man’ Saving Native Species, One ‘Hotel’ at a Time

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/australias-bee-man-saving-native-species-one-hotel-at-a-time/

A young Australian ecologist travels from town to town building bee “hotels” and educating children and adults alike about the importance of making room for native insects. Australia has a high prevalence of solitary bee species: that is, bees that don’t live in colonies or hives and potentially don’t even make honey. Nicknamed the “Bee […]

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DATE: February 16, 2025 at 04:00PM
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TITLE: Michael Jordan Opens Another Health Clinic in Home State of North Carolina–Four Clinics Now Serve the Uninsured

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/michael-jordan-opens-another-health-clinic-in-home-state-of-north-carolina-four-clinics-now-serve-the-uninsured/

After donating tens of millions of dollars, Michael Jordan is celebrating the opening of another vital community health hub—the fourth ‘Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic’ to open in North Carolina. The latest is the second clinic opened in Jordan’s hometown of Wilmington, and all are founded in collaboration with Novant Health. It will officially welcome […]

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DATE: February 13, 2025 at 09:00AM
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TITLE: Tribal Bison Ranchers Return Thousands of Animals to Native Lands and Witness an Ecosystem Rejuvinate

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tribal-bison-ranchers-return-thousands-of-animals-to-native-lands-and-witness-an-ecosystem-rejuvinate/

A tribal-led nonprofit is creating a network of native bison ranchers that are restoring ecosystems on the Great Plains, restoring native ranchers’ connections with their ancestral land, and restoring the native diet that their ancestors relied on. Called the Tanka Fund, they coordinate donors and partners to help ranchers secure grazing land access, funds needed […]

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DATE: February 12, 2025 at 07:00AM
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TITLE: Discovery of Stunning Einstein Ring by European Space Agency’s Euclid–the Dark Universe Detective

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When parsing through images meant to test the camera on a new space telescope, scientists recently recognized a striking and rare phenomenon that had been perfectly captured by the craft. A galaxy, shining in the distance, was tightly encircled by a halo of white light—also known as an Einstein Ring, and the result of gravitational […]

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